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Originally posted by manutd/dogs
Hoggy: A seemingly bored individual who, on his second day back at uni is already slacking off...
Almost....I had a 6 month course...resulting in a lot of spare time.
More discussion please.
The Drug Of the Nation
breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Marquee Moon was a pretty cool tune. Have to say however Verlaine's solo stuff didn't do it for me.
One Nation under God
has turned into
One Nation under the influence
of one drug
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V., it satellite links
our United States of unconciousness
Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive
the methadone metronome pumping out
a 150 channels 24 hours a day
you can flip through all of them
and still there's nothing worth watching
T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our
Nation reads books daily
Why most people think Central America
means Kansas
Socialism means unamerican
and Apartheid is a new headache remedy
absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us
It shapes our minds the most
maybe the mother of our Nation
should remind us
that we're sitting to close to. . .
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V. is
the stomping ground for political candidates
Where bears in the woods
are chased by Grecian Formula'd
bald eagles
T.V. is mechanized politic's
remote control over the masses
co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases
watch for the PBS special
It's the perpetuation of the two party system
where image takes precedence over wisdom
Where sound bite politics are served to
the fastfood culture
Where straight teeth in your mouth
are more important than the words
that come out of it
Race baiting is the way to get selected
Willie Horton or
Will he not get elected on . . .
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V. is it the reflector or the director?
Does it imitate us or do we imitate it
Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's
twelve years old and we wonder how we've created
a Jason generation that learns to laugh
rather than abhor the horror
T.V. is the place where
armchair generals and quarterbacks can
experience first hand
the excitement of video warfare
as the theme song is sung in the background
Sugar sweet sitcoms
that leave us with a bad actor taste while
pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars
You saw the video
You heard the soundtrack
Well now go buy the soft drink
Well, the only cola that I support
would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance)
On Television.
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Back again, "New and Improved",
we return to our irregularly programmed schedule
hidden cleverly between heavy breasted
beer and car commericals
CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S.
Where oxymoronic language like
"virtually spotless" "fresh frozen"
"light yet filling" and "military intelligence"
have become standard
T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined
like "recession" to "necessary downturn"
"crude oil" on a beach to "mousse"
"Civilian death" to "collateral damages"
and being killed by your own Army
is now called "friendly fire"
T.V. is the place where the pursuit
of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia
Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects
Where imagination is sucked out of children
by a cathode ray nipple
T.V. is the only wet nurse
that would create a cripple
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
On Television . . .
- David Franj, Spearhead, Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy
has turned into
One Nation under the influence
of one drug
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V., it satellite links
our United States of unconciousness
Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive
the methadone metronome pumping out
a 150 channels 24 hours a day
you can flip through all of them
and still there's nothing worth watching
T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our
Nation reads books daily
Why most people think Central America
means Kansas
Socialism means unamerican
and Apartheid is a new headache remedy
absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us
It shapes our minds the most
maybe the mother of our Nation
should remind us
that we're sitting to close to. . .
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V. is
the stomping ground for political candidates
Where bears in the woods
are chased by Grecian Formula'd
bald eagles
T.V. is mechanized politic's
remote control over the masses
co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases
watch for the PBS special
It's the perpetuation of the two party system
where image takes precedence over wisdom
Where sound bite politics are served to
the fastfood culture
Where straight teeth in your mouth
are more important than the words
that come out of it
Race baiting is the way to get selected
Willie Horton or
Will he not get elected on . . .
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V. is it the reflector or the director?
Does it imitate us or do we imitate it
Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's
twelve years old and we wonder how we've created
a Jason generation that learns to laugh
rather than abhor the horror
T.V. is the place where
armchair generals and quarterbacks can
experience first hand
the excitement of video warfare
as the theme song is sung in the background
Sugar sweet sitcoms
that leave us with a bad actor taste while
pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars
You saw the video
You heard the soundtrack
Well now go buy the soft drink
Well, the only cola that I support
would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance)
On Television.
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Back again, "New and Improved",
we return to our irregularly programmed schedule
hidden cleverly between heavy breasted
beer and car commericals
CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S.
