Lowell:
All I can say is that you're not crazy. Who wants to give up something that
you know was genuine and high quality.
Keep those recordings; they'll be worth a bunch of money someday, and can
serve as good memories in the meantime.
Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lowell Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: radio nostalgia
> Hi Tom:
>
> I agree with you but I go back still father!
> I so enjoyed the old time radio shows: you know, Fibber & Molly, Henry
> Aldridge, etc!
> Those were truely the good ole days!!!
> In fact, I do collect those programs and have over 4000 of them witch I
> listen to almost daily!
> Am I crazy???
> You can answer that.
> 73
> Lowell W8QIY
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 11:17 AM
> Subject: off topic: radio nostalgia
>
>
> > Hi, all.
> >
> > This past week, our only locally-owned AM and FM radio station in Big
> Rapids
> > with truly local programming was bought out by a bigger company, and has
> now
> > started fully-automated and sindicated programming except for a
four-hour
> > morning show on week-days. This has gotten me thinking about the way
> things
> > used to be, and I couldn't help but share my thoughts. If this is
> > inappropriate for this list, I offer my sincere appologies, but
sometimes
> > you just have to vent. HI! HI!
> >
> > I can't help but remember the days back in the 1960's and early 70's
when
> AM
> > radio really had personalities worth listening to. I remember people
> like:
> >
> > Joey Reynolds, Jack Armstrong, and Dan Nevereth from WKBW in Buffalo New
> > York;
> > Joe Niagara and Hi Lit from WIBG in Philadelphia;
> > Dick Biondi and Ron Brittain from WCFL in Chicago;
> > Byren Mcgreggor and the others from CKLW in Winsor, Ontario;
> > Dan Ingram from WABC in New York; etc. etc.
> >
> > I remember the days when I lived in central Pennsylvania and used to get
> > home after school, just waiting for AM propogation to improve so that I
> > could receive those great stations with those great personalities.
> >
> > Now, I have to say that I don't listen to AM or FM radio any more other
> than
> > as background noise when I'm doing something else. Maybe the problem is
> > just me, but I don't really think so.
> >
> > Anyway, I just had to get this off my chest. Thanks for listening, and
if
> > you all ignore this post, I'll surely understand.
> >
> > Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>
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