Media Minutes with Grandma

Wow! I am almost done sharing my favorite person's experiences with media. To end this blog on a rather dull note, I'll be talking about Grandma's usage of movies growing up. It'll be interesting because Grandma only went to the movies once. But, onward we go... Reflecting on Grandma's movies experiences, she shared that her nearest movie theater was the Uptown Theater, about two miles away from her house. The reason why she only went once is because Grandma didn't get the notion that you had to hold the theater seat down when you sat, so when she let go...well, you know. Needless to say, she never returned. Grandma shared that the theater had a screen that wasn't as big as it is today, long velvet drapes covering the room, a quieter sound system, and fewer seats than there are today. │"If you didn't know to hold down the seat, you were on the floor." http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/5109 Grandma remembered matinees being more p...

Growing up, I remember distinctively watching many TV shows and movies in my Grandma's living room. I can remember the flat-screen TV, what was typically on the TV, and what times the shows aired. Grandma and Grandpa were particular in the way they controlled the television. │"You betta' not interrupt my show, Lexi!!" Grandma recalls not having television for a while, but when her father finally bought one, it didn't change her life in a significant way. She remembers the oval, laptop-screen-sized TV with tubes on the back of it. The television stayed in the living room and was mainly dictated by her father when he was home. There was a color screen that went over the black-and-white TV screen, but it wasn't always accurate in the coloring. │"Sometimes you saw an orange zebra...or purple broccoli...that's just how it was!" https://www .verygoodplus.co.uk/forum/let-s-talk/films-tv-books-nrr-new/43181-vintage-tv- tech Grandma shares th...