I want to hear James Mason & the Chipmunks
This isn't that--but it's an odd facsimile:
It's all I could find with audio.
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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
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This isn't that--but it's an odd facsimile:
It's all I could find with audio.
And Kids, Bozo approves of James Mason...cigarette and all!
So do I!
Not so much for recording at this point, but I've got a lot of archival material on them.
Back in the U.S.....back in the U.S.....
Back in the U.S.S.R !!!!!
A Soviet made Tonika bass!
Back in the U.S.S.R !!!!!
A Soviet made Tonika bass!
They made a bass from an amoeba...clever!Back in the U.S.....back in the U.S.....
Back in the U.S.S.R !!!!!
A Soviet made Tonika bass!
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These radios were made by Toshiba. The top one was made for J. C. Penney Stores.
I'm normally just a voyeur on this thread but saw something in a movie last night that reminded me of outdated technology. Apologies if this stuff was already here at some point.
Carbon Paper (messy stuff as I recall)
Replaced by Carbonless forms (which are also becoming obsolete)
Not to mention the good old mimeograph style printing (I do miss the smell of those documents!)
Carbon Paper (messy stuff as I recall)
Replaced by Carbonless forms (which are also becoming obsolete)
Not to mention the good old mimeograph style printing (I do miss the smell of those documents!)
I used to run printing presses and print NCR (No Carbon Required) paper forms. They were not always easy to run. They needed special adhesive to glue the sets together after they were printed. They came in 2 copy, 3 copy, and 4 copy sets.
I actually wrote some software that replaced use of carbonless forms for one of my Department's many uses of the carbonless. I'm sure they are still in use, but technology will make those obsolete very soon.
Something else we won't see soon in the U.S.
Family Video Stores
Pandemic kills off Family Video; chain to close remaining stores
We have a few of these Family Video Stores in my area.
It's lights out at Family Video, the 42-year-old Midwestern chain that kept going even as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video went bust.
The company on Tuesday said its more than 250 stores nationwide will hold liquidation sales, offering deals on movies, video games, other products, and store fixtures.
While streaming services and other online rivals have long dented its business and helped bring about the demise of other video chains, it was the coronavirus that proved to be the final undoing of Family Video.
"The impact of Covid-19, not only in foot traffic but also in the lack of movie releases, pushed us to the end of an era," Keith Hoogland, CEO of Highland Ventures, the Glenview, Illinois-based company that owns Family Video, said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch.
Along with having to close its locations, like other nonessential retailers, for 60 days starting in March, the chain was also impacted by film production disruptions and release delays due to the pandemic.
"While we have faced digital competition from Netflix and others for years, nothing has been as devastating to our business as Covid-19," the company said in a news release distributed to multiple media outlet.
Founded in 1978, the chain had 510 locations in January 2020, but had to close roughly half by the end of the summer.
Family Video Stores
Pandemic kills off Family Video; chain to close remaining stores
We have a few of these Family Video Stores in my area.
It's lights out at Family Video, the 42-year-old Midwestern chain that kept going even as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video went bust.
The company on Tuesday said its more than 250 stores nationwide will hold liquidation sales, offering deals on movies, video games, other products, and store fixtures.
While streaming services and other online rivals have long dented its business and helped bring about the demise of other video chains, it was the coronavirus that proved to be the final undoing of Family Video.
"The impact of Covid-19, not only in foot traffic but also in the lack of movie releases, pushed us to the end of an era," Keith Hoogland, CEO of Highland Ventures, the Glenview, Illinois-based company that owns Family Video, said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch.
Along with having to close its locations, like other nonessential retailers, for 60 days starting in March, the chain was also impacted by film production disruptions and release delays due to the pandemic.
"While we have faced digital competition from Netflix and others for years, nothing has been as devastating to our business as Covid-19," the company said in a news release distributed to multiple media outlet.
Founded in 1978, the chain had 510 locations in January 2020, but had to close roughly half by the end of the summer.
I had one of these Kasino Bass Amp Heads and a big cabinet to go with it. These were made by Kustom.
Many people don't remember that in addition to making extremely good bass and guitar amps in 1970s, Acoustic also made good P.A. gear.
I had a pair of these Acoustic P.A. cabinets with an Acoustic P.A. power amp I used to run with Tapco mixers.
I had a pair of these Acoustic P.A. cabinets with an Acoustic P.A. power amp I used to run with Tapco mixers.
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My first Amp was the Vox foundation a bit like these
It was a valve head i think it was 50 watt and a frame that went over the speaker cab that the head sat on. i cant find any pics of the one i had 
i wish i still had it 
i wish i still had it That’s so early Beatles-esque.My first Amp was the Vox foundation a bit like these View attachment 4123916 View attachment 4123917 View attachment 4123918 It was a valve head i think it was 50 watt and a frame that went over the speaker cab that the head sat on. i cant find any pics of the one i had
Before the heads went trapezoidal.
it was 1979 you could pick valve amps up for next to nothing in the ukThat’s so early Beatles-esque.
Before the heads went trapezoidal.
as transistor amps became more the fashion
