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In the old days after a hard day at work,dad loved to sit in his chair and listen to his favourite radio program.

#1: Joel Lynn (furface1) on Nov 25, 2012 [SPOILER]

These things were huge. All those vacuum tubes. Aren't you glad we don't have those anymore?

You see pictures of families gathered around the radio, all staring at it even though there was no picture.

A time to be together, everyone paying attention to the same thing ... hard today! Thanks Al.

Fun puzzle, Aldege.

Nowadays its internet stations and podcasts but I still prefer listening to radio than most TV.

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Inner sactum, treasury men in action, fibber/mcgee&molly, the lone ranger :)

my mom tells stories about sitting around the radio...good one aldege :)

Thx gang,I still listen to radio,my Prairie Home Companion broadcast is on every Sunday,on Minnesota Public Radio. That's where I get to hear Guy Noir.:)

@7 - Now you're talking entertainment Tom! My favorite series to listen to is Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs (Holmes) and Norman Shelley (Watson) that was produced by the BBC and aired in the US during the late 50s, early 60s.

@9 - Aldege, I grew up in Minnesota - the land of 10,000 lakes - and travelled all over the state but never did find Lake Wobegon (I think it must be the 10,001st lake up there).

Yeah, that's got to be it, Dave. The 10,001st. :)

And this had got to be my 10,001st double post.

Have you ever seen the movie Radio Days? It's really good!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093818/

Is it fictitious Dave?,I love the stories of Lake Wobegon.:)

Aldege - Lake Wobegon is fictitious but in name only. The community Garrison Keillor describes as Lake Wobegon could be EXACT depictions of several towns I lived in up there - from the self-deprecating adult Luthren men with dry senses of humor right down to the ever-present potluck hotdish casseroles. When I first heard Keillor talk about Lake Wobegon I didn't get that it was satire - I just thought he was sharing real stories. It wasn't until later that I discovered that most small communities in other parts of the country aren't like that.

I've got to say Aldege, if you like the news from Lake Wobegon you should really try to make a trip to any small town in Minnesota. If you avoid the big cities (Twin Cities, Rochester, Duluth, St. Cloud) and tourist destinations (Brainerd, Bemidji, etc.) you really CAN find communities "where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average".

I love that closing line Dave. The funniest news from Lake Wobegon I ever heard was the one where the guy bought a new boat,then had to buy a new truck to pull the boat. When the guys went on their annual fishing trip they figured he was paying about $500 a pound for his fish.:)

I could tell you some ice fishing stories that come pretty close to that cost/pound. Seriously, you've GOT to meet those people!

Seriously Dave,that's funny.:)

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