Channel 19 Live Studio Wrestling with Grady Reeves on Saturday evenings.
The Gone Fishing show on channel 31 that was sponsored by Schlitz Beer and they drank thru the show. Those guys would be damn near slobbering drunk when the show went off. It was awesome to watch as a kid and understand what was happening
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: Do y'all remember when TV went off?
[Re: Skullworks]
#2068652 03/24/1702:54 PM03/24/1702:54 PM
I remember when they did it with... This is the end of our broadcast day. TVs had to warm up too. LOL!
Tube type TVs back then. I remember we always had Philco black and white due to the availability of replacement tubes that my Dad would install when one "didn't light up". That's how you found the bad one. The horizontal output tube was a common failure.
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: Do y'all remember when TV went off?
[Re: 2Dogs]
#2068863 03/24/1705:44 PM03/24/1705:44 PM
And the Three Stooges and Georgia Championship Wrestling.
That was when shows came on once a week, other than some sports stuff. If you missed the Three Stooges or Georgia Championship Wrestling or Monday Night Football or All in the Family, tough. College football was two games on Saturday, two NFL games on Sunday, Monday Night Football, the Major League Baseball "Game of the Week" and ABC's Wide World of Sports for all the exotic stuff like downhill skiing, cliff diving from Mexico or desert auto racing.
And Curt Gowdy on the American Sportsman. Great show.
Dang straight Clem, I remember watching Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine on the Game of the Week. Wide World of Sports and American Sportsman were great shows. Good ol' days.
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Re: Do y'all remember when TV went off?
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#2069020 03/25/1704:02 AM03/25/1704:02 AM
That's awesome. I'll bet I haven't heard that intro in 30+ years. What a great memory.
"The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat" is about the greatest and most succinct summation of winning and losing that could be said.
That was also before the Little League World Series was corrupted by corporate greed via TV ratings and sales. And that poor bastard falling on the downhill ski ramp every week. He always recovered quickly!
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Re: Do y'all remember when TV went off?
[Re: Bigbamaboy]
#2069028 03/25/1704:13 AM03/25/1704:13 AM
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: Do y'all remember when TV went off?
[Re: Bigbamaboy]
#2070144 03/26/1712:16 PM03/26/1712:16 PM
We had cable outside Selma on Moore's Ferry Rd so far back HBO (only non broadcast channel available back then I imagine) only came on in the late afternoon. Early in the day it had the evenings coming attractions.
Who can remember the HBO guide? Or even the regular TV Guide for that matter.
Re: Do y'all remember when TV went off?
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#2070179 03/26/1701:17 PM03/26/1701:17 PM
Sapphire Stevens: "George, is you sure you telling me the truth? "
George 'Kingfish' Stevens: [handing a pen to Andy] "Just, uh, put your John Hamhock on dere."
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: Do y'all remember when TV went off?
[Re: Bigbamaboy]
#2070191 03/26/1701:32 PM03/26/1701:32 PM
I turn 40 in a couple months and I remember. I grew up an antenna turner. Dad had a Giant set of Vice grips attached to the pole that was for me to turn the pole for service. I remember how excited we were when fox 54 came on line because we got a new channel. LOL
You had VICE GRIPS? ...I'm so jealous...
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