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Retro Ad of the Week 17

May 14th, 2008 | 10:31 am est | Jason Lymangrover

Posted in Buried Treasure

May 14th, 2008 @ 10:48 am est | Mike Sorensen
Never mind Elton, I LOVE those products: reel-to-real tape player, cassette deck, turntable, and full-sized speakers. The ’70s were the greatest!
May 14th, 2008 @ 11:25 am est | kcxr
Remember - this is PRIOR to Sir Elton coming out of the closet. He dressed like that (mink shoal, bejeweled glasses, et al) and we thought he was just flamboyant. Yeah - the 70’s were great!!!
May 14th, 2008 @ 2:50 pm est | Drew So Hip
Whoa, look at that get-up. Get back, honky cat!
May 14th, 2008 @ 5:07 pm est | stupid
How did he get away with dressing like that? Seriously.
May 14th, 2008 @ 8:48 pm est | Buzz G
The line “Pioneer makes fantastic components” was actually written by Bernie Taupin. Elton just sang it.
May 16th, 2008 @ 3:47 pm est | MarqsM
Holy cow! I just got a flashback of (then-not-yet) Sir Elton showing on The Muppet Show with clothes like that. And nobody thought anything about his… tastes. Funny times, those 70’s