My highschool had 3 commodore pet computers.
Vic-20 had a chess game that would take 20 minutes to figure out a move.
Gas was sold in (imperial) gallons, and when it switched to litres it was 17-21 cents per litre.
New Years Eve was Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians from the Waldorf Astoria (its still not NYE for me unless I hear Auld Lang Syne and see a balloon drop)
Lloyd Robertson was the CBC national news anchor, Harvey Kirk on CTV
The olympics in Montreal, and Greg Joy's medal winning high jump shown on the national anthem at the start and end of the TV broadcast day
I remember being home sick from school and seeing the BlueJays first game.
Seeing Sittler score the Canada Cup '76 winner
Driving 40 minutes round trip to rent a VCR and a couple movie.
Getting the Christmas Wish book and circling all the toys I would like.
The first farewell tour of The Who
Watching King of Kensington
("As he walks down the streeeeet,
He smiles at everyone,...)
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"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
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"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
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