You know you're old when...

vreihen16 · 02-14-2022, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Idiots are emboldened.

I was curious if it was a horizontal shot (assault) or a vertical shot (California celebration) that hit the victim, but the talking heads didn't elaborate.....

JJ 911SC · 02-14-2022, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rwheels

What a cheapskate. We had these. We were too young to know what rookie cards were.

You did not loose too much...

3.0L · 02-14-2022, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

...and before that, we put cards in the spokes to make noise.

One day I got a bit over zealous. I grabbed mom's cloths pin bag and proceeded to clip a full deck of cards on my bicycle. That mother would hardly move, but it sure sounded good!

sygazelle · 02-14-2022, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rwheels

What a cheapskate. We had these. We were too young to know what rookie cards were.

I did that! I had an early Sandy Koufax card and I used it on my bike. Who knew?

sygazelle · 02-14-2022, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

One day I got a bit over zealous. I grabbed mom's cloths pin bag and proceeded to clip a full deck of cards on my bicycle. That mother would hardly move, but it sure sounded good!

Let me guess, you graduated to loud headers for your cars in your early years. Possibly, you like a good growl now. Just guessin'

cmyx6go · 02-14-2022, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

I did that! I had an early Sandy Koufax card and I used it on my bike. Who knew?

Don’t get me started on baseball cards. I had some good ones. My mother wasn’t happy that her daughter was a TomBoy and tossed my collection. It would have been worth a small fortune.

3.0L · 02-14-2022, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

Let me guess, you graduated to loud headers for your cars in your early years. Possibly, you like a good growl now. Just guessin'

I grafted four 6 x 9 speakers into my little 1971 Mecury Capri, along with a 25 watt Equalizer. Heh!

Rich.Wolfson · 02-14-2022, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Don’t get me started on baseball cards. I had some good ones. My mother wasn’t happy that her daughter was a TomBoy and tossed my collection. It would have been worth a small fortune.

It's wouldn't be worth that fortune if none of the mothers threw out the cards. And comic books. And some of our most favorite toys.

///Rich

rwheels · 02-14-2022, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

I grafted four 6 x 9 speakers into my little 1971 Mecury Capri, along with a 25 watt Equalizer. Heh!

But were they Jensen's, with a woofer, midrange, and tweeter, all in one?

TKDbilly · 02-18-2022, 09:58 AM

This is the one I installed in my car. Had the 8Track tapes until recently.

TiMSport · 02-18-2022, 10:02 AM

I had an 8-track player with my home audio setup, so I'll be staying on the lawn for now. LOL @ the "Burglar Alarm" feature.

Hmmm, if they only had a f'n REWIND function. Guess that was too high tech in those days.

TKDbilly · 02-18-2022, 10:05 AM

I also loved the feature where they would split the song to allow the player to shift to the next track taking about 5-10 seconds.

TiMSport · 02-18-2022, 10:08 AM

Yeah, that was a great feature. This was one of my gems on 8-track.

infinitekidM2C · 02-18-2022, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TKDbilly

This is the one I installed in my car. Had the 8Track tapes until recently.

Crazy. How's the sound compared to like cd's and whatnot?

TiMSport · 02-18-2022, 10:13 AM

3.0L · 02-18-2022, 01:37 PM

A local service station installed these beasts back in the '60's. They did a pretty good job until they got to the speakers mounted in the doors. They cut through the vapor barrier, so when it rained, the water that ran down the windows soaked the speakers. Heh!

TiMSport · 02-18-2022, 01:47 PM

What did the "contour" function do? I don't remember ever seeing that.

3.0L · 02-18-2022, 01:59 PM

You got me. Maybe it was a combo treble/bass control?

TiMSport · 02-18-2022, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

You got me. Maybe it was a combo treble/bass control?

Oh I just found this description:

The contour makes your mid frequencies more scooped and it's often called “a low budget EQ”.

No idea what "scooped" means though. Maybe a few of the geezers around here know?

I wonder whether that's a term that might refer to a V shaped sound.

3.0L · 02-18-2022, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TiMSport

Oh I just found this description:

The contour makes your mid frequencies more scooped and it's often called “a low budget EQ”.

No idea what "scooped" means though. Maybe a few of the geezers around here know?

I wonder whether that's a term that might refer to a V shaped sound.

Then run the "scooped" audio through a Vibrasonic.

TiMSport · 02-18-2022, 02:27 PM

Haha, oh wow. Adding reverb to radio audio playback in the old days. It's essentially an amplifier so I guess that makes sense (or not).

3.0L · 02-18-2022, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TiMSport

Haha, oh wow. Adding reverb to radio audio playback in the old days. It's essentially an amplifier so I guess that makes sense (or not).

I installed quite a few Vibrasonics back in the day.

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