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Better Than Nothing? What Are Your Thoughts On This Old Magazine Cover?

August 20, 2012 By Jeff 47 Comments

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  1. Toby says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:23 pm

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    • Mike the ripper says

      August 20, 2012 at 1:27 pm

      In the immortal words of every defendent of color on “The First 48”, Damn man!

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  2. WB in OH says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    I can name four that died in the 70’s; Morrison, Hendrix Joplin and Elvis. I would have to use google to figure out more.

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  3. Ognir says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    The rest are still alive – except for George.

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  4. Ognir says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    And uh, John.

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  5. Uncle_Wedgie says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    And Uh, Johnny Cash

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  6. Jeff says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    They should’ve included Keith Moon.

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  7. Lee Harvey Ramone says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    Who could have know that Pete Townshend would still be alive, kicking, and viewing kiddie porn well into the 21st century.

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  8. Jeff says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    Why in God’s name would they list Mick and Charlie, but not Keith?

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    • madz1962 says

      August 20, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      I thouht the exact same thing!

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    • Lee Harvey Ramone says

      August 20, 2012 at 2:14 pm

      Maybe somebody didn’t do their homework, and just assumed that Keith was already dead

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      • Limey says

        August 20, 2012 at 3:43 pm

        I think they assumed Keith would be dead before the issue hit the shelves.

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  9. madz1962 says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    George Harrison looks like Jesus Christ in that picture. (having attended Catholic schools run by the Penguins of the Holy Child, I saw a lot of those movies and every actor looked like George)

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  10. madz1962 says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Where’s Edgar Winter?

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    • required says

      August 20, 2012 at 3:52 pm

      Second from top, far right column.

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  11. Bill in WV says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    Lennon looks like an old Jew with an Indian squaw under his pit.

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    • Jed says

      August 20, 2012 at 2:53 pm

      that’s because he answers to a higher authority. (old Hebrew National slogan for those old enough to remember.)

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      • Bill in WV says

        August 20, 2012 at 2:56 pm

        Is that a quote from the hot dog package?

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  12. icecycle66 says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    The first thing I think of when i see that cover is, why couldn’t we trade Ringo’s life force for Georges. Nobody wants Ringo. Not even hell.

    The next things I think of, all at the same time, is:

    How long ago did each of these people last stub their toe really hard?

    How many of them have ever been the recipient of a surprise butt fingering?

    Who would win if there was an arm wrestling tournament?

    Could any of them bake exceptionally well?

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    • Alex says

      August 20, 2012 at 4:41 pm

      Ringo made for a decent conductor for that little blue train kid show. I was always expecting him to be quickly trying to hide a reefer whenever the shot went on him…

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      • johnthebasket says

        August 20, 2012 at 9:02 pm

        Ringo is a good and decent man — always has been. Having George back would be nice — perhaps for Volume 4 of the Traveling Wilburys sans Roy — but Ringo should stay. Peace and Love.

        jtb

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  13. Andy says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    Men were so ugly in the 70’s.

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    • madz1962 says

      August 20, 2012 at 3:16 pm

      Women weren’t much better.

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  14. WB in OH says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    So, who’s next to go?

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    • madz1962 says

      August 20, 2012 at 3:18 pm

      From that cover, I’m going with David Crosby (not that i wish ill will on the man).

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      • CADude says

        August 20, 2012 at 4:37 pm

        He got a new liver back in the 90’s. He should be good to go for a few more years.

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  15. required says

    August 20, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    “These people are approaching 30”

    “Johnny Cash, 37”

    What?

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  16. Henderson says

    August 20, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    Does anyone else see the Jim Morrison – Will Farell thing?

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    • WB in OH says

      August 20, 2012 at 4:38 pm

      I do now.

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  17. Lucie in Tampa says

    August 20, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    WOW….JUST WOW…..

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  18. madz1962 says

    August 20, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Too bad none of them are really smiling. I’d like to see what their original teeth looked like back then.

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  19. chill says

    August 20, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Several of them did survive the 70s.
    .

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  20. T. Farty McAppleass says

    August 20, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Almost to a person they’re uglier than shit. I can’t believe that “style” is back in.

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  21. icecycle66 says

    August 20, 2012 at 6:30 pm

    They all look so bushy.

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    • Limey says

      August 20, 2012 at 7:02 pm

      That’s all the drinking while claiming to be sober.

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  22. Joe T. says

    August 20, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    Who did you get that cover from….Alvin Lee?

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  23. Joey Jo Jo says

    August 20, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    I had that Powerball simulator running for about 600,000 years, and had hit the $10,000 only 5 times…

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    • T. Farty McAppleass says

      August 21, 2012 at 12:35 pm

      The “Return on $” settles in at about $.08 pretty quickly and stays there. So you lose 92% of all the money you spend on the lottery. Sounds good!

      I’ve been running mine forever and never hit the $10,000.

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      • WB in OH says

        August 21, 2012 at 12:59 pm

        I have two of them running since this morning, one on auto pick the other not, both with the power play on, 890,000 games each, 1 $10,000 ($40,000 w/ PP on) and 2 on the other. Yesterday I had one that hit the 10k really quick and then the million about 150,000 games in. I was plus 500k to the good. The power play doubles your payback, I’m running .15 and .17 on the games. I love watching the odds get skewed and then come back into the normal range.

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        • T. Farty McAppleass says

          August 21, 2012 at 1:18 pm

          I wouldn’t have thunk it, but the power play seems ton increase your return on investment.

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  24. bikerchick says

    August 20, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    Now that’s a motley crew!

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  25. Ed says

    August 20, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    If somebody published this magazine cover today, with the same premise, whose pictures would go on there? Hell if I know. Maybe I’m missing out, but I don’t think there are many in that age range who will be remembered 40 years from now.

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  26. Vladimir Estragon says

    August 21, 2012 at 9:47 am

    Ringo’s All-Starr Band played here this summer. They wanted $168 per ticket! Back in the 70s, you could go to a concert for $20, and that included a t-shirt.

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    • Swami Bologna says

      August 21, 2012 at 1:20 pm

      $20? Try $5. And I’m talking big-name arena-rock bands. Like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Eric Clapton. (OK, maybe those were the cheap seats. $7.50 for the good ones.)

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      • Swami Bologna says

        August 21, 2012 at 1:21 pm

        No T-shirt included, though. I concede — 20 bucks if you include the T-shirt.

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    • chill says

      August 21, 2012 at 6:58 pm

      My tickets to ELP were $8. They were definitely in the nosebleed section, and I may have had a student discount. This was around January of 1977.
      .

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  27. twr says

    August 22, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    No Grateful Dead members…how short sighted

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