Boy is it quite here!1
Daniel
here....everybody must be checking out SM 2.0, or something!!
Daniel
Hartmut Figge
>Over the last couple of weeks, there's been not much action
>here....everybody must be checking out SM 2.0, or something!!
Or something.
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Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
"Quite" here ?? Quite what?? :-D
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pop
> On 18.11.2009 05:28, Daniel wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> Over the last couple of weeks, there's been not much action
>> here....everybody must be checking out SM 2.0, or something!!
>>
>> Daniel
>
> "Quite" here ?? Quite what?? :-D
>
--
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If I should return before I get back, keep me here.
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posting there after about another two week I will be off again.
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Daniel
> Jay Garcia said the following on 11/18/2009 8:27 AM:
>> On 18.11.2009 05:28, Daniel wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> Over the last couple of weeks, there's been not much action
>>> here....everybody must be checking out SM 2.0, or something!!
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>
>> "Quite" here ?? Quite what?? :-D
>>
> probably mean quite quiet.
>
Oh, go on, pick on me....as I was telling reg, in the other place, I
have had a stroke!!
Daniel
Jim S
Then just to cheer you up.
A streaker ran through a nunnery and one of the nuns had a stroke.
The others weren't quick enough.
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Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> pop wrote:
>> Jay Garcia said the following on 11/18/2009 8:27 AM:
>>> On 18.11.2009 05:28, Daniel wrote:
>>>
>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>
>>>> Over the last couple of weeks, there's been not much action
>>>> here....everybody must be checking out SM 2.0, or something!!
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> "Quite" here ?? Quite what?? :-D
>>>
>> probably mean quite quiet.
>>
>
> Oh, go on, pick on me....as I was telling reg, in the other place, I
> have had a stroke!!
>
> Daniel
You're not alone, so have I.
Phillip Jones
chicagofan
> On 19.11.2009 03:38, Daniel wrote:
>
>>> probably mean quite quiet.
>>
>>
>> Oh, go on, pick on me....as I was telling reg, in the other place, I
>> have had a stroke!!
>
>
Sorry to hear about both of you, hope you had no lingering after
effects. However, I make mistakes worse than this header frequently,
and I haven't had a stroke. :)
bj
Leonidas Jones
I wish I had that good an excuse. I manage to type really badly while
very healthy!
Lee
Daniel
> On 19.11.2009 03:38, Daniel wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> pop wrote:
>>> Jay Garcia said the following on 11/18/2009 8:27 AM:
>>>> On 18.11.2009 05:28, Daniel wrote:
>>>>
>>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>>
>>>>> Over the last couple of weeks, there's been not much action
>>>>> here....everybody must be checking out SM 2.0, or something!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>> "Quite" here ?? Quite what?? :-D
>>>>
>>> probably mean quite quiet.
>>>
>>
>> Oh, go on, pick on me....as I was telling reg, in the other place, I
>> have had a stroke!!
>>
>> Daniel
>
> You're not alone, so have I.
>
>
Are strokes contagious here or something??
Should be a warning!!
Daniel
Daniel
Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down my right
hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case, theres not much
impact!!
Daniel
Bob Jamieson
> Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down my right
> hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case, theres not much
> impact!!
>
> Daniel
So does this mean you're the famous one-armed man in the Fugitive series?
(Don't mean to be abrasive or abusive in my tone, so I hope you take it
as a friendly comment . . . if not, I apologize)
BJ
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Leonidas Jones
> Daniel wrote, On 11/20/2009 01:48 AM:
>> Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down my
>> right hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case, theres
>> not much impact!!
>>
>> Daniel
>
> So does this mean you're the famous one-armed man in the Fugitive series?
>
> (Don't mean to be abrasive or abusive in my tone, so I hope you take it
> as a friendly comment . . . if not, I apologize)
>
> BJ
>
Well, Daniel is an Australian, I wonder if the Fugitive even aired there?
It was a great show, but we are showing our age!
Lee
chicagofan
LOL! "The Fugitive"... never heard of it! ;)
bj [Of course I have....]
Bob Jamieson
How 'bout "Route 66" with that red and white corvette? That was about
at the same time, wasn't it?
Martin Milner, was it?
On the satellite "Game Show Network" we get, they air some old
"Password" episodes from 1959 and 1960. Some of the guest celebrities
they have on there are really a blast from the past. Kitty Carlisle?
How 'bout the "Lucky Strike Hit Parade"? Gizelle McKenzy?