Where oxymoronic language like
"virtually spotless" "fresh frozen"
"light yet filling" and "military intelligence"
have become standard
T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined
like "recession" to "necessary downturn"
"crude oil" on a beach to "mousse"
"Civilian death" to "collateral damages"
and being killed by your own Army
is now called "friendly fire"
T.V. is the place where the pursuit
of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia
Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects
Where imagination is sucked out of children
by a cathode ray nipple
T.V. is the only wet nurse
that would create a cripple
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
On Television . . .
- David Franj, Spearhead, Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy
Exactly what I though when I saw the topic! Love the 11 minute version....
Yeah I was just going to say that interest in Television is going through a mini renaissance due to a generally held media view(denied by the band) that The Strokes sound is hihgly derivative of theirs.
Having bought Marque Moon I wouldn't necessarily agree with this view but what would I know.
Having bought Marque Moon I wouldn't necessarily agree with this view but what would I know.
Dogwatcher
Premiership Player
Furking filthy Phil you beat me.
Why is it I'm always late on these music related threads of late....
The methadone metronome!
The First Live Pick-Up Color Cameras
RCA began live camera development for its simultaneous color television system as early as 1946-47. RCA Laboratories initially implemented a flying-spot camera that could photograph an area the size of a person's face. A monochrome CRT was imaged through lenses onto the subject's face, and red, green, and blue sensitive photocells picked up the reflected light. Shortly thereafter, RCA scientists mounted three monochrome image orthicon cameras onto an optical table. Light from the subject passed through a configuration of dichroic mirrors which split the light into primary colors. The dichroics routed the light into the three identical objective lenses of the three cameras. The camera therefore had only a single fixed focal length, and the three objectives were individually focused.
Richard C. Webb, Designer of the First Simultaneous All-Electronic Color Camera
Webb, in a January 17, 1997 conversation, described the challenge of achieving optical and electrical registration of the three color channels during his design of this first color camera.
Wardman Park Studio Color Cameras
At least three finished studio cameras of this type were built by the Television Research Group of RCA Laboratories and two were installed in the NBC Studios at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. The cameras were used for the demonstrations of the RCA Dot-Sequential Color Television System to the F.C.C. during the color television hearings in 1949 through 1950. The body of the camera was painted the early RCA "light and dark umber-gray" (tan) color scheme.
Bob Johnson behind the controls of the left Wardman Park Color Camera
Richard Webb said he "lived in Washington for almost a year" supporting the Wardman Park color equipment during the FCC hearings. He described Bob Johnson, of RCA Lancaster, spending hours in his search for matched Image Orthicon tubes for these cameras.
RCA Building Studio 3H Color Cameras
After the FCC rejection of the RCA Dot Sequential Color System, further color camera development responsibility was transferred from RCA Laboratories to the RCA Engineering Products Department (Broadcast Equipment Group) in Camden. Studio development activity was moved from Washington to the RCA building in New York City. Between July,1951 and 1953, Studio 3H at Rockefeller Center supported the testing of the evolving NTSC standard. A series of experimental broadcasts from the Empire State Building were made using this type of camera. Now, these large, square front, cameras used a single objective lens. The cameraman could now select from four different focal lengths by rotating a lens turret. Director selection of cameras was done by switching the component R,G,B signals. A single colorplexer was used at the output of this switcher to encode the components of the selected camera into a composite NTSC signal.
Colonial Theater Color Cameras
The first large production color studio was built by NBC at the New York Colonial Theater. The first experimental demonstrations to the FCC in May, 1953 came from this studio.
TK-40 Color Camera at the Colonial Theater
The Colonial Theater installation employed the TK-40 Camera. The camera's width was tapered toward the front to reduce bulk, and the cameras were painted silver. There were no side cooling vents in its viewfinder, as with the later production TK-40A camera.
Marie McNamara (Miss Color TV) and TK-40 Camera during a Remote Pick-up
The first NBC colorcasts came from this studio, including the October 31, 1953 opera Carmen and the November 22, 1953 Colgate Comedy Hour, with Donald O'Connor (the first commercial colorcast). [Note: these colorcasts were only viewed in color by closed circuit. The color burst was removed before being broadcast, and the programs were seen by the general public only in black in white].
