A Spin Off of Keep a Word/Drop a Word and Music, Pics, and Whatnot

[SnapDragon NY]

Call Me Little Sunshine- Ghost

 

[SnapDragon NY]

Winter has given us a break up here in the North. Temps have been in the 50's here the last 3 days, feels like Spring and it has been wonderful! Won't last long, winter isn't thru with us yet, but enjoying the milder temps for now.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Lil boo thang
-Paul Russell

 

[SnapDragon NY]

Scary Little Green Men- Ozzy

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Innocent little doggie
-George Coleman "Bongo Joe"

 

[SnapDragon NY]

The Dogs Of War- Pink Floyd

 

[gopher_byrd]

Me and You and a Dog Named Boo - Lobo

Off to MG training class for pretty much every Saturday till May. I'll be a mentor for some of the new trainees

 

[2WhiteWolves]

Sesame Street went right down the tubes. Good riddance !!

 

[Jimi]

Sesame Street went right down the tubes. Good riddance !!

Yes but I like antique roadshow

 

[Jimi]

Hound dog

 

[Jimi]

Good mornin Family
How's everyone doin on this fine Saturday?
A friend came by this mornin and gave me 3, 5mg. pain pills so I am breakin them in half and savin them for only the worst times, but I did do a half today to see if they were goin to be enough halfed up. I hate to use them but when in extreme pain you do strange things

 

[Jimi]

Ok goin for lunch be back in a bit

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Wow, I knew they lost their government funding. I guess all the companies like pharma and big ag were getting a free ride, because if they were paying, you'd think that would have been worth more than CPB funding.

Unfortunately, National Pubic Radio (NPR) will continue to operate. They're on air now, saying how gee, these "influencers" are exaggerating the welfare fraud in some states.

It's ironic that the people they call "influencers" are the real journalists, on the ground collecting hard facts, while the mainstream press are the "influencers" trying to suppress facts and influence public opinion.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Yes but I like antique roadshow

If it has enough of a following, and I think it does, it will find another outlet, or go online.

 

[Jimi]

If it has enough of a following, and I think it does, it will find another outlet, or go online.

I hope so I really like seein the stuff they have on that show

 

[Jimi]

Ok be back in a bit

 

[SnapDragon NY]

Hound dog

Black Dog- Led Zeppelin

 

[2WhiteWolves]

I hope so I really like seein the stuff they have on that show

Is this it?

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Is this it?

It sure is, and not a one-off. It has a YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@RoadshowPBS

There ya go Jimi. I'm sure the question is whether or not the show can raise its own costs of production and make any profit to support the makers of it.

This article seems to indicate that all PBS channels may not go under, since many have other revenue streams besides Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

BREAKING: The Corporation For Public Broadcasting (PBS) Votes To Dissolve

To quote the great work by Melissa Hallman: "Stick a fork in it, PBS is done!" The Board of Directors for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has just voted to dissolve after 58 years in operation due to funding cuts. This is directly due to President Trump cutting off their ...

wltreport.com

• Local PBS stations (the ones that actually broadcast “the PBS channel” in your area) lose a key revenue stream. On average, federal funds via CPB made up about 15% of PBS system revenue, but this varies widely—higher (up to 30-70%) for small, rural, or underserved stations.
• Larger urban stations and the national PBS organization rely more on private donations, corporate underwriting, pledge drives, foundations, and member dues, so they are adapting with cost-cutting (e.g., PBS laid off ~15% of staff in late 2025).
• Shared costs like program distribution and national content production become more expensive without CPB subsidies.

Will the PBS Channel Eventually Go Off the Air?​

No, the national PBS network and most local PBS channels will not suddenly or uniformly disappear. Iconic programs like PBS NewsHour, Sesame Street reruns, and documentaries are expected to continue in some form, funded privately. However:

• Some local stations are closing or severely scaling back: Examples include New Jersey PBS (ceasing operations in 2026), Penn State’s WPSU (winding down by mid-2026), and others in rural areas announcing layoffs, program cancellations, or full shutdowns.
• Others are disaffiliating from PBS to save on dues (e.g., Arkansas public TV ends PBS partnership July 1, 2026, but plans to stay on air with local/independent content).
• Rural and small-market areas are hit hardest, potentially losing over-the-air public TV access, educational kids’ programming, or emergency broadcasts.

In short, “PBS” as a brand and service will persist through surviving stations and streaming (PBS app, etc.), but coverage will be patchier, with reduced national programming support and some communities losing their local public TV station entirely over the coming months/years. There is no single “go off the air” date—it’s a gradual fragmentation starting from the funding loss in late 2025.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Black and blue
-Louis Armstrong

 

[2WhiteWolves]

Yes but I like antique roadshow

There was one channel i watched that had Escape to the Country. They changed the programming of the channel and took this show off. It is my favourite program, it shows old English homes, old barns turned into homes, their beautiful gardens, castles, showed doing things really old style, country side of different regions of England and other places. I found it on youtube.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

There was one channel i watched that had Escape to the Country. They changed the programming of the channel and took this show off. It is my favourite program, it shows old English homes, old barns turned into homes, their beautiful gardens, castles, showed doing things really old style, country side of different regions of England and other places. I found it on youtube.

I updated my last reply to Jimi with more info, above.

Escape to the Country uploaded a new episode 4 hours ago;

Escape To The Country

Escape to the Country is a British daytime television property-buying/real estate programme, first airing in 2002 revolving around potential home buyers searching for their dream homes in rural parts of the UK. Nicki Chapman, Alistair Appleton, Sonali Shah, Jules Hudson, Denise Nurse, Steve...

www.youtube.com

 

[2WhiteWolves]

I updated my last reply to Jimi with more info, above.

Escape to the Country uploaded a new episode 4 hours ago;

Escape To The Country

Escape to the Country is a British daytime television property-buying/real estate programme, first airing in 2002 revolving around potential home buyers searching for their dream homes in rural parts of the UK. Nicki Chapman, Alistair Appleton, Sonali Shah, Jules Hudson, Denise Nurse, Steve...

www.youtube.com

Yup, I saw they did
With the help of a friend sending me links to videos. Thanks to this friend, I've been around to almost all the world.

 

[gopher_byrd]

Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner

 

[Jimi]

Blue jay way

 

[gopher_byrd]

One Way Street - Aerosmith

 

[Jimi]

Shakedown street

 

[gopher_byrd]

Love Street - The Doors

 

[Jimi]

Street player

 

[Jimi]

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[Jimi]

 

[gopher_byrd]

Can I Play With Madness - Iron Maiden

 

[Jimi]

See Emily play

 

[Jimi]

Ok I am gonna go take a soak and see if I can get some sleep tonight
Thank you all for playin today
See you all tomorrow

 

[gopher_byrd]

Ride My See-Saw - The Moody Blues

 

[2WhiteWolves]

The Man Who Saw Through Time...by Threshold