And Milton Berle and those Texaco commercials?
I remember watching them on an 8" screen Philco TV.
Ron Hunter
Clayton Moore, and Jay Silverheels, Bud and Lew, Deano, Annette. Golden
days of TV, and we were luck to have 4 channels to choose from (near
Houston).
Phillip Jones
I remember most of those I was born in 49 so I saw most as a young kid.
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
The very first TV program, film or whatever I saw on a TV was Red Ryder
in 1949 on a rented TV for my grandfather who was in bed on his way out.
The first actual "program" I saw on our first owned TV (Magnavox) was
Groucho Marx followed by Studio One, followed by the sign-off Star
Bangled Banner at midnight. TV shows didn't start here until 3:00 in the
afternoon but before that we watched the test pattern .. ;-D
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
You're just a youngster, I was already in "primer", that's what is was
called then here in New Orleans, now Kindergarten.
Bob Jamieson
Hi-Ho Silver, and Away . . .
Abbot and Costello meet . . .<insert here>
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis?
Mouseketeers?
How 'bout the Cisco Kid?
Bob Jamieson
"Say the Magic Word, and Win a Hundred Dollars . . ." (A duck or
something fell down, didn't it?)
Now instead of the test pattern at midnight, it's infomercials . . .
just as boring.
Of course, now we have a remote (wow . . . never even imagined that
advance back then) and can channel surf until we find something other
than an infomercial.
Phillip Jones
Phillip Jones
First.
Phillip Jones
with the Magic Word. Groucho would give clues after seeing the Magic
word and if you guessed you won money
Ron Hunter
with Gene Autry. My sister and her husband bought a 13" black and
white TV, and we went over to watch.
Ron Hunter
Uncle Miltie).
> Now instead of the test pattern at midnight, it's infomercials . . .
> just as boring.
>
Moreso.
> Of course, now we have a remote (wow . . . never even imagined that
> advance back then) and can channel surf until we find something other
> than an infomercial.
>
It was easier when there were only 4 channels....
> BJ
>
Leonidas Jones
George Maharis was on Route 66 as well.
Lee
Bob Jamieson
Yeah, that was the other guy. Didn't one of them, or both, always wear
a black leather jacket?
KristleBawl
> Now instead of the test pattern at midnight, it's infomercials . . .
> just as boring.
I really miss the nightly National Anthem.
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> Anyone remember the whole by from Abbott and Costello about "Who's on
> First.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M
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Leonidas Jones
I think it was Maharis, but honestly, I don't remember, I really was
just a kid.
Lee
Phillip Jones
Anyone remember the bit by Abbott and Costello about "Who's on First".
Phillip Jones
Phillip Jones
Ken Whiton
*-* In Article <SsGdnUTDPvC8JJrW...@mozilla.org>,
*-* Bob Jamieson wrote
*-* About Re: Boy is it quite here!1
> Leonidas Jones wrote, On 11/20/2009 06:40 PM:
>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>> Daniel wrote, On 11/20/2009 01:48 AM:
>>>> Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down
>>>> my right hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case,
>>>> theres not much impact!!
>
>>> So does this mean you're the famous one-armed man in the Fugitive
>>> series?
>>>
>>> (Don't mean to be abrasive or abusive in my tone, so I hope you
>>> take it as a friendly comment . . . if not, I apologize)
>
>> Well, Daniel is an Australian, I wonder if the Fugitive even aired
>> there?
>>
>> It was a great show, but we are showing our age!
>
> How 'bout "Route 66" with that red and white corvette? That was
> about at the same time, wasn't it?
They overlapped for one season. "The Fugitive" ran from 1963 to
1967, while "Route 66" ran from 1960 to 1964.
> Martin Milner, was it?
He played Tod Stiles for the show's entire run. George Maharis
played Buz Murdock for the first three years, and Glenn Corbett played
Lincoln Case for the fourth year.
> On the satellite "Game Show Network" we get, they air some old
> "Password" episodes from 1959 and 1960. Some of the guest
> celebrities they have on there are really a blast from the past.
> Kitty Carlisle?
>
> How 'bout the "Lucky Strike Hit Parade"? Gizelle McKenzy?
Gisele MacKenzie. She was on the show from 1953 to 1957.
> And Milton Berle and those Texaco commercials?
>
> I remember watching them on an 8" screen Philco TV.
