Bob must have been having a flashback to a different time. While watching American Idol last night he asked Sheri what time all the TV shows go off. Sheri did not know quite what he meant, so she said "when we turn it off." "Al's response was "Oh I didn't know that." :)
Recently I saw an article about "round the clock TV". In it they talked to people from mine and Bob's generation who told of watching what were called "test patterns" or "sign off screens" before the kiddie programs came on in the morning. Also, remembering when most stations had an "evening devotional reading" from the bible or a religious person saying prayers before the station signed off at midnight. Bob and I would have seen those during our times in high school in PA.
ReplyDeleteJim, that is what I thought he was remembering, but I could not remember what it was called. "Al" seems to be spending more time in that period of his life.
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