Growing up in the very early 70s was a magical,
...er, interesting time to enter into the
mainstream world. It was one thing to be secure
within the walls of your home, but the world outside
was laced with blacklights, wah-wah pedals, and
images right out of a bad acid trip.
Remember this face:
Fragments of odd visions play in my head: The Krofft
Superstars were my heroes, Babar was
King, Fantasy Island was the forbidden show I snuck
out to the family room to watch, and Speed Racer was
my ideal big brother. No wonder society calls us the
Generation X -- the generation without any cultural
heroes. Oh yes, we had heroes, they were just
fictional!
Does anyone remember a freaked-out cartoon called "Vegetable Soup"?
How about a "live-action" marionette show about these kids riding around on a
spaceship called "Outerscope"?
I would love to hear more about these, as my memories of them are so very vague! Check
out my attempt to gather some Vegetable Soup info onto one page: Vegetable
Soup.
