Remember when?

[Jerry Oz]

Marv, Jai brings out the worst in me. I can't explain it. I don't post stuff like that anywhere else and I'm on five other message boards and Facebook. But when my brother breaks out with some of his good stuff, I have to get dirty with him. LOL.

[marv2]

Marv, Jai brings out the worst in me. I can't explain it. I don't post stuff like that anywhere else and I'm on five other message boards and Facebook. But when my brother breaks out with some of his good stuff, I have to get dirty with him. LOL.

Next he'll have you drinking hooch at Greasey Grady's. I'm telling ya, better stay from that bad boy. LOL!!!!

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..speaking of grady's,he has a new health salad coming out..[rumor has it that he actually uses one or two fresh leaves]this is big so get down there.

[Jerry Oz]

I had it and it wasn't bad. I asked him how he made those crunchy black croutons and he told me he didn't put croutons in his salads. That when I saw two of them moving.

[marv2]

I had it and it wasn't bad. I asked him how he made those crunchy black croutons and he told me he didn't put croutons in his salads. That when I saw two of them moving.

hehehehehehehehe..........!

[arr&bee]

I asked my daughter about taking pics on the cell phone,she told me about the port that needs to be used for the printout??? Anyhow i told her about those good old polaroid cameras we used to use that gave us a pic in about five minutes.

[marv2]

I asked my daughter about taking pics on the cell phone,she told me about the port that needs to be used for the printout??? Anyhow i told her about those good old polaroid cameras we used to use that gave us a pic in about five minutes.

Hey JAI, I had one of those all the way to the Mid 80s. Remember those camera's in the 60s where you took the pic, waited about 3-5 minutes and then peeled the paper off the front to reveal the picture? LOL! My poor Dad.

[arr&bee]

Yep,i still have mine from way back in the day,unfortunately they don't make the film for em anymore,or i would still be taking those shots,i'm gonna buy the new polaroid and show my automated daughter how it's done.

[robb_k]

Yep,i still have mine from way back in the day,unfortunately they don't make the film for em anymore,or i would still be taking those shots,i'm gonna buy the new polaroid and show my automated daughter how it's done.

I've never owned a free-standing camera in my life. I only got one on my most recent computers and my mobile phones [[and I didn't get one of those until 3 years ago, and have never used the camera). I've only taken about 15 photos in my long life, when someone handed me a camera to take a photo of them with other people. I've traveled all over The World for more than 65 years, but have only my memories, and a handful of photos from other people's cameras.

[Jerry Oz]

I love photography. My 35mm Canon is sitting in my dresser drawer begging for me to shoot with it. Although I prefer the photos, waiting two days to find out if your pictures came out right is not an option when I can shoot 200 pictures at a party and see the results immediately.

[marv2]

I love photography. My 35mm Canon is sitting in my dresser drawer begging for me to shoot with it. Although I prefer the photos, waiting two days to find out if your pictures came out right is not an option when I can shoot 200 pictures at a party and see the results immediately.

I have taken 10s of thousands of photos since becoming one of my school's photographers back in the 10th Grade. I have several cameras. My favorite is my old, big Nikon model. Next the Pentax I've had since the 80s

[Jerry Oz]

I have a Canon AE-1. I bought it after one of my [[then infant, now very grown) nephews knocked my Minolta XG-1 over on its tripod and ruined its view finder. I used to shoot rolls of film and could hardly wait until they were developed. I'm almost perfectly set up to create a dark room in my home now, but I can't justify the expense and again, can barely justify the cost of film in the age of digital.

[marv2]

I have a Canon AE-1. I bought it after one of my [[then infant, now very grown) nephews knocked my Minolta XG-1 over on its tripod and ruined its view finder. I used to shoot rolls of film and could hardly wait until they were developed. I'm almost perfectly set up to create a dark room in my home now, but I can't justify the expense and again, can barely justify the cost of film in the age of digital.

I use to run back and forth the one hour photo finishing place at least 2-3 times a week. Here in New York, it was Moto-Photo. They use to give me free film.

