Terminalcoffee discussion

I was listening to some live concerts on Wolfgang's Vault the other night, and it reminded me of listening to the King Biscuit Flour Hour on the radio Saturday nights. For those of you too young to remember, the KBFH was a weekly program which would broadcast live gigs of your favorite bands of the day, i.e., the Who, Genesis, ELP, Springsteen, etc. I would look forward to listening to that show, and tape the show for future playing.

And this got me thinking about things I enjoyed which I know my daughter will never get the opportunity to enjoy. Things like:

1. The aforementioned KBFH, or your local rock station broadcasting any live gig on the radio.
2. "Chiller Theatre" on Saturday nights on WPIX Channel 11 (New York), broadcasting some of the best horror movies ever filmed.
3. LPs.
4. Typewriters (although an article in today's NY Times suggests they're making a comeback).

...just to name a few.

Anything from your past that you think our future generations will never get to enjoy?

sad.


Rolling their fingers through the holes in a rotary dial phone.

The kids are loving records these days, so I don't think they're going away.

Saturday morning cartoons
Having to wait for holiday specials

Really, any element of not being able to watch what you want any time you want. Yes, I love the convenience too, but the anticipation and celebration about it was far more exciting.

Pinwheel (Nickelodeon)
long porch night conversations with the family
sleeping porches
records
8-track
beta
snail mail
phone cords, the great corralling toy accessory
riding in the window or the floorboard of the car on long road trips (before seatbelt laws)
Bike rides and long days around the neighborhood during the summertime.
Being inaccessible when away from the parents (no cell phones, no pagers, no texting, no internet)

I was a little worried this thread was going to be about things like polar bears and fresh air.

paper maps
boxes of old photographs and letters

I heard that EZ-Bake Ovens are being discontinued because you can't get the light bulbs for them anymore. Everything is now compact fluorescent. :(

Sarah Pi wrote: "I was a little worried this thread was going to be about things like polar bears and fresh air."

Good thing nobody brought them up then.

Jim wrote: "Sarah Pi wrote: "I was a little worried this thread was going to be about things like polar bears and fresh air."

Good thing nobody brought them up then."

Good thing :)

I have a nice stash of incandescent bulbs in my closet. Just in case.

There are lots of retro stores in my city that still sell tapes and LPs and even 8 tracks. You can get get typewriters at certain places. The reason I stopped using my typewriter was because they discontinued the ribbons.

I've found a lot of old stuff on YouTube, things I never thought I'd see. I also have checked out many old radio programs from the library.

Jello Pops and Pudding Pops - do they still make those? If so, disregard.

Here's my addition to the list: the joy of hunting for an LP or CD in the endless racks of a music store, and perhaps not even finding it but finding something else instead, and the triumph of finally coming across it months or weeks or years after you first started looking.

Sarah Pi wrote: "Jello Pops and Pudding Pops - do they still make those? If so, disregard.

Here's my addition to the list: the joy of hunting for an LP or CD in the endless racks of a music store, and perhaps not ..."

They don't... or at least I've not seen any at the stores. I've even looked for recipes to make my own. The jello pops were my faves. The closest I've found to flavor/consistency is Edy's fruit bars.

I totally got a turntable for X-mas last year...it came w/ a little round thing, and I innocently asked my mom what it was for. She replied that it was for a 45, and so began my education on LP's.

I listen to it all the time, and digging for a record at a used music place is sooo much cooler than just searching for it on ITunes.

Welcome, Erin!
And agreed!

Welcome to TC Erin.

Erin, that is so cool that your mom gave you a turntable and schooled you on how awesome they are. I wish I'd kept mine.

hehe, I'm cruisin' through some of the other posts, and I'll try not to get accustomed to the fantastic politeness at this thread...guess I caught people while they were being all nostalgic and stuff!

...sorry Dutch!...

Dutch, you should have been around during the Miniature Amsterdam days...the hazing newbies went through there was brutal, thanks to a certain name who shall not be mentioned; his name rhymes with Kavid Dowalski.

I remember Sunday Night movies on ABC, CBS, and NBC. Edited for Television versions of your favorite films.

Also, whatever happened to the miniseries? I know they've become the exclusive domain of cable and premium cable channels, but back in the 1980s, the miniseries was what kept Richard Chamberlain employed.

Are you sure that I didn't welcome you Dutch?

Dutch wrote: "Yes :) Both you and Jim were nice to me. And Barb was my first TC/GR friend add. :D"

I thought I was your first.

Larry wrote: "Dutch wrote: "Yes :) Both you and Jim were nice to me. And Barb was my first TC/GR friend add. :D"

I thought I was your first."

You know what that makes you then Larry?

IfI this weren't gus's thread i'd change the title to THE FARTING TROLL and Larry Cuddle.

Phone posts make it look like i'm on painkillers.

Sally wrote: Rolling their fingers through the holes in a rotary dial phone."

My parents have had the same phone number since before I was born. So I KNOW it. A few years ago I was at my aunt's house and she has a rotary dial phone. I tried to dial my parents number on it, got half way through, and forgot where I was at! lol And we used to have rotary dial until I was 10!

Why is everyone abusing Sally???

Uh, Koeeaoddi...read my first post again, if you don't mind, because that will answer your question. ;-P

AND WHY IN THE HELL DO MY THREADS ALWAYS GET HIJACKED???

Hey, I can't be around all the time to police this thread.

You're in demand, Gus.

You just sit right there and pay heed, young man.

What can I say? I'm popular.

I like to abuse your threads, Gusteroo.

Thread abuse is a criminal offense.

Hmm. The ficus seems to be shaking a lot. Larry must behind there.

*ducks*

quack

Don't call me Gusteroo. I've killed many a man over calling me that. My killing days are over, ya hear me?

Shot a man in Reno?

duckface

I shot a duckface in Reno. Just to hear his death quack.

But did he try to duck at the last second?

Only if you promise to dump them both with style Dutch!

Frog.

Monkey

Jesus, Dutch, how many love triangles can you be in at the same time?

Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

Gotcha, Dutch. Carry on. I'm all aboard.

Gus wrote: "4. Typewriters (although an article in today's NY Times suggests they're making a comeback).
"

I know someone who got his 8 year old daughter an old typewriter (from the 50s) and she loves using it. Whenever she needs to write a thank you note she gets out the typewriter.

Pat wrote: "paper maps
"

Yes. I love paper maps.

Postage stamps.

My dad made us use a typewriter for six months when me and my brothers all got low scores on our spelling and grammar tests. He said we were too used to Autocorrect and spell check. And it sucked for the first couple weeks, because everytime we made an error, we'd have to type the whole damn thing up all over again.

Wait, Dutch has a TC crush on who now?