National Lampoon
August 1973
Let's go back in time 49 years to August, 1973. On the yellow plastic AM transistor radio we listen to in our house, 'Yesterday Once More', by the Carpenters, is in heavy rotation. The nostalgia craze sparked by American Graffiti was well underway back then.........
The latest issue of National Lampoon is on the newstands, featuring a cover by Frank Frazetta.
There are advertisements for new and established rock and roll artists. 'Edward Bear', a trio of Canadians, had a hit in 1973 with the single 'Last Song'; but their album 'Close Your Eyes' was to be their last.
There is a 'Cheech Wizard' comic from Vaughan Bode. I can't say I've ever been a big fan of Bode's stuff, but this comic has a kind of imaginative perversity that makes it stand out. Gahan Wilson contributes a funny look at kids with 'Strange Beliefs of Children'.
In her half-page comic 'Trots and Bonnie', comix artist Sherry Flenniken takes aim at the hippie / vegan lifestyle.
And let's not overlook some obligatory 'tits' stuff with a Photo Funny:
And, only in 1973 could you buy a short-sleeve shirt that allowed you to masquerade as a priest ?!
Yes, that's how it was, in those warm days of August 1973........
