How old are you?? :O

[Eye_Gore]

old enough that my first music was on vinyl and 8-track.....when they were both still considered a mainstream thing. oh the scratched records >_>

Its like an old timers meeting in here, discussing the days of yore. Scratched records, or having to put a coin on the arm so it would not skip. Anyone ever have to put aluminum foil on a TV antenna? So you could watch the handful of TV channels that existed.

[Wildsprite]

having to put a coin on the arm so it would not skip.

my player had some sort of weight in the arm so I didn't need to do that. was hell on the records if the needle wasn't replaced on time.

Anyone ever have to put aluminum foil on a TV antenna? So you could watch the handful of TV channels that existed.

I didn't actually do this for my TV cause we had a huge antenna on the roof of our house with a dial to make it turn, but my cousin did the noises of the foil on the antenna when he moved it ~shivers~

[Eye_Gore]

lol, yes a penny was normally enough to prevent skipping. and foil was good, but a wire hanger was better.

Not to de-rail the OP, though I will once more, then thats it. If I remember correctly the coat hanger was for the VHF channels and the foil for the UHF channels as it was a loop antenna for UHF, and harder to pull in, awesome movie by the way Weird Al in UHF.

I didn't actually do this for my TV cause we had a huge antenna on the roof of our house with a dial to make it turn, but my cousin did the noises of the foil on the antenna when he moved it ~shivers~

That dial, only the big floor TV we had was hooked to that thing. Ok who had the giant floor TV with the stereo, record player and 8 track player built into it, with the top cover that opened up. If you had that you were the man in the neighborhood.

[Rizon]

Its like an old timers meeting in here, discussing the days of yore. Scratched records, or having to put a coin on the arm so it would not skip. Anyone ever have to put aluminum foil on a TV antenna? So you could watch the handful of TV channels that existed.

On the rabbit ears for our 5" tv. !st thing I ever remember watching was the '52 Republican National convention and D.D. Eisenhower. Walter Cronkite was the lead correspondent back then

[micropanther7]

Its like an old timers meeting in here, discussing the days of yore. Scratched records, or having to put a coin on the arm so it would not skip. Anyone ever have to put aluminum foil on a TV antenna? So you could watch the handful of TV channels that existed.

lol was thinking the exact same thing... I'm 40 myself, quite surprised how many people there are closer to my own age who play this game, always imagined the majority would be a lot younger Though my mental age... still very silly with an immature sense of humour

[Kidblinks]

Just turned 29 in march.