tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post6043903892809217406..comments2024-01-17T01:57:39.528+00:00Comments on lacochran's bloggery: The California Beep Linelacochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-63289709516054860772013-01-08T06:01:39.370+00:002013-01-08T06:01:39.370+00:00A lot of people have been posting about the Beep L...A lot of people have been posting about the Beep Line and Jam Line on the Internet in the last four years since this blog started. Now we even have a radio station interview complete with archived audio of an actual Beep Line! Check out this story:<br />http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/12/24/arts/jam-line/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-30255899586976353362008-06-29T20:33:00.000+01:002008-06-29T20:33:00.000+01:00Anon: 62 to 84! That's a long stretch. Thanks f...Anon: 62 to 84! That's a long stretch. Thanks for weighing in.lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-15835914354927945382008-06-29T08:27:00.000+01:002008-06-29T08:27:00.000+01:00From 1962 to 1984 we had a Beep Line in Minneapoli...From 1962 to 1984 we had a Beep Line in Minneapolis, MN. We didn't call it the Beep Line though, we called it the Jam Line. It happened when ever you called the local Radio Station request line, it was usually busy, and in between the beeps there would be a bunch of girls and guys asking for your phone number. If you gave it out, someone would call you back! I met tons of girls that way. It was great fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-84320694118174361532008-05-27T17:34:00.000+01:002008-05-27T17:34:00.000+01:00Hi Dezel: I had no idea that Richard Pryor wrote ...Hi Dezel: I had no idea that Richard Pryor wrote Sanford & Son! Great bit of information. Thanks for sharing.lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-82559138967051066912008-05-26T15:33:00.000+01:002008-05-26T15:33:00.000+01:00Hi,Never heard of the beep line, but I perusing th...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Never heard of the beep line, but I perusing the TV listing; I love all of those shows. One of my favorites, Sanford & Son, I never realized was on for only 5 years. Great show, written by the late Richard Pryor.Dezel Quillenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053551849284583636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-52086997605743625732008-05-16T15:08:00.000+01:002008-05-16T15:08:00.000+01:00Sudiegirl: Thanks for stopping by.Bilbo: Sweet! *...Sudiegirl: Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Bilbo: Sweet! *pumps fist*<BR/><BR/>Washwords: I have a very vague recollection of that. Thanks for sharing. :)lacochran's evil twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830374402474261699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-39434949170581071262008-05-13T18:30:00.000+01:002008-05-13T18:30:00.000+01:00ha ha ha. I remember there was some "secret code" ...ha ha ha. I remember there was some "secret code" line you could dial then push a secret secret code, hang up and your phone would ring! It was a great trick! I also remember three-way calling and when my one friend got the first caller ID like thing I'd ever seen. it was the coolest thing in the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-81712908735074751682008-05-12T19:33:00.000+01:002008-05-12T19:33:00.000+01:00In the summer of 1975 I was 24 years old and livin...In the summer of 1975 I was 24 years old and living in Louisiana, the land of humidity and large ugly bugs. I never heard of a "beep line," but when I was in college we learned of one campus building that was open at night and had a telephone with WATS (wide-area telephone service), meaning the school paid a flat rate for unlimited calling within a defined area (i.e., the state) each month. I and many others saved a lot of money until someone decided to lock the office...Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-50019152411879241382008-05-12T17:26:00.000+01:002008-05-12T17:26:00.000+01:00Gilahi: Amazing! Someone else who's heard of th...Gilahi: Amazing! Someone else who's heard of the California Beep Line, even if that wasn't what you called it. Absofreakin' amazing. Just proves my point about the power of the internet... ask the internet (read: universe) for what you want and you shall get it!lacochran's evil twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830374402474261699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-30028180262645809952008-05-12T14:43:00.000+01:002008-05-12T14:43:00.000+01:00I don't know if my sister tried this thing (she's ...I don't know if my sister tried this thing (she's about your age) or not. <BR/><BR/>But it's interesting!Sudiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16803331651685046953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-57275500701099595102008-05-12T12:43:00.000+01:002008-05-12T12:43:00.000+01:00We didn't call it "The California Beep Line", but ...We didn't call it "The California Beep Line", but we had a similar setup in Georgia where I grew up. You'd get a recorded voice telling you that there was a dialing error or some such, and then 30 seconds or so of silence in which you could chat. I actually met one of my first long-term girlfriends on this setup (I was probably 13 as well). These days, you'd be afraid to meet ANYONE through such a method...Gilahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331323175802868796noreply@blogger.com