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Thudpucker: My dad used to tell about how his dad had two batteries for his car. He'd keep one in the car to drive to work, and leave the other one in the house - attached to the radio. When he returned home from work he'd bring the one from the car in and hook it up to the radio and switch (he'd take it outside to the car in the morning if it was winter). Dad says they listened to some of the Saturday night Opry and some of the Friday night fights and they always caught the local news to hear the casualties from WWII.
Loved Jerry Clower, too. Have several Jack Benny shows on cassette and listen to them on long trips... he had such a great show.
Loved Jerry Clower, too. Have several Jack Benny shows on cassette and listen to them on long trips... he had such a great show.
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ChurchTurtle, I wonder how many adaptations to Car radio's there were in those days.
It was the Rare car that had a radio.
During WWII we did not own a car or truck. We had Two Mules and Two Horses and they dont come with radio's.
Dennis, I'll watch for Malton & Hamilton. There are also some other very good, and absolutly Adult comics, Hudson & Landry, The Capitol Steps, and the Bickersons (Francis Langford and Allan Amechie) This stuff is not for the tender at heart.
Bickerson said:
"Blanch, where's the Rat poison?" and she replies
"what do you want that for?" and He answeres,
" I'm going to drink it,Your Mother just called. She's coming to stay with us for a week"
Hudson & Landry used to make fun of everything from Drunken Pilots to the Limp wristed citizens of San Francisco and Fire Island in New York. "Ajax Liquer store?" was one of thier popular radio skits.
I guess I'll have to start perusing the 2nd hand stores and the Goodwill again.
It was the Rare car that had a radio.
During WWII we did not own a car or truck. We had Two Mules and Two Horses and they dont come with radio's.
Dennis, I'll watch for Malton & Hamilton. There are also some other very good, and absolutly Adult comics, Hudson & Landry, The Capitol Steps, and the Bickersons (Francis Langford and Allan Amechie) This stuff is not for the tender at heart.
Bickerson said:
"Blanch, where's the Rat poison?" and she replies
"what do you want that for?" and He answeres,
" I'm going to drink it,Your Mother just called. She's coming to stay with us for a week"
Hudson & Landry used to make fun of everything from Drunken Pilots to the Limp wristed citizens of San Francisco and Fire Island in New York. "Ajax Liquer store?" was one of thier popular radio skits.
I guess I'll have to start perusing the 2nd hand stores and the Goodwill again.
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Thudpucker: I don't believe the car had a radio. As he used to tell it, it was just that the radio in the house ran off the same battery that was used in the car.
Oh and the Bickersons, talk about a grumpy bunch. The nearest way to describe them to someone that had never heard of them might be "Think Al and Peg Bundy without any sex referrences."
Oh and the Bickersons, talk about a grumpy bunch. The nearest way to describe them to someone that had never heard of them might be "Think Al and Peg Bundy without any sex referrences."
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Hi Turtle, I knew your car didnt' have the Radio, and that you were talking about the Radio in the house.
I was just musing about the number of folks that put an Automobile radio in the house. The reason being that the Car radios have so much better reception than those old dry cell radios.
I cant remember the voltage of those batteries now.
The "A" battery ran one part of the Radio
The "B" ran most of the Tubes
And the "C" battery did the lights (i think)
That "B" battery was the one that ran down the fastest and cost the most money.
Then there was the "wave magnet antenna system" in the console radios.
It occupied most of the space in the lower part of the Radio cabinet.
You rotated that for whichever signal you wanted.
So if you took a Car Radio in the house and used a car battery you escaped all that expensive messing around.
My Son likes that "Married with Children" so much he tapes the re-runs. That show has been on TV for a very long time.
I was just musing about the number of folks that put an Automobile radio in the house. The reason being that the Car radios have so much better reception than those old dry cell radios.
I cant remember the voltage of those batteries now.
The "A" battery ran one part of the Radio
The "B" ran most of the Tubes
And the "C" battery did the lights (i think)
That "B" battery was the one that ran down the fastest and cost the most money.
Then there was the "wave magnet antenna system" in the console radios.
It occupied most of the space in the lower part of the Radio cabinet.
You rotated that for whichever signal you wanted.
So if you took a Car Radio in the house and used a car battery you escaped all that expensive messing around.
My Son likes that "Married with Children" so much he tapes the re-runs. That show has been on TV for a very long time.
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You can still buy the 90VDC "B" batteries for about 30 bucks a piece.
My great grandparents had one of those old radios and I heard stories about only being able to listen a couple times a week, because of the battery cost.
When my Grandma moved out on her own, she saved up to buy one of the new "entertainment centers". Features include: AM radio, PA, 78rpm record player and a record recorder that can record the radio or voice. I still have it, needs a needle. I should fix the thing up and find some blank records.
We'd listen to the Bickersons and the Lone Ranger. Favorite old song was "Too Fat Polka". That songs been parodied so many times. I still think the original was sung by Yorgi Yorgenson.
My great grandparents had one of those old radios and I heard stories about only being able to listen a couple times a week, because of the battery cost.
When my Grandma moved out on her own, she saved up to buy one of the new "entertainment centers". Features include: AM radio, PA, 78rpm record player and a record recorder that can record the radio or voice. I still have it, needs a needle. I should fix the thing up and find some blank records.
We'd listen to the Bickersons and the Lone Ranger. Favorite old song was "Too Fat Polka". That songs been parodied so many times. I still think the original was sung by Yorgi Yorgenson.
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From: North of Boston MA
Originally Posted by Mil1ion
My favourite was the last episode of "Newhart"
When he wakes up in bed with Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) telling her how he had a nightmare about owning an Inn in Vermont & there were these crazy townfolk.
When he wakes up in bed with Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) telling her how he had a nightmare about owning an Inn in Vermont & there were these crazy townfolk.
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