I've had several Digital cameras. I lost one at Christmas in a movie theater. Another one was packed by movers and I have never seen it again. I was in Vermont in 2012 and bought a Nikon Coolpix. Had that one until 2014 when I was in Beverly Hills, Ca. I was leaning out of the window of my car to get some shot s of the Beverly Hills Hotel and I dropped it out of the window on to the street! Bought a Canon Powershot in LA and have had it every since.

[Jerry Oz]

I use to run back and forth the one hour photo finishing place at least 2-3 times a week. Here in New York, it was Moto-Photo. They use to give me free film.

I've had several Digital cameras. I lost one at Christmas in a movie theater. Another one was packed by movers and I have never seen it again. I was in Vermont in 2012 and bought a Nikon Coolpix. Had that one until 2014 when I was in Beverly Hills, Ca. I was leaning out of the window of my car to get some shot s of the Beverly Hills Hotel and I dropped it out of the window on to the street! Bought a Canon Powershot in LA and have had it every since.

I have a Nikon D-400 [[point and shoot) and a Nikon D-40 [[digital SLR) right now. Both are nice for different situations. I'm thinking about buying a couple of professional lenses to make some loot on the side with the SLR.

[arr&bee]

Dag guys,i getting sentimental over here,heck i'm gonna pull out my old[brownie]from[1959]...do they still make film for those???

[marv2]

Dag guys,i getting sentimental over here,heck i'm gonna pull out my old[brownie]from[1959]...do they still make film for those???

I highly doubt it........hehehehehehehe!

[arr&bee]

Last time i checked we had one of those little cardboard thinggies that you throw away after the pic is taken,where did it all go wrong,sigh!!!

[Jerry Oz]

Okay, speaking of pictures... Does anybody remember this?

[marv2]

Okay, speaking of pictures... Does anybody remember this?

Remember it? I think I got one for three Christmases in a row LOL! They had special series of picture disks as I remember.

[sansradio]

^ HELL YES, Jerry! Not only did I have that model, but the one that looked like a little TV as well. I had a cool little collection, including the set for the movie THE WIZ.😀

[Jerry Oz]

Do you mean the one that had the little record player on it and raised up the film strip when the record played? We had one of those and I used to love that thing. My favorite Viewmaster slide had dinosaurs on them. I'm a dinosaur geek to this day.

[sansradio]

Do you mean the one that had the little record player on it and raised up the film strip when the record played? We had one of those and I used to love that thing. My favorite Viewmaster slide had dinosaurs on them. I'm a dinosaur geek to this day.

No, but one of my best childhood buddies had that record-player-filmstrip combo. What I had was an actual Viewmaster product; you put the reel inside and the images appeared on a little TV screen. This must’ve been around ‘79-‘80.

[marv2]

No, but one of my best childhood buddies had that record-player-filmstrip combo. What I had was an actual Viewmaster product; you put the reel inside and the images appeared on a little TV screen. This must’ve been around ‘79-‘80.

So I take it you were not around when the 'Kenner Close N Play" record players were popular with all the kids?

[marv2]

I had one of these.....

[sansradio]

^ I think I caught the tail end of that era.

[marv2]

^ I think I caught the tail end of that era.

The end? Why isn't it still going on? hehehehehehehehe!

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,marv,you had all the goodies,my grandson has a view-master,one of the very few classic toys still around.

[marv2]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,marv,you had all the goodies,my grandson has a view-master,one of the very few classic toys still around.

It really was. It was simply, educational and fun. The Ohio Art Etch-A- Stretch was another of those classic toys that was very durable.

[arr&bee]

Remember when dogs were trained to do their business in a special little spot,today these mutts and their sorry owners just drop it anywhere.

[Jerry Oz]

That just dredged up memories of playing tackle football as a kid when somebody brought you down and when you stood up, you heard somebody say "uuuuuggggghhhh!" at the same time that you smelled the dog poop that was smeared on your pants or shirt.

[marv2]

That just dredged up memories of playing tackle football as a kid when somebody brought you down and when you stood up, you heard somebody say "uuuuuggggghhhh!" at the same time that you smelled the dog poop that was smeared on your pants or shirt.

