Night of the Living Dave ([info]obliterati) wrote,
@ 2009-06-12 06:38:00
Previous Entry  Add to memories!  Tell a Friend  Next Entry
The first television station ever was WRGB in my home town, channel 6, the NBC affiliate. It was run by General Electric for years and was home to such oddness as "G.E. Theater", which was a variety show filmed downtown hosted by Ronald Reagan. When I was a kid Channel 6 switched with Channel 13, and Channel 6 became CBS and Channel 13 became NBC, and it was always confusing when newscasters switched sides because you could never remember what channel you were watching.

My hometown was subject to the first television dreamworld, the first time they ever tried to raise humans in the wild with these giant talking boxes. It was all done with huge transmitters that irradiated the Mohawk Valley with all their signals, then more channels appeared over time, then generations were raised being dowsed with all these waves and no one thought anything about it.

It's going away now, on my television in Portland only Channel 6 is broadcasting anymore, reporting on elections, explaining words like "pandemic", and documenting the destruction of Dallas.

Madonna can have a second baby from Malawi.

I didn't get my convertor yet, I didn't care, I watch all my television on a computer. Lionel Ritchie is playing a show on an aircraft carrier. Pristiq is a medication proven to fight depression. May increase bleeding risk.

Other channels have become apparent. Buy some fish oil and increase your baby's brain size. Judge Hatchett is mad at the defendant's lies. The Spanish Channel says go to the Spanish Home Depot! Chastity Bono is going to become just simply Bono.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Three minutes left.



(Read 10 comments) - (Post a new comment)


[info]obliterati
2009-06-12 04:54 pm UTC (link)
1984:


WTEN's announcer was actually named Dude Walker.

(Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)


[info]obliterati
2009-06-12 04:58 pm UTC (link)
Oh hai I got the wrong one. This one was from 1984. Computer acting funny!

(Reply to this) (Parent)


(Read 10 comments) - (Post a new comment)

Create an Account
Forgot your login or password?
Login w/ OpenID
English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…