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....now I can't get the theme music to S.W.A.T. outta my head! :o :D ;) :)
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LOL  ;D

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I loved Emergency.  In fact, I believe that the shows are coming out in stores on DVD.  Randolph Mantooth was a hotty.  I think he still is.  He was just on As The World Turns for five weeks.  He took over for someone that had to go in for surgery.  Randy still looks good.  He also got married last August to Kristen Connors.  Boo Hoo!!!!
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I heard something that when he joined ATWT, the announcer said, "The part of ____ is now being played by RANDELL Mantooth."  ;)


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I thought the show was very educational.  It wasn't a silly show.  Did you know that all the emergency calls that came through Station 51 were actual 911 calls?  They were re-inacted.
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I think I heard that a long time ago.


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I didn't know that.  When I was a kid, my favourite episode was the multipart one about the forest fires.

One of the things I like about that show is that it didn't seem to have the holier-than-thow attitudes you find in characters in shows like "ER" and such.   :P

I caught a couple of episodes a few months ago and it's funny to see the fire trucks looking so old now.  I still think it's neat how they transmit the electrocardiogram (betcha didn't think I could spell that, eh?  :) ) via radio to Rampart.

Also, a friend of mine says that the original fire hall in the show is still there and that the Rampart district is pretty much a crime ridden ghetto.  Can anyone verify that?

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Does anyone remember the show "EMERGENCY"  with John Gage and Roy Desoto?  Captain Mike Stanley, Chet, Marco, Mike, Dr. Brackett, Dr. Early, Dr. Morton, Nurse Dixie McCall.  
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I sure do  :-*, Johnny was my fav. I still find him attractive after all of these years. Sometimes I am lucky and get to see it in reruns.

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Oh yeah.. great show!  It had some pretty good action in it!  I actually liked it better than CHiPs.  I used to watch it right after "SWAT".   :)

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RAMPART RAMPART STATION 51 AND THAN THEY SAY KMG365...COOL VHGUY

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Oh yeah.. great show!  It had some pretty good action in it!  I actually liked it better than CHiPs.  I used to watch it right after "SWAT".   :)

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I loved Emergency. Used to watch it religiously. I always loved all of Johnny's antics. And Roy just allowed Johnny to be Johnny.  ;D  I always thought that Dixie had a thing for Dr. Bracket but it was the other doctor (played by Bobby Troop) who she (Julie London) was married to.


CatDIXIE WAS MARRIED TO JOE EARLY FOR REAL!!! PAUL VHGUY
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Forgive me for being an anal jerk, but I think Emergency! predates the 911 system.  :)

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KMG365 is the LA Fire Department radio transponder that sits on Mount Baldy.

Each of the LA Emergency services has their own radio transponder which relays radio signals to the area.  That helps all of the crews in the field to hear all radio calls, no matter where they are.

If you listen on some episodes of Adam-12, they will give out the callsign KMG367, which is the LAPD Transponder.  I know they have said the transponder callsign in CHiPs a few times, but I forget what it was.

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Wow that last post was FULL of information.  Just one thing, who would be stupid enough to paint a rock in a National Park?
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Well, if you look in the 2000 board and read the postings about Hollywood, you will understand.

Hollywood (and most of California) does not live in the normal reality.  To them, appearance is much more important then substance.  That is why they can take a classic like "Hunchback Of Notradame", and totally change the end to give it a happy ending.  If anybody ever read the Victor Hugo story, you will know how it really ended.

From what I remember, the quartz in the rock reflected to much light into the camera, so they painted it to dull the reflection.  I guess it never occured to them to use gells and filters to dull this reflection from the outside.  But as usual, they did not care what damage they did, they only wanted what they wanted.

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From what I remember, the quartz in the rock reflected to much light into the camera, so they painted it to dull the reflection.  I guess it never occured to them to use gells and filters to dull this reflection from the outside.  But as usual, they did not care what damage they did, they only wanted what they wanted.
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That's a typical attitude among people that have the slightest bit of self-serving ignorance.  They probably think that they are out in the middle of no where so who would notice it? .. or painting one "little" rock isn't going to end the world.

