I think it was January of 1954 when RCA introduced this tri-view set. Notice the remote jack box for the earpieces that gave you isolated audio on the screen you were most interested in. The speakers are in the bottom two panels and behind the top panel is a radio and turntable. They didn’t sell many of these and no, this is not the one LBJ had in his office…that was a custom job. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
May 27, 1972…George Carlin Debuts The Infamous “7 Words” Sketch 44 years ago today, George Carlin’s now-legendary, “7 Words You Can Never Say On Television” sketch from the “Class Clown” album, was performed in concert for the first time. It was an instant hit! A few years ago, Carlin discussed this in an interview for […]
This Is Fun! Raw Footage ’30 Rock’ Live Rehearsal 10/14/10 Shot from the 8H balcony seats, here is raw footage of the afternoon rehearsal of the live show. This is a follow up to today’s earlier produced piece. This is natural room sound so you’ll have to turn your volume up. Enjoy and Share! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6M1iWT16lo […]
‘Mad Men’, Last Night…RCA TK42 Thanks to Steve Finkelmeyer here is a shot of the TK42 from last night’s ‘Mad Men’. Steve’s sharp eye has spotted the little black box under the front which is the lipstick camera and probably makes this TK42 one from our friend Jim Elyea’s, History For Hire in LA. Source
‘The Andy Williams Show’…Photos & Videos To Match Occasionally, we get lucky and can match up rehearsal photos to the performance video. Today, we’ve matched two photos. On the left is Williams in rehearsal for the first show of the third season taped on October 5, 1964. Andy’s guest are Jack Benny, Janet Leigh and […]