It’s Sunday morning. Most people I know have a semi-set routine on Sunday morning. Some sleep late and have a leisurely morning in bed, reading the paper and perhaps doing the crossword. Some get up and attend church. Some do bike rides or play soccer. Some have big family breakfasts. Some do a combination of those things. Until I went to Jr. High, we had a set Sunday morning routine. Mom would make pancakes, then we’d go to church. Mom wore a hat and gloves. My dad wore a suit. He hated to go to church. He wasn’t an atheist or anything. It’s just that he went to work the other 6 mornings. Sunday was the only day he had a chance to sleep in. And although we attended the 11am service, to eat, shower, shave and dress meant he still had to get up about 8:30.
Being a kid, I always took my bath the night before. So, after eating breakfast and dressing quickly, I always had time to kill before church. I couldn’t go out and play because I might get dirty). So I’d turn on the TV. Back in the 50′s in Houston we didn’t have a lot of TV channels. As I recall, we had the big 3- ABC, CBS and NBC. PBS was on the air too, but I didn’t even know about PBS back then. Anyway, if I’m remembering correctly that was it. Pickings were slim indeed. So I was none too happy when I went to watch Sunday morning TV and it seemed that the only thing on was a bunch of old men in suits sitting around talking.
Yes, I’m talking about the Sunday morning talk/public affair shows. Bor-ing. I remember asking my parents about the shows. They said they didn’t watch them; they were about politics. End of discussion. My folks really didn’t talk much about politics when I was growing up. When I was a teen I discovered that I lived in a house divided, 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. That was it. There were no heated debate or politicking on W.43rd st. Perhaps that’s why I’ve never been very political. I do have my views; and I vote. I’ve just never felt the need to attempt to convert people who disagree with me.
Unless an election is looming, I just float along and get my political news from CNN. So I just can’t understand how the Sunday morning talk shows- Meet the Press and Face the Nation are still on after 50 years. Does anyone really watch these shows? I’ve asked a lot of people over the years. No one I’ve ever asked has admitted to watching these. Are the networks keeping them on even though they get horrific ratings; or is there a secret society of people who watch them, but for whatever reason won’t admit it? Apparently I have the attention span of a Wheatie so I just can’t get into listening to a bunch of big giant heads pontificating about the topic du jour. So for me, thank goodness for cable.
Yep. I try not to miss George Snuffalupagus on ABC. I like the round table because they don’t yell over each other and cover a lot of topics.
Have you heard if he’s still going to do the Sunday morning show if he’s on their Mon-Fri a.m. show too?
Jeepers. I did not know TV shows were on every Sunday! grin Since we leave for church at 7:45 and don’t get home til 11 or later our TV is off all morning. Besides, that’s when Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion is on Public Radio. Who in their right mind would choose old people in suits-on CNN or anywhere-talking about anything when they could laugh with the cast of Prairie Home Companion?
Geo Snuffalupagus is moving to GMA’s morning venue. Wonder if GoingLikeSixty will play follow the leader?
Like Bob Hope used to say, “Thanks for the memories” Michele.
xoxo
Mother Connie
Mother Connie, did you not ever notice those shows were on when you were growing up? I was always a fast dresser and had time to kill on Sunday mornings, waiting for my folks to be ready to go. Have a great night kiddo.
Yeah, I watch them when I can. Unfortunately, my church service is at 10:30 am so I usually have to catch the reruns or I TiVo it. I wasn’t a political animal until the Shrub actually decided to run for president. I was so confounded that people would actually vote for him and they did, not one but twice. I still remember the headline of a British newspaper the day after his second win: How Could 56,000,000 Americans Be So Stupid?
Now I’m hooked and watch political shows all the time. It’s a disease, but at least I’m somewhat informed.
It’s true. She’s addicted. I’ve seen it. However, she is well informed.