Ken Whiton
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*-* In Article <CYCdnTZz2aEUopXW...@mozilla.org>,
*-* Bob Jamieson wrote
*-* About Re: Boy is it quite here!1
> Ron Hunter wrote, On 11/21/2009 05:49 AM:
>> On 11/21/2009 3:55 AM, Bob Jamieson wrote:
[ ... ]
>>> On the satellite "Game Show Network" we get, they air some old
>>> "Password" episodes from 1959 and 1960. Some of the guest
>>> celebrities they have on there are really a blast from the
>>> past. Kitty Carlisle?
>>>
>>> How 'bout the "Lucky Strike Hit Parade"? Gizelle McKenzy?
>>>
>>> And Milton Berle and those Texaco commercials?
>>>
>>> I remember watching them on an 8" screen Philco TV.
>
>> Gee, Bob, you must be almost as old as dirt, like me. Grin.
>> Clayton Moore, and Jay Silverheels, Bud and Lew, Deano, Annette.
>> Golden days of TV, and we were luck to have 4 channels to choose
>> from (near Houston).
>
> Hi-Ho Silver, and Away . . .
>
> Abbot and Costello meet . . .<insert here>
>
> Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis?
>
> Mouseketeers?
>
> How 'bout the Cisco Kid?
Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo. (1950 to 1956)
Jock Mahoney as The Range Rider. (1951 to 1953)
William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy. (1952 to 1954)
"Topper" with Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper. (1953 to 1955)
Ron Hunter
Daniel
> Daniel wrote, On 11/20/2009 01:48 AM:
>> Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down my
>> right hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case, theres
>> not much impact!!
>>
>> Daniel
>
> So does this mean you're the famous one-armed man in the Fugitive series?
>
> (Don't mean to be abrasive or abusive in my tone, so I hope you take it
> as a friendly comment . . . if not, I apologize)
>
> BJ
>
Which arm had "The One Armed Man" lost???
But, then again, I've never killed anyones wife, so it cannot be me??
Right??
Daniel
Daniel
> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>> Daniel wrote, On 11/20/2009 01:48 AM:
>>> Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down my
>>> right hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case, theres
>>> not much impact!!
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>
>> So does this mean you're the famous one-armed man in the Fugitive series?
>>
>> (Don't mean to be abrasive or abusive in my tone, so I hope you take it
>> as a friendly comment . . . if not, I apologize)
>>
>> BJ
>>
>
>
> It was a great show, but we are showing our age!
>
>
> Lee
Aired after I had gone to bed....many long moons ago.
And I didn't see the recent film "remake".
Daniel
Daniel
No he's not, he's on third!!
Daniel
Daniel
Gee Whiz....are you guys old or what??
Daniel
(born in 1956)
Daniel
> Jay Garcia wrote, On 11/21/2009 07:52 AM:
>> On 21.11.2009 03:55, Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> Leonidas Jones wrote, On 11/20/2009 06:40 PM:
>>>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>>>> Daniel wrote, On 11/20/2009 01:48 AM:
<snip>
> Of course, now we have a remote (wow . . . never even imagined that
> advance back then) and can channel surf until we find something other
> than an infomercial.
>
> BJ
>
And back then, didn't they tie the remote to the T.V....... so you
couldn't lose it??
Daniel
Leonidas Jones
I turned 180 in September, I fought in the American Civil war.
Lee
Bob Jamieson
Remember that one.
> "Topper" with Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper. (1953 to 1955)
Remember that one.
BJ
Bob Jamieson
Yeah, you're the guy that does re=enactments, right? Isn't there a web
site?
BJ
Bob Jamieson
> Bob Jamieson expressed an opinion:
>> Now instead of the test pattern at midnight, it's infomercials . . .
>> just as boring.
>
> I really miss the nightly National Anthem.
>
It did have a "past your bedtime" Pavlovian thing to it, didn't it? I
remember whenever I heard it, I was instantly sleepy.
Now when I hear it, it's a ballgame that Joe Buck is announcing on Fox,
and it could be way past midnight.
Bob Jamieson
Are you thinking of hotel rooms for the past several decades?
Bob Jamieson
I think it was Maharis too.
Bob Jamieson
Yes. Was Maharis ever in anything else? I know the other guy, Martin
Milner, was on Adam-12. Or was that "1-Adam-12"?
Bob Jamieson
Ken . . . Did you get all those dates and names and spellings from
Wikipedia, or do you have a galactic memory?
Bob Jamieson
That's a good trivia question . . . ask Ken ( interesting coincidence
that he has his first name in common with Jennings of Jeopardy fame . .
