Way back when, in like the very late '70's, my parents got cable TV. (Stick with me here, I am bringing this story back around. It's just gonna take me a while.)
It was really exciting. Cable was newfangled to me. See, at home with Gran and Grandpa we did NOT have cable. We barely had color TV. When I was little we had an antenna and rabbit ears for our 1950's B&W TV. It stood on a rickety stand and even had a remote that made a crazy ker-plunk noise when you changed the channel. We had three stations and all of them were snowy.
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| Our TV kinda looked like this. |
Anyway.
On the weekends my sibs and I would converge on my parents house. Modern. With an Atari. And a pool. And CABLE!!! Cable was so awesome back in the day. MTV. Early HBO when it came on at 4 PM and showed five movies for the month over-and-over-and-over. (Almost Summer, anyone? Anyone?)
Cable also had a newfangled phenom. Live on-TV shopping. Dial in now and buy all KINDS of stuff. Pots and pans and luggage and flocked hangers and dishes.
My mom and I loved it. My mom was an early adopter of home shopping. We watched it all. It was so entertaining.
The main thing we loved to watch were the jewelry segments. Diamonds and gold and designer collections. We loved it all.
Well, fast forward to current day. (Sunday, August 12 and Monday, August 13, to be exact starting at 10 AM EST 7 AM PST.) I am on Jewelry Television (JTV) presenting my favorite tools for the jewelry designer. I KNOW! Cool huh? Me on home shopping...on TV. (My mom is STOKED!)
If you check out the JTV site, you can check me out under the "Experts" page. If you do not get JTV on your cable/satellite system you can watch me LIVE streaming on your computer.
I leave tomorrow for their headquarters in Knoxville TN. More to come on my adventures in the next few days in Tennessee. Set your DVRs, though. I'll be coming through live and in color. No rabbit ears needed.
love that story Kate -- I remember those olden TV times (although not as poetically as you portray them) -- much good luck with your JTV spot on Sunday -- everyone there is SO nice and your personality will shine -- ENJOY!
ReplyDeleteDale
Dear One Take Richbourg - I have you plugged into my DVR!!! Break a leg - and take every opportunity of enjoying yourself!
ReplyDeleteMary
Congratulations! What a fabulous opportunity to get your name out there even more! How fun that you and your mom shared this love of shopping via live TV, and now the fun has come full circle!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up we had a black and white TV with the 'bunny ears' and only three channels. Heck, we didn't even have single phone lines, or even city water for years, we caught rain in our cistern and hauled it in from the city when summers were dry. It was just a way of life back then.
Thanks for bringing back the memories.