I know a lot of people who churn their own butter and make their own cheese. Although myself, I buy it in a supermarket.
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I know a lot of people who churn their own butter and make their own cheese. Although myself, I buy it in a supermarket.
Milo Willamson
Extreme Android User
I really remember going to a cousins house of where, they played all the older stuff, I just fell asleep inside the room, after singing karakoe - "I will survive" ontop of my lungs, just half asleep consintatly back then anyways. Seems these days no matter what time I do close down everything and head to sleep, there is something always bugging me in my head.I forgot to say that I have a ton of commercial-free music channels on DirecTV, covering every imaginable genre. But I don't listen to it any more, either. And before I got sick, I had a Rhapsody account that I used heavily, but canceled it once I was well enough to think about it.
When I used to have people over for lunch or birthdays, I did play DirecTV's swing channel (music from the '40s), or jazz, softly in the background. It set a nice mood, without being intrusive. You could hear the music without having to SHOUT over it to be heard.
So you still listen to Over The Air @mikedt?
I'm not Mike, but I can state with a good deal of confidence that a lot of people do.
I'm sure much depends on where one lives. For example, here in LA we have many stations, some world-renowned, and plenty of genres to choose from. If I were still working--and driving to/from work--I easily see myself listening to the radio.
^ This
puppykickr
Android Expert
Yes, but most of the music in the '60s didn't all sound the same, with the same 'drop tuning' and constipated cats fighting singing sound.
puppykickr
Android Expert
Nirvana was the first Grunge band that went nationwide (afaik) and Smells Like Teen Spirit (just that song) was ok. Smells Like Nirvana from Weird Al Yankovik was much better.
The whole Grunge thing ruined the music scene in general.
In the '60s there was room for all different kinds and styles of music, and they all enjoyed popularity at the same time.
When Grunge hit, that is all that was on the radio, except for the occasional bone thrown to us metalheads- which was usually some played out drivel from Metallica's 'Black' album.
And yes, CB is still around.
In fact, the restrictions on talking skip have been done away with, so although a much smaller crowd the communications can now legally be done across long distance.
Truckers still use it, and it is a great way to maintain communication from car to car on long trips.
Phones are more distracting while driving.
'80s Tube tops and short shorts (me in elementary and middle school)
'90s bluejeans and baggy flannel shirts (me in high school and college)
This statement is 100% correct.
puppykickr
Android Expert
Most larger radio stations (and evensome small ones) now also stream their regular broadcast.
No more static, and with Wi-Fi there are no restrictions with data.
F-Droid has an app called Radio Droid that I use all the time instead of over the air broadcast.
Just enter the name or call sign of the station you like and if it has a stream available it will come up.
Also, if it does not come up, an option to add it is there as well.
No more static, and with Wi-Fi there are no restrictions with data.
F-Droid has an app called Radio Droid that I use all the time instead of over the air broadcast.
Just enter the name or call sign of the station you like and if it has a stream available it will come up.
Also, if it does not come up, an option to add it is there as well.
puppykickr
Android Expert
As for Grunge...
This clip says it all-
This clip says it all-
Milo Willamson
Extreme Android User
Sometimes I just let my digital music play on my ps3 
puppykickr
Android Expert
Sometimes I just let my digital music play on my ps3
My ol'lady has a PS 3, and I put a couple of apps onto it just for music.
The problem is that they are rather fickle, and it seems much easier just to listen to music on Youtube with the thing.
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I'm listening to BBC Radio Bristol on FM, and they don't play grunge.
Milo Willamson
Extreme Android User
I know with the thousands of compact discs, you have to be really careful injecting them and vice versa, had three of my media ruined.
Had a all a cepllo group from down here too, it split in half, i think I have them stored on this comp though.
Car alarms are my new Radio.
So SAD.
So SAD.
The local radio station we all listened to back in the sixties had an ongoing contest. The first person to call after they played the sound of a pop top being pulled won a six pack of beer. Talk about a calling card for the teen set. My group kept a list of eligible potential winners on hand and would send someone to the station weekly to pick up a case or two of beers for our efforts. Talk about a dedicated audience. What teen would miss the opportunity to gather up free beers? It would be tough to pull that contest off today.
