I'm so old I Remember when:

[Ponypoor]

Bozo the Bear

Thanks that was very informative. 39 is a good old age

 

[R2elk]

Don't forget the infamous 8 track, lucky to get 3 plays of the tape before the player ate it.

I had better luck than that.

 

[R2elk]

 

[notabitail]

Wait up. Anyone remember these?

 

[Hayden Goseek]

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My Pawpaw had a huge but portable radio that included some short wave bands.
We would sit up at night listening in on "ship to shore" telephone calls. Mostly guys out on oil rigs in the Gulf calling home. The operator also listened and would scold people who used foul language or got too intimate (they were on an open radio channel.)
One night I was able to pick up Radio Havana. It was interesting to hear the news from the 'enemy's' point of view.

 

[Nomadicus]

I remember hearing Cuban music from Cuban stations when growing up in FL. I remember seeing those who opposed Castro lined up and shot on the evening news.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Remember having to bring your 35mm film to the drug store or a kiosk in the parking lot to have them develop the pictures.
I used to watch the old C-45 (an small WWII cargo plane) fly the film to Houston to be developed.
A girl I knew worked sorting (censoring) the photos. Any questionable photos landed on her desk. She was the least prudish in the office but wasn't going to let TOO much get by.

 

[sdm111]

My Pawpaw had a huge but portable radio that included some short wave bands.
We would sit up at night listening in on "ship to shore" telephone calls. Mostly guys out on oil rigs in the Gulf calling home. The operator also listened and would scold people who used foul language or got too intimate (they were on an open radio channel.)
One night I was able to pick up Radio Havana. It was interesting to hear the news from the 'enemy's' point of view.

I remember in my fire department days scanners could go down to the low 30s in frequency. Same bands home cordless phones used. With a good outside antenna on a base station which I had we could hear neighbors calls a couple streets down. Had one in my truck and could catch calls riding around

 

[chrissynemetz]

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This picture gave me serious flashbacks

 

[Brooks_]

This picture gave me serious flashbacks

Some serious Hi-Fi to have "pause".