.both have an encyclopedic memory).
Bob Jamieson
Remember that one.
>
> "Topper" with Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper. (1953 to 1955)
Remember that one.
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> On 11/21/2009 1:37 PM, Bob Jamieson wrote:
>> Jay Garcia wrote, On 11/21/2009 07:52 AM:
>>> On 21.11.2009 03:55, Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>>
>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>
>>>> Leonidas Jones wrote, On 11/20/2009 06:40 PM:
>>>>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>>>>> Daniel wrote, On 11/20/2009 01:48 AM:
>>>>>>> Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down my
>>>>>>> right hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case, theres
>>>>>>> not much impact!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So does this mean you're the famous one-armed man in the Fugitive
>>>>>> series?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Don't mean to be abrasive or abusive in my tone, so I hope you
>>>>>> take it
>>>>>> as a friendly comment . . . if not, I apologize)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BJ
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, Daniel is an Australian, I wonder if the Fugitive even aired
>>>>> there?
>>>>>
>>>>> It was a great show, but we are showing our age!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Lee
>>>>
>>>> How 'bout "Route 66" with that red and white corvette? That was about
>>>> at the same time, wasn't it?
>>>>
>>>> Martin Milner, was it?
>>>>
>>>> On the satellite "Game Show Network" we get, they air some old
>>>> "Password" episodes from 1959 and 1960. Some of the guest celebrities
>>>> they have on there are really a blast from the past. Kitty Carlisle?
>>>>
>>>> How 'bout the "Lucky Strike Hit Parade"? Gizelle McKenzy?
>>>>
>>>> And Milton Berle and those Texaco commercials?
>>>>
>>>> I remember watching them on an 8" screen Philco TV.
>>>>
>>>> BJ
>>>>
>>>
>>> The very first TV program, film or whatever I saw on a TV was Red
>>> Ryder in 1949 on a rented TV for my grandfather who was in bed on his
>>> way out. The first actual "program" I saw on our first owned TV
>>> (Magnavox) was Groucho Marx followed by Studio One, followed by the
>>> sign-off Star Bangled Banner at midnight. TV shows didn't start here
>>> until 3:00 in the afternoon but before that we watched the test
>>> pattern .. ;-D
>>>
>>
>> "Say the Magic Word, and Win a Hundred Dollars . . ." (A duck or
>> something fell down, didn't it?)
>>
> Groucho Marx. Got away with some stuff you wouldn't believe (as did
> Uncle Miltie).
>
>> Now instead of the test pattern at midnight, it's infomercials . . .
>> just as boring.
>>
> Moreso.
>
>
>> Of course, now we have a remote (wow . . . never even imagined that
>> advance back then) and can channel surf until we find something other
>> than an infomercial.
>>
>
> It was easier when there were only 4 channels....
>
>> BJ
>>
>
Now, instead of nothing of merit or interest on the 4 channels, there is
nothing of merit or interest on 800 channels .. :-(
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Ken Whiton
*-* In Article <ybGdncKH2KLLRZXW...@mozilla.org>,
*-* Daniel wrote
*-* About Re: Boy is it quite here!1
> Ken Whiton wrote:
>> *-* Bob Jamieson wrote
>
>>> Ron Hunter wrote, On 11/21/2009 05:49 AM:
>>>> On 11/21/2009 3:55 AM, Bob Jamieson wrote:
>
>> [ ... ]
>
>>>>> On the satellite "Game Show Network" we get, they air some old
>>>>> "Password" episodes from 1959 and 1960. Some of the guest
>>>>> celebrities they have on there are really a blast from the
>>>>> past. Kitty Carlisle?
>>>>>
>>>>> How 'bout the "Lucky Strike Hit Parade"? Gizelle McKenzy?
>>>>>
>>>>> And Milton Berle and those Texaco commercials?
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember watching them on an 8" screen Philco TV.
>>>> Gee, Bob, you must be almost as old as dirt, like me. Grin.
>>>> Clayton Moore, and Jay Silverheels, Bud and Lew, Deano, Annette.
>>>> Golden days of TV, and we were luck to have 4 channels to choose
>>>> from (near Houston).
>
>>> Hi-Ho Silver, and Away . . .
>>>
>>> Abbot and Costello meet . . .<insert here>
>>>
>>> Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis?
>>>
>>> Mouseketeers?
>>>
>>> How 'bout the Cisco Kid?
