Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs produced and sang backup vocals for the disco single "Let Me Do It" by Halo. I've been told I do these back asswards and that the connections are paper thin. Kotter, Arnold Horshack, and Juan Epstein. So, go ahead, eat up, stop worrying, have a good time, and DIG IN! Who needs it? TGI Fridays freakin' sucks anyway.Įvery once and a while it's okay to dine out. In that same city, there's now food thrust in your face on seemingly every corner. Exactly when did it become protocol to eat with every activity? Do you have to eat something in the car, at the mall, at the movies, at the ballgame, at the airport, at the bookstore, at the bar, etc.? Is your hunger so overwhelming that you can't wait till you get home? When I was a kid, we had a Steak n' Ale and a Burger Chef nearby - other than that, you had a lengthy drive ahead of you, and it probably wasn't worth it. I'll also note that I can't throw a stone without hitting a food vendor in any city in this country. Not surprisingly, the Retrospace diet looks remarkably like the diet from the 1970s and earlier. How about you take a freakin' walk tonight instead of watching total crap on TV? That bratwurst is going to go straight to your gut or thighs unless you get a little active. Maybe you won't eat like a cow if you stop to talk, maybe drink some wine, or smoke a cigarette. ![]() Eat anything you want.įor the love of God, slow down. All I ask in return for saving you big bucks, making you trim, and adding years to your life is that you never doubt a single word I say again. This will save you countless dollars in worthless diet books, and silly diet plan fees. So, I am now going to unveil the official Retrospace diet. (Don't ask me why there's a baby deer in this picture. When I'm at the grocery store, I see people reading the ingredients on the packages like they're engrossed in a mystery novel. Where is all this complaining getting us? It bothers me that synthesized fat substitutes include warnings that they may cause explosive diarrhea! And despite our complaints against factory farming, our meat, poultry and dairy has never been more mass produced with less humane conditions. In spite of all our cries against dubious chemicals additives and preservatives, our foods have never been more synthetic. I'm a bit disturbed that titanium dioxide (a chemical used in paint) is in my canned tuna. I freely admit there are harmful things in food. Meanwhile, we point our fingers and laugh at this dish from the 1970s. It's kind of ironic that with all this worrying and fretting over every thing we put in our mouth, the nation has never been more overweight! Our serving sizes have tripled and the obesity rate has skyrocketed. Does it contain anti-oxidants to combat free radicals? Is it high in starch (we all know starch is a glucose bomb for the body)ġ9. Does this food contain harmful coloring agents?ġ8. Does this food lack essential vitamins and minerals?ġ7. How many milligrams of salt are in this food?ġ6. What kinds of preservatives are in this food?ġ4. Does this contain acrylamide or other neurotoxins?ġ3. Are there cancer causing compounds like sodium nitrite in this dish?ġ1. Is it contaminated with Salmonella or Mad Cow Disease?ĩ. Is it high in saturated or unsaturated fats?Ħ. Here's what people think about nowadays before eating:Ģ. Here's what people used to think about before eating: Now take a moment of silence to stare in awe at the greatness of the music from the 1970s. For now just be happy I didn't put anything by Shaun Cassidy on here. Okay, I know many of you rock snobs and music geeks are wondering where are all the rare B-sides and other commercially remote songs? Well, maybe another day I'll do a list of sinfully underplayed songs from the 70s. Don't Leave Me this Way - Thelma Houstonĩ5. Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cultĩ2. Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meatloafĩ0. ![]() Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry WhiteĨ9. Do You Feel Like We Do? - Peter FramptonĨ6. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - James BrownĨ2. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkleħ4. Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothersħ3. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-Johnħ0. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed TruthĦ7. Hey, Hey, What Can I Do - Led ZeppelinĦ0. ![]() Son of a Son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffettĥ6. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & TennilleĤ8. Nights Are Forever - England Dan & John Ford ColeyĤ0. What You Won't Do for Love - Bobby Caldwellģ8. I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrisonġ6. Carry On - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngĥ. These are in no particular order and, like all pop culture lists, totally a matter of taste and therefore worthless.ġ. My only guideline is that an artist can only land on this list one time. Here it is, the definitive list of the best songs from the 1970s - the era between the Beatles and Duran Duran.
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