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by Pumpkin_Man » Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:53 pm
Back in 'the day,' we had a tiny handful of VHF and UHF tv channels, all brought to us through 'rabbit ear' antannas, and there was plenty of good, interesting programming. Now a days, with over 200 cable channels for me to choos from, all there seems to be on are very BORING "reality" shows. At least the Speed Channel has a few interesting shows on, but then I'm a car nut and a motorcycle nut.
It was the same deal with AM radio. Back in 'the day,' we had three stations on the AM band that played rock & roll music. WLS, WCFL and WIND, and we were almost NEVER at a loss for great music on demand. When I wasn't watching "Dark Shadows," "Creature Features," "Night Gallery" or "Circle of Fear," I was in front of my old Telefunken vaccum tube radio jamming out to the latest and greatest hits like 'White Lies & Blue Eyes," "Treat Her Like a Lady," "It's Too Late to Turn Back Now," "Jimmy Loves Marry Anne," and a whole host of other Top 40 wonders. When Mom or Dad would send me to the store, or I had to walk the dog, my transistor radio became my Siamese Twin. I was never without it, and I allways had people tagging along with me because they also liked a particular song that was playing. Even the older kids loved it when I would "turn on the juice," and Larry Lujack's voice bellowed from the speaker as he intorduced the next hit.
Now a days you have to pay for satlite radio to hear a lot of those old gems again.
Mike