The Hound turned around the other day and noticed a lot of things about 2008 and the late 1970s --- like stagflation for one. For another high gas prices.
Every day, it seems, more parallels are popping up between now and then. All we need is another bout of disco fever. Wait, diva Donna Summer, who turns 60 in December, recently released her first studio album in 17 years. Yowsa! Wait, and didn't John Travolta dance up a storm in "Hair Spray"? Double yowsa!
Of course, high gas prices in the 1970s meant 50 cents to 75 cents a gallon, or so The Hound has been told by those who still dream of those halcyon days. These are same folks who remember another unpopular misadventure, Vietnam; a president with low poll ratings; the darkened Las Vegas skyline to save energy; red dye No. 2; and first hearing the word, "malaise." The Hound thought they said "mayonaise" in quoting President Carter.
Back then, wasn't Iran a threat, too? Didn't Carter also suggest turning down our thermostats in winter and wearing sweaters to save energy?
Most memorable parallel for these folks, though, was Ford's announcement last month that the automaker is bringing back the Fiesta, which originally came off the assembly line 30-plus years ago after gas lines began forming.
Can the Chevy Vega be far behind? Or that spinning disco fever sparkling ball? Triple yowsa!
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