tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post4483814527770582232..comments2023-10-29T01:50:44.089-07:00Comments on Reflections on music, movies, TV, sports, American History, and other stuff.: GLANCING AT TV HISTORYJim McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-90992229288879861672017-03-21T10:57:44.160-07:002017-03-21T10:57:44.160-07:00Black and white TV, shut off at Midnight like it o...Black and white TV, shut off at Midnight like it or not, and back on for the dawn farm report. People read back then. Literature was popular. Seeking knowledge was nerdy, but considered to be a great investment for oneself! A great actor became a great President in real life and a reality star behaves like it's a movie part. <br /><br />But I found evidence of what's really going on, Jimmy. A clip from Idiocracy will explain it, Jimmy. It will also confirm your suspicions and frankly, I think it's a real possibility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N9nVLXMhPc <br /><br />Video games should be shut off at Midnight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-2675455741237849682017-03-20T16:01:32.170-07:002017-03-20T16:01:32.170-07:00I watched the opening of the Trump/Russia hearings...I watched the opening of the Trump/Russia hearings and that guy is toast. He insulted the intelligence community, the Fourth Estate, NATO and he adores Russia. And plus the FBI, NSA, CIA, etc. all hate Communists aka, The Reds! J. Edgar's ghost. I talk about SN when I'm under stress. I can't imagine what POTUS is listening to right now. It's not really his fault, Jimmy. It's easy once you know how the system works. White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0<br /><br />So in the Classified Hearings, otherwise known as the "Who The Hell Is That?" meetings. [The Video for this has been redacted] Look! A communist! Behind you!<br /><br />Gary Cooper responding to allegations of Communism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkViHgIs2WM Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-30763407265579246402017-03-20T08:23:28.457-07:002017-03-20T08:23:28.457-07:00I have been watching the Senate Hearings on Russia...I have been watching the Senate Hearings on Russia. POTUS made false statements on Twitter, verified by FBI Comey. Legal experts said if that happened, it would end Trump, IF Congress wanted to move forward with impeachment. We're talking about a Do-Nothing Congress. <br /><br />In an old Western, the sheriff would tell Trump to reach for the sky! So much simpler.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-47166241751214082012017-03-19T15:25:37.005-07:002017-03-19T15:25:37.005-07:00Jim,
Thanks, I thought you might enjoy it.Jim,<br /><br />Thanks, I thought you might enjoy it.Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-31924216956651170042017-03-19T12:19:11.479-07:002017-03-19T12:19:11.479-07:00Mike,
Interesting story and funny! We common peo...Mike,<br /><br />Interesting story and funny! We common people enjoy sticking it to the big guys once in a while just so they know we are around and that it isn't all about them. You kept those guys on their toes! Good job!Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-11241540611719697292017-03-19T12:00:53.006-07:002017-03-19T12:00:53.006-07:00Rick,
Check these out for great B&W westerns....Rick,<br /><br />Check these out for great B&W westerns. Definitely some of the best.<br /><br />http://www.mademan.com/mm/10-best-black-and-white-cowboy-movies.htmlJim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-68629854780496111402017-03-19T03:05:03.076-07:002017-03-19T03:05:03.076-07:00Years ago, I was told that Chuck Berry refused to ...Years ago, I was told that Chuck Berry refused to record at the studio, because of my having been blacklisted from entertainment in 1981. Not everyone was told to shut up.<br /><br />It's tough to find a good black and white Western movie that I like and there are many of them. I'm test driving, Red Sundown (1956). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM5705QL0-c<br /><br />Mackenzie's Raiders is a cool old TV show. The true story of the secret wars against the enemies of peace! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYOTr5b57VcAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-45178765082168875542017-03-18T17:00:10.707-07:002017-03-18T17:00:10.707-07:00To all:
