My old tv when I was a kid had to be tuned with a butter knife and could only hold about ten channels in its memory.
The Nostalgia Thread
- Thread starter Amy SF
- Start date
My old tv when I was a kid had to be tuned with a butter knife and could only hold about ten channels in its memory.
Oh, and don't get me started on Commodore 64 again, I might start to cry, longing back to those happy and worry-free days ....
OP
OP
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2012
- Reaction score
- 19,521
- Age
- 65
- Location
- I'm liek, in Cali, dude.
- Lifestyle
- Vegetarian
Not really, but I remember we had a Zenith TV with only four buttons on the remote, two that changed the volume either up or down and two that changed the channel either up or down. Contrast that with the last time I got a new TV and I had to examine the new remote for a good long time trying to find the mute button because it wasn't where it was on the last remote.
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
OP
OP
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2012
- Reaction score
- 19,521
- Age
- 65
- Location
- I'm liek, in Cali, dude.
- Lifestyle
- Vegetarian
Yeah, I remember when "Music TV" actually played music.
And the "first wave" of reality programming back in the 1970's, with Real People and their ilk. I was so happy when that stuff died out. I never imagined it would come back, worse than ever.
I remember when TV programs started broadcasting in color. NBC had its promo "the following program is brought to you in living color" and the NBC peacock.
And the cigarette commercials. They were very inventive, actually. I miss the creativity of the ads, but not what they were selling.
I actually kinda miss Bob Hope and Johnny Carson. I thought they'd be around forever.
I remember when Johnny Carson hosted the Oscars. He was hilarious. Seriously. One year, one of the winners (for one of the writing awards, I think) didn't show up to accept his award. Carson started a running joke throughout the remainder of the show about how the guy was late because he was stuck in L.A. traffic. "He's coming up the 405. He's trying to get off the freeway. He's almost here..." Just priceless stuff. 
RabbitLuvr
I love rabbits.
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
AD&D - back when it was paper, pencil, dice and your imagination.
Oh, yea, and when Tipper Gore said that AD&D would turn us all into Santanist..hasn't happened yet.
Oh, yea, and when Tipper Gore said that AD&D would turn us all into Santanist..hasn't happened yet.
OP
OP
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2012
- Reaction score
- 19,521
- Age
- 65
- Location
- I'm liek, in Cali, dude.
- Lifestyle
- Vegetarian
And there was roller skating, not roller blading. My roller skates had metal wheels and no way to stop. We lived at the top of a hill, so I'd take a real chance when I went skating down the sidewalk to the bottom of the hill. My mother always made me wear several layers of clothing to protect myself so I rarely got hurt, maybe some scraped palms. Back then nobody wore joint pads and a helmet unless they wanted to be considered a real wuss. That was the 1970's version of Extreme Roller Skating.
Calliegirl
Forum Legend
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2012
- Reaction score
- 5,816
- Lifestyle
- Vegan
We had a rotary phone, it was very exciting when we upgraded to a push button phone.
I had one of those small black and tv's. It had dials on it, so you had to get up to change the channel. It was similar to this one.
I've had a few of the foods on that list, but I really miss breakfast squares. They were terribly dry, yet still delcious.
I had one of those small black and tv's. It had dials on it, so you had to get up to change the channel. It was similar to this one.
I've had a few of the foods on that list, but I really miss breakfast squares. They were terribly dry, yet still delcious.
thefadedone
Needs a life
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2012
- Reaction score
- 4,829
I still have tube tvs. They aren't even flat screens. My biggest one looks like this:
The other one I own is a 19 inch RCA tv that's over 20 yrs old. Still kickin'!
I remember when toys came in boxes of cracker jacks and cereal. I remember dumping out the entire box of cereal just for the toy inside.
I remember when toys came in boxes of cracker jacks and cereal. I remember dumping out the entire box of cereal just for the toy inside.
We had milk delivered in glass bottles left on our front porch. We used to steal pieces of ice from the back of the milk truck on hot summer days. We also had a guy selling fresh fruits and vegetables. He would drive around in his truck yelling "Hey...get your peaches! Get your fresh peaches!"
thefadedone
Needs a life
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2012
- Reaction score
- 4,829
We had milk delivered in glass bottles left on our front porch. We used to steal pieces of ice from the back of the milk
truck on hot summer days. We also had a guy selling fresh fruits and vegetables. He would drive around in his truck yelling "Hey...get your peaches! Get your fresh peaches!"
Wow I'm jealous of the fruit/veg truck! All we had was Schwans. I still live in an area that has a white musical ice cream truck. Plus up until a few years ago milk was still being sold in glass jugs at a certain dairy mart chain here.
I remember the whole Clinton scandal with Monica Lewinsky. Thinking about it now it those were the good ole days. When the headline news was the President getting a blowjob from an intern instead of bombings of our major cities and horrendous mass shootings in schools and public places.
thefadedone
Needs a life
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2012
- Reaction score
- 4,829
The super soaker, a marvel of soaking technology.
Pictured below:
I bought one of those just a couple of years ago.
Jarts? Yeah, those were done in by lawsuits, I think.
You can still buy rotary phones. Anthropologie, for one, sells them.
When we moved to the U.S., we still were part of a party line. Remote controls are a fairly recent invention during my lifetime.That's how old I am.
I'm not sure that I'm actually nostalgic for anything.
