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In this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike examines the history of Breaking News and Early Television, and contrasts it to breaking news today. The Texas City, Texas explosion of 1947, is remembered, as well as the attempted rescue of Kathy Fiscus from a well in San Marino, California in 1949. Also recalled is the Southern California Bel Air fire of 1961. Mike and Smitty talk about the early technology involved in delivering picture and sound from a remote location. Ian talks about the movies, and how they attempted to survive in the age of television. Motion pictures offered what early TV could not: color, stereophonic sound, wide-screen and even smell-a-rama! Even still, motion picture studios who at first ignored TV found that they had to continually keep ahead of evolving TV technology. Ian also remembers Jimmy Dean, who passed away on June 13, 2010. Jimmy's career is remembered, his singing, and breakfast food business ventures. All this plus another great Retro-Commercial on Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site.

In this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike examines the history of Breaking News and Early Television, and contrasts it to breaking news today. The Texas City, Texas explosion of 1947, is remembered, as well as the attempted rescue of Kathy Fiscus from a well in San Marino, California in 1949. Also recalled is the Southern California Bel Air fire of 1961. Mike and Smitty talk about the early technology involved in delivering picture and sound from a remote location. Ian talks about the movies, and how they attempted to survive in the age of television. Motion pictures offered what early TV could not: color, stereophonic sound, wide-screen and even smell-a-rama! Even still, motion picture studios who at first ignored TV found that they had to continually keep ahead of evolving TV technology. Ian also remembers Jimmy Dean, who passed away on June 13, 2010. Jimmy's career is remembered, his singing, and breakfast food business ventures. All this plus another great Retro-Commercial on Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site.

It's all about jukeboxes this time as Mike, Smitty, and Ian welcome jukebox expert Mike Zuccaro. Mike talks about the history of jukeboxes as well as how the various Wurlitzer, Seeburg, and Rock-Ola jukeboxes work. What do you do if you want to get an old jukebox repaired? Mike Zuccaro offers some suggestions for getting your vintage jukebox restored and repaired. Also, Ian remembers Dennis Hopper and Art Linkletter. Smitty has a very rare recording of Art Linkletter on radio Station KGB from 1936. A brief excerpt from this rare transcription disc is played on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site!

It's all about jukeboxes this time as Mike, Smitty, and Ian welcome jukebox expert Mike Zuccaro. Mike talks about the history of jukeboxes as well as how the various Wurlitzer, Seeburg, and Rock-Ola jukeboxes work. What do you do if you want to get an old jukebox repaired? Mike Zuccaro offers some suggestions for getting your vintage jukebox restored and repaired. Also, Ian remembers Dennis Hopper and Art Linkletter. Smitty has a very rare recording of Art Linkletter on radio Station KGB from 1936. A brief excerpt from this rare transcription disc is played on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site!

On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike remembers the legendary Wolfman Jack. Mike talks about the Wolfman's show and his unique on-air personality. The Galaxy Guys talk about the Wolfman Jack show and how it was heard on high-power stations. Some of these stations called "Border Blasters", could be heard throughout the U.S. Mike also remembers "Color Radio", the format used by KFWB in Los Angeles. This format was a top 40 format very well remembered by listeners of that era. This was one of the formats you could hear on Los Angles radio in the 1960's, and the guys remember that what was heard in L.A., was often indicative of what the rest of the country was listening to. Ian talks about dog stars of the 1950's, those canine heroes we saw on the movies and on TV. Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and Cleo are recalled. All this plus another great Retro-Commercial.

On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike remembers the legendary Wolfman Jack. Mike talks about the Wolfman's show and his unique on-air personality. The Galaxy Guys talk about the Wolfman Jack show and how it was heard on high-power stations. Some of these stations called "Border Blasters", could be heard throughout the U.S. Mike also remembers "Color Radio", the format used by KFWB in Los Angeles. This format was a top 40 format very well remembered by listeners of that era. This was one of the formats you could hear on Los Angles radio in the 1960's, and the guys remember that what was heard in L.A., was often indicative of what the rest of the country was listening to. Ian talks about dog stars of the 1950's, those canine heroes we saw on the movies and on TV. Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and Cleo are recalled. All this plus another great Retro-Commercial.

On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty remembers the great TV game show "To Tell The Truth". Both hosts of the game show, Bud Collyer and Gary Moore are recalled, as well as long-time panelists Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, and Polly Bergen. Ian recalls the Golden Age of Television and such shows as "Patterns", "Requiem for a Heavyweight", and "No Time For Sergeants", and their varied stars, Everett Sloan, Jack Palance, and Andy Griffith. All three of these TV shows were later made into motion pictures. Mike remembers a Muntz 4-track tape deck he had in his car years ago, as well as other Muntz tape decks such as the blue light tape player. Also remembered are Earl "Madman" Muntz's stereo stores and his unique sales techniques. Plus an interesting Retro-commercial from Disneyland in late 1963. The Galaxy guys draw parallels from this commercial to the then recent assassination of president John F. Kennedy.

