Sgt. Pepper Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) I remember back talking to my father once. Next thing I knew, I got Will Smith-ed right across the face. Its called tough love. Edited May 31, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Those of us who grew up watching Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver, Ozzie & Harriet, etc. apparently wanted our kids to have more exciting entertainment: Miami Vice, MASH, Three's Company... Now my kids (in their 40s) love things like Game of Thrones. We are what we eat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 hour ago, fortyearspickn said: We are what we eat. As much as I would like to, I will refrain from a comment as you left yourself wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 19 hours ago, PrairieSchooner said: Back in the day owning a 40 year-old Martin was strong medicine. So I bought a new one in 1978, and now I have one 😀 Yep. The whole key to it all is just "get old". I have the 1961 Melody Maker I got in 1970. I wish I had the Super Reverb I had in 74. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 8:13 PM, Sgt. Pepper said: As much as I would like to, I will refrain from a comment as you left yourself wide open. You're a scholar and a gentleman ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, fortyearspickn said: You're a scholar and a gentleman ! I'm neither. I'm sure what most here call me starts with and "A". Edited June 2, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 11:19 AM, PrairieSchooner said: Back in the day owning a 40 year-old Martin was strong medicine. So I bought a new one in 1978, and now I have one 😀 I have lots of old stuff - that isn't even worth what I paid for it decades ago. Difference between antiques and junk? What someone else is willing to pay for your old stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 8 hours ago, fortyearspickn said: I have lots of old stuff - that isn't even worth what I paid for it decades ago. Difference between antiques and junk? What someone else is willing to pay for your old stuff. Ever watch "American Pickers" ? Your old junk might be worth a helluva lot more than you think. Especially old cars and trucks. I've probably bought/sold and traded several million dollars in classic vehicles. Stuff we used to buy for $500 in the 70's is now worth 30/40/50 thousand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSchooner Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 12 hours ago, fortyearspickn said: I have lots of old stuff - that isn't even worth what I paid for it decades ago. Difference between antiques and junk? What someone else is willing to pay for your old stuff. Stuff that works, stuff that holds up; the kind of stuff you don't hang on the wall... - Guy Clark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 stunning beauty! Oh, to get back to 1968......👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Murph said: Ever watch "American Pickers" ? Your old junk might be worth a helluva lot more than you think. Especially old cars and trucks. I've probably bought/sold and traded several million dollars in classic vehicles. Stuff we used to buy for $500 in the 70's is now worth 30/40/50 thousand. I wished those guys would come to my house and buy all my junk, hell, I'll let them have most of it for free. The only stuff I have of value or someone would value is 3 (I'll call them wind up record players). One is a 1913-17? Edison. It stands from the floor to about the lower part of my chest. So that is a real antique, cause it is over 100 years old. A 1925-6 Victor Victrola (a real Victrola, cause its wider than it is tall). It will be an antique in 3 to 4 years. And the last one is a Brunswick that is as tall as the Edison. I am guessing it was made in in the late 1920's or early 1930's. I can't find info on it. All were made in New Jersey. Edited June 2, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 48 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I wished those guys would come to my house and buy all my junk, hell, I'll let them have most of it for free. The only stuff I have of value or someone would value is 3 (I'll call them wind up record players). One is a 1913-17? Edison. It stands from the floor to about the lower part of my chest. So that is a real antique, cause it is over 100 years old. A 1925-6 Victor Victrola (a real Victrola, cause its wider than it is tall). It will be an antique in 3 to 4 years. And the last one is a Brunswick that is as tall as the Edison. I am guessing it was made in in the late 1920's or early 1930's. I can't find info on it. All were made in New Jersey. Mind you "American Pickers" airs on the same network which brings you "Ancient Aliens." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, zombywoof said: Mind you "American Pickers" airs on the same network which brings you "Ancient Aliens." I give my useless old c-rap to aliens too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 19 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: The only stuff I have of value or someone would value is 3 (I'll call them wind up record players). Very cool. I have no knowledge of the value of them, but there is a market for EVERYTHING vintage now. I had a 1946 Indian when I was a young man. Shoulda hung onto that. Never got into collecting vinyl, but I do have "Meet The Beatles" and a Skynyrd "Flame". It's really the old cars that freak me out. I could be a multi millionaire if I'd seen THAT coming. I did manage to hoard up a pretty good stash of NOS vacuum tubes from my days of gigging on the road. I would spend many off days (Saturdays) hunting old electronic shops when I was in strange towns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Murph said: I did manage to hoard up a pretty good stash of NOS vacuum tubes from my days of gigging on the road. I would spend many off days (Saturdays) hunting old electronic shops when I was in strange towns. The first Coast Guard ship I was on had a MK 19 Gyrocompass. The control cabinet associated with it was tube powered. It must have had well over 100 tubes in it. I borrowed a tube checker from the ship moored next to us, and sat one day, and checked them all. About one-quarter of them were bad. Some how the gyro worked with all those bad tubes. My only guess is some must have been redundant backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 'Ave a nice weekend ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 Oh and for the record - when I said" Hanging on my Wall" - which it is not - Its in its case - Just comparing the first one I saw to now.... I know who gives a Rat A......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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