1991: We had free cable in our apartment. I spent way too much time watching TV and not enough time studying or paying attention to Elaine. One night she came out about 1am and asked if I was coming to bed. She'd already been asleep for a couple hours. "What do you mean, coming to bed?" This was one of those moments when we learn about each other. "You've been watching TV for like 4 hours." "So, what's wrong with that, I'm unwinding." If only I could go back in time and tell that kid some of the stupid things he would say or do. Well, I learned that Elaine never watched TV. She had a black and white TV all the time she was growing up. On the other hand, I think I may have been addicted. I've since rehabilitated but that night was a bitter wake-up call. In this song you can guess some of the shows I watched, also it was a time when network stations went "off-air". Can you imagine the commercial TV going off-air today. This is one of my "When I was a kid" statements. When I was a kid TV went off at 1am. They'd play the national anthem and then snow. At 5 or 6am, it would come back on with the national anthem.
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