TK-40 Camera Colorcasting the October 31, 1953 "Carmen"
The TK-40A Color Camera
Initial deliveries by RCA Broadcast, of the first commercial color camera produced in quantity, were of a "TK-40A" camera starting in March, 1954. TK-40As were provided to CBS for their Fall 1954 shows from their New York Studio 72 (Broadway at 81st. St.) and Hollywood Television City Studio 43C (Beverly and Fairfax). They were also used in the new NBC Brooklyn 1 Studio, starting with the first color spectacular, the Sept. 12, 1954 "Satins and Spurs" with Betty Hutton. The body of the TK-40A camera appeared identical to the later TK-41. TK-40As were provided to local affiliates including WKY-TV (Oklahoma City for their first April 8, 1954 colorcast), WBAP-TV (Fort Worth, May 15, 1954), WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee, July 18,1954), WBEN (Buffalo), WCCO-TV (Minneapolis), and KTLA (Los Angeles).
Shortly after these deliveries, the TK-41 camera was introduced with significantly reduced rack space, tube count, and power requirements.
The TK-41 Color Camera
The TK-41, introduced in late 1954, was the workhorse of the color television industry for more than 15 years. The camera head and viewfinder, weighing 310 pounds, was 21-inches wide, 27-inches high, and, including lenses and viewing hood, was nearly 5-feet in length. The camera and studio pedestal combination weighed 1000 pounds. It is impressive to see the fluid movements of this cumbersome camera as seen on early kinescopes and restored color video tapes in the UCLA Film and Television Archive collection.
The Production TK-41 Color Camera
(TK-41C previously owned by Red Skelton)
The Collection of Television Technology, UCLA Film and Television Archive
The camera had a four-lens turret, a flat-plate dichroic mirror assembly for beam splitting, and three 3-inch image orthicon pickup tubes. Later, with the TK-41C series, the camera was modified to use prism optics for image splitting. Horizontal and vertical deflection amplifiers, and a 7-inch viewfinder completed the head. Three heavy cables were routed to the control room where there was a camera control panel, processing amplifier, monitor, aperture compensation, power supply equipments, and a colorplexer to encode the R,G,B signals into the composite NTSC signal. These equipments required 96-inches of rack space, and a 13-inch and 19-inch high control panels. More than 3.2 KW of power was required for each 270-tube vacuum tube camera chain. The TK-41 series continued through TK-41A, TK-41B, and TK-41C models. KMTV (Omaha) became operational with its TK-41s starting in September, 1955.
RCA began live camera development for its simultaneous color television system as early as 1946-47. RCA Laboratories initially implemented a flying-spot camera that could photograph an area the size of a person's face. A monochrome CRT was imaged through lenses onto the subject's face, and red, green, and blue sensitive photocells picked up the reflected light. Shortly thereafter, RCA scientists mounted three monochrome image orthicon cameras onto an optical table. Light from the subject passed through a configuration of dichroic mirrors which split the light into primary colors. The dichroics routed the light into the three identical objective lenses of the three cameras. The camera therefore had only a single fixed focal length, and the three objectives were individually focused.
Richard C. Webb, Designer of the First Simultaneous All-Electronic Color Camera
Webb, in a January 17, 1997 conversation, described the challenge of achieving optical and electrical registration of the three color channels during his design of this first color camera.
Wardman Park Studio Color Cameras
At least three finished studio cameras of this type were built by the Television Research Group of RCA Laboratories and two were installed in the NBC Studios at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. The cameras were used for the demonstrations of the RCA Dot-Sequential Color Television System to the F.C.C. during the color television hearings in 1949 through 1950. The body of the camera was painted the early RCA "light and dark umber-gray" (tan) color scheme.
Bob Johnson behind the controls of the left Wardman Park Color Camera
Richard Webb said he "lived in Washington for almost a year" supporting the Wardman Park color equipment during the FCC hearings. He described Bob Johnson, of RCA Lancaster, spending hours in his search for matched Image Orthicon tubes for these cameras.
