______ Passed Away Today, RIP (2 Viewers)

[Chemical X]

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dead at 82​

Big fan of his from SCTV. RIP.

back in the day i love loved SCTV late night on saturday on channel 9 in ny. growing up as a kid, it was humor that came right up my alley. so many greats from that show and people don’t even really know it existed. i still remember eugene levy, john candy, catherine o’hara, andrea martin and that small guy whose name escapes me. classic

crazy you had to watch these shows via diorama’s, you had to be so happy when television was invented…..

lol.....this was when kids were remote controls. i remember watching tv with my dad and he'd tap me on the shoulder to get up. basically, what you were watching was it. and don't even get me started on rolling down car windows!

Close your eyes and listen

Except we didn't have that many channels back then

2-4-5-7-9-11-13 and maybe lucha libre on UHF 47

SoCal? CBS, NBC, KTLA, KCAL, FOX, KCOP?

NY and LA both had the same lineup on analog VHF (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13) because that was the "maximum" allotment in the olden days. You couldn't have channels numbered right next to each other on the dial because of cross-channel interference (if you lived in Fairfield County, CT, for example, you'd sometimes get WTNH-8 bleeding over onto WABC-7 if the weather was just right, so you'd see a ghost image and since both were ABC it'd be like seeing double). So the major cities got the "odds" and the cities in between got the "evens" to spread out the dial. There's an "invisible" channel between 4 and 5 reserved for non-TV use, so, you could put those two adjacent and get an extra station in the mix.

No one had both a 3 and 4, though, being next to each other, so that's how the old video game tuners could be sure to have one or the other free.

Really good info here. In my area it was 2 4 7 9, with 11 and 13 sometimes coming in from the next city. The only time 5 came into play was later when HBO had house antennas to get HBO without cable, which the neighborhood had not been wired for yet. My neighbors each got one on their house, which allowed us to get a fuzzy but free version.

we used channel 3 for Pong and Atari with the switch in the back of the set that was hooked up to the 2 vhf screws.

When you knew you were a player

and the orange pong game set.....

 

[zamboni]

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dead at 82​

Big fan of his from SCTV. RIP.

back in the day i love loved SCTV late night on saturday on channel 9 in ny. growing up as a kid, it was humor that came right up my alley. so many greats from that show and people don’t even really know it existed. i still remember eugene levy, john candy, catherine o’hara, andrea martin and that small guy whose name escapes me. classic

crazy you had to watch these shows via diorama’s, you had to be so happy when television was invented…..

lol.....this was when kids were remote controls. i remember watching tv with my dad and he'd tap me on the shoulder to get up. basically, what you were watching was it. and don't even get me started on rolling down car windows!

Close your eyes and listen

Except we didn't have that many channels back then

2-4-5-7-9-11-13 and maybe lucha libre on UHF 47

SoCal? CBS, NBC, KTLA, KCAL, FOX, KCOP?

NY and LA both had the same lineup on analog VHF (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13) because that was the "maximum" allotment in the olden days. You couldn't have channels numbered right next to each other on the dial because of cross-channel interference (if you lived in Fairfield County, CT, for example, you'd sometimes get WTNH-8 bleeding over onto WABC-7 if the weather was just right, so you'd see a ghost image and since both were ABC it'd be like seeing double). So the major cities got the "odds" and the cities in between got the "evens" to spread out the dial. There's an "invisible" channel between 4 and 5 reserved for non-TV use, so, you could put those two adjacent and get an extra station in the mix.

No one had both a 3 and 4, though, being next to each other, so that's how the old video game tuners could be sure to have one or the other free.

Really good info here. In my area it was 2 4 7 9, with 11 and 13 sometimes coming in from the next city. The only time 5 came into play was later when HBO had house antennas to get HBO without cable, which the neighborhood had not been wired for yet. My neighbors each got one on their house, which allowed us to get a fuzzy but free version.

we used channel 3 for Pong and Atari with the switch in the back of the set that was hooked up to the 2 vhf screws.

When you knew you were a player

and the orange pong game set.....

This was the first one we owned - thought we were aristocrats.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I grew up about equidistant between Baltimore & D.C., so got channels from both markets.

