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serious crayons:
Sad. But also, Betty White looks so young in that photo. I guess of course, that was 40+ years ago, so she would be. But for some reason I think of her as always looking the age she is now.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 16, 2019, 09:04:23 am ---Sad. But also, Betty White looks so young in that photo. I guess of course, that was 40+ years ago, so she would be. But for some reason I think of her as always looking the age she is now.
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It's shocking to think it was that long ago. It seems like the MTM show ended only a few years ago. I've noticed that about other TV shows, too, but then I also "feel" like the year can't be 2019, like it can't be any later than 2009 at the most. It's difficult for me to grasp that we are only six years from completing the first quarter of this century (not that we'll see the end of it).
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 16, 2019, 10:31:42 am ---It's shocking to think it was that long ago. It seems like the MTM show ended only a few years ago. I've noticed that about other TV shows, too, but then I also "feel" like the year can't be 2019, like it can't be any later than 2009 at the most. It's difficult for me to grasp that we are only six years from completing the first quarter of this century (not that we'll see the end of it).
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What, you don't plan on living to 140+?
We're lucky we won't be here until the end of the century. I feel sorry for my kids, who have at least a chance of it -- they'll be 104 and 106, but their great-grandmother lived to 105. By the end of the century, some scientists predict the earth will be uninhabitable 20 degrees on either side of the equator.
Front-Ranger:
Was just reminiscing about classic shows from my childhood, but of radio, not TV. When I was young my mother used to listen to Dinah Shore and Arthur Godfrey. I guess Dinah was the Ellen of the time. They were national shows. I realize that now because the announcer would always say, "It's xx minutes past the hour." But what hour? You would have to look at your clock to find out.
Every room had its own clock, its own wastebasket. Our phone hung on the wall next to a counter that divided the dining room from the kitchen. That was where the radio was too, but it was portable. It could go into any room, or even outside. When we had to go downstairs during a tornado warning, the radio came along. We had to hide under heavy metal desks as big as baby elephants. One time, I took a chance to peek outside and the sky was a sickly yellow color.
Does anyone have any memories of classic radio shows to add?
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on June 27, 2023, 05:06:47 pm ---Does anyone have any memories of classic radio shows to add?
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None here. :(
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