>
>> Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo. (1950 to 1956)
>
>> Jock Mahoney as The Range Rider. (1951 to 1953)
>
>> William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy. (1952 to 1954)
>
>> "Topper" with Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper. (1953 to 1955)
>
> Gee Whiz....are you guys old or what??
>
> Daniel
> (born in 1956)
I'm 15 years older than you are and IIRC Ron's about a year
younger than I am. I don't know about Bob.
Ken Whiton
*-* In Article <5fSdnaKultm-iJTW...@mozilla.org>,
*-* Bob Jamieson wrote
*-* About Re: Boy is it quite here!1
> Phillip Jones wrote, On 11/21/2009 06:16 PM:
>> Leonidas Jones wrote:
>>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>>> Leonidas Jones wrote, On 11/21/2009 02:34 PM:
>>>>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
[ ... ]
>>>>>> How 'bout "Route 66" with that red and white corvette? That was
>>>>>> about at the same time, wasn't it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Martin Milner, was it?
[ ... ]
>>>>> George Maharis was on Route 66 as well.
>
>>>> Yeah, that was the other guy. Didn't one of them, or both, always
>>>> wear a black leather jacket?
>
>>> I think it was Maharis, but honestly, I don't remember, I really
>>> was just a kid.
>
>> He was the Dark head fellow. the other was Blond headed.
>
> Yes. Was Maharis ever in anything else?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536781/
> I know the other guy,
> Martin Milner, was on Adam-12. Or was that "1-Adam-12"?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0590398/
Ken Whiton
*-* In Article <SoSdnZrEE9u8i5TW...@mozilla.org>,
*-* Bob Jamieson wrote
*-* About Re: Boy is it quite here!1
> Ken Whiton wrote, On 11/21/2009 09:15 PM:
>> *-* Bob Jamieson wrote
> Ken . . . Did you get all those dates and names and spellings from
> Wikipedia, or do you have a galactic memory?
No. :-D I do have a pretty good memory, but not *that* good.
I knew the "Gizelle McKenzy" spelling was wrong, but I wasn't
sure of the correct spelling. I was close enough, however, that a
Google search provided the answer. The rest of the names and dates
came from IMDb (The Internet Movie Database, <http://www.imdb.com>).
Ken Whiton
*-* In Article <St-dndfEENi5ipTW...@mozilla.org>,
*-* Bob Jamieson wrote
*-* About Re: Boy is it quite here!1
> Daniel wrote, On 11/21/2009 11:15 PM:
>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>> Daniel wrote, On 11/20/2009 01:48 AM:
>>>> Main impact for me is almost continuous "Pins and Needles" down
>>>> my right hand side......but as I'm missing that arm in any case,
>>>> theres not much impact!!
>
>>> So does this mean you're the famous one-armed man in the Fugitive
>>> series?
>>>
>>> (Don't mean to be abrasive or abusive in my tone, so I hope you
>>> take it as a friendly comment . . . if not, I apologize)
>
>> Which arm had "The One Armed Man" lost???
>>
>> But, then again, I've never killed anyones wife, so it cannot be
>> me?? Right??
>
> That's a good trivia question . . . ask Ken
It was his right arm.
> ( interesting
> coincidence that he has his first name in common with Jennings of
> Jeopardy fame . . .both have an encyclopedic memory).
As I said in one of my other posts, I have a good memory, but not
*that* good. I do, however, know how to take advantage of available
resources. ;-) From
<http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=fugitivethe>:
<quote>
The other principal members of the cast were Canadian actor Barry
Morse as the relentless Javert-like Lt. Gerard, who only appeared in
about one out of four stories but who seemed always ominously present,
Jacqueline Scott as Kimble's sister Donna Taft, Diane Brewster as
Kimble's wife Helen, in occasional flashbacks, and the burly Bill
Raisch as the elusive One-Armed Man Fred Johnson. Raisch, who had lost
his right arm during World War II but nevertheless went on to become a
stand-in for Burt Lancaster, may have been the show's "MacGuffin", the
prime motivation for Kimble to stay one step ahead of the law, but his
character was rarely seen on screen; during the first two years of
production Raisch worked on the program only four days.
</quote>
There's a picture of him at
<http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/fugitive.htm>.
Ron Hunter
Yes. I was born in Dec. 1942.
chicagofan
> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>> Of course, now we have a remote (wow . . . never even imagined that
>> advance back then) and can channel surf until we find something other
>> than an infomercial.
