Chargers at Saints MNF thread

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Gregg S said:

'72? Heck, I was in high school playing football in '72. Started watching football sometime around '67 or "68. Can't remember if that was before or after we got our first color TV.

See above 

I saw that game happen on a tiny black and white TV set at my grandma's house.

Didn't start playing till a few years later when I was eight.

[sry]

1 minute ago, Jmac said:

Mutual of Omaha's wild kingdom every Sunday night and then the Wonderfull world of Disney.....

Yay!  Another old person!  We used to go to my grandparent's house because they had a color tv.

[PhillyB]

nice

[Jmac]

Yep, look over your shoulder youngsters...fifties and sixties are right behind you.

[sry]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm guessing you're older than me then.

I was 5 years old when I saw that game. Definitely didn't know what a bookie was.

A friend of mine did introduce me to parlay cards a few years later.

LOL, you are about 10 years younger than I am.

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Mutual of Omaha's wild kingdom every Sunday night and then the Wonderfull world of Disney.....

Marlin Perkins sitting back in his comfy office while Jim Fowler got his ass chewed by an alligator 

Fowler was out there years before Steve Irwin came along.

[top dawg]

8 minutes ago, Snake said:

How did you live... 

Easy! We played outside a lot! For me, any type of ball was pretty much mandatory. We went inside before dark, ate as a family at the dinner table. Watched TV shows as a family. Played board games, talked on the phone, listened to the radio, and all that good stuff. When tape recorders came out, I was captivated. I used to tape music by sticking the recorder in front of the speaker. When boomboxes came out, I was in heaven. When Atari 2600 came out, we played it (don't get me wrong), but it couldn't beat out playing ball.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, sry said:

LOL, you are about 10 years younger than I am.

Nice to know I'm not the most senior 

[top dawg]

7 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Mutual of Omaha's wild kingdom every Sunday night and then the Wonderfull world of Disney.....

You too, huh? It was riveting!

[Castavar]

Damn. Demario Davis saved that TD. If Herbert is able to step up, that's an easy TD

[Jmac]

1 minute ago, top dawg said:

Easy! We played outside a lot! For me, any type of ball was pretty much mandatory. We went inside before dark, ate as a family at the dinner table. Watched TV shows as a family. Played board games, talked on the phone, listened to the radio, and all that good stuff. When tape recorders came out, I was captivated. I used to tape music by sticking the recorder in front of the speaker. When boomboxes came out, I was in heaven. When Atari 2600 came out, we played it (don't get me wrong), but it couldn't beat out playing ball.

Whiffle ball, stick ball, football, street hockey....no video games at all. I remember what a big deal it was when the first ping pong game came out.

[Davidson Deac II]

12 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

First game I ever watched was the Raiders-Steelers championship game. Then the Immaculate Reception happened.

I asked my now late brother to explain to me what this thing on TV was.

First game I ever watched was this one.

 

[sry]

Still not convinced Brees can make it through the last quarter.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, top dawg said:

Easy! We played outside a lot! For me, any type of ball was pretty much mandatory. We went inside before dark, ate as a family at the dinner table. Watched TV shows as a family. Played board games, talked on the phone, listened to the radio, and all that good stuff. When tape recorders came out, I was captivated. I used to tape music by sticking the recorder in front of the speaker. When boomboxes came out, I was in heaven. When Atari 2600 came out, we played it (don't get me wrong), but it couldn't beat out playing ball.

Baseball, football basketball bike riding, sled riding, and of course trying to duplicate Evel Knievel's stunts...

Guys like us predate Microsoft, Google, Atari, the internet, giant flat screen TVs, and GPS was a paper map