TechnoRetro Dads - Riding in our First Speed Buggies, crankin’ the FM

Do you remember your first car? The freedom it gave us was the beginning of an important chapter of the TechnoRetro Dads’ lives. And the FM radio we listened to kept us entertained as we cruised down the road.    A look back at our first cars and the FM Radio that we all listened to!   In the NEWS Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, it’s the 45th anniversary of the classic Spielberg movie Jaws Sir Ian Holm passes away at 88 Cobra Kai is coming to Netflix A new book focuses on the toys of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Toys in the Attic - Our first cars You never forget your first ride. Jay had a VW Beetle and Shua had a...well, he’d like to forget. We remember what our first cars meant to us, and share some of the sweet wheels our earbuds had too. What did it mean to you and what ended up happening to it?    Vinyl Scratchback - FM Radio In the 70’s and 80’s there was almost no form of entertainment so accessible as the radio. We listened in our bedrooms, our living rooms, doing yardwork, in our headphones, and especially in our cars. And FM stations crowded the airwaves giving us the legendary music that is still popular today. Shua break down a short history of how FM was developed into what it was when DJs ruled the airwaves. Then we remember some of the stations that were big in the cities where we grew up.    Saturday Mornings - Speed Buggy Speed Buggy was a Hanna-Barbera cartoon that only lasted for 16 episodes, but it left a mark that keeps it in our memories today. Part Scooby Doo, part Josie and the Pussycats, it told the tale of a little dune buggy and his friends.