It probably won't (I hope!  :) ) but unfortunately, millions of other people are thinking the same way.    99.9% of smokers exhibit this attitude everytime they toss their butts out their window or onto the ground.

But I must say that I loved camping/backpacking at an extremely young age (thanks Dad!) and that show made me want to become a forest ranger when I got older.  Almost did too.

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That's a typical attitude among people that have the slightest bit of self-serving ignorance.  They probably think that they are out in the middle of no where so who would notice it? .. or painting one "little" rock isn't going to end the world.
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Well, that is typical of them.  After all, most of them have no idea what camping is really like.  To them, sitting back in their Star Waggon is "camping" for the most part.

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It probably won't (I hope!  :) ) but unfortunately, millions of other people are thinking the same way.    Smokers exhibit this attitude everytime they toss their butts out their window or onto the ground.
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Well, I am a smoker myself.  But please change that to "Some Smokers".  I would NEVER throw a cigarette out a window.  Living in Idaho and California taught me respect for the dry brush.  I either put it in an ashtray, or "field strip" it and put it in my pocket.  (Field stripping a cigarette is crushing it so the tobbaco is scattered on the ground, and the paper and filter go into my pocket for the trash later on.  This is something most people in the military learn.

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But I must say that I loved camping/backpacking at an extremely young age (thanks Dad!) and that show made me want to become a forest ranger when I got older.  Almost did too.
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I can tell you stories about Hollywood types camping.

After I got out of the Marines in 1993, I spent 1 year working for a surplus store in LA.  We had a famous actor come in with a buddy.  Seems the star had just finished a big movie shoot, and wanted to go camping.  They proceeded to buy the best of everything, with the total comming to around $900.  Then he was amazed we did not accept American Express.  For more of his visit, read my post about Hollywood in the 2000 message board about having to explain to him how "501 shrink-to-fit Levi jeans" worked.

To Hollywood types, camping is going to some sanatized park in a $50k motor home.  Very few have any idea what "roughing it" is really like.

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Uh-oh, this may turn into a "The People You Meet On The Trail" camping subject.. heheh  :)

I've noticed over the past 7 or 8 years a noticable increase in the number of smokers I meet in the back country.  And it coincides with the increase in butts I find along the way.  A buddy of mine and I slogged our way up a steep mountain trail for a couple kilometres, when we got to the top, we took a rest and shortly after a couple of guys carrying more weight in their gut than in their packs sat down and proceeded to light up.  I guess they were getting too much oxygen in their lungs!  ;D
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LOL!!!!  So true.

I also remember when I was stationed in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, and a Gunnery Sergeant I knew ran in the first LA Marathon.  And yes, he smoked during most of the run.

He even had the photograph of him crossing the finish line enlarged, with a cigarette in his mouth (it was even posted in some of the local papers).

And yes, he finished in the top 10% of the runners.

But most hikers and campers now have no realization what it is like.  Back in the 1970's camping was very popular.  And most middle class families had either a cabover camper or a van conversion.  Now, they have huge motorhomes with satellite TV and internet connections.  All the comforts of home as you camp in a sterile KOA 5 miles from the freeway.

In November I bought a 1975 van conversion, which a prior owner had ripped out all the camping fixtures (stove, sink, ice box).  I am working on replacing them all to get it into camping shape.  And this weekend I am putting in another old standard of the 1970's, a CB radio.  :)

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I used to love watching "Emergency"!  Randolph Mantooth was hot!!!  ;D
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Randolph Mantooth was a MAJOR HOTTIE! And Kevin Tighe looked good as a sandy blonde. I don't think Tighe was as handsome with the dark hair.I think the show made people aware of the need for paramedic and EMT services in their communities. Often paramedics are the difference between life and death. Also the role of the FIRST RESPONDER is important. often it is a policeman or a fireman equipped with stuff like the AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR,oyxgen,and other first aid gear that makes the difference BEFORE the paramedics and ambulance crew arrives on scene!! ;)

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And this weekend I am putting in another old standard of the 1970's, a CB radio.  :)
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Cool!  Is it a 40 channel AM or does it have SSB as well?