Baltimore: 2, 11, 13, 22 (PBS), 45
DC: 4, 5 (independent), 7, 9, 20, 26 (PBS)

Every once in a while, we could pick up 8 out of Lancaster, PA and 16 out of Salisbury, MD

 

[Pip's Invitation]

hmm i live in philly area and recall getting 9 and 11? I swear we used to watch morton downey and such on channel 9.

They were out of new york. They were definitely part of some cable systems in the philly area. I had them in the philly suburbs in PA.

9 had the Mets games and 11 had the Yankees.

Yes, my cable system in suburban Philly had them too.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dead at 82​

Big fan of his from SCTV. RIP.

back in the day i love loved SCTV late night on saturday on channel 9 in ny. growing up as a kid, it was humor that came right up my alley. so many greats from that show and people don’t even really know it existed. i still remember eugene levy, john candy, catherine o’hara, andrea martin and that small guy whose name escapes me. classic

crazy you had to watch these shows via diorama’s, you had to be so happy when television was invented…..

lol.....this was when kids were remote controls. i remember watching tv with my dad and he'd tap me on the shoulder to get up. basically, what you were watching was it. and don't even get me started on rolling down car windows!

Close your eyes and listen

Except we didn't have that many channels back then

2-4-5-7-9-11-13 and maybe lucha libre on UHF 47

SoCal? CBS, NBC, KTLA, KCAL, FOX, KCOP?

NY and LA both had the same lineup on analog VHF (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13) because that was the "maximum" allotment in the olden days. You couldn't have channels numbered right next to each other on the dial because of cross-channel interference (if you lived in Fairfield County, CT, for example, you'd sometimes get WTNH-8 bleeding over onto WABC-7 if the weather was just right, so you'd see a ghost image and since both were ABC it'd be like seeing double). So the major cities got the "odds" and the cities in between got the "evens" to spread out the dial. There's an "invisible" channel between 4 and 5 reserved for non-TV use, so, you could put those two adjacent and get an extra station in the mix.

No one had both a 3 and 4, though, being next to each other, so that's how the old video game tuners could be sure to have one or the other free.

And Philly got what NY didn’t: 3, 6, 10, 12, 17, 29, 48

don't forget 57!

That didn’t come along until the mid 80s, and only took off because they got the rights to Flyers road games.

 

[nirad3]

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dead at 82​

Big fan of his from SCTV. RIP.

back in the day i love loved SCTV late night on saturday on channel 9 in ny. growing up as a kid, it was humor that came right up my alley. so many greats from that show and people don’t even really know it existed. i still remember eugene levy, john candy, catherine o’hara, andrea martin and that small guy whose name escapes me. classic

crazy you had to watch these shows via diorama’s, you had to be so happy when television was invented…..

lol.....this was when kids were remote controls. i remember watching tv with my dad and he'd tap me on the shoulder to get up. basically, what you were watching was it. and don't even get me started on rolling down car windows!

Close your eyes and listen

Except we didn't have that many channels back then

2-4-5-7-9-11-13 and maybe lucha libre on UHF 47

SoCal? CBS, NBC, KTLA, KCAL, FOX, KCOP?

my
cbs, nbc, forgot 5, abc, wor (mets), wpix (yanks), pbs, uhf

Been covered above... but I had no idea!

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

So the passed away thread is now also former TV channel’s thread?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

So the passed away thread is now also former TV channel’s thread?

TV as we knew it in the '70s has passed away.

 

[Chemical X]

So the passed away thread is now also former TV channel’s thread?

TV as we knew it in the '70s has passed away.

agree here.

 

[Psychopav]

So the passed away thread is now also former TV channel’s thread?

TV as we knew it in the '70s has passed away.

agree here.

Good riddance imo.

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

Seems like the wrong thread to hijack….

 

[Leroy Hoard]

So the passed away thread is now also former TV channel’s thread?

TV as we knew it in the '70s has passed away.

I buried my first remote in the backyard next to my cat.

 

[Gally]

So the passed away thread is now also former TV channel’s thread?

TV as we knew it in the '70s has passed away.

I buried my first remote in the backyard next to my cat.

Was it the kind that clicked to make a noise and you can see the dial actually turning on the TV?


