Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Thanks Gracie - hadn't even noticed the dates till you mentioned them. What a wonderful piece of history for us Villagers to have.
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This should be added to the nuts & bolts thread.
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Thank you Gracie for giving new life to this older thread. This is great information. Did you know that Mr. Schwartz was considered the greatest radio ad salesman in Mexico?
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He was involved with the infamous "Border Blasters" that radio people love to talk about. Since Mexico was not a signatory on the USA & Canadian radio agreements there were a number of Mexican AM stations that operated with super high power. 1,000,000+ watts. Compare that to the highest powered US & Canadian AMs at 50,000 watts. These stations would come on at night and use the skywave to blast away all over the USA & Canada and screw up local frequencies all around the country. Those stations sold lots very interesting advertising back in the day. Famous Top-40 DJ Wolfman Jack got his initial fame on the Mexican border blasters. God I'd love to talk to Harold Schwartz!
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I have a book titled The Villages Then and Now. The information posted before is all in this book plus more information. I purchased mine about 6 years ago at All Booked up which has two locations in The Villages. The Author is Lee King PHD.
The Villages: Then and Now - Lee King - Google Books Orlando Sentinel article about the author and book. Article was written in 2004 so the numbers are much different compared to today. We nhave come a long way. Of course it has the normal Orlando Sentinel slants zinged into the article but still interesting. Author Tells The Villages' Story - Orlando Sentinel
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I noticed that Garys mothers maiden name was Brown. The first time I visited Brownwood the sales office handed me a pamplet about cattleman Brown. Was this his grandfather?
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