I remember the Bee Gees were popular but wow, I don't remember this much (or frankly any) merchandise out there as a kid.Then again, I doubt I ventured from the Star Wars aisle at all past 1978.
The Bee Gees are a good example of the fickleness of society. They were HUGE - I don't think you could explain to a teenager today how big they were in the late 70s. Then there was a huge backlash against them and they were ridiculed. I guess that's what happens when you are overexposed - Susan Boyle take note.
I also don't remember that much Bee Gees stuff being out there, except for the lunchbox. I think I need to add the box to my collection some day. Although the record player looks cool too. I wonder what that goes for these days? I know the KISS record player sells for some big bucks. In some ways, these were kind of like artist-specific i-pods we have today (like U2, etc). Although much cooler.
I preferred the poor girl's Bee Gees...The Hudson Brothers! Okay, I confess that I only remember the Hudson Brothers because we saw them perform in the Sacramento Music Circus production of "The Wizard of Oz" one summer. AND I saw them live once at the California State Fair...good times, good times...
I had a Bee-Gees record player with microphone, but it didn't look like the ones here. I used to pretend I was a DJ. I would play a record, then announce the name of the song and some radio patter and then play another record.
I was a weird kid. Who pretends they're a radio DJ when they're little?
Funny thing is, I had NO idea who the Bee Gees were. I didn't have any of their albums. I loved the microphone, though.
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The Bee Gees are a good example of the fickleness of society. They were HUGE - I don't think you could explain to a teenager today how big they were in the late 70s. Then there was a huge backlash against them and they were ridiculed. I guess that's what happens when you are overexposed - Susan Boyle take note.
ReplyDeleteWasn't there also a Bee Gees lunchbox? Not a 'Saturday Night Live' box, mind you, an actual Brothers Gibb version.
ReplyDeleteI like the portable AM/FM radio that looks like it weighs approximately fifteen pounds.
ReplyDeleteI also don't remember that much Bee Gees stuff being out there, except for the lunchbox. I think I need to add the box to my collection some day. Although the record player looks cool too. I wonder what that goes for these days? I know the KISS record player sells for some big bucks. In some ways, these were kind of like artist-specific i-pods we have today (like U2, etc). Although much cooler.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember all this stuff and I was a huge Bee Gees fan.
ReplyDeleteI preferred the poor girl's Bee Gees...The Hudson Brothers! Okay, I confess that I only remember the Hudson Brothers because we saw them perform in the Sacramento Music Circus production of "The Wizard of Oz" one summer. AND I saw them live once at the California State Fair...good times, good times...
ReplyDeleteMy babysitters (sisters) had their entire loft bedroom covered in Bee-Gees posters. Kind of freaked me out actually.
ReplyDeleteI had a Bee-Gees record player with microphone, but it didn't look like the ones here. I used to pretend I was a DJ. I would play a record, then announce the name of the song and some radio patter and then play another record.
ReplyDeleteI was a weird kid. Who pretends they're a radio DJ when they're little?
Funny thing is, I had NO idea who the Bee Gees were. I didn't have any of their albums. I loved the microphone, though.
Does anyone know what kind of needles the Bee Gees Record Player Uses??? I won one the other day and It needs a new needle....
ReplyDeleteThere were three Bee Gees Lunchboxes, one for each brother.
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