Wayback Machine to Bad Houston Fashion and Even Worse Ads

Local media Mike McGuff has made a YouTube discovery that should make happy anyone who grew up in Houston in the `70s and early `80s — a compilation of old news clips and ads.

There are some famous faces: Dan Rather, Jessica Savitch, a very young Bill Worrell and Mattress Mac — and there is also the woman above, who, bless her heart, looks to be wearing Bozo’s biggest tie.

Also included: An ad for Woolworth’s “Stereo Spectacula `71,” where for just $2.99 each you can get “8-track stereo cartridges of Dionne Warwick, Lou Rawls, Glen Campbell, Blind Faith and many more!”

Here it is, in all its glory:

This article appears in Summer Guide 2011.