“Back There” was one of my “Channel Ten faves” as a teenager. Before I had cable (and later digital cable and Direct TV), I had to turn an antenna just to pick up certain channels. Even then the channels that weren’t local often faded in and out or had interference. On occasion, when the time was just right, I could pick up Channel Ten, from a station in Alabama, I believe. Kids today haven’t a clue what I’m talking about but the thrill of picking up a station with content not in my normal lineup could be quite thrilling. On Channel Ten, from ten o’clock to eleven, I’d watch the funny British clothing store comedy, Are You Being Served? and Twilight Zone which followed it. It was an hour that almost every night came in without too much difficulty, although, oddly enough, before and afterward the signal faded out. I never understood why, but I sure wasn’t about to complain because this hour was anticipated with much excitement. During a period of time (I guess maybe a month or
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