[Noozhawk’s note: A version of this column originally was published in 2014. It is an excerpt from Tom Purcell’s humorous book, Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood.] It sat in my parents’ dining room ...

Editor's note: A prior version of this column was distributed by Cagle Cartoons in 2014. It is an excerpt from Tom Purcell's humorous book, "Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood," available at ...

Things are always changing and the more years pass, the more they seem to change. The Super Bowl, for instance. Last weekend's big game started as a battle between the National Football League and the ...

It sat in my parents' dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...

There was a time when consumer electronics were statement items, designed to resemble quality furniture that would be shown off as a centerpiece of the home. Televisions in ornate wooden cabinets, or ...

Back in presumably the early 1960s, [David]’s grandfather bought a console stereo featuring a record player, AM/FM radio and a rather astounding stereo speaker system that would be more than enough to ...

Those words greet whoever reads Marion Halecker’s Craigslist ad under the title: “Vintage Turntables.” Indeed, stacks of vintage turntables, receivers and speakers line the garage of Halecker’s ...

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It sat in my parents’ dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...

It sat in my parents' dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...

It sat in my parents’ dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...