Remember when?

Look at the prices! :eek:

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We need more Eds…

In 1948, live television was ruled by fear — fear of sponsors, censors, and angry letters. But one man refused to bend. His name was Ed Sullivan.

When Nat King Cole was booked for The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS executives panicked. Sponsors threatened to pull their ads. “A Negro singer in prime time?” they said. “America’s not ready.”

Ed’s reply was short and cold: “Then they can go to hell.”

That Sunday night, he walked onto the stage, looked straight into the camera, and said with quiet pride, “Ladies and gentlemen… Mr. Nat King Cole.” No hesitation. No apology.

The mail that followed was hateful — pages of slurs, rage, and threats. Ed read every one of them… then did the only thing that made sense to him. He booked Nat again.

That was Ed Sullivan. He wasn’t charming. He wasn’t funny. He could barely introduce a band without tripping over the name. But he had something rarer — courage. He knew who mattered long before the world did.

When people called Elvis Presley obscene, Ed shrugged and said, “The boy’s got talent.” He booked him anyway — and then defended him live on air. When the network ordered him to film Elvis only from the waist up, Ed glared at the control booth and muttered, “This is ridiculous.”

He gave Harry Belafonte, The Supremes, and The Jackson 5 the spotlight when much of America still refused to watch Black artists.

Offstage, Ed could be gruff, awkward, even cold. But every performer knew one truth — if Ed Sullivan liked you, your life could change overnight.

And change it he did — for the world, too. It was Ed who brought The Beatles to America in 1964 after seeing their airport frenzy in London. Seventy-three million people tuned in that night. The nation didn’t realize it yet, but the old world ended, and a new one began — right there, on his stage.

He didn’t smile much. He didn’t dance. But he had nerve made of steel. Ed Sullivan wasn’t just a host — he was a quiet revolutionary who used the brightest lights in America to make the world a little fairer, a little braver, and a lot more alive.

“You don’t bow to fear,” he once said. “You put on the show.”

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3175375 said:
We need more Eds…

In 1948, live television was ruled by fear — fear of sponsors, censors, and angry letters. But one man refused to bend. His name was Ed Sullivan.

When Nat King Cole was booked for The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS executives panicked. Sponsors threatened to pull their ads. “A Negro singer in prime time?” they said. “America’s not ready.”

Ed’s reply was short and cold: “Then they can go to hell.”

That Sunday night, he walked onto the stage, looked straight into the camera, and said with quiet pride, “Ladies and gentlemen… Mr. Nat King Cole.” No hesitation. No apology.

The mail that followed was hateful — pages of slurs, rage, and threats. Ed read every one of them… then did the only thing that made sense to him. He booked Nat again.

That was Ed Sullivan. He wasn’t charming. He wasn’t funny. He could barely introduce a band without tripping over the name. But he had something rarer — courage. He knew who mattered long before the world did.

When people called Elvis Presley obscene, Ed shrugged and said, “The boy’s got talent.” He booked him anyway — and then defended him live on air. When the network ordered him to film Elvis only from the waist up, Ed glared at the control booth and muttered, “This is ridiculous.”

He gave Harry Belafonte, The Supremes, and The Jackson 5 the spotlight when much of America still refused to watch Black artists.

Offstage, Ed could be gruff, awkward, even cold. But every performer knew one truth — if Ed Sullivan liked you, your life could change overnight.

And change it he did — for the world, too. It was Ed who brought The Beatles to America in 1964 after seeing their airport frenzy in London. Seventy-three million people tuned in that night. The nation didn’t realize it yet, but the old world ended, and a new one began — right there, on his stage.

He didn’t smile much. He didn’t dance. But he had nerve made of steel. Ed Sullivan wasn’t just a host — he was a quiet revolutionary who used the brightest lights in America to make the world a little fairer, a little braver, and a lot more alive.

“You don’t bow to fear,” he once said. “You put on the show.”

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George Carlin once talked about Ed Sullivan, saying much of the same stuff about Ed’s on screen persona and how he and other comics would make fun of him. But Carlin also said he didn’t recall anyone ever saying “thanks, Ed” for all the great talent and entertainment he broadcast into peoples homes every Sunday over all those years. I grew up watching that show. Carlin was right. Thanks Ed.
 
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Old Mike said:
George Carlin once talked about Ed Sullivan, saying much of the same stuff about Ed’s on screen persona and how he and other comics would make fun of him. But Carlin also said he didn’t recall anyone ever saying “thanks, Ed” for all the great talent and entertainment he broadcast into peoples home every Sunday over all those years. I grew up watching that show. Carlin was right. Thanks Ed.
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I absolutely agree. Carson was right behind Ed, Leno right behind him. The rest have much to learn.
 
Just a start


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Still works

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I used this as a kid way back when.

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Thornton Burgess children's books. All of them. All first printings as well.
 
68PK21 440.6bbl said:
Drag a image to Google search = That's the rapper 'Bad Bunny' which is some controversy with the upcoming Stuper Bowl half time show, why oh why it would be posted in the Remember When thread I have no earthly idea, did he get canceled or something?


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look posted it
 
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