We were the first in our building to have a color TV. My father won it in a sales contest. On July 20, 1969 we sat in our living room with Freddy Sacco and his parents to see the moon landing. I remember Mela Sacco crying "they're on the MOON". I don't recall why watching that on a color TV was important. But I do remember the status. The first night of color, the Saccos were in our living room waiting to see "the peacock"...Chanel 4 .... Vivian and Marie would bring their kids upstairs to watch cartoons in color, The Wizard of Oz was a multi family event....
Does anything hold that wonder these days? That element of excitement? We've gained so much, but lost twice that,....We expect, no, we DEMAND technology to advance at light speed. We buy $500 phones every two years (hell, TMobile lets you upgrade every SIX MONTHS) because its taking too long to load YouTube. The bells and whistles are almost meaningless, a blur of technology that can't even keep up with itself.
If not for the internet I would never have seen or heard from many of you again. I would never have met some wonderful people all over the US and abroad.
But I long for just one more night of wonder in that fifth floor walkup with the Saccos....watching color TV and waiting for the peacock.