George Foreman passes away at 76

Boxer,ordained minister and pitchman of electric grills. The man knew how to diversify. R.I.P.

 

Yes!!

 

End of an era..

Sure you remember as I do watching the fights on television with the limited amount of channels. No pay per view BS or cable tv..make sure the antenna is aimed correctly and you’re good to go. Maybe smack the tv on the side to get the picture to stop rolling, lol

Those were the days!

 

And the TVs could double as coffee tables(they were that big)!
Most of them were made by GoldStar or Zenith.
Of course you also had to have “rabbit ears”!!
IYKYK!lol

 

Yep, one could throw their back out trying to move one of those console TV’s.

Remote controls..just call one of the kids to change it. Or the wife because women had their place in the relationship.

 

If you were lucky you didn’t rupture your spleen!lol
Most people with those TVs literally kept them until they broke. And when they did break,they would either replace the vacuum tubes to get the TV working again or more likely,put a smaller TV that worked on top it because was a great TV stand.
(Not to mention too d a m n heavy to get out of the house for trash day!lmao)

 

Still remember the self tube tester machines in stores back then.

 

I remember the big fight nights with Muhammad Ali would always be on at the local pizza place, ABC Wide World of Sports if I remember correctly.