The 70's & 80's Memory Lane

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Bono, Paul McCartney & Freddie Mercury (1985)
12/12/2025

Bono, Paul McCartney & Freddie Mercury (1985)

Rick James (80s or late 70s)
12/12/2025

Rick James (80s or late 70s)

Tippi Hedren’s wild home (1980s)Actress Tippi Hedren decided to undertake a massive lifestyle change in 1969 alongside h...
12/12/2025

Tippi Hedren’s wild home (1980s)

Actress Tippi Hedren decided to undertake a massive lifestyle change in 1969 alongside her the husband (Noel Marshall)

The couple bought a sprawling property in Acton, California they nicknamed “Shambala”

Shambala would serve as both the family home and an animal sanctuary. In particular, Tippi and Noel were training Tippi’s daughter (Melanie Griffith) to be around animals in order to later star in a movie (Roar, 1981) alongside her mother

The lions and tigers had free roam of the house and especially loved the kitchen. The pets included Neil (the lion) and Gregory (the tiger)

After several members of the family and friends had been attacked by the cats (including Tippi and Melanie) Tippi made it her public mission to educate the public about the dangers of owning wild animals

Tippi and Noel also adopted a pair of elephants: Timbo and Kura. Tippi broke her leg after it was pinned under one of the elephant’s tusks, but she didn’t abandon her unconventional choice of pets

At its peak, Shambala had 150 wild animals

Tippi and Noel divorced in the early 80s, and by 1990, Shambala looked very different

As Dakota Johnson (Melanie Griffith’s daughter) explained in 2020: “My grandmother still has 13 or 14 lions and tigers. By the time I was born, they were all in huge compounds, and it was a lot safer. It wasn’t as totally psycho as it was when they first started”

As of December 2025, Tippi Hedren is 95 years old and still lives at Shambala

When did you first learn about Tippi and her wild choice of pets?

15 year old Demi Moore digging for Jean Luc Ponty Lp’s in the Jazz Section of Tower Records. 1970s
12/12/2025

15 year old Demi Moore digging for Jean Luc Ponty Lp’s in the Jazz Section of Tower Records. 1970s

Charlie and Martin Sheen on the set of Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Charlie and Martin Sheen on the set of Apocalypse Now (1979)

Microsoft’s first staff photo in 1978… small team, huge future.What’s the earliest Microsoft product you ever used?”
12/12/2025

Microsoft’s first staff photo in 1978… small team, huge future.
What’s the earliest Microsoft product you ever used?”

1985 trailer park family
12/11/2025

1985 trailer park family

Dodge Street Van ad (1976)
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Dodge Street Van ad (1976)

Linda Ronstadt Circa 1970s
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Linda Ronstadt Circa 1970s

Janis on the cover of Rolling Stone, October 29th, 1970.
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Janis on the cover of Rolling Stone, October 29th, 1970.

Thin Lizzy signing autographs at a J.C. Penney store in Atlanta, 1977.
12/09/2025

Thin Lizzy signing autographs at a J.C. Penney store in Atlanta, 1977.

Top Songs from December 1977
12/09/2025

Top Songs from December 1977

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