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
Picture Parade 1…’Bob And Ray, Jane, Laraine And Gilda’, 1979 For some still unknown reason, this spacial ran in place of SNL on March 15, 1979. SNL was in it’s white hot fourth season, but in it’s place that Saturday night, we got this paring of long time stars Bob and Ray with Jane Curtain, […]
May 12, 1963…Bob Dylan, Ed Sullivan & The Koch Brothers? Yep! After seeing this photo, many swear they remember seeing Bob Dylan on the Sullivan show, but it never happened…it almost did though. In May of 1963, Bob Dylan was still an aspiring young musician who was preparing for the release of his second album […]
My New Year’s Resolution…Carpe Diem! Will You Join Me? Looking at these “after” photos of Times Square is a reminder of just how fast life can change. Thank you for being a part of the family here…one of the most generous and appreciative groups of people I have ever had the pleasure of being a […]
Let’s Set The Record Straight: NBC and Norelco I thought it was sacrilegious to mention NBC and Norelco in the same breath, but that was before I met Fred Himelfarb. Fred was NBC’s senior camera engineer and was in charge of the NBC Labs at 30 Rock. Fred came from RCA to NBC with the […]