>>
>> BJ
>>
>
> And back then, didn't they tie the remote to the T.V....... so you
> couldn't lose it??
>
> Daniel
Remote? Back then... the response would be... What's that? ;)
bj
chicagofan
> nothing of merit or interest on 800 channels .. :-(
AMEN! I think most of us would be satisfied with 10-20, and probably
only watch 3 or 4 repeatedly, if only we were allowed to select the
channels we preferred.
bj
Phillip Jones
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Phillip Jones
The first remote used a Tuning Fork type ringer. Problem is with the old
dial type Phone it would make the TV change the channel or sound go up
and down or cut it on and off . The cure? remover cover from phone that
some Black Plastic tape and put two rounds on each bell. To the ear it
sounds the same, to the Remote totally different frequency.
However you couldn't do anything about beer can pop tops other than put
your hand over the tab while pulling. ;)
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Phillip Jones
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Phillip Jones
> KristleBawl wrote, On 11/21/2009 04:27 PM:
>> Bob Jamieson expressed an opinion:
>>> Now instead of the test pattern at midnight, it's infomercials . . .
>>> just as boring.
>>
>> I really miss the nightly National Anthem.
>>
>
> It did have a "past your bedtime" Pavlovian thing to it, didn't it? I
> remember whenever I heard it, I was instantly sleepy.
>
> Now when I hear it, it's a ballgame that Joe Buck is announcing on Fox,
> and it could be way past midnight.
>
> BJ
>
How about The Twilight Zone., Lost in space
JAS
to the radio but had no REA so it was battery operated so only the
parents used it an hour or so per day. Not like it is now,ha.
JAS
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Ron Hunter
and record player. It had a remote that used sound, and I found that be
clinking two quarters together, I could change the channel. Kinda or
ended fighting over the remote. Would you call it a 'two bit remote'?
Ron Hunter
helping her wring things like sheets, and hang them on the line to dry.
We would work listening to things like The Guiding Light, and other Soaps.
Dennis
Awwww jeez, don't you guys remember the 'wired' remotes? Similar to
todays remotes only not near as many buttons. Hard wired at the remote
plugged into the TV.
A little less sophisticated than I remember but...:
http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950_Zenith_Wired_Remote.JPG
History of the remote control:
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/remotectl.htm
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Dennis
JAS
channel,my father would put green cellophane on it to cut out some of
the snow.
Dennis
> Dennis wrote:
>> chicagofan wrote:
>>
>>> Daniel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Of course, now we have a remote (wow . . . never even imagined that
>>>>> advance back then) and can channel surf until we find something other
>>>>> than an infomercial.
>>>>>
>>>>> BJ
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> And back then, didn't they tie the remote to the T.V....... so you
>>>> couldn't lose it??
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>> Remote? Back then... the response would be... What's that? ;)
>>> bj
>>>
>> Awwww jeez, don't you guys remember the 'wired' remotes? Similar to
>> todays remotes only not near as many buttons. Hard wired at the remote
>> plugged into the TV.
>>
>> A little less sophisticated than I remember but...:
>> http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950_Zenith_Wired_Remote.JPG
>>
>> History of the remote control:
>> http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/remotectl.htm
>>
>>
> Yes I remember, Our first TV had a round screen and we received only one
> channel,my father would put green cellophane on it to cut out some of
> the snow.
>
One channel, not much need for a remote in that case. Well, unless the
snow had different patterns on other channels.
--
Dennis
JAS
Phillip Jones
played to listen to the Grand ole Oprey. Mother's parents and Grand
Parent couldn't afford the radio (she was born in the 20's) Dad was born
1912. But his dad was a Blacksmith.
Phillip Jones
Leonidas Jones
Well, my father always thought that anyone named Jones was a cousin!
Lee
JAS
Bob Jamieson
Father: 1895 . . . WWI vet.
Ron Hunter
Daniel
My mother was born in 1922 and she used to tell a story of her
grandfather (a blacksmith, too!) using a wheelbarrow each week-end to
take the radio's battery up to the local Service Station (i.e. where you
would get your petrol/Gasoline from) so that it could be recharged so
they could listen to the radio.
Now that's dedication.
Daniel
JAS
work manually. I think about how much I did outdoors before TV and
computers. I think we were healthier being outdoors more.
Jay Garcia
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5th great grandfather - Benjamin Kitchen - fought in the Revolutionary
War as a Lieutenant in Captain Baker's 5th Virginia Regiment. That is
what qualified me into the SAR .. Now, who can top that one?! :-)
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Terry R.
