Darkroom Magician : Brooklyn 1976

Courtesy of Whiskeygonebad

Generation X : Billy Idol Video Party

The Secrets of Isis : JoAnna Cameron as Andrea Thomas in Gold Aviators

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Joanna Cameron as Andrea Thomas in the seventies superhero television show The Secrets of Isis

And as needed, she may transform into the Egyptian Goddess Isis, champion of truth and justice!

 

 

The Secrets of Isis (also called simply Isis) starred JoAnna Cameron as Andrea Thomas, a high school science teacher who found an ancient mystical amulet on an archeological dig in Egypt. The amulet belonged to Hatshepsut, an ancient Egyptian Queen and it gave the wearer the powers of Isis. Whenever Isis was needed, Andrea would reveal the amulet and recite an incantation ("O Mighty Isis!") and she would be transformed into the goddess.

Byrd Man of Bogalusa : Professor Longhair

Professor Longhair, pioneer of New Orleans genre of rhythm and blues, circa 1970.

The late Henry Roeland Byrd, a.k.a. Professor Longhair, was one of the most unique stylists in New Orleans rhythm & blues. His piano style combined mainstream blues and boogie woogie with the Afro-Caribbean rhumba rhythms. This stylistic blend and Byrd's unorthodox way of playing, singing (and whistling) enlivened such songs as "Tipitina," "In The Night," "Big Chief" and "Mardi Gras In New Orleans."

 

These songs became unofficial anthems of a cultural renaissance that swept New Orleans during the 1970s. In addition, Byrd was a major influence on the next generation of rhythm & blues pianists, including Dr. John, James Booker, Allen Toussaint, and Art Neville. (From LouisianaFolklife.org)

Taking Care of Business : Backstage with Elvis Presley's Sunglasses

The "Taking Care of Business" sunglasses that Elvis wore throughout the seventies.  The TCB motto was also used to name the special style of Karate he developed, which is still taught today.  The lightning bolt in the design comes from his passion for Captain Marvel Jr. Comics.

The following videos show Elvis backstage during his 1972 tour.  The first was shot in Jacksonville, Florida and is heavy with seventies male hair and gold eyeglasses.  The second shows Elvis rehearsing a gospel number, I, John,  with his backup singers before the show.

Synchronized Progressions : Living Sound by Maryanne Amacher

From the Maryanne Amacher Archive

Boulevard Saint-Germain : 1957

Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg, Place St.-Germain-des-Pres, Paris, late 1957. c.Harold Chapman.

Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg in Lee Forest's room, Hotel de Londres, Paris, December 1957. c. Harold Chapman.

Peter Orlovsky & Allen Ginsberg, their room at 9 rue Git-le-Coeur, Paris December 1957. c. by Harold Chapman

From the Allen Ginsberg Project

Ssshhhhh!

How She Do: Rita Ora in Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Sunglasses from Hotel De Ville

Rita Ora styled by Jessica Willis for The Hundreds Magazine

Come As You Are : The Velvet Underground

I Found A Reason (Studio Version) from Loaded, 1970.

I Found A Reason (Demo Version) from Fully Loaded Edition.

Beloved of Boro Park

All photos of Boro Park, NYC in the seventies courtesy of Whiskeygonebad

Brooklyn Boys 1975

Courtesy of Whiskeygonebad

Roman Pool 1974

Tourists at Hearst Castle's Roman Pool in 1974.  View the enlarged image here

Courtesy of Aaron M Photography

The Pools of Hearst Castle

Things Are Getting Weird!

Neither Here Nor There

Courtesy of Gonzaga University

And The Fire Keeps Me Warm

Predtucha (Premonition)

Predtucha (Premonition) by Drahotin Sulla

Let's Just Try It And See What Happens

The Passengers

Magic Life of Tomorrow : Sun Ra

 Sun Ra speaks up for the naturalization rights of extraterrestrial beings and angels in an interview before a concert in Helsinki, 1971.

Postcard from the Edge