This is me, Christmas 1976, shortly after I had my first paying radio station gig. My brother-in-law Marc is in the background…
… and this was what I was reacting to. A beautiful, old Zenith console tube radio that my brother Jeff gave me. He traded an enlarger for it. (Back in the age of analog photography there were these little things called negatives and to make a print you had to… oh, never mind.) Years later, I had it refinished and restored.
The radio was one of the last made before war production took over, so it was 35 years old on that Christmas Day, which was… 35 years ago?? Yike! I’m not going to think about that and instead I’ll go get some ‘nog.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I know those photos, cause I took them! What’s that stuff on top of your head? Kidding. I’m typing this on my new Kindle Fire. Touch pads sure slow me down lil.
What a gorgeous radio!
Merry Xmas again Doug, very funny the 70 look! 🙂
A lot thinner on top, but not too much thicker around the middle, Liz!
Paul – the radio was restored by Bob Eslinger, whose clients have included David Letterman.
http://www.oldradiodoc.com/main.html
You haven’t changed a BIT!!!! Your ever-lovin sis, Liz
That’s a BEAUTIFUL radio!
A 100% acetate disco-ready shirt!
And that would’ve been about 7 months before I met you! Love the shirt…!