RCA Building Studio 3H Color Cameras
After the FCC rejection of the RCA Dot Sequential Color System, further color camera development responsibility was transferred from RCA Laboratories to the RCA Engineering Products Department (Broadcast Equipment Group) in Camden. Studio development activity was moved from Washington to the RCA building in New York City. Between July,1951 and 1953, Studio 3H at Rockefeller Center supported the testing of the evolving NTSC standard. A series of experimental broadcasts from the Empire State Building were made using this type of camera. Now, these large, square front, cameras used a single objective lens. The cameraman could now select from four different focal lengths by rotating a lens turret. Director selection of cameras was done by switching the component R,G,B signals. A single colorplexer was used at the output of this switcher to encode the components of the selected camera into a composite NTSC signal.
Colonial Theater Color Cameras
The first large production color studio was built by NBC at the New York Colonial Theater. The first experimental demonstrations to the FCC in May, 1953 came from this studio.
TK-40 Color Camera at the Colonial Theater
The Colonial Theater installation employed the TK-40 Camera. The camera's width was tapered toward the front to reduce bulk, and the cameras were painted silver. There were no side cooling vents in its viewfinder, as with the later production TK-40A camera.
Marie McNamara (Miss Color TV) and TK-40 Camera during a Remote Pick-up
The first NBC colorcasts came from this studio, including the October 31, 1953 opera Carmen and the November 22, 1953 Colgate Comedy Hour, with Donald O'Connor (the first commercial colorcast). [Note: these colorcasts were only viewed in color by closed circuit. The color burst was removed before being broadcast, and the programs were seen by the general public only in black in white].
TK-40 Camera Colorcasting the October 31, 1953 "Carmen"
The TK-40A Color Camera
Initial deliveries by RCA Broadcast, of the first commercial color camera produced in quantity, were of a "TK-40A" camera starting in March, 1954. TK-40As were provided to CBS for their Fall 1954 shows from their New York Studio 72 (Broadway at 81st. St.) and Hollywood Television City Studio 43C (Beverly and Fairfax). They were also used in the new NBC Brooklyn 1 Studio, starting with the first color spectacular, the Sept. 12, 1954 "Satins and Spurs" with Betty Hutton. The body of the TK-40A camera appeared identical to the later TK-41. TK-40As were provided to local affiliates including WKY-TV (Oklahoma City for their first April 8, 1954 colorcast), WBAP-TV (Fort Worth, May 15, 1954), WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee, July 18,1954), WBEN (Buffalo), WCCO-TV (Minneapolis), and KTLA (Los Angeles).
Shortly after these deliveries, the TK-41 camera was introduced with significantly reduced rack space, tube count, and power requirements.
The TK-41 Color Camera
The TK-41, introduced in late 1954, was the workhorse of the color television industry for more than 15 years. The camera head and viewfinder, weighing 310 pounds, was 21-inches wide, 27-inches high, and, including lenses and viewing hood, was nearly 5-feet in length. The camera and studio pedestal combination weighed 1000 pounds. It is impressive to see the fluid movements of this cumbersome camera as seen on early kinescopes and restored color video tapes in the UCLA Film and Television Archive collection.
The Production TK-41 Color Camera
(TK-41C previously owned by Red Skelton)
The Collection of Television Technology, UCLA Film and Television Archive
The camera had a four-lens turret, a flat-plate dichroic mirror assembly for beam splitting, and three 3-inch image orthicon pickup tubes. Later, with the TK-41C series, the camera was modified to use prism optics for image splitting. Horizontal and vertical deflection amplifiers, and a 7-inch viewfinder completed the head. Three heavy cables were routed to the control room where there was a camera control panel, processing amplifier, monitor, aperture compensation, power supply equipments, and a colorplexer to encode the R,G,B signals into the composite NTSC signal. These equipments required 96-inches of rack space, and a 13-inch and 19-inch high control panels. More than 3.2 KW of power was required for each 270-tube vacuum tube camera chain. The TK-41 series continued through TK-41A, TK-41B, and TK-41C models. KMTV (Omaha) became operational with its TK-41s starting in September, 1955.
