"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message link.net...
"N2EY" wrote:
IMDB.com (Internet Movie Data Base) says that "Convoy"
and the first "Smokey and the Bandit" came out in 1977-78.
Just two examples, Jim (that's obviously why I said "and so on").
Of course.
But my point was that the TV shows and movies were a result of the cb
boom, and reflected its outlaw nature. They did not cause the boom,
nor the culture, which were solidly in place in the late 1960s.
There
were a rash of movies and television shows featuring CB in the mid to late
70's
well *after* cb was a fad..
- BJ and the Bear,
premiered 1978
Dukes of Hazard,
premiered 1979
Moonshine,
premiered 1977
Knight Rider,
premiered 1982
and so on.
Even regular television shows
(Charley's Angels,
premiered 1976
Magnum PI,
premiered 1980
Love Boat,
premiered 1976
CHiPs,
premiered 1977
and so on) had episodes featuring CB.
I'm sure they did. Note that most of the above are TV shows, and their
dates are all fall premiere dates.
cb and its culture were already well established long before the
movies and TV shows caught on. Heck, First Lady Betty Ford ("First
Mama") had one in a White House limo. (The Ford Administration ended
in January 1977).
The restrictive rules on "external and internal RF power amplifiers"
(also called "linyars") were enacted by FCC in 1978. That was long
after they were all over the place. Given typical bureaucratic delay,
that means amplifiers were a big problem at least two years earlier -
1976.
Things did not go bad because of the movies and TV shows. They went
bad because there was no way FCC could enforce the rules, and no
established culture or tradition of self-discipline, responsibility or
rule-following.
Art imitates life.
The song "Convoy" was a hit in 1976. "C.W. McCall" is/was a persona
created by one Bill Fries, starting out as a series of commercials.
True fact: The 'band' that backed up "McCall" (actually a rotating
bunch of studio musicians) was organized by Chip Davis, who is
probably better known for his involvement in the New Age "Mannheim
Steamroller" music.
To really get a handle (pun intended) on when the boom peaked, look up
when FCC gave up on licenses for cb.
73 de Jim, N2EY
thank you, imdb.com
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