tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post7768270629480058876..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: A Random Wednesday Conversation StarterKelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-26665291001586862772014-03-26T09:50:18.820-04:002014-03-26T09:50:18.820-04:00Well, I wish I could think of something original b...Well, I wish I could think of something original but I can only agree with you about variety shows. <br /><br />I also miss the days when classical music was not considered offensive by the average person. Seriously, I can remember when even people who weren't into it at least respected it and you would occasionally see classical performers on these variety shows. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332055598026035779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-13435338729429097112014-03-26T09:05:32.336-04:002014-03-26T09:05:32.336-04:00- I miss Saturday morning cartoons being more of a...- I miss Saturday morning cartoons being more of a thing. I remember when I was a kid, every network showed them, and some years they even did a "preview show" the Friday night the week before the new season started up. <br /><br />- I miss local newspapers being a reliable source of news, and mattering. I remember coming home as a kid and sitting down with the Akron Beacon Journal (which came in the afternoons those days). I mostly just read the comics and headlines, but still. I don't even subscribe to my local paper now because it's just useless, full of typos and rarely anything of import. <br /><br />- I miss the big old downtown department stores, with departments for all kinds of stuff (a candy department, a book department, even a small restaurant). We used to make a trek to them every year for school clothes, and we'd also go for Breakfast with Santa (or Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, also, some years). Malls aren't the same, and anyway, the enclosed malls seem to be dying, and being replaced by some upscaley version of the strip mall. fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-48666021254986051682014-03-26T06:48:14.212-04:002014-03-26T06:48:14.212-04:00Saturday morning TV, watching Three Stooges and Pr...Saturday morning TV, watching Three Stooges and Professional Wrestling.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242322423377111975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-85094868903260979192014-03-26T02:14:46.989-04:002014-03-26T02:14:46.989-04:00conversation on the bus, as opposed to people buri...conversation on the bus, as opposed to people buried in their devices.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com