They also had a sticker proclaiming their call sign and a peace sign that could be had at no cost. Often one drive-in or another would let your car in for free for the night if you had the sticker on your car. Advertising at a small price but everyone had their sticker on their car. They also had a contest to see what high school had the most spirit. The school that had the most pages containing 25 student signatures was deemed to be the winner. The station kept everyone abreast of the results as the contest went along. I'm sure it added to their listening audience as the schools competed. Their commercials were target at that high school age consumer. Though we heard those commercials a gazillion times they all seemed relevant and often enticing.
I guess the point I'm working towards is the entire station and it's audience scene enjoyed a tight relationship. They needed us. We need the latest and greatest tunes. You were out of the loop if not a listener and they would not have survived if we didn't support their advertisers. Somewhere along the line that hand in hand died and the radio stations lost their relevance.
My group kept a list of eligible potential winners on hand and would send someone to the station weekly to pick up a case or two of beers for our efforts. Talk about a dedicated audience. What teen would miss the opportunity to gather up free beers? It would be tough to pull that contest off today.They also had a sticker proclaiming their call sign and a peace sign that could be had at no cost. Often one drive-in or another would let your car in for free for the night if you had the sticker on your car. Advertising at a small price but everyone had their sticker on their car. They also had a contest to see what high school had the most spirit. The school that had the most pages containing 25 student signatures was deemed to be the winner. The station kept everyone abreast of the results as the contest went along. I'm sure it added to their listening audience as the schools competed. Their commercials were target at that high school age consumer. Though we heard those commercials a gazillion times they all seemed relevant and often enticing.
I guess the point I'm working towards is the entire station and it's audience scene enjoyed a tight relationship. They needed us. We need the latest and greatest tunes. You were out of the loop if not a listener and they would not have survived if we didn't support their advertisers. Somewhere along the line that hand in hand died and the radio stations lost their relevance.
Radio stations changed to talk radio. There were talk radio stations back then but they didn't dominate the bandwidth, music did.
I miss that.
I miss that.
Sounds like nice, fond memories @olbriar. Things are very different today... *sigh*
Your post triggered a memory, something I hadn't thought of in ages.
When my husband and I lived in Albuquerque, there was a drive-in movie theater a few blocks away. Today, I have no idea what the reason was, but for some reason, one night we walked to the drive-in and were allowed in--without a car. (Where was our car? Did we have a car? Our VW van had burned to the ground while visiting friends stationed at Fort Hood. I don't know.) Anyway, it was a chilly, typical, fall Albuquerque evening, but we happily sat bundled in a blanket on the ground, with the speaker nearby. It was a wonderful night.
Back to radio: anyone who's read my posts around here will likely have gleaned that I despi...well, disliked, Texas. In fact, moving there was the biggest mistake of my life, the one thing I would do over...if only we could time travel. But there were some good things, including my favorite [Dallas] radio station, KZEW. Their thing was "98 K-Z-E-W...the zoo!" I listened to them throughout the day--always the morning drive-time show plus, depending on which classes I had, or when I had to get to work or go home, the lunch-time and/or evening drive-time shows.
They played rock, including classic rock, and they issued variations of their bumper sticker for events, like a concert, a festival, a superstar group coming to town, etc.--and I collected them all. The stickers had a clear background, and were perhaps 6"x3", with colorful printing, always including as its base their logo. I drove a Pinto hatchback--go ahead and laugh, but it was an excellent car that had no problems for the 4 or 5 years I kept it. Its entire back window, which was huge relative to the size of the stickers, slowly filled up with KZEW stickers, each one unique. (They didn't affect my ability to see through the window.)
I was occasionally asked by strangers if they could take a picture of it, and I always said yes. But the best ever happened one morning when I delayed going to work so I could stop by a live remote broadcast they were doing--two blocks down the street from work.
I pulled in and parked, and went over to where they were, and was just hanging out, making sure I had every bumper sticker, and chit-chatting with other listeners. Then this woman--from the station--came up and asked if the white Pinto was mine. I said yes. With much exuberance, she asked permission to take photos of my sticker collection! They loved it and wanted photos to put up in their studio! Of course I said yes. It totally made my day.
Your post triggered a memory, something I hadn't thought of in ages.