>> AMEN! I think most of us would be satisfied with 10-20, and probably
>> only watch 3 or 4 repeatedly, if only we were allowed to select the
>> channels we preferred.
>> bj
>>
> AMEN! I need like 32 Spanish channels? PLEASE! Spare me.
>
Ah, but isn't it wonderful that we have the option NOT to watch those
channels? Isn't that what "Favorites" are for (not that I use them).
Terry R.
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> chicagofan wrote:
>> Daniel wrote:
>>> Bob Jamieson wrote:
>>>> Of course, now we have a remote (wow . . . never even imagined that
>>>> advance back then) and can channel surf until we find something other
>>>> than an infomercial.
>>>
>>> couldn't lose it??
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>
>> Remote? Back then... the response would be... What's that? ;)
>> bj
>
> Awwww jeez, don't you guys remember the 'wired' remotes? Similar to
> todays remotes only not near as many buttons. Hard wired at the remote
> plugged into the TV.
LOL... guess my folks were too poor for a fancy remote control, because
I never saw one like that, but thanks for the links. :)
bj
chicagofan
> On 11/22/2009 1:08 PM On a whim, Ron Hunter pounded out on the keyboard
>
>>> AMEN! I think most of us would be satisfied with 10-20, and probably
>>> only watch 3 or 4 repeatedly, if only we were allowed to select the
>>> channels we preferred.
>>> bj
>>>
>> AMEN! I need like 32 Spanish channels? PLEASE! Spare me.
>>
>
> Ah, but isn't it wonderful that we have the option NOT to watch those
> channels? Isn't that what "Favorites" are for (not that I use them).
>
> Terry R.
I do use Favorites, but I'd prefer not to pay for all the bundled
channels I don't watch. :)
bj
chicagofan
> On 23.11.2009 01:57, Bob Jamieson wrote:
>> JAS wrote, On 11/22/2009 08:37 PM:
>>> Phillip Jones wrote:
>>>> JAS wrote:
>>>>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/22/2009 10:34 AM, Ken Whiton wrote:
>>>>>>>> Gee Whiz....are you guys old or what??
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>>> (born in 1956)
>>>>>>> I'm 15 years older than you are and IIRC Ron's about a year
>>>>>>> younger than I am. I don't know about Bob.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ken Whiton
>>>>>> Yes. I was born in Dec. 1942.
>>>>>>
>>>>> And I was born in December of 1941--we had no TV until 1959 but
>>>>> listened to the radio but had no REA so it was battery operated so only
>>>>> the parents used it an hour or so per day. Not like it is now,ha.
>>>>>
>>>>> JAS
>>>>>
>>>> Sounds like my dad growing up. they had Battery Radio which they only
>>>> played to listen to the Grand ole Oprey. Mother's parents and Grand
>>>> Parent couldn't afford the radio (she was born in the 20's) Dad was
>>>> born 1912. But his dad was a Blacksmith.
>>>>
>>> My father was born 1906 and my mother 1915.
>>>
>>
>> Father: 1895 . . . WWI vet.
>>
>> BJ
>>
>
> 5th great grandfather - Benjamin Kitchen - fought in the Revolutionary
> War as a Lieutenant in Captain Baker's 5th Virginia Regiment. That is
> what qualified me into the SAR .. Now, who can top that one?! :-)
>
The best I can do is my great grandmother was a Cherokee Indian. :)
Dad born in 1910, and Mom in 1914.
bj
Terry R.
It would be nice if we could build our own "top 50" or whatever, but
that'll never happen. They spread the channels out over various
packages so we'll HAVE to bundle them for more revenue.
Bob Jamieson
Can't beat that one.
Ron Hunter
> On 11/22/2009 1:08 PM On a whim, Ron Hunter pounded out on the keyboard
>
>>> AMEN! I think most of us would be satisfied with 10-20, and probably
>>> only watch 3 or 4 repeatedly, if only we were allowed to select the
>>> channels we preferred.
>>> bj
>>>
>> AMEN! I need like 32 Spanish channels? PLEASE! Spare me.
>>
>
> Ah, but isn't it wonderful that we have the option NOT to watch those
> channels? Isn't that what "Favorites" are for (not that I use them).
>
>
> Terry R.
What I would like is the ability to just delete those channels from the
display. I would LIKE to not have to pay for them, but that would
probably take an act of Congress, literally.
