The XYY Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Showing my age, but... Ah, knowledge of the splendid "Johnny Seven" does indeed show your age my friend. I still remember the pain from being hit in the face by one of the hard red plastic projectiles courtesy of the kid next door. Can you imagine even trying to bring out that toy nowadays...? Health and Safety would shit themselves. XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I was a bit old for them, but did think they were quite cool. Odd thing is, functionally, as bikes, they were complete crap. innefficient pedal & chain deign, less than optimal wheel size (and different sizes), and awkward to steer. Great as a toy, though. I had a Raleigh BMX Burner. I think it weighed about six tonnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigantic Purple Slug Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I had a Raleigh BMX Burner. I think it weighed about six tonnes. That wasn't really a BMX, but a sad imitation. I watched someone crumple one of those into a useless heap of metal once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 There was far less choice in toys back then, so they will be familar to anyone who was a boy at the same time. I had one of these... Complete with more sharp, pointy bits than Freddy Kruger. And a considerably higher lead content. That was before regulations prevented such things being supplied to children. So, naturally enough, I tried to eat it; scarring my face permanently and dropping 40 IQ points in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I was a bit old for them, but did think they were quite cool. Odd thing is, functionally, as bikes, they were complete crap. innefficient pedal & chain deign, less than optimal wheel size (and different sizes), and awkward to steer. Great as a toy, though. Yeah, but you could build 2 ramps out of bricks and bits of wood, put some younger kids between the ramps to substitute for the double-decker buses, and see how many kids you could maim as you became Evel Knievel on a push-bike. The Chopper is the only bike scientifically designed to injure people. A sign that said "This bicycle is not designed to carry passengers" was stitched into the seat - which via reverse psychology meant that 70's kids deliberately set out to carry as many as possible. I once managed to carry 4 passengers for a few yards before we crashed and I got the inevitable gear-stick in the knackers. EDIT: That's one on the rear-rack, one in front of me on the seat, one on the cross-bar and one with his bum wedged in the U-shaped handlebars. Any wonder that 40 years later, my boss thinks that I'm a reckless risk-taker and a bit of a show-off...no shit Sherlock !!! XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I still remember the pain from being hit in the face by one of the hard red plastic projectiles courtesy of the kid next door. I had to be taken to hospital once to have the payload from one of these removed from my nose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I had to be taken to hospital once to have the payload from one of these removed from my nose... I had one of them, and the equally dangerous SHADO tank. As a treat I was often allowed to stay up way past my usual bedtime to watch UFO, but would often miss the end when my dad came in from the pub and turned the TV over. As a kid, I loved the ufo sound, the vehicles and the explosions. As an adult watching the series now, I find myself enthralled by Gabrielle Drake... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNACR Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 That wasn't really a BMX, but a sad imitation. I watched someone crumple one of those into a useless heap of metal once. This is a real one. Raleigh Vector (spelt Vektar apparently) Actually cropped up in discussion with Raleigh's Sales Director at the time once. If basically the one kid of the only child variety or divorced dad that showed up occasionally with an expensive gift at your school had one then that could be pretty much extrapolated nationwide, if that. I can't remember the figures produced but they were jaw-droppingly tiny which shows how a product every kid is talking about or wants, at the time, doesn't translate to sales figures. Think they struggled convincing bike dealers to buy into it in a big way as well. I had just assumed it was a huge hit. And then we sit around, in this country, navel gazing thinking why aren't we still manufacturing in this country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malthus Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I got one of these Christmas 1973. Everything I've gotten before or since just didn't measure up. Simply the best gift I ever received. XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 As an adult watching the series now, I find myself enthralled by Gabrielle Drake... Yes please And not forgetting the crew of Skydiver 1 and their string vests. Even as a relatively youngish kid, I reckoned there was something funny going on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Thinking of Gabrielle Drake has got me wondering has there ever been an OT thread on TV personalities you had a crush on 20, 30, 40 years back. There must have been, surely? I remember an interview with the fab Jacqueline Pearce in a Blakes 7 retrospective where she described Servalan as a m*******tory icon for a generation of teenage boys. She seemed quite amused by the thought. ...and then Marc Almond rose to fame and things got a little confusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 And not forgetting the crew of Skydiver 1 and their string vests. Even as a relatively youngish kid, I reckoned there was something funny going on there Aye, there's either some skin-coloured spray-paint or latex shit going on there, or that woman is seriously deficient of some nipple pigment... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Ah, knowledge of the splendid "Johnny Seven" does indeed show your age my friend. I still remember the pain from being hit in the face by one of the hard red plastic projectiles courtesy of the kid next door. Can you imagine even trying to bring out that toy nowadays...? Health and Safety would shit themselves. XYY I expect that Health & Safety would even ban water pistols. In hard water areas at least, soft water might just be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I had to be taken to hospital once to have the payload from one of these removed from my nose... 