In college we got a hand-me down TV from one of the dudes I lived with. We put it in the garage and it was one of those old console TV's with the "clicker" remote. We turned the garage into a make shift living room so we hung lamps for lighting. We had one of those old lamps that had a chain to hang it with. As we were hanging the lamp the TV started changing channels. We had no idea what was going on and thought there were ghosts or something. After a few moments of moving the lamp around it finally dawned on me that the chain jingling was hitting the frequency of the "clicker" and changing the channels. We then proceeded to use that as a party gag when new people showed up to try and scare them. We had a couple people that we really freaked out and they never figured it out....haha

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Seems like the wrong thread to hijack….

or a good one as it means people aren't dying....

 

[Runkle]

Seems like the wrong thread to hijack….

or a good one as it means people aren't dying....

Peter Higgs, discoverer of the Higgs Boson, dead at age 94

 

[Sand]

Akebono, first foreign Yokozuna, dies at 54. Way too young. Yokozuna is probably the rarest title one can achieve in sport - like 70 in history.

Some great highlights:

Takanohana vs Akebono All matches Greatest Rivalry ever è²´ä¹è±vs æ太é

There was a time that 2 yokozuna in the same era who were evenly matched.It may be the Sumo's greatest rivalry ever.Takanohana doubled the number of tourname...

youtu.be

 

[gump]

OJ Simpson dead at 76

O.J. Simpson dead at 76, family announces

O.J. Simpson, one of the most infamous figures in U.S. history, had been battling cancer.

www.aol.com

 

[CGRdrJoe]

whoa, rip the juice

 

[James Bond]

Despite all that he did on the football field, he will forever be remembered for those murders. maybe he can find the "real" killer wherever he ends up next.

 

[dickey moe]

OJ Simpson dead at 76

O.J. Simpson dead at 76, family announces

O.J. Simpson, one of the most infamous figures in U.S. history, had been battling cancer.

www.aol.com

I won't comment on the fate of his soul, but the world is better off without this guy in it.

 

[Godsbrother]

OJ Simpson dead at 76

O.J. Simpson dead at 76, family announces

O.J. Simpson, one of the most infamous figures in U.S. history, had been battling cancer.

www.aol.com

I won't comment on the fate of his soul, but the world is better off without this guy in it.

Agreed. I used to like the guy too. He and Bill Cosby are probably the two biggest falls of grace ever.

 

[gump]

Despite all that he did on the football field, he will forever be remembered for those murders. maybe he can find the "real" killer wherever he ends up next.

I loved Nordberg from Naked Gun…still watch those those parts since it’s him being injured.

They finally got Nordberg!

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Despite all that he did on the football field, he will forever be remembered for those murders. maybe he can find the "real" killer wherever he ends up next.

I loved Nordberg from Naked Gun…still watch those those parts since it’s him being injured.

They finally got Nordberg!

The final scene with Nordberg falling down the stadium steps is classic.

 

[Chemical X]

OJ Simpson stats from a different era. 1973, his 2000 yard season in 14 games, he had 3 games of 200+ yards rushing, but caught only 6 balls all year. That is kind of amazing. and the 6 catches came in 3 games. Played in just 1 playoff game.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Despite all that he did on the football field, he will forever be remembered for those murders. maybe he can find the "real" killer wherever he ends up next.

Apple News obit headline:

O.J. Simpson, former football star accused of murder, has died

 

[Don Quixote]

Hope they do medical study for CTE.

 

[Max Power]

The glove didn't fit!

 

[McBokonon]

Despite all that he did on the football field, he will forever be remembered for those murders. maybe he can find the "real" killer wherever he ends up next.

I loved Nordberg from Naked Gun…still watch those those parts since it’s him being injured.

I, too, like watching when he hertz himself.

 

[Willie Neslon]

There is a crazy video on youtube of OJ standing out in front of his house with a golf club, right after the verdict, and strangers are driving up and stopping for pictures and autographs. I have to find it.

 

[Dickies]

OJ Simpson dead at 76

O.J. Simpson dead at 76, family announces

O.J. Simpson, one of the most infamous figures in U.S. history, had been battling cancer.

www.aol.com

I hope someone is willing to put in the work in his absence of finding his wife's killer.

 

[Sand]

Of the two I'm sad for the loss of Akebono. He was quite the athlete and character.

