Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

There wasn't a lotta choices, but you watched 'cos it was there. I remember there being boxing(which I strongly dislike), coupla quiz shows, and ?.

Yeah, not that much on TV in 1945. It was just starting to ramp up. I suspect El Paso/Juarez already had horse racing, roller derby, and bullfighting. By the time I was watching TV (late 50s) Saturday morning cartoons were already a Big Deal.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I have a number of Korean basses and find them to be every bit as good or better than my basses made in China.


I think the first color TV I remember seeing was around 1962 at a neighbors house. Might have been an Admiral (we had a B&W General Electric). I would have been in kindergarten at the time and I think there were some Saturday morning cartoons on in color at the time. I also remember the picture quality was pretty horrible, something about aligning the three guns in the CRT that needed to be done every so often.

Some brands needed it at least annually. The guns didn't move, the focus coils were adjusted to get things back where they belonged.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

awesome title….these guys are really growing on me….

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Yes
Afaik, the only new Epiphone Thunderbirds still being made are the "Thunderbird 60s Bass", formerly known as the Vintage Pro, and only in Tobacco Sunburst & Black.
Anything else billed as new is NOS (new old stock, aka leftovers), or isn't new.

This.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Like most here, I remember three channels. It was a big deal here when we got a fourth (WDRB).

We had either three or four in El Paso, plus a channel or two from Juarez.
In Augusta we only had two until UHF showed up. Not sure why they went with UHF. Maybe cheaper? That channel was certainly lower power and quality, from what I can recall. It might have been a college station. They occasionally did simulcast with a local FM station, so you could watch a concert and have better sound quality than you got through the TV,

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I was watching an American who lives in Oz and does car videos that Geoff introduced me to. The one tonight was several car shows. Low and behold Geoff's ride shows up in one of them. He's been holding back. This was close to his location so I'm pretty sure it's his.
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Powered by squirrels!?!?!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Why would they stop making the IV's? It'd stand to reason that they wouldn't stop production for a product that sells well. I don't get it... Seems like self-sabotage to me.

Because Gibson.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The only color TV in the neighborhood we grew up in in San Diego was the PSA pilot’s. He hosted Wizard of Oz parties. Good times.

We got a color TV in ‘66 when a mystery relative died and left my Dad some money. It was a beautiful Motorola that lasted 20 years before it became too expensive to repair.

While we lived in El Paso, we almost never paid for repairs. Uncle Don was a tv repairman. He took his tools and tube caddy everywhere. When they'd come visit (once a year or so) he'd insist on tuning up the TV. If we needed a picture tube, he'd go get it at a discount, and even then dad had to almost fight him to pay for the tube. They lived in Tucson. Once we moved to Augusta (GA), we didn't see them nearly as often.

 

[Gaolee]

I added Blondie as a non british reference, since no other 70's british band/artist comes to mind until the 80's.

Chrissie Hynde was in London when she formed the Pretenders so far as I know. So there is that band, more or less.

 

[Gaolee]

They lied. There's always math. Life is math, baby!

It is just arithmetic. Metaphycis is math and beyond. And then there is counting to four. That is what I do.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Like most here, I remember three channels. It was a big deal here when we got a fourth (WDRB).

yep, ABC, CBS, NBC….we had a local Miami channel as well………. to think that aside from “keeping the peace” these used to be airborne 24/7 acting as repeater stations for better coverage……

 

[Stealth57]

Yeah, not that much on TV in 1945. It was just starting to ramp up. I suspect El Paso/Juarez already had horse racing, roller derby, and bullfighting. By the time I was watching TV (late 50s) Saturday morning cartoons were already a Big Deal.

Our UHF channels had bullfights from the Plaza de Toros en Ciudad Mexico.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Our household TV was a HMV (His Masters Voice) I was quite taken my the logo badge stuck on it. A dog listening intently to the speaker trumpet.

Or the s'trumpet, as it's properly called.

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Our family colour TV circa 76 or 77 was a Rank Arena. Not sure if the US got those brands or if they were just aimed at Commonwealth countries.

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Great TV, I guess I’ll just have to deal with the US spelling…. Color indeed!

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I was really into TV theory and working on them as a teenager, and don't recall ever hearing of that brand at the time.

 

[Gaolee]

Probably covered to death, but I love my Hercules stands. I have a single and a dual.

I got two triple stands because nothing exceeds like excess. And don't use them much because wall hangers take up less space.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Our UHF channels had bullfights from the Plaza de Toros en Ciudad Mexico.

I remember those b/w transmissions…..banked track derby as well…

 

[Gaolee]

What in the wide world of sports??!!

Your 'Birds know you been cheatin' on 'em?

 

[Stealth57]

I remember those b/w transmissions…..banked track derby as well…

Channels 20 and 36. 44 was the high class of UHF.

 

[Gaolee]

No worries, you already do.

It is the legs.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

yep, ABC, CBS, NBC….we had a local Miami channel as well………. to think that aside from “keeping the peace” these used to be airborne 24/7 acting as repeater stations for better coverage……
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It wasn't as quick as a B52, but it was bigger! I always wanted to see one of those live. I've seen loads of B52s, but always want to see more. I remember watching them doing endless takeoffs, landings, and touch and gos in El Paso (and years later in Marietta, GA). I've been in the bomb bay of a SAC B52, but we weren't allowed in the cockpit. But we were allowed into the cockpit of a SAC KC35, and also into a freaking AWACS (with some things removed and/or covered). It was hard not to drool on the electronics. Circa 1989-1992.

We were the last people out of a C5 at the end of the day, and they started the engines up with us 30-50 feet away past the wingtip. You should try covering your small childrens' ears and yours at the same time while something that loud is that close! It was painful ... and glorious.

One of my favorite airshows ever.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

First look of my new to me 66 NR from fellow Tber basshag. I'm super pleased it arrived well packed and in one piece and very happy to have it in my collection of misfits. I have had a lot of input on what to do with this bass and I am considering all suggestions. My short term goals were to install a Badbird and a 60s pg, that accomplished I'll live with the bass for a while and let it talk to me. So without further adieu here she is!View attachment 4791416 View attachment 4791417 View attachment 4791418 View attachment 4791419

Beauty!