Terry R.
While we have what seems like a zillion channels on satellite, I doubt I
actually watch even 30. I could easily reduce my "Top 250" (a package
we pay for) to 40 or less.
But the DVR, now that's something I couldn't live without! We have 2
boxes to drive 4 TV's on one dish. We can record 2 shows on each one at
the same time if we wanted. Nothing like going to bed and knowing I can
watch that late program at a more convenient time. Except when that
power outage caused the hard drive to fail on one of them a year ago. It
was even plugged into a high quality surge protector. $&it happens...
Ron Hunter
Ken Whiton
*-* In Article <PPSdnaHktKkcApfW...@mozilla.org>,
*-* Jay Garcia wrote
*-* About Re: Boy is it quite here!1
> On 23.11.2009 01:57, Bob Jamieson wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> JAS wrote, On 11/22/2009 08:37 PM:
>>> Phillip Jones wrote:
>>>> JAS wrote:
>>>>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/22/2009 10:34 AM, Ken Whiton wrote:
>>>>>>> *-* Daniel wrote
[ ... ]
>>>>>>>> Gee Whiz....are you guys old or what??
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>>> (born in 1956)
>
>>>>>>> I'm 15 years older than you are and IIRC Ron's about a
>>>>>>> year younger than I am. I don't know about Bob.
>
>>>>>> Yes. I was born in Dec. 1942.
>
>>>>> And I was born in December of 1941--we had no TV until 1959 but
>>>>> listened to the radio but had no REA so it was battery operated
>>>>> so only the parents used it an hour or so per day. Not like it
>>>>> is now,ha.
>
>>>> Sounds like my dad growing up. they had Battery Radio which they
>>>> only played to listen to the Grand ole Oprey. Mother's parents
>>>> and Grand Parent couldn't afford the radio (she was born in the
>>>> 20's) Dad was born 1912. But his dad was a Blacksmith.
>
>>> My father was born 1906 and my mother 1915.
>
>> Father: 1895 . . . WWI vet.
>
> 5th great grandfather - Benjamin Kitchen - fought in the
> Revolutionary War as a Lieutenant in Captain Baker's 5th Virginia
> Regiment. That is what qualified me into the SAR .. Now, who can top
> that one?! :-)
If you insist. ;-) My earliest ancestor on this side of the
Atlantic came over in 1635 [Whiton, Augustus Sherrill, The Whiton
Family in America: The Genealogy of the Descendents of Thomas Whiton
(1635) (New London, CT: The Whiton Family Association, Inc., 1932)].
My parents had a copy of that book. I think my sister has it now
(It's hard to split one book between four offspring.). It's listed as
source material on the following sites:
http://users.rcn.com/lmerrell/ashford.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b620.html
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Mary-Harrell/FILE/0011text.txt
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/g/Patricia-Marie-Hughes/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-Sources.html
Amazon.com has a listing for it (listed as "Currently unavailable"):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/179-8808600-8471021?a=B00086B488
Ken Whiton
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Daniel
> On 23.11.2009 01:57, Bob Jamieson wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> JAS wrote, On 11/22/2009 08:37 PM:
>>> Phillip Jones wrote:
>>>> JAS wrote:
>>>>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/22/2009 10:34 AM, Ken Whiton wrote:
>>>>>>> *-* On Sun, 22 Nov 2009, at 17:20:14 +1100,
>>>>>>> *-* In Article<ybGdncKH2KLLRZXW...@mozilla.org>,
>>>>>>> *-* Daniel wrote
<snip>
> 5th great grandfather - Benjamin Kitchen - fought in the Revolutionary
> War as a Lieutenant in Captain Baker's 5th Virginia Regiment. That is
> what qualified me into the SAR .. Now, who can top that one?! :-)
>
What's the "SAR"??
Daniel
Daniel
Another advantage of Great Grandfather being a blacksmith...he worked in
the foundry of the local coal mine, coal mines have lots of coal, coal
can be used to heat water, so when he came home, mum used to say, he
always looked spick and span.
Daniel
Ron Hunter
Sisters of the American Revolution? Or similar?
Bob Jamieson
Sons
Ron Hunter
My oldest brother was a member of the Sons of the Texas Revolution. I
could be too, simply by paying the fee, and showing the relationship
with him. Two of my ancestors were killed in the Alamo, and one was
the oldest man in the Texas army at San Jacinto.
Phillip Jones
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
I can go back a lot further than that if necessary. 8-)