On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty remembers the great TV game show "To Tell The Truth". Both hosts of the game show, Bud Collyer and Gary Moore are recalled, as well as long-time panelists Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, and Polly Bergen. Ian recalls the Golden Age of Television and such shows as "Patterns", "Requiem for a Heavyweight", and "No Time For Sergeants", and their varied stars, Everett Sloan, Jack Palance, and Andy Griffith. All three of these TV shows were later made into motion pictures. Mike remembers a Muntz 4-track tape deck he had in his car years ago, as well as other Muntz tape decks such as the blue light tape player. Also remembered are Earl "Madman" Muntz's stereo stores and his unique sales techniques. Plus an interesting Retro-commercial from Disneyland in late 1963. The Galaxy guys draw parallels from this commercial to the then recent assassination of president John F. Kennedy.

Ian Rose offers an essay on Desilu Studios, complete with reviews of The Untouchables and Eliot Ness. Desilu was famous in the 1950s-1960s for some great television shows. Mike recalls the original husband-wife "buddy movie" The Long, Long, Trailer, starring Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. The Moonbeam Boys discuss all the great gag gifts and cool items available from the old Johnson-Smith catalogs. Ian recalls the most famous cap pistol ever, the Mattell Fanner 50. Mike still has some Greenie Stick'm Caps from 1963, and still has some film left over for the spy camera that was ordered in 1962, but never arrived. Plus one a retro-commercial from Smitty's Tape Reel archives, and Ian and Mike chat about the resurgence of old TV westerns on EWest and other cable chanels.

Ian Rose offers an essay on Desilu Studios, complete with reviews of The Untouchables and Eliot Ness. Desilu was famous in the 1950s-1960s for some great television shows. Mike recalls the original husband-wife "buddy movie" The Long, Long, Trailer, starring Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. The Moonbeam Boys discuss all the great gag gifts and cool items available from the old Johnson-Smith catalogs. Ian recalls the most famous cap pistol ever, the Mattell Fanner 50. Mike still has some Greenie Stick'm Caps from 1963, and still has some film left over for the spy camera that was ordered in 1962, but never arrived. Plus one a retro-commercial from Smitty's Tape Reel archives, and Ian and Mike chat about the resurgence of old TV westerns on EWest and other cable chanels.

t's all about TV sets this time around. Remember when the TV broke down and you called the repairman? Smitty recalls the TV repair shop started by his dad and remembers his time there testing tubes and dealing with customers. Mike tells us the story of Earl "Madman" Muntz and his TV sets of 1950's vintage. Also remembered are the cars Muntz sold as well as his advertising gimmicks. In addition there's a neat Muntz TV retro-commercial. Ian remembers the Admiral TV set his family owned when he was growing up. Also the Galaxy Gang mark the passing of John Forsythe.

t's all about TV sets this time around. Remember when the TV broke down and you called the repairman? Smitty recalls the TV repair shop started by his dad and remembers his time there testing tubes and dealing with customers. Mike tells us the story of Earl "Madman" Muntz and his TV sets of 1950's vintage. Also remembered are the cars Muntz sold as well as his advertising gimmicks. In addition there's a neat Muntz TV retro-commercial. Ian remembers the Admiral TV set his family owned when he was growing up. Also the Galaxy Gang mark the passing of John Forsythe.

Mike was only six years old when his folks took him to his first, but over the years he noticed some of the similarities of the drive-in movie theaters. He share some of the history and memories of his favorite passion pits. Smitty learns all about Mike's experiences as a consumer victim in the 1960s. Chameleon lizards Dead on Arrival, X-ray glasses that made the family optometrist smile, and those crazy "Just Add Water" Sea Horses, all courtesy of those comic book advertisements that lured unwitting Mike-Types. Plus, Jose Feliciano in a retro-commercial that touts Clint Eastwood's favorite beer in his movies of the 1960s-1970s. Also, Ian Rose talks about Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Roy Rogers, and other TV-Movie cowboys, here on Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site

Mike was only six years old when his folks took him to his first, but over the years he noticed some of the similarities of the drive-in movie theaters. He share some of the history and memories of his favorite passion pits. Smitty learns all about Mike's experiences as a consumer victim in the 1960s. Chameleon lizards Dead on Arrival, X-ray glasses that made the family optometrist smile, and those crazy "Just Add Water" Sea Horses, all courtesy of those comic book advertisements that lured unwitting Mike-Types. Plus, Jose Feliciano in a retro-commercial that touts Clint Eastwood's favorite beer in his movies of the 1960s-1970s. Also, Ian Rose talks about Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Roy Rogers, and other TV-Movie cowboys, here on Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site

A handful of candy, fake a sneeze, and spray the front row of the local theatre with red hots...this the typical scene during the Saturday matinees that Mike recalls, along with those cliff-hanging serials such as Zorro and Flash Gordon, repurposed as fillers in 1950s-1960s U.S. cinemas. Smitty offers insight on transcription disks, those pre-vinyl recording media that were the grandparents of today's CDs, DVDs, and memory card archive systems. Ian Rose remembers Sea Hunt, and Lloyd Bridges as deep water TV private eye Mike Nelson. Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site is the nostalgia show produced in San Diego by three "older" baby-boomers who work in the local radio and TV industry. In these approximately one-half hour shows, The Galaxy Guys chat it up about the music, movies, TV shows, technology and personalities of the 1940s through early 1980s. We invite nostalgia buffs in every baby-boomer interest or genre to join us by e-mailing photos, ideas, and memories of bygone times, when a 50 cent lawn mowing allowance would get you in to the movies on a Saturday afternoon, with money left over for a tube of Flicks, a pack of Charms, and maybe even a small cup of Mr. Pibb.