______ Passed Away Today, RIP (2 Viewers)

[DocHolliday]

We only got 3 channels at that time.

21, 27, 33 and 45 sometimes but a little shaky.  

 

[The Man With No Name]

21, 27, 33 and 45 sometimes but a little shaky.  

Pfft. Old tv's only had  channels 2-13 (numbers on the selector) and you had to get up to change channels, adjust the volume and antenna so you could see more clearly

 

[[scooter]]

Pfft. Old tv's only had  channels 2-13 (numbers on the selector) and you had to get up to change channels, adjust the volume and antenna so you could see more clearly

How old are you? All TVs had a UHF selector (for channels 14-83) starting in 1964.

 

[zamboni]

How old are you? All TVs had a UHF selector (for channels 14-83) starting in 1964.

I think it depended on the market. In NYC, the main channels were 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and to a lesser extent, 21. 13 and 21 were PBS.

 

[joey]

I think it depended on the market. In NYC, the main channels were 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and to a lesser extent, 21. 13 and 21 were PBS.

Remember the great Twin Towers logo for channel 11? WPIX if I recall. They had a call in video game show after school where a kid would call in and control a space invaders type game and it would shoot when the kid yelled "PIX!" Into the phone. 

 

[zamboni]

Remember the great Twin Towers logo for channel 11? WPIX if I recall. They had a call in video game show after school where a kid would call in and control a space invaders type game and it would shoot when the kid yelled "PIX!" Into the phone. 

Not sure I remember that - what year(s) was it? I moved away from the area in 1978 and came back in 1986.

 

[apalmer]

Pfft. Old tv's only had  channels 2-13 (numbers on the selector) and you had to get up to change channels, adjust the volume and antenna so you could see more clearly

Like Doc, we only got the UHF Youngstown stations when I was preschool in the 50's.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Pfft. Old tv's only had  channels 2-13 (numbers on the selector) and you had to get up to change channels, adjust the volume and antenna so you could see more clearly

2-4-7-9 in my market. 9 was the Canadian channel you saw hockey and curling on.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

UHF channel number chat

 

[Leroy Hoard]

UHF channel number chat

Speaking of UHF,  the Canadian channels showed nudity before Skinemax.

 

[zamboni]

Speaking of UHF,  the Canadian channels showed nudity before Skinemax.

Explains Canada’s national animal symbol.

 

[[scooter]]

Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling

I’m sure his family is combing over the details of his will. 

I heard that he had no heirs.

 

[Tom Servo]

Even us Western PA guys (at least the old ones) knew him.

He’s no Big Chuck and Little John. 

 

[flapgreen]

I have lost some good people in my life, and lost some bad people.   Read great obits and no obits and been to funerals for both.    A day later unless you are close family  life goes on and nobody really remembers much of either.  Kind of sad.  The good and bad are equally forgotten.

All is vanity and grasping for the wind. 

 

[joey]

Not sure I remember that - what year(s) was it? I moved away from the area in 1978 and came back in 1986.

I was born in '67 (wait, is this the "you know you’re old when..." thread?) and that logo must’ve been in the mid/late 70s. 
but google search is failing me :(  

 

[zamboni]

I was born in '67 (wait, is this the "you know you’re old when..." thread?) and that logo must’ve been in the mid/late 70s. 
but google search is failing me :(  

I’m gonna have to do some digging on this - piqued my curiosity.

 

[Galileo]

He’s no Big Chuck and Little John. 

And Lil' John was no Hoolihan.

 

[Tom Servo]

Flat Earth believer and amateur astronaut Mad Mike Hughes dies when his rocket crashed in California.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Flat Earth believer and amateur astronaut Mad Mike Hughes dies when his rocket crashed in California.

I like the fact that he was willing to prove his belief by going high enough to see for himself.

 

[Tom Servo]

I like the fact that he was willing to prove his belief by going high enough to see for himself.

I'd ride a rocket that high just to take pictures, so I can respect him for that.

 

[joey]

Flat Earth believer and amateur astronaut Mad Mike Hughes dies when his rocket crashed in California.

And those horrible round earthers couldn’t stand that he would finally be able to disprove those crazy “round earth” theories once and for all, so they shot him out of the sky. 
 

eta, in case it’s not obvious: S A R C A S M

 

[zamboni]

Legendary thoroughbred A.P. Indy - son of Seattle Slew/grandson of Secretariat.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/238648/racing-loses-a-legend-a-p-indy-dies-at-31

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Legendary thoroughbred A.P. Indy - son of Seattle Slew/grandson of Secretariat.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/238648/racing-loses-a-legend-a-p-indy-dies-at-31

Got to visit him when we lived in KY. Loved the way he ran. RIP Big Boy.

 

[Sullie]

And Lil' John was no Hoolihan.

And neither were Ghoulardi. . . so I was always told by older sisters.

 

[Galileo]

And neither were Ghoulardi. . . so I was always told by older sisters.

Fun Fact: Big Chuck was hired to work with Ghoulardi after Tim Conway was fired.

 

[Tom Servo]

Fun Fact: Big Chuck was hired to work with Ghoulardi after Tim Conway was fired.

But does this show go to Parma?

