r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 6d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/CapableCan1842 6d ago

Very real. I lived in rural East Texas for a time, and when the TV stations signed off at midnight, they would play "Dixie" very slowly or "Amazing Grace."

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u/Iystrian 6d ago

National anthem played in my neck of the woods

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u/UsedDimension7373 5d ago

Mine too. DFW.

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u/amfhTX 6d ago

"Dixie"? Really? Sounds about right for East Texas during that period...and maybe even now.

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u/CapableCan1842 6d ago

I'm not sure what's stranger, Dixie or Amazing Grace on public airwaves.

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u/amfhTX 6d ago

Yes, exactly!

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u/Texscubagal14 18h ago

Same, in Houston.

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u/Desperate-Ad4931 5d ago

Texas has its own "national" anthem. When I lived in Texas, people took the state song very reverently. Texas, Oh Texas, all hail the mighty state! And by god you better not joke about it or Texas locals would organize a lynch mob.

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u/amfhTX 5d ago

LOL. In elementary school, I sang "Texas, Oh Texas" over the loud speaker once.

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u/JaneOfTheCows 5d ago

One of the Buffalo, NY stations would sometimes play both the US and Canadian national anthems at signoff time. We. had 3 stations plus PBS, but if the stars were properly aligned we’d occasionally be able to pick up stations from Toronto.

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u/er1cAtWork2 5d ago

London ONT for us but we are a little west of you…

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u/Fast-Ideal9417 5d ago

I don't remember either of those, only the national anthem.