The great Chuck Berry has died in St. Lou...To all:<br /><br />The great Chuck Berry has died in St. Louis at age 90.<br /><br />Chuck was a rock pioneer and a great contributor to Rock'n Roll. I'll sure miss the guy but I'm happy for him that he was able to make it to 90.<br /><br />"Roll over Beethoven." "Early in the mornin' I'm a given you the warnin' don't you step on my blue suede shoes! <br /><br />We'll miss you, CB.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-34491552732243407932017-03-18T14:04:22.953-07:002017-03-18T14:04:22.953-07:00Jim,
I had my 15 minutes of fame being on TV back...Jim,<br /><br />I had my 15 minutes of fame being on TV back in the 80's. At the time I was a cable repairman and companies like COX and others were laying cable for TV and in the process were cutting our cables all the time.<br /><br />I got a call one day to fix our cable in an alley. Of course it was the middle of summer and hot as hell. I had to hand dig the cable up and make a pit to fix it.<br /><br />While I was repairing the cable I heard a car pull up and people get out and started asking me questions. They wanted to know who had cut our cable and I told them it was the GD cable TV company.<br /><br />Turns out the local ABC gave the feed to Good Morning America in New York. I didn't know it until I went home and the wife said I was on GMA.<br /><br />The higher ups at the company didn't like it and I was told never to talk to the news ever again.<br /><br />The sad part was I never got to see it.<br /><br />Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-18236070167044852312017-03-17T17:12:40.346-07:002017-03-17T17:12:40.346-07:00Rick, Thanks for the Wild Bill Hickok excerpt. A ...Rick, Thanks for the Wild Bill Hickok excerpt. A lot of great westerns in the 50s on TV.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-24568379204719266812017-03-17T17:08:17.699-07:002017-03-17T17:08:17.699-07:00Thanks, Rick. Mr. Johnson appreciates your though...Thanks, Rick. Mr. Johnson appreciates your thoughts.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-2904123099858066862017-03-17T16:55:59.883-07:002017-03-17T16:55:59.883-07:00Sorry to hear about Mr. Johnson in Mayo. My late f...Sorry to hear about Mr. Johnson in Mayo. My late friend, Joe McGinness went to the Mayo to battle his own cancer in the final months of his life. Joe and I became friends during the last fear years and he died in 2014. Nice guy. Bought that house next to Sarah Palin, if you recall. <br /><br />UCLA did a 30 year study of marijuana as they were paid to find something wrong with it. Instead, their evidence proved that it prevents and in some cases cures cancer. But there can be no alcohol use and definitely no tobacco use at all! If there are lung problems, it appears that one joint a day will heal what ails you. <br /><br />The TV series, Wild Bill Hickok with Andy Divine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0K3e12MfCwAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-25615614117389854432017-03-17T12:44:07.931-07:002017-03-17T12:44:07.931-07:00Mike,
There was a local show in the afternoon on ...Mike,<br /><br />There was a local show in the afternoon on WKRC-TV in Cincinnati when I was a kid called "Circle 11 Ranch Store." I was on it along with a lot of other kids in 1950 when I was in the 4th grade. Basically it was typical kid's stuff like Wallace and Ladmo but it was quite a thrill to be on live TV.<br /><br />TV was really unsophisticated in those days. I remember my mom and I going down to the Channel 11 studio on the bus. We got here early and this guy who had a talk show on before the kid's show asked my mom to be on his show. It was an hour long show and all he did was shoot the shit with her the whole time. Typical of early TV; not much planning or organizing in those days!Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-87728406701543556952017-03-17T11:53:51.062-07:002017-03-17T11:53:51.062-07:00Hi Jim,
"Dumont" brings back a lot of m...Hi Jim,<br /><br />"Dumont" brings back a lot of memories from the early 50's. They made sets and even had a network which carried some big time entertainment like Jackie Gleason.<br /><br />Thanks for reviving that memory and best of luck with the treatments.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-71175789933271405132017-03-17T11:49:54.377-07:002017-03-17T11:49:54.377-07:00Out of Mayo for a few hours today.
