This word reminds me of....

celebration

tank tops

the beach

wellwater, we used to sell fruitcakes at Christmas when I was high school band.....maybe there is a 1971 fruitcake in the storage shed. I could rummage around, find it, and send it your way .

boy

daughters (no, I only have boys also) (I also love fruitcake but not from 1971)

rivalry

(patoo...I think fruitcakes are indestructible - one from 1971 would taste like one from 2010)

winner

odds

math

geometry

pyramids

King Tut

Pharoahs

Revolution

Sacrifice