Back To The 70's

[sliderule]

Once in a while, I get to see a well-restored Beetle on the road. Madami pa rin kasing pyesa na available. I've always dreamt of owning a Karmann Ghia. O kaya an Austin Mini (I almost did earlier this year).

 

Oh yes - a Karmann Ghia. I find its design to be an acquired taste. I hated it the first time, but eventually it got more and more pleasing to the eye.

 

In the 70s there would be issues of Road & Track featuring these mini sports cars. Along with the Karmann Ghia would be the Fiat X1/9, the MGB GT, the Porsche 914, the Triumph TR3. Timeless beauties.....dream classics to own now.

 

But tama si pareng Magaling....dapat may kasamang aspirin ang mga cars na ganito.

 

The Karmann Ghia

 

The MGB-GT

 

The Porsche 914

 

The Fiat X1/9

 

The Triumph TR-6

 

I think the contemporary description used is "ASTIG!"

Edited October 9, 2008 by sliderule

[storm]

Samantalang ngayon pareng Storm yung 15K isang bagsakan na lang sa Classmates, Heartbeat or Pega.

 

Ang aircon pa dati ay yung hanging type. Yung built in although more pleasing aesthetically, mahina ang buga ng lamig!

 

Walang cellphone kaya hanap trenta sentimos at pulang telepono. Swerte kung gumagana. Tawag ka sa "haybols" ng barkada, hoping they would be there. Lintik, kaka-alis lang daw! Hirap mag organize ng impromptu na lakad !!

 

Wala na kasing value ang peso ngayon. Nakabili nga noon yung pinsan ko na 2nd hand na corolla sprinter for 8k lang. Kung sabagay, ang sine noon ay around 4 pesos lang, balcony na.

 

Actually 20 centavos lang nung 70s ang red phone tapos 6 numbers lang yung phone may party line pa. Telephone number namin nun ay 237-437.

 

2 nawala kong girlfriends dahil sa hindi kami nagkita sa date. Yung isa nasiraan ako kaya nalate ako ng 1 hour. Yung 1 naman nagkamali ng meeting place. Hindi kami nagkita. Hehehe. Masarap lang noon ay madaling makapagtago sa syota. Wala pa kasing cellphone. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Yung volks hindi raw pwedeng aircon kasi aircooled, walang radiator, kaya tiis sa bentilador. Buti na lang wala pang global warming noon. Malamig pa kahit sa Metro-Manila.

 

Once in a while, I get to see a well-restored Beetle on the road. Madami pa rin kasing pyesa na available. I've always dreamt of owning a Karmann Ghia. O kaya an Austin Mini (I almost did earlier this year). Not sure lang kung handa na ako para sa ganun klase ng sakit ng ulo. Matrabaho rin kasi mag-alaga ng ganyan sasakyan.

 

When I was in college (engineering school), I had the chance to overhaul a 1300 VW Beetle engine. Just don't ask me to do it again. Baka lalo lang masira. Hahaha. :upside:

 

Ang gusto ko sana ay yung convertible na beetle, pero mahal pa rin daw. Meron akong friend nun na naka Karman Ghia na white. May pinsan naman ako na sinet up yung corolla sr niya na ginawang levin. May bigtime akong pinsan noon na bumili ng Eleanor na dilaw, because of Gone in 60 Seconds. Astig, feeling sobrang gwapo si loko. Yung isa naman ay naka Mr. Slim, feeling gwapo rin. Yung naka eleanor noon ay nasa US - bumili ulit ng Mustang. Yung naka Mr Slim ay matagal ng sumakabilang buhay. Napatay daw sa isang beerhouse.

[robbietan]

40 t0 50 thou in the 70s will be enough to buy a brand-new corolla dx or a lancer the L type.

 

me dad got a brand new 1980 corona for a mere 35k

[robbietan]

Walang cellphone kaya hanap trenta sentimos at pulang telepono. Swerte kung gumagana. Tawag ka sa "haybols" ng barkada, hoping they would be there. Lintik, kaka-alis lang daw! Hirap mag organize ng impromptu na lakad !!

