Stylin'

Now I can’t really say most of us dressed like this in south Alabama during the Disco Years, but it’s fun to look back at what the ‘fashionable’ folks were wearing . . .

Sparklie jeans! I think that’s Jerry Hall . . . Remember her? Mick’s chick.


These are some big ole man sweaters. Hmmm.

Is that a jumpsuit he's wearing? An even bigger HMMM.

If this picture doesn’t scream Disco Years, I’ll eat my bellbottoms...with a Pop Rocks and Coke chaser!


Check out them short-shorts...and platforms!

Mmmmm

I’m all about the sugar. Always have been. Never understood when people pucker their lips at a dessert and spout ‘ew, that’s too sweet!’ Does not compute. The Disco Years saw some sugary introductions that have been close to my heart…and mouth…and waistline ever since.

Bubblicious was introduced in 1977. It was one of the new soft gums that weren’t as sticky as other kinds. My grandmother was big on not allowing her grandkids to be seen chewing gum in public, but she’d buy it for us and we’d smack away in the car on the way to our ‘Sunday adventures’.


Pop Rocks were a huge novelty during the Disco Years. I can remember the first time I tried them and how cool I thought they were, bursting in my mouth. I also remember the dumb urban legend that they’d make your stomach explode if you ate a whole pack then drank a whole Coke. I thought it was dumb…but I never tried it myself…'cause I wanted to live!!!


Reese’s Pieces were introduced by Hershey’s in 1978, way before E.T. came along. Yum.


Whatchamacallit also came along in 1978. Still one of my favorite candy bars. Chocolatey, gooey goodness!


I still drink Sunkist (well, the diet version – which is the least diety tasting soda…trust me).


Mello Yello came along in 1979. Mostly I just liked the name.


My sister and cousins for some reason were obsessed with Fruit Roll-Ups. They’d nibble and play with those sticky sheets of goo all the time. Me? Not so much.