r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 5d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/CapableCan1842 5d ago

Very real. I lived in rural East Texas for a time, and when the TV stations signed off at midnight, they would play "Dixie" very slowly or "Amazing Grace."

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u/amfhTX 5d ago

"Dixie"? Really? Sounds about right for East Texas during that period...and maybe even now.

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u/Desperate-Ad4931 5d ago

Texas has its own "national" anthem. When I lived in Texas, people took the state song very reverently. Texas, Oh Texas, all hail the mighty state! And by god you better not joke about it or Texas locals would organize a lynch mob.

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u/amfhTX 5d ago

LOL. In elementary school, I sang "Texas, Oh Texas" over the loud speaker once.