In 1973 President Nixon was inaugurated for his second term. The Miami Dolphins won Superbowl VII to complete a 17-0 season. The day before my fifth birthday the last U.S. soldier left Viet Nam. I went to Kindergarten Roundup that spring (I'm guessing a little here - I don't remember it but I'm sure I went and that's when it happens).
The whole summer was blah blah blah about Watergate - this I knew because the white plastic radio with the glowing orange dial that sat on the counter next to the kitchen sink at Grandma Deitering's house was always left on 1110 AM, KFAB, so I knew the latest news. And, the greatest music ever made such as Sammy Davis, Jr.'s "Candy Man" because the station quit buying new music just shortly after the switch from wax cylinders to vinyl platters. Pop music stations were playing "Crocodile Rock" and "The Ballroom Blitz." The Indiana Pacers won the American Basketball Association Championship.
I started Kindergarten in August. My best friend John O. moved before school started. Cathy G. and Angie O. had long hair. Trayce had a broken arm in a cast. There was another boy in the class with my name. Recess at 9, noon, and 2. Nap time in the afternoon between lunch and recess. And, Big Blocks ruled during playtime. The best afterschool television was not an After School Special but rather reruns of "Giligan's Island," "Hogan's Heroes," or "Bewitched." The Oakland Athletics were on their way to a World Series title.
"The Brady Bunch" started its final season on prime time. The Iowa State Cyclones went 4-7 in football. The Class of 1986 performed at their first school Christmas Concerts. There was enough snow that winter to ride snowmobiles.
1973 was a decent year for me.
This post's title is from the Steely Dan song "Reelin' in the Years" which reached #11 on the Billboard Pop Chart in 1973.
Be safe.
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