Stories Written By: Rennie Hand

Well I never thought I’d read that. Apparantly 70s food is making a comeback onto the food tables according to the retailer Ocado.

Dishes that are making a comeback are the Prawn Cocktail, Chicken Kievs and one of the 70s iconic desserts the Arctic Roll.

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A new documentary is being released about Deep Purple in their hey day and it includes the crazy days in Jakarta where one of their minders was allegedly murdered.
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Abba Tribute band Abba Love will be part of the Abba charity night at the Park Inn Palace Hotel to raise monies for Southend Hospital and Kickstart which is a fund to help young people get back into work.

Abba Love will be first on playing all your favourite Abba hits and that will be followed by the screeening of Mamma Mia where you will be able to sing a long to those classic tunes.

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I had to read this again as I couldn’t quite believe the words that were before me.
Elton John singing the original Peter Greene written Fleetwood Mac hit “Oh Well” whilst being accompanied by two Croatian Celloists.

Okay I assume you’ve read it twice now and apparently it’s true. According to Classic Hits and Oldies Elton John is a big fan of 2Cellos and took them with him on his European tour.

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Some good news is that the cartoon series from the 70s of the Jackson Five is now being released on DVD which feature 46 remastered songs. Full the full story from LA Times click here

The 70s were great for innovative ideas and just plain barking mad gadgets that somehow made it into production.
Take a look at some of these found by Bianca London from Mail Online and see what kind of things were available to help us win the battle of the bulge.

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I know it’s not 70s but I’m sure all you who lived through the 70s and can remember them will recall some of the 60s too so the news that Cher is collaborating with Ron Zimmerman the comedy writer on a show set in 60s Hollywood.
Will Cher have an onscreen role? We haven’t been told as yet but for the full story from the Hollywood Reporter click here

Two of the greatest motown bands will be performing together at Indio’s Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on January the 19th. So get ready for a great time with these two acts responsible for some of the most soulful songs of the 60s and 70s.

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For those who love the Deep Purple rock sound I have some great news in that 10 of their classic early albums will be re-issued throughout the year making 2013 an amazing year of rock.
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