Date:         Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:33:33 -0400
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Last night was THE night for nostalgic sounds..Surfin' Bird beaten to death on 
Family Guy, and Mad Men closing with Telstar.

dl

David Weiner wrote:
> I like the accuracy of the current TV show MAD MEN, which takes place in
> 1962. The main family lives in Westchester and whenever we see the parents
> or kids watching TV, the reception is a bit off - slight double images,
> occasional snow - just as it would have been then using a rooftop TV antenna
> from such a distance from New York City. 
> 
> Dave W.
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> Anyone remember similar experiences to this? I'm just listening to a tape
> made 
> in 1960 (I recorded it, in fact) off the CBC's FM station in Toronto, and
> while 
> the quality is excellent and free from interference, every so often there's
> a 
> brief series of clicks..because someone elsewhere in the house changed the 
> television channel.
> 
> We were a family of tape fiends. Schedules were noted..taping off AM was
> even 
> worse, since light switches, television, running the dishwasher, opening the
> 
> fridge, just about anything involving electricity would cause clicks,
> buzzing, 
> static, whistle etc. As my mother frequently replied, "I can't pee in the
> dark."
> 
> dl
> 
>