Wednesday, April 8, 2015

A to Z Challenge- G



For my A to Z Challenge theme I will be posting items that are no longer with us or are close to becoming extinct.

These are great items to use if you are trying to set a time period in your story or to stay away from if you want your story to be timeless.

Glam Rock: platforms, make-up shiny outfits. Abba, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elton John, and Kiss are a few memorable examples. It started in the UK in the early 70's and declined after 1976 but had influence on glam metal and all the lovely hair bands you may remember. 


Going to the library to do homework. Yes people actually had to go to the library to look things up in an encyclopedia, unless your family was lucky enough to have one at home.  Having to go to the library meant that you had to plan ahead. Everyone else in your class needed the same information as you so you had to get there before someone else was using the book and you had to go when the library was open so no late night last minute work could be done. 
I hope you still visit your library. We love ours.



 The Geo (1989–1997) They looked like little toy cars to me.  Geo was all compact cars and even though it was a Chevy owned brand many were made by Japanese automakers or in joint ventures with Chevy and a Japanese auto maker, like Toyota, Suzuki and Isuzu.

I hope you enjoyed the post.

Happy Writing!

14 comments:

  1. Gahhhh so glad the days of glam rock are over.

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    1. I never got kiss but loved Elton John and David Bowie. Glad they continued to make great music.

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  2. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its Abba who I actually still like, the rocker that I am.

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    1. My kids have gotten me back into them thanks to the movie Mamma Mia. We have a blast singing in the car.

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  3. You gotta love glam rock (yay ABBA). And the geo does look like a car to me.

    Good luck with the 2015 A to Z Challenge!
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    1. Thanks for visiting. I am so glad you did because now I know there is a Firefly game! I love the show had all the episodes and the movies but I am not a super fan who follows stuff so a cool find for me.

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  4. Sweet- and 'Block Buster!' Glam Rock at it's finest. And T. Rex. And not forgetting David Bowie. Love it!

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    1. I do love Bowie. I have to thank my husband for this one. My g was light and he came up with glam rock. He is from the home town of the Kiss army.

      Going was a bit of a stretch but a completely different life experience than my kids are having today.

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  5. I must admit, I am a great ABBA fan, even though back in the '70s I didn't know they existed :) Didn't listen to much music as I was always stuck in the library :-) I have never heard of a Geo until reading your post - yay, I've learned something new today! Great 'G' post, KAT. Looking forward to your next post. All the best!

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  6. Glam Rock indeed Kat thanks this was a trip down memory lane! David Bowie - sigh...his song 'Sorrow' - more sigh ..
    Our library is having a sale on Friday - I always attend their sales for support and the library to borrow books is a treat.
    Cute car - some new models these days are small and so chic!
    Thanks for this post - enjoyed!

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  7. Hi Kat - Abba - well I could leave them .. but Mamma Mia brought them alive for many. Loved David Bowie though .. the library - I was lucky I had books and we had a library at school .. now I go down occasionally - but the flat is full of books.

    Geo the car - I don't think we had those here .. I used to drive a mini years ago .. cheers Hilary

    PS good to get here eventually from the A-Z .. H

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  8. What a fun theme! Got to scroll back through your other posts. Oh, and thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting.

    DB McNicol, author

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    1. My pleasure Donna. This theme has been fun but a little shocking at how many things have disappeared in my short life time. Progress marches on!

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  9. I didn't like the glam bands. When that Meryl Streep musical came out featuring Abba songs, I heard them for the first time.
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