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I do not understand how Lawrence Welk was ever popular.

Posted by Bacon (aka REDMOND) Oct 9 '10, 18:18

They run reruns on PBS. Who watched this show?

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My parents and grandpa. - Stephen Oct 9, 19:06
alll the gangsta rappen hip hoppers are one day gonna scratch their heads about all those RnB and Rolling Stone's drugged out music fest they show.... - zeitgeist Oct 9, 18:53
There was not a whole lot to choose from in those days...Spade Cooley, Ina Rae Hutton or Lawrence Welk -- nm - BAD Oct 9, 18:34 6
- Spike Jones & the City Slickers -- nm - peglegpete Oct 9, 18:38 5
  - Wrestling and Roller Derby... -- nm - BAD Oct 9, 18:47 4
    - In the 60's most folks had 3 or 4 stations, in the sparce midwest you generally only had 2, abc often shared with cbs or nbc since theyw ere the small - zeitgeist Oct 9, 18:56 3
      - In the 70s also. I grew up with ABC, NBC, CBS, and a UHF station -- nm - Bacon Oct 9, 19:01
      - KTLA was L.A.'s first station around 1946 about. I remember seeing Betty White on her first program... - BAD Oct 9, 19:00
      - and lets not forget the holyroller stations where the preacher would basically just ask for your money 24 hours a day, Repo Man (the original) made... - zeitgeist Oct 9, 18:59
My parents. They made us watch too. -- nm - jnine Oct 9, 18:22

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