 

[Sand]

OJ Simpson, best known for his comedy role in the hit 1988 film The Naked Gun, passed away today at the age of 76.

Drudge Report: Cancer Murders OJ

Fair.

 

[El Floppo]

I was in awe of OJ the football player.

And while I started mourning most of that at the time of the murders, I can't help but to still mourn the little that's left for me- even if it's outshadowed by what happened after.

 

[El Floppo]

And I saw him and Nicole out at a club here in NYC around 1990.

I was used to seeing stars out at clubs back then... But seeing OJ was my biggest hfs I can't believe THAT person is here moment.

 

[B Maverick]

What no comments about the Juice being expired?


(yeah some of yours were better)

 

[SWC]

as to oj the murderer i never rooted for cancer before but here we are take that to the bank brohans

 

[Buckna]

30 years later and I'm still pissed the media interrupted Game 5 of the NBA finals for that stupid Bronco "chase"

 

[dkp993]

Let’s all say goodbye to our most famous Celebrity kidnapper and armed robber. (To say nothing of the wife beating and likely double murder).

 

[Phil Elliott]

What no comments about the Juice being expired?


(yeah some of yours were better)

I think the answer is in your question.

 

[Willie Neslon]

The ESPN Up Close interview from 1998 was a pretty good one. Chris Myers did a nice job of holding his feet to the fire. To me, his demeanor and the way he answers the questions give away his guilt. If the love of your life, the mother of you children was brutally murdered and you were charged with the crime but didn't do it, you would have a visceral reaction to being asked about your perceived role the crime. And the more people asked you about it, the more it would piss you off. At no time did OJ ever say "I didn't do this! Stop asking me questions about it! I have no idea what happened other than they were murdered." Instead he gives almost professorial answers about the crime and the trial. He does the same thing in the PPV taped interview he did.

Chris Myers interviews OJ Simpson on Up Close

A look back at 1998. Chris Myers interviews OJ Simpson on Up Close.Visit http://www.chrismyerssports.com for the official website of Chris Myers

www.youtube.com

 

[GoBirds]

Unreal that our system didn’t deliver justice with OJ, will not be missed.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

30 years later and I'm still pissed the media interrupted Game 5 of the NBA finals for that stupid Bronco "chase"

Amen. We live in Houston. You bet we were unhappy.

 

[zamboni]

30 years later and I'm still pissed the media interrupted Game 5 of the NBA finals for that stupid Bronco "chase"

Amen. We live in Houston. You bet we were unhappy.

As were we in New York. Although nowhere near as unhappy as in Game 7, when Pat Riley let John Starks keep shooting threes.

 

[dickey moe]

There is a crazy video on youtube of OJ standing out in front of his house with a golf club, right after the verdict, and strangers are driving up and stopping for pictures and autographs. I have to find it.

Here it is. Go stand next to the murderer for a picture, kids!

Meeting O.J. Simpson March 1996 Brentwood California

Spontaneous unedited video of people stopping to meet O.J. Simpson on the road in front of his Brentwood, California house.

www.youtube.com

Gross.

 

[GenX fan]

Some people tend to come clean on their death bed.
Makes me wonder if those close to OJ heard him say anything.

 

[Kiddnets]

Some people tend to come clean on their death bed.
Makes me wonder if those close to OJ heard him say anything.

i read those at his death bed had to sign NDAs so......

 

[Sand]

Some people tend to come clean on their death bed.
Makes me wonder if those close to OJ heard him say anything.

i read those at his death bed had to sign NDAs so......

NDAs cannot be used to conceal criminal activity.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Robert MacNeil of PBS NewsHour. RIP

 

[GregR]

Some people tend to come clean on their death bed.
Makes me wonder if those close to OJ heard him say anything.

i read those at his death bed had to sign NDAs so......

There's some allegations going viral by someone saying now he's dead, an NDA binding them around an incident from his murder trial days, but relating to actions while at USC, is no longer valid, and then telling what they say transpired. I don't imagine this is the right thread to discuss deeper, so I'll just suggest if you're interested, you can google "WABC OJ USC" for a synopsis, and if they don't have the original tweet there, enough info you can google and find it easily.

 

[JohnnyU]

as to oj the murderer i never rooted for cancer before but here we are take that to the bank brohans

I thought he was found innocent.