In 1975 the people of Wales and the UK were asked to decided whether or not they wanted to remain a member of the European Community (sound familiar?) and a massive ad campaign went out to make sure that England didn’t adopt a separatist and isolationist line of thinking, and instead stuck things out at as a part of the EC.
The Yes campaign made a meal tids article out of their “Europe or Bust” shirts that were definitely pointed at the world’s love of the chest, but there was also a No campaign that had a less sexy slogan, “Out and into the world.”
The sexy Barbi Benton, 1970
After appearing in Playboy at the very young age of 18 Benton had a relationship with the magazine’s scion Hugh Hefner for seven years. Not just another pretty face, Benton went on to pop up on shows like The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Hollywood Squares, and The Girls Next Door.
In the 1970s she spent four seasons on Her Haw before releasing her first solo album, appropriately titled “Barbi Benton” featuring the Top 5 single “Brass Knuckles.”
After enough television appearances to make a struggling actor have an aneurism, Benton retired from show business to raise her children in Los Angeles and Aspen.
Martial arts expert, Bruce Lee in “Enter The Dragon” 1973
Enter The Dragon is an undeniable achievement in genre filmmaking. Considered to be Bruce Lee’s masterwork, the film almost didn’t happen due to Lee’s disapproval of the script and desire to make it the best film possible. He initially believed that he had creative control over the script, but when it was clear that Warner Bros. was placating the actor he wrote a letter to the company voicing his distaste for the way they did business. Continue reading ““Europe or bust!” 1975 campaign — British model Beverley Pilkington”