Our daughter's used to watch the VH-1 series "I Love the 80's" with a mix of incredulous humor and interest. That is the decade to them of Mom and Dad meeting, marrying and starting their family. It gave them a point of reference.

This week began the series "I Love the 70's" which gives them the opportunity to see their parents peers at similar ages to their own now. Again, an interesting point of reference and a source of many giggles and shocked gasps.

Les and I find ourselves singing along to some of the songs, TV jingles and movie themes, remembering how easily we could find innocence and pathos in the media and laughing again at what was at one time shocking advances in humor.

So, in the current trend of examing my age, my past and future, here are some hilights of the 70's

The Bicentennial-fireworks over the Statue of Liberty and the long ships.

James Taylor and Carole King (Tapestry) to John Denver and Barry Manilow to Donna Summer and the Bee Gees to Earth Wind and Fire to Queen to The Clash.

Carole Burnett (the Went with the Wind dress) to Sonny and Cher to Saturday Night Live (Land Shark)

Mork and Mindy, Fantasy Island, CHiPs, the Bradys vs the Partridges, Charlie's Angels

Coke commercials ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing") and The Indian Chiefs one tear

The Joy of Sex... "I am Woman" ... Riggs vs King .... streaking ... Studio 54.

The Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno, The Exorcist and Carrie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween, Saturday Night Fever and Animal House, Apocolypse Now, Jaws, Star Wars

Roots and Archie Bunker

Sesame Street and SchoolHouse Rock (Conjunction Junction-What's Your Function?)

CB Radios, pet rocks, EZ Bake ovens, Clackers

Hot pants, bell bottoms and platform shoes to skintight polyester pants and shirts, leizure suits to white disco suits, halter tops and wrap-around dresses

Ahhhh, memories