 

teleponong may "party line", altho I never did manage to have a "party" with the other "line"

[johannlucas]

My favorite milk then was S-26

[LYCHEE]

My favorite milk then was S-26

 

pancho pantera choco milk powder at ovaltine naman ako...sarap papakin :cool:

Edited October 10, 2008 by LYCHEE

[Juan1]

Magnolia chocolait na nasa bote. Yan ang gusto ko noon.

 

Yung red na public phone kung di sira, putol ang cord.

[storm]

May friend ako noon na taga-pldt. Nanghingi ako ng cord na stainless ng red phone. Kinabit ko sa bisikleta. Astig!

[robbietan]

"hello party line? pakibaba ang telepono at tatawag ako ng bumbero. nasusunog na kasi ang kapitbahay namin"

[storm]

Minsan masarap makinig sa usapan sa partyline. Alam nyo ba kung paano tumawag sa partyline?

 

Nauso rin noon yung phonepals. Basta maganda na sosyalita ang boses, pwede ng kaphonepal.

Edited October 11, 2008 by storm

[tabouki]

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heavy, irritating tikitik sound when dialling pulse type telephones. ours had metal dials while my lolo's phone was wall-mounted.

 

retelco (predecessor of pldt) used 6digit phone#s. madali memorize area, clue sa first 2 digits 60-manila sampaloc / 61= QC / 70=cubao 97=up 98=proj8/ 8x= makati, etc...

 

opkors, sarap "magtelebabad" sa partyline hehehe :headsetsmiley:

 

at kung meron kang tatawagan, trenta sentimos ikaw ay makakaltasan.

 

in baguio, we used to go to the pldt station (top of session road sa may tropical hut/queens) for longdistance operator assisted calls to manila...

 

those were the days my friend....................

Edited October 11, 2008 by tabouki

[LYCHEE]

hellow...party line?

hindi...cross-line ito...baba mo at tawag ka uli.. :upside:

hhhmmm...ganda boses mo, pede maki phone pal?

[sliderule]

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heavy, irritating tikitik sound when dialling pulse type telephones. ours had metal dials while my lolo's phone was wall-mounted.

 

retelco (predecessor of pldt) used 6digit phone#s. madali memorize area, clue sa first 2 digits 60-manila sampaloc / 61= QC / 70=cubao 97=up 98=proj8/ 8x= makati, etc...

 

opkors, sarap "magtelebabad" sa partyline hehehe :headsetsmiley:

 

at kung meron kang tatawagan, trenta sentimos ikaw ay makakaltasan.

 

in baguio, we used to go to the pldt station (top of session road sa may tropical hut/queens) for longdistance operator assisted calls to manila...

 

those were the days my friend....................

 

Bakit may white spots? Siguro natalsikan ng pintura !

 

Ang sarap ibalibag ng telepono pag yung first number pa lang na d-dial mo, busy tone na agad! Or yung party line na hindi muna nag ch-check kung ginagamit mo tapos nag d-dial na agad..grrrrrr

[bods1000]

Baste joined the NC in '69 and became contenders practically overnight. They won their first title in '73 behind a team led by Benjie Cleofas, younger brother of Joy Cleofas who played for Ateneo a few years earlier and later for Yco in the MICAA alongside my other favorites Freddie Webb and Mike Bilbao. In the 80's, the (Golden) Stags had a 5-peat at around the same time as UST (Glowing Goldies) was having their 4-peat. We call these the "Golden" years in collegiate basketball.

 

thanks for refreshing my faulty memory, pare. Indeed those years were "Golden" but only to those who had the dynasty hehehe. Imagine a 5-peat. Can Ateneo or San Beda now be capable of such a feat?

 

I think I had a glimpse of Bringas when I caught the tail end of Baste vs Letran game1 Jrs. indeed he is a behemoth and I think he is more than 6'6" pa yata! BUT, and this is a big but, he's as thin as a reed. A stiff wind would blow him over!

