Reactions to old TVs

[jmdocs]

My cable-guy experience was different. In my living room I have a 1956 Motorola console, a 60s Olympic TV/phono combo, and a flat-screen HD set. When the guy came to hook up my cable he walked straight over to the Motorola and opened up his toolbox--"Oh, you don't want this one hooked up--ha ha ha..." He thought it was cool.

Last year, for the Motorola's 50th anniversary, I had a bunch of friends over for a party. We made appropriate 1956 food (when was the last time you had a Baked Alaska?) and I put together a DVD of a bunch of 50s/60s clips. The funniest part was people's reaction when a clip w/the NBC peacock came on. "Awwwwwww! When are we going to get a color tv?"