1978 was the year you….
WATCHED AT THE MOVIES:
Grease, Animal House, JAWS 2, and The Deer Hunter
WATCHED ON TV:
CHIPS, Saturday Night Live, and Happy Days.
PUMPED GAS:
for 63 cents a gallon!
PLAYED WITH:
Raggedy Anne and Andy
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Casey Jones Musical Train
LISTENED TO:
Bee Gees – Stayin Alive
The Rolling Stones – Miss You *(ALSO Had the Top Album with Some Girls)
Queen – We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You
Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are *(ALSO Had 52nd Street became his first #1 Album)
And Us MICHIGANDERS Cant Forget ..
The Blizzard of ’78!
Record 24 hour snowfall! Snowfalls for the entire storm included a whopping 30.0 inches at Muskegon, 19.3 inches at Lansing and 19.2 at Grand Rapids. Snowfalls were less over Southeast Lower Michigan (mainly because of the rain that fell for a period) and included 9.9 inches at Flint and 8.2 inches at Detroit!
Tigers Baseball:
Finished 5th in AL East
Lions Football:
Finished in third place with a record of 7–9.
Red Wings Hockey:
Finished 5th in NHL Norris Division
Pistons Basketball:
Finished 4th in NBA Central Division
Concerts:
The Rolling Stones played Masonic Hall Detroit
Rush played at Cobo Arena Downtown Detroit
Bruce Springsteen played Detroit’s Masonic Temple
Raquel Litteral is a classic rock reporter who lives life in the fast lane – literally..