'Nose'. Yeah, right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I remember an interview with the fab Jacqueline Pearce in a Blakes 7 retrospective where she described Servalan as a m*******tory icon for a generation of teenage boys. She seemed quite amused by the thought. Well Servolan was hot, especially when her and Avon got together, but my inspiration for many an evening of self-pleasure was always Jenny Agutter, either in 'Walkabout' or 'Logan's Run'. ...and then Marc Almond rose to fame and things got a little confusing. Ah yes, things kind of took a detour from that moment on... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Well Servolan was hot, especially when her and Avon got together, but my inspiration for many an evening of self-pleasure was always Jenny Agutter, either in 'Walkabout' or 'Logan's Run'. Good call I seem to recall one particular episode of The Avengers that dialled up the usual Diana Rigg in fetishistic clothing factor to '11' I suspect that'd be the original source for this still... edit: ah yes, here it is... wiki: A Touch of Brimstone The episode is widely known for Diana Rigg's "Queen of Sin" costume, and was the most watched episode of the Avengers on its original showing. The episode is best known for the scene in which Peel dons a revealing a kinky[4] "Queen of Sin" costume (which Diana Rigg designed herself), complete with a dog collar with three inch spikes, whalebone corset, and high leather boots, with a large snake.[5][6] It is the Hellfire club members who dress her this way; she appears for less than ten minutes of show time in this manner, always demure, though ending with Cartney attacking her with a whip. As a result of this and other elements, the episode was not broadcast when The Avengers aired on American network television; it did air on British television, but with the whipping scene edited down to one crack of the whip, due to objections made by Rediffusion Television. James Chapman said of the episode, "With its visual references to sado-masochistic pornography, 'A Touch of Brimstone' unsurprisingly ran into censorship difficulties with the ITV network; it was not screened in America at all."[7] The episode has been cited as one of Diana Rigg's finest. edit #2: just clocked Peter Wyngarde in the background of that Avengers pic. Perfect casting, just perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 The episode is best known for the scene in which Peel dons a revealing a kinky[4] "Queen of Sin" costume (which Diana Rigg designed herself), complete with a dog collar with three inch spikes, whalebone corset, and high leather boots, with a large snake.[5][6] It is the Hellfire club members who dress her this way; she appears for less than ten minutes of show time in this manner, always demure, though ending with Cartney attacking her with a whip. As a result of this and other elements, the episode was not broadcast when The Avengers aired on American network television; it did air on British television, but with the whipping scene edited down to one crack of the whip, due to objections made by Rediffusion Television. James Chapman said of the episode, "With its visual references to sado-masochistic pornography, 'A Touch of Brimstone' unsurprisingly ran into censorship difficulties with the ITV network; it was not screened in America at all."[7] The episode has been cited as one of Diana Rigg's finest. Uhhh.... Diana Rigg has just gone from 10/10 to 15/10 in ratings. I loved the Avengers when I was a kid - was allowed to stay up to watch it after 9pm. I don't remember this episode being broadcast, I would not have understood what it was about, and I doubt at the time in the mid-60's most of the mainstream audience would have fully 'got' the BDSM aspects of it - just that it was a bit 'funny' ot 'kinky'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Good call I seem to recall one particular episode of The Avengers that dialled up the usual Diana Rigg in fetishic clothing factor to '11' I suspect that'd be the original source for this still... Well since between us we've turned this into the "Actresses whose image I used to vigorously rub myself suggestively to as an eleven year-old" thread, I may as well get all dewy around the (Japs-)eye over the source of many an evening of self-pleasure - Tyne-Tees Television's "Fear on Friday" movie presentations at 10.30 on a Friday night. They showed lots of classic American 60's horror movies and a fair few Hammer films - both of which often contained scenes of intrerest to the pubescent male viewer. Especially 'Twins Of Evil"... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I loved the Avengers when I was a kid - was allowed to stay up to watch it after 9pm. I don't remember this episode being broadcast A tragic oversight which must be rectified, vigorously Full episode available on YT, yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNACR Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Didn't it say nostalgia thread not a trip down onanist's lane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Well since between us we've turned this into the "Actresses whose image I used to vigorously rub myself suggestively to as an eleven year-old" thread Well, for a few posts anyway. It makes a change from the usual Gerry Anderson, Parma Violets & Space Hoppers fare. Not that there's anything wrong with any of that They showed lots of classic American 60's horror movies and a fair few Hammer films - both of which often contained scenes of intrerest to the pubescent male viewer. Dana Gillespie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I still think Julie Newmar was probably the most sexy woman ever invented: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nuggets Mahoney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Didn't it say nostalgia thread not a trip down onanist's lane? Pictures of ZX81s vs. Diana Rigg in a whalebone corset Tough call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Well, for a few posts anyway. It makes a change from the usual Gerry Anderson, Parma Violets & Space Hoppers fare. Not that there's anything wrong with any of that Dana Gillespie... Well if this were "It's a Knockout", you sir have just played your 'Joker'. And now it's over to Uncle Eddy on the fil rouge... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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