Some old Photos for your enjoyment

[RicinYakima]

My AM radio had a tube chassis, and I remember having to beg may Dad to take me into town when one of the tubes burned out. You had to take them all and run them thru the "machine" to find the weak or bad one.

 

[smokeywolf]

I remember going to Thrifty Drug store to test tubes when Dad was troubleshooting the old black & white Packard Bell TV.

 

[richhodg66]

I must admit to still being a fan of radio. Haven't bought into the streaming of music and I like the local factor. There are a couple of small town stations close by that I really enjoy on the car ride each morning.

 

[richhodg66]

From my home, Sgt. White and wife, Junction City, Kansas, 1904

 

[Matt_G]

I must admit to still being a fan of radio. Haven't bought into the streaming of music and I like the local factor. There are a couple of small town stations close by that I really enjoy on the car ride each morning.

Wish I had that here. I usually have the radio turned off in the car going to and from work.
The two classic rock FM stations here don't understand what the word classic means.
About 25% of the time they play older music I like.
25% of the time it's 90's or newer garbage that I can't stomach.
The other 50% of the time, it's commercials.

Good thing I enjoy silence.

 

[LEC Guy]

A young German Soldier, recently taken prisoner, stares ahead while sitting on a church pew with his helmet in Normandy, late July 1944

Colourised by Doug
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Thats a M42 Model Helmet. Last production design. Surprised he was allowed to keep his helmet after surrender.

Bruce

 

[462]

I'm 350 miles North of L. A., but way back in high school I was able to get nighttime AM rock 'n roll KRLA.

Silence: For close to the last 10 years, I've had Derek and the Dominoes "Layla" on continuous play in the truck's CD player. However, for the last couple years, as my hearing has gone further South, the volume has been turned off. I wore out two vinyl records and am on the second CD, and though I know every word of every song most are now not understandable.

 

[LEC Guy]

My AM radio had a tube chassis, and I remember having to beg may Dad to take me into town when one of the tubes burned out. You had to take them all and run them thru the "machine" to find the weak or bad one.

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I remember using a tester like this when I was a boy. We lived in the country. Had to drive into Poughkeepsie to use the machine.

Bruce

 

[Rick]

I'm 350 miles North of L. A., but way back in high school I was able to get nighttime AM rock 'n roll KRLA.

Silence: For close to the last 10 years, I've had Derek and the Dominoes "Layla" on continuous play in the truck's CD player. However, for the last couple years, as my hearing has gone further South, the volume has been turned off. I wore out two vinyl records and am on the second CD, and though I know every word of every song most are now not understandable.

Now a Spanish station along with the 24/7 KFWB news radio.

 

[462]

Now a Spanish station . . .

No surprise, that.

 

[Walks]

Geez, I miss KFWB

"Give US 22 minutes, we'll give you the world"

 

[fiver]

the radio i miss is Paul Harvey.
even as a little kid he was entertaining... but then again i also enjoy watching documentary's.

 

[Mitty38]

Paul Harvey would be culture canceled, if he were around today. I am surprised his son still is able to speak.
Used to listen to him every Friday while going to the bank with Dad.

 

[smokeywolf]

I'm 350 miles North of L. A., but way back in high school I was able to get nighttime AM rock 'n roll KRLA.

I was 40 or so miles north of Los Angeles and listened to KRLA for several years until I got snob-ish and wanted stereo.

 

[RBHarter]

No Sears radio for me .
I did have the good fortune of dialing in KFI from LA and the Mighty 690 trans mitted from Tijuana just south of Reno at the very end of the Wolfman Jack era before they went 24/7 talk . On a really clear night after 9:30 I could get KOMA out of OKC . Im less than 150 miles miles now and can't even get the FM side of KOMA let alone the AM.

 

[RicinYakima]

Airwave are so full of electrons you can't get anything.

 

[PGPKY2014]

Late 50"s early 60"s we could sometimes tune in CKLW if the weather was perfect from our upstairs bedrooms.

 

[popper]

Arthur Godfry in the morning before school.

 

[JWinAZ]

Dr. Demento's Sunday Evening live show on KMET. "do you have a wee bit of mustard up on the bridge?"

 

[glassparman]

Oh no Mr. Biiiiillll !!!