Those thrilling days of yesteryear. Yep we had this tv (or something really close), and that antenna which was the most modern version of the beloved, mostly hated, "rabbit ears". Want to change the channel of adjust the volume ya had to get up out of you chair, walk over to the tv and physically turn a knob. Yeah, I know, what's a knob? Then go back and sit down, only do do this repeatedly throughout the evening.
Of course there were the preliminary adjustments that you had to turn other knobs on the back of the tv to adjust the vertical and horizontal hold to keep the picture from rolling. Yeah, I know... rolling...what's that? Then adjust those beloved rabbit ears, the indoor antenna, in order to get a semi clear black & white picture.... Color was only in the movie theater. You had to adjust the antenna each time you changed the channel to one of the three to four choices that was available... of which only two came in clear, and the other was "snowy"... Unless it was bad weather, then they were all snowy. Tv broadcasting ended at midnight, and there was nothing but static until 6am. All in all, it was a great advancement over the family gathering around the radio (but that's another story to itself). We always found something interesting to watch. And today we complain that there's nothing to watch on our 200 plus channels. Yep, lots of changes... and yes, kids are spoiled with conveniences beyond imagination at the time I grew up. Television when it began was thought to be a fad, and would fade away... radio was king. And by the way... if you weren't home to see your favorite show, well, ya missed it... gone until reruns.
Of course there were the preliminary adjustments that you had to turn other knobs on the back of the tv to adjust the vertical and horizontal hold to keep the picture from rolling. Yeah, I know... rolling...what's that? Then adjust those beloved rabbit ears, the indoor antenna, in order to get a semi clear black & white picture.... Color was only in the movie theater. You had to adjust the antenna each time you changed the channel to one of the three to four choices that was available... of which only two came in clear, and the other was "snowy"... Unless it was bad weather, then they were all snowy. Tv broadcasting ended at midnight, and there was nothing but static until 6am. All in all, it was a great advancement over the family gathering around the radio (but that's another story to itself). We always found something interesting to watch. And today we complain that there's nothing to watch on our 200 plus channels. Yep, lots of changes... and yes, kids are spoiled with conveniences beyond imagination at the time I grew up. Television when it began was thought to be a fad, and would fade away... radio was king. And by the way... if you weren't home to see your favorite show, well, ya missed it... gone until reruns.