 

Think of a local Manute Bol and that's it. With the prevalence of much beefier foreign players in both leagues, I doubt if this guy will be effective at least in his rookie year. He could be a Ballesteros in a few years though.

 

Pareng Bods...long time no see!

 

yeah pare we miss you. I thought you were still in HK. Yung sinasabi mong HMV dun, napuntahan namin nung May. Dami ngang DVD dun and catalogued pa according to Director! Say all works by Fellini sama sama then all works by Godard etc. Medyo steep nga lang price and hey wala akong nakitan Bullitt!

The CD section there is to die for pero may kamahalan nga talaga compared to other CD outlets sa tabi-tabi dun...

 

...or maybe a Peter Aguilar, who at 6'9 started out also reedthin for Ateneo. Pero balita beefed-up na daw siya sa States...

...wish we can all get back together - Magaling, sbm, 16track, slide, storm, gadj hehehe

[gadalej]

thanks for refreshing my faulty memory, pare. Indeed those years were "Golden" but only to those who had the dynasty hehehe. Imagine a 5-peat. Can Ateneo or San Beda now be capable of such a feat?

 

 

 

yeah pare we miss you. I thought you were still in HK. Yung sinasabi mong HMV dun, napuntahan namin nung May. Dami ngang DVD dun and catalogued pa according to Director! Say all works by Fellini sama sama then all works by Godard etc. Medyo steep nga lang price and hey wala akong nakitan Bullitt!

The CD section there is to die for pero may kamahalan nga talaga compared to other CD outlets sa tabi-tabi dun...

 

...or maybe a Peter Aguilar, who at 6'9 started out also reedthin for Ateneo. Pero balita beefed-up na daw siya sa States...

...wish we can all get back together - Magaling, sbm, 16track, slide, storm, gadj hehehe

 

antagal na namin ni storm nagyayaya ng eb/cd exchange. ano ba? kelan tayo?

 

isabay na rin natin sa eb ng ibang groups that we are a part of para madamidami tayo.

[sally bogna mathay]

Were you there during the bonfire?

If I knew, sana sumama ko sa mga anak ko who were there too hehehe...

 

Balita nga another Baste high school jewel, Bringas is being lured over to the Ateneo. Kawawa naman yung San Sebastian. Buenafe did not play for them in college, tapos baka si Bringas pa, who is reportedly a 6'6 behemoth..

 

Gone are the glory days of San Sebastian. Correct me if I'm wrong, guys, pero I remember San Sebastian having some sort of mini-dynasty way back in the 70's or 80's. Nun yatang panahon nina Greg Otazu?

nice to see the old pares back - sliderule and Magaling hehehe

cheers!

 

oy pare, kumusta na? yes, i was there but left before the bonfire. had a great time seeing my former classmates...some of whom were still passing around mogs! i think you are referring to jimmy otazu, the bemoustached point guard who played with benjie cleofas, boy mora, david supnet, etc. i think baste also won titles with paul alvarez. heard about bringas but then he'll have to line up before al-hussain and justin chua whos still raw.

[storm]

Oo nga. Panay amba lang. Hehehe.

 

Mejo nakakalabas na ko. we went to makati kanina tapos traffic pauwi, so daan ng Rockwell. We watched a movie. Gaganda ng mga project na turntable. May brand new "Eagles" na plaka P2,600.00. Eric Clapton compilation - P5+k

 

Tomorrow baka nasa Cubao X ako ng around 4pm. Tex me kung may pupunta.

[sally bogna mathay]

thanks for refreshing my faulty memory, pare. Indeed those years were "Golden" but only to those who had the dynasty hehehe. Imagine a 5-peat. Can Ateneo or San Beda now be capable of such a feat?

