tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post2574331099030747576..comments2023-10-28T06:16:41.152-05:00Comments on Hip Suburban White Guy: Early CableXavier Onassishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345787343828318445noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post-12817320984384208972008-02-22T22:06:00.000-06:002008-02-22T22:06:00.000-06:00One sign of being a middle aged to old fart is kno...One sign of being a middle aged to old fart is knowing that MTV actually used to play viedos all day and night. Bonus old fart points if you had a crush on Martha Quinn.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955078574626461009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post-75850683562660897072008-02-22T16:46:00.000-06:002008-02-22T16:46:00.000-06:00MM - I can't remember where it was, but yes indeed...MM - I can't remember where it was, but yes indeed, Uncle Ed did get popped. Creepy.<BR/><BR/>le grand - and the famous Test Pattern.<BR/><BR/>dlc - were you also listening to WHB on your fillings?<BR/><BR/>emaw - brilliant ring tone usage. Wish I'd thought of that. The thing I loved about After Hours was that I've had many nights that if they had just been a tiny bit stranger could easily have spiraled into something like that. Same thing with Blue Velvet.<BR/><BR/>keri - Hah! I'd forgotten about the extra long lead ins!Xavier Onassishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345787343828318445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post-14308208283205899812008-02-22T10:32:00.000-06:002008-02-22T10:32:00.000-06:00My favorite part was the 30 minute introduction to...My favorite part was the 30 minute introduction to all HBO movies -- the zoom around the neighborhood that shot out into space and then introduced the movie! I get a tear just thinking about it.Carla O'Callaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537588919964914193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post-67058527516310326232008-02-22T09:36:00.000-06:002008-02-22T09:36:00.000-06:00That song by Men At Work is my ringtone for uniden...That song by Men At Work is my ringtone for unidentified callers (for realz).<BR/><BR/>Also, I love <I>After Hours</I>. Great movie.FletcherDodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870340800475532887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post-69257041298568349342008-02-22T09:27:00.000-06:002008-02-22T09:27:00.000-06:00Our family didn't have cable, but there were a cou...Our family didn't have cable, but there were a couple years in the early 80's when we could get Showtime by turning the TV to channel 15. Yeah, I know it's supposed to be "cable" and I still don't know how that was possible.The DLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804981463092544712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post-19435568416965002452008-02-22T09:02:00.000-06:002008-02-22T09:02:00.000-06:00Early cable was great! You could watch "Rio Bravo"...Early cable was great! You could watch "Rio Bravo" twenty-four hours a day. I still miss the station sign-offs from the old pre-cable days, though. National anthem on most stations, flags and F-101s flying. Then silence. The quiet was nice, but the nights were pretty long.Bud Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613675297997395991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21353439.post-16922695099385827642008-02-22T07:05:00.000-06:002008-02-22T07:05:00.000-06:00Didnt Uncle Ed end up going to California and gett...Didnt Uncle Ed end up going to California and getting popped for showing his hand puppet to some kids.<BR/>Im still chewing on the hipster comment, I live between main and broadway not far from 36th.Does that make me a hipster by proxy?<BR/>I dont feel hip.Mark Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832942533819391503noreply@blogger.com