Quick! Turn On the TV! (Memorable Moments On TV)

[blunthead]

Wow, I had forgotten about the SNL Buckwheat skit, that was great.

"Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."

 

[Dana Jean]

"Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."

loved that! Chevy!

 

[blunthead]

My fave SNL skits might be the Elvi ones.

 

[AchtungBaby]

What about the deaths of, say, Elvis and John Lennon? Kurt Cobain? I wasn't there, but I'm curious if anyone here remembers it...

 

[blunthead]

What about the deaths of, say, Elvis and John Lennon? Kurt Cobain? I wasn't there, but I'm curious if anyone here remembers it...

I remember them. I cried when I heard about Lennon.

 

[Neesy]

What about the deaths of, say, Elvis and John Lennon? Kurt Cobain? I wasn't there, but I'm curious if anyone here remembers it...

I remember them. I cried when I heard about Lennon.

I remember that day - I had just joined the military that summer and it happened in December 1980 - it was awful.

I was so shocked. When I told an older military guy about it (most of them were quite insensitive back then) he simply said something crude and laughed.

(It never occurred to me to talk back to him or tell him how upset I was - that was just the way it was when you were a private- you had no say in anything).

 

[Grandpa]

What about the deaths of, say, Elvis and John Lennon? Kurt Cobain? I wasn't there, but I'm curious if anyone here remembers it...

I remember hearing about them, but entertainment figures don't spark that "Whoa!!!" memory moment in me so much. I don't remember anything specific, but we followed the news and were sad, of course, especially with the Lennon shooting because it was so violent and so awful.

 

[AnnaMarie]

The first time I saw The Wizard Of Oz on television and getting mad at my Mom for her telling me that it was in COLOR (the first ten minutes are black-and-white) and then becoming totally entranced with it and then terrified by the flying monkeys and hiding behind a chair but peeking out because I had to SEE it!!

That's how I watched The Birds.

Correction: I hid behind my mom on the couch.

 

[AnnaMarie]

What about the deaths of, say, Elvis and John Lennon? Kurt Cobain? I wasn't there, but I'm curious if anyone here remembers it...

Those memories for me, are radio, not TV. I just didn't watch a lot of tv, but always had a radio on, so my initial moment of hearing, it was radio.

The day Elvis died, my husband (boyfriend at the time) had his test booked for his driver's licence. The person that took him out for the test was a woman who bawled her eyes out the entire time over Elvis.

 

[Paranoid Paintbrush]

What about the deaths of, say, Elvis and John Lennon? Kurt Cobain? I wasn't there, but I'm curious if anyone here remembers it...

I remember Kurt Cobain's death; I was 13 and really starting to love his music I was shocked, but not surprised. Very sad. More recently, I was gutted to hear of the deaths of HR Giger, MCA of the Beastie Boys, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and James Gandolfini; all very sad losses to the arts, for me.

 

[Neesy]

Those memories for me, are radio, not TV. I just didn't watch a lot of tv, but always had a radio on, so my initial moment of hearing, it was radio.

The day Elvis died, my husband (boyfriend at the time) had his test booked for his driver's licence. The person that took him out for the test was a woman who bawled her eyes out the entire time over Elvis.

So - did he pass his driving test?

 

[SharonC]

So - did he pass his driving test?

Neesy, that was my first thought too!

 

[kingricefan]

The wedding of Luke and Laura....

 

[AnnaMarie]

So - did he pass his driving test?

Yes. He was never an Elvis fan, so he just agreed with everything she said.

 

[Neesy]

Yes. He was never an Elvis fan, so he just agreed with everything she said.

He's a smart guy! (and diplomatic too).

 

[Out of Order]

Henry Blake dying.......

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Sports...

NY Jets Super Bowl III win with Joe Willie Namath. NY Jets “Monday Night Miracle” win in OT over the Dolphins when they scored 30 points in the fourth quarter. The Penn State win over Miami for National Title in the ’87 Fiesta Bow.

 

[Out of Order]

The Miracle Mets

Munich Olympics

Red Sox Ending The Curse and ultimately winning The World Series

 

[AnnaMarie]

Canada vs Russia 1972. Only time I watched hockey at school.

And Canada vs Russia tonight.

 

[SharonC]

Canada vs Russia 1972. Only time I watched hockey at school.

And Canada vs Russia tonight.

Canada - the 2015 Junior Gold Medal winners!