I remember in college a pigeon dropped his stuff right on this guy's face near the student union. LOL

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aa!!!

[arr&bee]

Remember when[sunday]was about other stuff but no football Dad was passed out in front of the tv,westerns playing..mom was cooking dinner..we kids were outside playing football not watching...i'm starting a petition to be a kid again..who's with me?? Hehehehehehehe!!!

[marv2]

Remember when[sunday]was about other stuff but no football Dad was passed out in front of the tv,westerns playing..mom was cooking dinner..we kids were outside playing football not watching...i'm starting a petition to be a kid again..who's with me?? Hehehehehehehe!!!

I am with you. Remember then, most people had black and white TV and there were only three stations LOL!

[Jerry Oz]

I am with you. Remember then, most people had black and white TV and there were only three stations LOL!

LOL. We had three stations [[NBC 4, ABC 6 and CBS 10). Also had a PBS station. Cable changed the game with another 15-20 stations, with no super stations or specialty networks like CNN, ESPN and MTV. The world began to change quickly after that.

[marv2]

LOL. We had three stations [[NBC 4, ABC 6 and CBS 10). Also had a PBS station. Cable changed the game with another 15-20 stations, with no super stations or specialty networks like CNN, ESPN and MTV. The world began to change quickly after that.

Boy Jerry, you guys were real modern. We didn't get PBS until 1968! But being that Detroit, Toledo and Canada were so close we got the extra independent stations in Detroit and Southwestern Ontario, which gave us a little more, but still the main 3 channels/networks were NBC 13, CBS 11 and ABC 24. We did get cable until around 1983 or so.

[Jerry Oz]

Sunday was always about football. My brother and I used to stay up on Saturday nights to watch "NFL Game of the Week" and "NFL Week In Review", which showed the previous weeks highlights. The shows came on at 11:00pm and went off at midnight. I watched Monday Night Football until halftime in school nights so I could see Howard Cosell show the previous day's highlights. If we were lucky enough to avoid going to church on some Sundays, we'd watch highlights of the previous day's Ohio State and Notre Dame games, which just guy me lathered up for the Sunday pro action. It's hard to believe that I might not watch the games next season.

[Jerry Oz]

I think we got cable around 1975. We got HBO in its first form shortly after and that was great. They would start around 5:00pm and show movies until just after midnight. Their guide was a tiny little booklet that I pored over intently when it arrived with each month's bill. No boxing, comedy specials or series back then. A couple years later, we got Cinemax, which all of my class mates loved because every few weeks, a soft porn movie would pop into the lineup. To be honest, I miss the days of fewer options. I visit the folks once a week and they have more than 200 channels, yet they only watch the same local stations we always watched [[except for ESPN, CNN and which station is showing the Cavaliers game).

[marv2]

I think we got cable around 1975. We got HBO in its first form shortly after and that was great. They would start around 5:00pm and show movies until just after midnight. Their guide was a tiny little booklet that I pored over intently when it arrived with each month's bill. No boxing, comedy specials or series back then. A couple years later, we got Cinemax, which all of my class mates loved because every few weeks, a soft porn movie would pop into the lineup. To be honest, I miss the days of fewer options. I visit the folks once a week and they have more than 200 channels, yet they only watch the same local stations we always watched [[except for ESPN, CNN and which station is showing the Cavaliers game).

1975? Wow~ I don't think I even heard of cable TV until 1981 or around there. I remember in college I saw CNN for the first time when I worked late night at UPS.

[Jerry Oz]

Consider that most people I know pay $90-$180 per month for it. They tried to take my folks' bundle up to $220 per month [[from $160) until I called and threatened to cancel. They changed it to $130, including phone and internet. I'm a cord cutter who hasn't paid for cable for the past 20 years.

[marv2]

Consider that most people I know pay $90-$180 per month for it. They tried to take my folks' bundle up to $220 per month [[from $160) until I called and threatened to cancel. They changed it to $130, including phone and internet. I'm a cord cutter who hasn't paid for cable for the past 20 years.