How many of y...Out of Mayo for a few hours today.<br /> <br />How many of your readers have seen a Dumont TV lately?<br /> <br />Back in to Mayo for two more weeks of chemo and more tonight and 12 hours on Monday. Ugh, but I’m still alive.<br /> <br />Jim JohnsonJim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-46743677224388550072017-03-16T20:53:06.313-07:002017-03-16T20:53:06.313-07:00Stevie? I don't know. It's been a bitter p...Stevie? I don't know. It's been a bitter pill to swallow so I don't often read about her these days. It's like it's forbidden. Jen wanted to see her in concert and nobody wants to be seen with me in public. Not even Jen. Her concerts are on YouTube.<br /><br />Hey, I watched some OLD Westerns today. Amazon Prime has a ton of them! I started watching a 1953, Marshal of Cedar Rock. It's $11 a month and you can order food delivered to your door and watch old movies for no extra charge. No colorized stuff!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-33633987688818149422017-03-16T13:35:17.426-07:002017-03-16T13:35:17.426-07:00Jim,
When my son was in the Cub Scouts they were ...Jim,<br /><br />When my son was in the Cub Scouts they were invited to be on the show. He didn't get the "Ladmo Bag" but had a great time.<br /><br />I spend much more time listening to radio than watching TV. I rarely turn on the TV until at least 5 or 6 at night. Radio allows me to get work done around the house.<br /><br />As you know College Football is my big thing in the fall. Every Saturday I'm glued to the TV all day long.Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-59851032205036237162017-03-16T08:32:49.986-07:002017-03-16T08:32:49.986-07:00Rick,
I haven't heard much of Stevie these da...Rick,<br /><br />I haven't heard much of Stevie these days. Is she working?<br /><br />Freddie Fender, Dolly and Dell are three of the best. I would love to hear them do something with Stevie.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-16111916155771991812017-03-15T19:47:38.524-07:002017-03-15T19:47:38.524-07:00You tell SN, that I've got a perfectly good st...You tell SN, that I've got a perfectly good studio that she can use at no cost. Dell Mack can produce her work. We'll get her some of the finest musicians who have played with the best to back her up on the album. I helped Dell Mack at my own expense and I can help her. I don't want any money from her. I just hate it when someone says they're gonna do something and then they don't do it. I treat people with respect and I expect the same in return. What the hell am I gonna do with a garden tractor at my age? If SN has no money, I'll finance her album out of my own studio.<br /><br />I come from the age of three channels, neighbors helping neighbors and faith in God. That's all we had back before computers and the Internet. You did, because you could. And it was an honor to help Dell Mack, cause my parents liked his music. I happen to like SN's tunes. Swampland boogie. Freddie Fender, Dolly Parton, Dell, many more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-45982143343182670312017-03-15T15:46:37.623-07:002017-03-15T15:46:37.623-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-84904432889362689792017-03-15T15:45:31.479-07:002017-03-15T15:45:31.479-07:00Rick,
Sounds like a good episode got Jim Rockford...Rick,<br /><br />Sounds like a good episode got Jim Rockford, Beth, and Angel to handle. "Rockford was one of the best.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-28965040865584987002017-03-15T15:41:45.378-07:002017-03-15T15:41:45.378-07:00Mike,
Wallace and Ladmo were huge from what I hea...Mike,<br /><br />Wallace and Ladmo were huge from what I hear. Like you, many have told me stories about the show and most mentioned the famous "Ladmo Bags" that they used to hand out to the kids. I moved here in '89 so i just caught the tail end of what the show was about.<br /><br />Sometimes I think of that old GE 10" color set we once had in 1971. Like you, we have the big screen; quite a difference. TV has come a long way. Not only with the picture and advances in color but with the stereo sound too.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-15293344108124689452017-03-15T14:49:43.956-07:002017-03-15T14:49:43.956-07:00I dozed on and off watching everything from stone ...I dozed on and off watching everything from stone age man, crop circles and Westerns on Youtube last night. I have no idea how it skipped around on its own. <br /><br />Then this morning, I delivered a CD with an interview on it to the cops. Meth addicts/dealers are stupid. I got a landlord confessing that his tenant sold a pound of meth a week and he's got two meth cooks living with him now. It wouldn't even make a decent Rockford Files episode. They messed with my kin.<br /><br />The Rockford Files predicts the NSA fiasco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQGtZNlFtEAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-65567508979635180572017-03-15T11:21:45.156-07:002017-03-15T11:21:45.156-07:00Jim,
You mentioned kid shows. Here in Arizona we ...Jim,<br /><br />You mentioned kid shows. Here in Arizona we had a show called "The Wallace and Ladmo Show". It was the longest-running kids show in television history. It began in April 1954 and lasted until December 1989. It was mostly slap stick comedy but both kids and parents enjoyed it. My Dad would come home from work and watch it with us.<br /><br />My first TV was a 19 inch black and white in 1971. I didn't have a color TV until 1976. Color is much better.<br /><br />We have a 60 inch flat screen on the wall with surround sound now. It's almost like being at the movies.<br /><br />The best invention ever had to be the remote control. I love the mute button so I don't have to listen to all the annoying commercials.Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-34725428745648996172017-03-14T12:04:43.603-07:002017-03-14T12:04:43.603-07:00Mike,
Thanks, Mike. Glad you liked it.
We had a...Mike,<br /><br />Thanks, Mike. Glad you liked it.<br /><br />We had a roof antenna in Cincinnati when I was growing up and every time a plane went overhead, the picture would flutter. Our old "National" set also had adjustments for about everything like brightness, contrast, vertical, horizontal, etc. but we thought we were in heaven with that 16 inch B and W set.<br /><br />I never owned a color set until about 1973 when I got a 10 inch table mode with big rabbit ears. Wow! It was like being re-born watching shows in color.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.com