When my husband and I lived in Albuquerque, there was a drive-in movie theater a few blocks away. Today, I have no idea what the reason was, but for some reason, one night we walked to the drive-in and were allowed in--without a car. (Where was our car? Did we have a car? Our VW van had burned to the ground while visiting friends stationed at Fort Hood. I don't know.) Anyway, it was a chilly, typical, fall Albuquerque evening, but we happily sat bundled in a blanket on the ground, with the speaker nearby. It was a wonderful night.
Back to radio: anyone who's read my posts around here will likely have gleaned that I despi...well, disliked, Texas. In fact, moving there was the biggest mistake of my life, the one thing I would do over...if only we could time travel. But there were some good things, including my favorite [Dallas] radio station, KZEW. Their thing was "98 K-Z-E-W...the zoo!" I listened to them throughout the day--always the morning drive-time show plus, depending on which classes I had, or when I had to get to work or go home, the lunch-time and/or evening drive-time shows.
They played rock, including classic rock, and they issued variations of their bumper sticker for events, like a concert, a festival, a superstar group coming to town, etc.--and I collected them all. The stickers had a clear background, and were perhaps 6"x3", with colorful printing, always including as its base their logo. I drove a Pinto hatchback--go ahead and laugh, but it was an excellent car that had no problems for the 4 or 5 years I kept it. Its entire back window, which was huge relative to the size of the stickers, slowly filled up with KZEW stickers, each one unique. (They didn't affect my ability to see through the window.)
I was occasionally asked by strangers if they could take a picture of it, and I always said yes. But the best ever happened one morning when I delayed going to work so I could stop by a live remote broadcast they were doing--two blocks down the street from work.
I pulled in and parked, and went over to where they were, and was just hanging out, making sure I had every bumper sticker, and chit-chatting with other listeners. Then this woman--from the station--came up and asked if the white Pinto was mine. I said yes. With much exuberance, she asked permission to take photos of my sticker collection! They loved it and wanted photos to put up in their studio! Of course I said yes. It totally made my day.
A few years back I was working on the never ending project of tossing some of the worthless / useless items my wife and I have accumulated through the decades. The task at hand was a drawer full of old photos, and photo albums, notebooks, and such. I put the dumper to a lot of the pictures... one trip to the zoo's worth of photos pretty much tells all zoo stories. One of the notebooks I picked up had an unused KEYN window sticker between its pages. The notebook went in the trash but the sticker went back in the drawer... too many memories. The kids will have to toss it someday.
One of the notebooks I picked up had an unused KEYN window sticker between its pages. The notebook went in the trash but the sticker went back in the drawer... too many memories. The kids will have to toss it someday.
Milo Willamson
Extreme Android User
I should of add this earlier, used to listen to the country station over here ages ago, where as I think they do support and giving prizes away, before I even remotely heard the name "Johnny Cash" anyways, when I was in highschool, I took my sisters walkman for ages, listen to the local radio stations of college type music they used to play. I remember listening to the college type rock they used to play.. Anyways I remember just listening to "LoveLine With Adam Collerola, and Dr. Drew Pinsky." in that, and a few others I vaguely remember ontop of my head..
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You drove a Pinto @MoodyBlues.
Did you ever get the FM option on your radio?
Did you ever get the FM option on your radio?
It not only had FM stereo, but an 8-track player!
It's been a long time, so I could be off on this, but I'm pretty sure it was a 1979--long after they'd fixed the notorious gas-tank issue. We bought it around 1982...I think. It was a 4-speed stick that was fun to drive, and got excellent gas mileage.
I have photos--you know, the kind you hold in your hands--of its rear window, but they're somewhere in a box...in the garage...still waiting to be unpacked...since moving home in 2006...
Could be. The last year they made the Pinto was in 1980. I drove a '72 Pinto all through college. It was the kind that went boom if you rear-ended it. (unless you got it fixed, which I did). It didn't have much of a radio in it, when I bought it in '77. I think I paid $1,200 for it with about 40k on the odometer. I did put an aftermarket radio/cassette deck in it, skipping 8-tracks. I finally had to junk it in '81 because the body had rusted through in a couple of places and this car had a "unibody" construction (body and frame all-in-one) and they (PA Inspection Laws) considered it to be a frame failure ... ie. couldn't be repaired. The engine and the transmission were still rock solid, though.
