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Pat Goss - RIP

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JPSmit

JPSmit

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Actually March 19 (81 years)

Haven't watched Motorweek in years to be honest but in the early days of our marriage we would go to the inlaws to do laundry and it was part of the saturday morning PBS ritual (with This Old House/ Woodwright's Shop/ Home Time/ Frugal Gourmet & New Yankee Workshop)

Always enjoyed him.
 
RIP. Was not aware of his passing, thanks for sharing.

Now I need to find Motorweek reruns...
 
Popeye said:
RIP. Was not aware of his passing, thanks for sharing.

Now I need to find Motorweek reruns...
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a quick google says there are 1820 episodes - let us know when you get back. :D
 
No disrespect intended, but I always thought him more a car salesman than anything else. 🤷

Found Click-n-Clack more entertaining.
 
Klick and Klack's book is boring. Pat was to the short point.
 
DrEntropy said:
No disrespect intended, but I always thought him more a car salesman than anything else. 🤷

Found Click-n-Clack more entertaining.
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different horses for different courses. For straight out entertainment I far preferred Klick & Klack - but, no NPR here in the frozen north so only ever got to hear them when we were travelling. (To their credit Mrs JP got a kick out of them also)

Motorweek occupies a special part of my memory in the same way shows like This Old House do - going back to a time when, if you wanted to watch anything like this it was PBS - and the hosts actually knew what they were talking about - pace was slower and the object was to educate not entertain. Can't abide 90% of the sophmoric abusive testoterone fueled shows that pass as restoration/ customization etc etc to be found on the various car channels and, similarly, not crazy about most of the HGTV offering.

It was nice Saturday morning to sit quietly - with the newspaper and a coffee and a visit with the inlaws and enjoy (and learn a bit)

I would also add that PBS was a revelation as I am not aware that I even knew it existed before I was married. Rarely watch now (It's moved to Downton Abbey) but, also REALLY appreciated the educational hobby shows like New Yankee Workshop and Woodwright's shop.

Imagine, shows that actually served to teach and to encourage you to do something rather than watch something.

:rolleyes2: :cheers:
 
With you on the New Yankee Workshop, did some This Old House and Ask this Old House. The travels on PBS was educatioal now waiting on All Creatures Great and Small. The "stupid" build a car in a week shows are not thrilling at all or the build it donut it shows. Watchng more n YouTube on restoration and British car stuff.
 
JPSmit said:
Can't abide 90% of the sophmoric abusive testoterone fueled shows that pass as restoration/ customization etc etc to be found on the various car channels and, similarly, not crazy about most of the HGTV offering.
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Amen on that point!

JPSmit said:
I would also add that PBS was a revelation as I am not aware that I even knew it existed before I was married. Rarely watch now (It's moved to Downton Abbey) but, also REALLY appreciated the educational hobby shows like New Yankee Workshop and Woodwright's shop.
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I was fortunate in that we lived in range of WQED (Pittsburgh), so I actually have memory of having access to PBS from my beginnings. They went on-air when I was three. Was a contributor as an adult, too. Until the affiliates went to the "national" pledge runs. That guy who hawks the memberships on the "nostalgia-'Doo-Wop '50's' " pledge shows, TJ Lubinsky, did a stint in Pittsburgh. The Fred Rogers and Josie Carey "The Children's Corner" is early memory.
 
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