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A bit of nostalgia: Whatever happened to TV repair shops?

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Do you know where your local TV repair shop is located? Well, chances are you don’t because in all likelihood there isn’t one.

Back in the stone age of electronics (i.e. when yours truly was a youngster) you could find at least one radio & TV repair shop in virtually every city and town in America – and they usually had plenty of business.

During my junior and senior years of high school I spent the latter half of every school day at our county’s vocational school learning the trade of radio & TV repair, and during my senior year I worked part time as a TV repair tech at one of our local shops.  [Read more…]

50 absurd (and very interesting) facts about Tennessee

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I was born, raised and currently live just a few minute’s drive from the Virginia/Tennessee state line and I’ve visited and traveled through our southern neighbor countless times over the years.

It’s probably safe to say that I know just about as much about Tennessee as anyone who isn’t actually from there, but there are several very interesting facts about the state that I didn’t know until I watched the short video featured below.  [Read more…]

Video: Could this be your dream job?

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No doubt you’ve noticed all the cell towers that dot the landscape these days.

I’m guessing you’re thankful to have them for the times when you really need to make an important phone call.

Have you ever wondered how the maintenance crews get up there to fix problems and make upgrades?

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Video: Marty Stuart fiddling the “Orange Blossom Special” (at 13 years old)

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Most fans of Country and Bluegrass music know Marty Stuart as a master musician who excels on the guitar and mandolin, but truth be told he can play most anything with strings on it.

I was checking some videos last night when I happened upon one featuring Marty playing the timeless fiddle classic “Orange Blossom Special” on – you guessed it – a fiddle.

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Memories of a simpler time

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Everyone that knows me knows I that love technology, and I love it a lot.

I’m the type of person who is always chomping at the bit to see what new innovation pops up next to make our lives easier or more fulfilling.

But truth be told, as awesome as modern technology is, it has some serious downsides as well. And in my humble opinion, one of the most serious downsides of the bunch is how it has impacted the lives of today’s children.

When I was a youngster the world of technology revolved around a “dumb” TV that had no remote and picked up just two channels, a staticky AM radio, a “turn-table” record player (or if you were lucky, a cassette tape player/recorder) and a landline rotary telephone that was tethered to the wall by a short cord…  [Read more…]