 

 

 

yeah pare we miss you. I thought you were still in HK. Yung sinasabi mong HMV dun, napuntahan namin nung May. Dami ngang DVD dun and catalogued pa according to Director! Say all works by Fellini sama sama then all works by Godard etc. Medyo steep nga lang price and hey wala akong nakitan Bullitt!

The CD section there is to die for pero may kamahalan nga talaga compared to other CD outlets sa tabi-tabi dun...

 

...or maybe a Peter Aguilar, who at 6'9 started out also reedthin for Ateneo. Pero balita beefed-up na daw siya sa States...

...wish we can all get back together - Magaling, sbm, 16track, slide, storm, gadj hehehe

 

bro, that's japeth aguilar you are referring to and he's now in division 2. according to some admu alumni, nonoy baclao was given a second look by norman black when he emphatically blocked aguilar in a game some years back...soon after he was recruited.

 

yup, let's tentatively sked an eb perhaps sometime last week of october. suggested dates? place? will be in bacolod this week for the masskara.

 

para di ot, and since we've been talking about mags, cb, pioneer kp models and other car accessories, anybody remember the old gas stations? esso, mobil, filoil, getty?

[16track]

Ok din ako sa CD exchange. Medyo marami na din akong bagong purchase.

 

Robinsons Galleria uli? Lunch tapos coffee

[sliderule]

Ok din ako sa CD exchange. Medyo marami na din akong bagong purchase.

 

Robinsons Galleria uli? Lunch tapos coffee

 

Hi 16track....may nakita akong Deliverance na DVD sa Mkati Cinema Square kaya lang d ko nabili....na alala ko na lang afterwards...anyway, sana maraming copies nun sa MCS pards..

[gadalej]

Ok din ako sa CD exchange. Medyo marami na din akong bagong purchase.

 

Robinsons Galleria uli? Lunch tapos coffee

 

go pare! dating gawi. set ka na ng date. i'll stack up on dvd concerts ulit.

[storm]

Try naman natin sa Cubao X. mas 70s ang dating.

[16track]

As long as Week days-- okay ako sa CD exchange. Got me a Temptations Cd.

Very cool music!

 

The Temptations, although they started in the 60--soared even higher in the 70s.

From what I recall. these were 70's releases by the Temptations:

 

1. Papa was a Rolling Stone

2. Just my Imagination

3. Ball of Confusion

4. Happy People

 

I used to go home after school and channel 9 would be showing reruns of a TV special featuring the Temptations.

[gadalej]

As long as Week days-- okay ako sa CD exchange. Got me a Temptations Cd.

Very cool music!

 

The Temptations, although they started in the 60--soared even higher in the 70s.

From what I recall. these were 70's releases by the Temptations:

 

1. Papa was a Rolling Stone

2. Just my Imagination

3. Ball of Confusion

4. Happy People

 

I used to go home after school and channel 9 would be showing reruns of a TV special featuring the Temptations.

 

man, i love the temptations. i love the whole soul groove. the 5th dimensions, the spinners, the four tops, etc. lets have soul and funk as our theme during the next eb.

 

bossing, do you by any chance have a copy of elvis' "true love travels thru a gravel road"?

Edited October 20, 2008 by gadalej

[16track]

heheh! That Soul Groove was one of a kind!

 

I remember watching the Commodores in Araneta sometime in the mid 70's and it was a blast.

That time, Lionel Ritchie was so funky -- it's almost impossible to believe that he'd go the soft Hallmark way later in his career.

 

Nakakainis lang as I can't find my darned copy of the Commodores "Best of" CD.

Anybody got one??

 

The Commodores even came out with a track called 'CEBU" as one of the members fell in love with the place when they visited the place.

 

Those 70's funk groups really had that group.

 

Up to now, Isaac Hayes still rocks me with Shaft!

 

 

man, i love the temptations. i love the whole soul groove. the 5th dimensions, the spinners, the four tops, etc. lets have soul and funk as our theme during the next eb.

 

bossing, do you by any chance have a copy of elvis' "true love travels thru a gravel road"?