They were charging my Mom $280 for cable, internet and phone. That is more than I pay in New York for the services!

[arr&bee]

Yep,but those three stations were all we needed,there were few commercials and those shows were soooooo good,well in d.c. There were four[7-9-4-5]in the late sixties we got[channel 20]and count-gore devall.

[robb_k]

I remember when no one we knew had a television is his or her house, and also, later, when The NFL only televised its Championship game. There were no regular weekly NFL games on TV. So, yes, Sunday was NOT a day of sitting home watching NFL games. I knew that because we visited family in Chicago, in December, before Christmas.

[Jerry Oz]

My Pops likes to tell the story of how he saved up money on his first job and bought his family the first TV set in the project that they lived in. He says that there would be a dozen of his friends coming over to watch it. It must have been around 1950 or so. Dad learned the virtue of hard work and saving at a young age. I did, too. It blows my mind that so many people spend more than they make and pay the consequences of it.

[arr&bee]

Because they don't listen like we did,maybe it's the times and all this technology that kids are exposed to now, we actually sat at the dinner table and heard our parents talk about how hard it was and they explained it to us so by the time we went out in the world we understood,yes we spent more than our parents but we knew how to save some for a rainy day.

[Jerry Oz]

I can't speak for others but I was never the one to run out and buy something just because it was the newer version of something that I already have. I still drive a 1991 Honda that I've been blessed to have had since it was new. Haven't had cable since 1997. I buy clothes when I need to because I still like most of what I've had for years. If I'm cheap, I also am happy that I was able to leave a job I didn't want when I was ready to because I didn't spend my overtime for 15 years. I try to tell younger folks not to spend their OT but they still budget for it and wind up owing huge bills when things slow down. I found that by saving money, I have much fewer rainy days than most.

My last bit of financial advice: If you can't afford to give it away, don't lend it to anybody. Some people think that if they spent all of theirs, then you should be happy to share what you didn't spend. Nah, brother. Don't embarrass yourself by asking.

[marv2]

I can't speak for others but I was never the one to run out and buy something just because it was the newer version of something that I already have. I still drive a 1991 Honda that I've been blessed to have had since it was new. Haven't had cable since 1997. I buy clothes when I need to because I still like most of what I've had for years. If I'm cheap, I also am happy that I was able to leave a job I didn't want when I was ready to because I didn't spend my overtime for 15 years. I try to tell younger folks not to spend their OT but they still budget for it and wind up owing huge bills when things slow down. I found that by saving money, I have much fewer rainy days than most.

My last bit of financial advice: If you can't afford to give it away, don't lend it to anybody. Some people think that if they spent all of theirs, then you should be happy to share what you didn't spend. Nah, brother. Don't embarrass yourself by asking.

I know what you mean. I would not buy a CD player until 1990!

[Jerry Oz]

LOL. One of my best friends bought a CD player for $800 in 1981. I remember asking why he paid so much for it when it would be half of that price in a year and he told me that he the loot, so he had no desire to wait a year. He was [[and is) good with his money and he loved music, so I was kind of humbled that I would even ask him about it. He was the guy who got me over my stuck up attitude toward jazz, which I didn't listen to until I was in high school. It's my favorite genre of music now.

[marv2]

LOL. One of my best friends bought a CD player for $800 in 1981. I remember asking why he paid so much for it when it would be half of that price in a year and he told me that he the loot, so he had no desire to wait a year. He was [[and is) good with his money and he loved music, so I was kind of humbled that I would even ask him about it. He was the guy who got me over my stuck up attitude toward jazz, which I didn't listen to until I was in high school. It's my favorite genre of music now.

Heck, I bought my first VCR in 1985. It was so expensive that I had to finance it!

[Jerry Oz]

Heck, I bought my first VCR in 1985. It was so expensive that I had to finance it!

Living in a digital age, it's hard for young people to comprehend the analog era. Consider how 8-tracks were an advancement in recording technology over reel-to-reel systems [[for portability, not sound), cassettes improved on 8-tracks, and now I can put 50,000 songs on an mp3 player that fits in my pocket and probably costs less than that VCR that you financed.