Because major TV networks hadn't evolved and the game was still not professional, the games start times hadn't been manipulated to fit TV scheduling, and night games were not de rigueur yet. Sitting up and listening at anytime between midnight and 6AM on a Sunday morning was the norm and made for being very tired the next day.
I was reminded of this tonight as the Wales vs Ireland game was on in the early evening. Good news that.
Bad news though was that Strictly Come Dancing was on TV between 6.30 and 8.15. Worse bad news is that the Old Girl is home and is an avid watcher of Strictly Come Dancing. What to do? The second TV at the other end of the house is mainly used for Play Station and doesn't get much reception for any channel let alone Maori TV. The answer was the radio providing a quite different experience and as said, taking me back to the 1960's and early 1970's.
I imagine that this scenario was played out in many homes around the country and this sign should have been put on the TV room door.
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You put a dancing show ahead of the rugby? Memo to self: I must buy The Wine Comeinyourpants a pair of trousers.
WV = sisini
But were not those great memories. Getting up at 2am with dad, and probably Richard and Chris and sitting listening to the radio. The announcing was something that is missing these says ... "Clarke, passes to Going, running, HE"S CLEAR, IT"S GOING (shouted) , GOING, HE"S OVER..."
Richard [ofRBB] is right.
Get a pair.
Bollocks or trousers, your choice.
(My Beloved told me to write this)
(I deleted the previous comments because of really stupid spelling/grammar mistakes. Teachers cannot abide such carelessness)
RBB - if you do buy me a pair please don't use your measurements, go for something in the normal range.
Second - agreed, the commentaries were much better than Quinns' and the incomprehensible observations from ex All Blacks like Mexted.
TSB - The Old Girl really likes the dancing programme and as she works hard all week in Auckland I thought it only fair. Besides, I don't want to live in a sub-zero atmosphere like you do.
Fuck!
Ha, got you back!!!
The Curmudgeon, it's nice that you think of your lady. I like that in a man.
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