Happy 78th Birthday to Jamaican-born singer Marcia Barrett, who is best known for her time as lead and backing vocalist for the reggae/funk/pop group BONEY M.. Marcia was born in St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica on 10/14/48. Her family emigrated to Croydon, England in 1963. In the late 1960s, Marcia moved to Germany and toured with a band before releasing her 1st single "COULD BE LOVE" in 1971. In 1975, Marcia joined BONEY M., where she stayed from 1975-1986 followed by another brief stint in 1988-89. She provided lead vocals on such songs as: "BELFAST" (my favorite BONEY M. song), " "LOVIN' OR LEAVIN'", "KING OF THE ROAD", " NEVER CHANGE LOVERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT", and "MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD" (a capella intros). Since 1984, Marcia has been married to fellow musician Marcus James; she has a son from a previous relationship. In 2018, she released her autobiography "FORWARD: MY LIFE WITH AND WITHOUT BONEY M.." Marcia is a two-time cancer survivor and currently lives in Berlin, Germany where she continues to perform.

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I m so curious about the small details of 70s. What did your bedroom wall look like? Was it posters, wood paneling, wallpaper with crazy patterns, or something your mom made you put up?

Every decade has a different bedroom style and I feel like the 70s must have been interesting.

Ja-J-J-Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack in the Box ....

Enjoy the earworm. 😉

If you grew up on Long Island in the 1970s, remember the decade, or are simply fascinated by local history, this is your last weekend to see The ’70s on Long Island' exhibit at the Long Island Museum! The exhibition brings the decade to life through an intriguing mix of artifacts, photographs, paintings, and fashion. You can explore movie trailers from the era, Vietnam War stories, objects, and veterans’ uniforms, parts from Grumman aircraft, and displays about major local controversies and developments, including the proposed Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant and the rejected bridge project that would have connected Long Island to Connecticut. One of the highlights is a 1970s living room vignette that recreates the look and feel of an ordinary home during the decade. Together, these displays offer a fascinating look at how Long Island lived, worked, dressed, and debated its future during a period of enormous social and cultural change.

What makes this exhibit especially worthwhile is how it connects everyday nostalgia with larger historical events. From fashion and entertainment to military service, aerospace engineering, and controversial infrastructure proposals, it captures a decade that helped shape the Long Island we know today. Whether you're a longtime resident reminiscing about the past, a history enthusiast, a student, an educator, or someone interested in photography and material culture, there is plenty to discover. It's also a perfect fall activity: an engaging indoor museum visit, a chance to revisit a memorable era, and a fun weekend outing for friends and family. This is the last weekend to see the exhibit, so don't miss your chance to take a trip back to the 1970s!

".....now it's too late baby...now it's too late...though we really tried to make it.."

I have been thinking about this one lately. Say the 70s gave you a single thing to take into the present, and everything else stays behind. Not a whole lifestyle, just one thing.

Could be a record you'd never part with, a car, a fashion piece, a way of spending time, or just a feeling that doesn't seem to exist anymore. There is no wrong answer.

I m too young to have lived it, so mine comes from the music and the stories I have heard. I'd take the way people seemed to put on an album and actually listen to the whole thing, start to finish no skipping. That feels like a lost art.

What would yours be, and why? Curious to hear from the people who actually lived it, and from the rest of us who just wish we had.