Absinthe_1900

I was on Kitirik half a million years ago back in the early 1960s, I remember being amazed at walking into the studio and seeing Cadet Don's set in color, for a five year old it was pretty impressive back when black & white TV was the norm.

We used to hang out with the hot rodders going back to the late 70s, through the 80s, on the other side of Westhiemer around Fountainview to Voss, (And further as the cops moved us west) we had a lot of nice cars running back in day.

I used to work in the display shop at The Original Christmas Store, we built the animated displays.

It was always fun to go over to the store at 59 & Gessner to repair the displays when they would break down, imagine being subjected to the same tape loop playing Christmas songs, over, and over.

They had locations all over the country at one time, I believe they went bankrupt, or shut down most of the stores in the late 80s.

The place was a real zoo, you had to be there to believe it.

No, it was running in the late 1960s when Ch 11 signed off after the Late Show (the movie they ran after the 10:00 pm news) I remember it from when I was a kid. back then Ch.11 signed off at 12:00 to 12:30 am.

The same version ran for many years. Musical version with nature scenes

Back in the early 70s when Ch 26 was KVRL they had a version with a person reciting the Lords Prayer, while an American Indian followed the narration in sign language.

It was CH.11, and went back to the 1960s.

That's about right for the Kirby location, (Other side of Kirby where the Indian place is) when the Steak N' Shake closed down the location became a Grandy's chicken place for a time, all torn down and changed over the years.

wasn't a movie made about the opening of the galleria?......even had a marching band in it

In the late 70s they used the Galleria as a giant Neiman Marcus knock off, in a cheesy made for TV movie. (The entire Galleria site was supposed to be one giant luxury department store)

David Wayne was the high rolling owner.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080795/

It was The Fun Shop.

Archies Magic Shop was on Main St.

We used to go frequently to one on Kirby at University. I think it was where the Chinese restaurant is now. I still remember that Jalapeno Burger.

It was at Kirby and Tangley.

There was a Griff's hamburger place that was in the Bellaire triangle, back in the 1960s.

I remember a Biff's Burgers, that was on Weslayan across from the Montclair shopping center, back in the early to mid 1960s..

http://www.geocities.com/biffburger_drivein/history.htm

NB you might remember this. Around the mid 1960's if you stayed up late like after the 10 o'clock news they always had The Late Show - (movies). Not TV shows. This one in particular always had a chorus of singers singing lyrics like this:

"The Late Show...first come the new's, the weather then ...The Late Show, right on your own TV". It repeated in mostly female vocals & sounded very 50's ish. Kind of cool now that I think about it.

The song is what I still wonder what station and when it ended. Guess it seemed dated by the late 60's.

That was Channel 11, they also had The Early Show at 3:00 pm.

West U. native, I'm staying just to bug the McMansion owners.

It was at Kirby & Tangley.

I remember seeing Rainbow Bridge at the Shamrock when I was thirteen, during it's first run back in '71.

Awful film, but all I wanted to see was the Jimi Hendrix footage.

There used to be one in Rice Village called "The Poor Mans Country Club".

Another at Holcombe & Kelvin was called "Toot-N-Tell'em".

I believe the were located in Galveston.

I remember watching the station because they played a lot of old movies.

Correct!, there are many shops around Philly area that are great, Pat's & Geno's are for tourists.

Who remembers this other Capital Number: CA4-6868?

How about another number the same place had: W A T C H E M

There was a Howard Johnson's restaurant on Bellaire, it was on the spot where Moellers Bakery is located now. (In front of the old Palace Bowling Lanes)

Spent a lot of time there, saw a lot of good bands there.

I miss Tim McGlashen from the Zealots climbing the balcony during their sets.

RIP Tim & the Ale House.