 

[Don Quixote]

Katherine Johnson (NASA mathematician profiled in Hidden Figures)

https://twitter.com/jimbridenstine/status/1231946829962584065?s=21

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Remember the great Twin Towers logo for channel 11? WPIX if I recall. They had a call in video game show after school where a kid would call in and control a space invaders type game and it would shoot when the kid yelled "PIX!" Into the phone. 

PIX PIX PIX PIX PIX PIX PIX

 

[The Man With No Name]

But does this show go to Amrap?

 

[NREC34]

Diana Serra Cary, aka baby Peggy 

last movie star of the silent era...

 

[jamny]

Remember the great Twin Towers logo for channel 11? WPIX if I recall. They had a call in video game show after school where a kid would call in and control a space invaders type game and it would shoot when the kid yelled "PIX!" Into the phone. 

PIX PIX PIX PIX PIX PIX PIX

Some people would try and time it and usually lose. The only way to win was to say it as often and as fast as you could.

 

[otb_lifer]

Diana Serra Cary, aka baby Peggy 

last movie star of the silent era...

... no words  :(

 

[joey]

Some people would try and time it and usually lose. The only way to win was to say it as often and as fast as you could.

exactly! me and my brother would yell PIX! at the TV...in between eating an entire bag of Doritos and a 2 liter bottle of coke, before running outside to play 2-hand-tough on the sidewalk with the other greaseball kids in the neighborhood

 

[Jules Winnfield]

... no words  :(

... no words  :(

Her life was out there in black and white

 

[Eephus]

David Roback, guitarist and songwriter from 90s band Mazzy Star.  Fade Into You still brings goosebumps.

His earlier bands The Rain Parade and Opal are worth a listen too.

 

[otb_lifer]

David Roback, guitarist and songwriter from 90s band Mazzy Star.  Fade Into You still brings goosebumps.

His earlier bands The Rain Parade and Opal are worth a listen too.

saw Opal open for Jesus and Mary Chain back in 11/87, at the old Ritz Theater here in the City ... a very young Hope Sandoval was on stage for a minute, iirc - thus beginning the Reid brothers love affair with that flat-out Goddess.

Dave crafted some amazing, atmospheric soundscapes that meshed so brilliantly with the ethereal warblings of Ms. Sandoval ... always found their best work to blend elements of the Doors/V.U. - gorgeously dark psychedelia with a begrudging pop flair when applicable - a very under rated musician and writer, Mazzy's best work was some of the most redeeming and worthwhile product of the 90s.  

very sorry to hear of his passing, can't give enough praise and thanks for his discovering and support of Hope, who remains my forever crush. 

favorite Mazzy vid

unplugged rooftop in London

R.I.P. 

ETA: Fade Into You (your link above is actually the Rain Parade vid)

 

[McBokonon]

I expect 85% of the people who frequent this website to feel this one.

Cheat codes were initially a tool used by developers to help test video games back in the 1980s. One developer at Japanese company Konami created his own code that would become the most famous video game cheat code, and it's still used today. 

Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the Konami Code ("Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start"), died Tuesday at the age of 61. Konami confirmed his passing Wednesday on Twitter, after the news was first tweeted by composer and sound designer Yuji Takenouchi earlier in the day. 

In 1986, while working on a port for the Konami arcade game Gradius, Hashimoto developed a cheat code for testing. The cheat became known as the Konami Code and has been an Easter egg used by game developers ever since. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I expect 85% of the people who frequent this website to feel this one.

There used to be small paperback books you could buy in case a certain video game was too much to conquer. I will admit to buying one for a game I liked at the time.

 

[McBokonon]

There used to be small paperback books you could buy in case a certain video game was too much to conquer. I will admit to buying one for a game I liked at the time.

I remember calling the Nintendo Power number a couple of times.

 

[El Floppo]

Rip Michael Hertz, graphic designer of the iconic NYC subway map.

 

[nirad3]

I remember calling the Nintendo Power number a couple of times.

Me and a buddy called them so many times they absolutely knew us by name.  

And, btw... [brag] I was listed in the NP magazine as the 8th one in the US to pass Zelda [/brag]

 

[Mr. Ected]

Prolific author Clive Cussler, 88.

I used to love reading his books. Read a ton of them when I was in HS in the mid 80s. Loved reading about Dirk Pitt (It was stuck in my head on calling him Dirk Gently, but that is another favorite - RIP too!)

RIP

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

RIP Freeman Dyson

 

[The Kansas Comet]

Rest in Peace Trader Joe

 

[wikkidpissah]

Rest in Peace Trader Joe

They gotta freeze him, right?! RIP -

 

[CurlyNight]

Love Trader Joe's. RIP.

 

[bagger]

Rest in Peace Trader Joe

Really interesting article. RIP.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Jack Welch, 84:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/02/jack-welch-obit-ge.html

 

[zamboni]

Jack Welch, 84:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/02/jack-welch-obit-ge.html

Damn - a corporate America icon. RIP

 

[Cjw_55106]

Damn - a corporate America icon. RIP

I saw him speak about 10 years ago. He had an interesting concept that makes a lot of sense when you thing about it. He said 20% of your workers are superstars and 20% are worthless. In his opinion, leaders spend way too much time on the bottom 20%. If that time was dedicated to the remaining 60%, you could add more value to them and help them get to the top 20%. 

*obviously the numbers were just for illustrative purposes and may differ in your experience.