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Hi guys! I'm sorry I've been so quiet lately -- work has been completely insane. I need a recommendation for a friend on Long Island who's looking for an appliance repairman who can fix a 1954 Tappan stove. Any referrals? Thanks! Matt

I've connected my 1975 stereo ... ... to my computer and iPhone, via my Apple AirPort Express. There's an output on the AirPort that you can plug into the "aux" inputs on your amplifier.

Yep ... "Except for my cordless/answering machine phone, all phones in my house are vintage rotaries, and those in key parts of the house have their ringers enabled." Me too. We abandon copper lines in favor of cheaper and notoriously less secure and reliable "wireless" service at our own...

Kevin! Thank you!!! I really enjoy your videos and have learned quite a bit!

Being a purist ... ... I actually do not like colorized film.  It looks fake and contrived.   Sandy, thank you very much for that scientific analysis of why so may young people refuse to watch black and white programming.  I rather enjoy it myself, and I often ask myself WHY I like those old...

Electronic control boards ... ... frighten me.   I always feel like I'm just one little short away from the oven turning on when I'm not home ...

Be careful with those older cloth cords ... ... that may be rotting. They used asbestos as the primary insulant.

TV Reception ... "Um, guys, New York City was one of the most goshawful places on the planet for reception in the days when terrestrial broadcasting was the only game in town for end-users." Well, then NOBODY in America must have gotten this fabled crystal-clear reception. I grew up in a...

Cory ... ... I have to be honest with you, but snowy, ghostie, fuzzy pictures is what WE got on our TV as late as 1979, until cable finally came to town. I don't see how you feel it's not authentic.

Ultramatic ... ... I DO get it. As I explained, unless the director was using one of those highly sophisticated cameras that can capture a video screen in perfect clarity, even a clear TV picture is going to look flickery, snowy, and with a rolling bar. And as far as the "portrayal", back in...

"Snowy" pictures ... "Every time you see someone watching a TV set the picture is snowy, rolling, ghosting and the horizontal is about to go out of sync, even on Don Draper's expensive new set." It all depends on the cameras used to film or tape the show. TVs and computer monitors are...

The Brady kitchen ... ... even as a child, I wondered how Alice could keep the bricks around that built-in grill next to the double oven so pristine. Then I realized I never actually saw them COOK on it ... And then the Hollywood bubble burst for me. ;)

Brian ... "The Corning would be easier to clean (submersible) but would be more suited to immediate consumption." Actually, I have the EXACT model electric percolator that Betty Draper had in that house. Mine is a 1965 Hoover (rebranded Presto), that is, in fact, completely submersible with...

Poor man's "Turtles" ... They are unbelievably easy, deceptively fancy, and always a hit at parties. http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2011/09/pretzel-rolo-turtles.html

Instead of grilled cheese ... ... I make TOASTED cheese sandwiches. Two slices of bread in the toaster, while holding the cheese between two knives over the heat to make it just soft enough. Saves me from cleaning a pan and spatula, and my fingers don't get greasy.