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Posted on 3/20/23 at 5:06 pm to Bullfrog
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6x9 Jensons I now use in my rear home theater speaker cabinets
Damnit, Jim, you'll blow the whole ship up! The impedance on those is all wrong!
Posted on 3/20/23 at 5:13 pm to ItzMe1972
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Jensen 6X9 car speakers were the bomb!
It would probably be harder to find an 80’s teen who DIDN’T have them in their vehicle than one who did.
I bought quite a bit of music from New Generation back then.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 7:06 pm to Tempratt
I used to call that store daily waiting for the Young Guns 2 soundtrack to come out.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 7:50 pm to jfw3535
Did anyone mention the ghetto version on Starring? I don’t think it was there long.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 7:54 pm to Tempratt
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Was there more than one? I just know of the one on Florida
I seem to remember the schaabs (sp?) had a precursor to new gen downtown in early 70s
I purchased some bootleg 8 track tapes from them of commercial albums.
I think they finally got popped for those.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I bought my first VHS vcr from Audio West.
It a Mitsubishi and set me back $650
That was 1984.
It a Mitsubishi and set me back $650
That was 1984.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:08 pm to Tempratt
I use to pledge the shite out those faux wood JVC speaker towers in our living room as a kid. I was damn proud of my chore
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:17 pm to shutterspeed
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On a similar note, I'm not sure that the owner of New Generation ISN'T Jimmy Hart
Sounds just like him starting around the 1:00 mark.
I’m guessing stores like Service Merchandise and the expansion of Walmart put them out of business. Seems too early for circuit city/Best Buy.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:36 pm to tigerband6971
quote:5th Avenue Shoppe on third street
I seem to remember the schaabs (sp?) had a precursor to new gen downtown in early 70s
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:37 pm to liquid rabbit
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With Jay Plunkett & Mike Gillis?
I don’t remember Mike but yes to Jay Plunkett. I also graduated from Broadmoor with his daughter Lori.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:40 pm to Tempratt
New Generation was one of the mandatory stops we’d make after selling textbooks back at the end of the semester at LSU. Maybe even get a Godfather’s pizza.
The store by campus had a cramped sort of winding staircase to get to the second floor. I remember buying a jam box from the one on Florida Blvd. The salesman popped in a tape of the theme song from Miami Vice and cranked it up LOUD. He knew how to close a sale.
The store by campus had a cramped sort of winding staircase to get to the second floor. I remember buying a jam box from the one on Florida Blvd. The salesman popped in a tape of the theme song from Miami Vice and cranked it up LOUD. He knew how to close a sale.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:55 pm to BobABooey
My Dad bought an Atari 1040ST from there. I used to just go there and browse. I bought a JVC lp player at the Staring location.
Didn't the one of Florida burn down? That was a sad day.
Didn't the one of Florida burn down? That was a sad day.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 9:09 pm to notiger1997
I think it was in '86 that I spent $300 for a good Pioneer receiver, amp and some 6x9's installed at the one on Chimes St. Also bought a ton of albums there.
And like others said, was one of the go-to places to get cool clothes; I got a Coca-Cola shirt, some jeans, shoes, and other stuff there.
It was basically a toy store for the 15-30 yr old crowd. And unlike stores today, they had MASSIVE amounts of instore inventory. The one on Florida was much bigger, the one by Campus just had (in comparison) a few things; but a few things then are a lot more than "lots of choices" today.
And like others said, was one of the go-to places to get cool clothes; I got a Coca-Cola shirt, some jeans, shoes, and other stuff there.
It was basically a toy store for the 15-30 yr old crowd. And unlike stores today, they had MASSIVE amounts of instore inventory. The one on Florida was much bigger, the one by Campus just had (in comparison) a few things; but a few things then are a lot more than "lots of choices" today.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 10:12 pm to shutterspeed
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They were like this
On a similar note, I'm not sure that the owner of New Generation ISN'T Jimmy Hart.
Somewhere in one of those commercials (or maybe it’s another YT video of their commercials), you see MrsAntiqueTiger. She worked there for four years while in college, mid-80’s.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 11:17 pm to Captain Lafitte
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Cock of the Walk
Till this day, the best fried catfish and cornbread.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 11:18 pm to Tempratt
As far as TV's and electronics, I was told the owner(s) would buy the inventory of other failed TV and electronics stores at discount prices, then sell them in Baton Rouge for less than Lamonica's, McLeod's, and other local stores. So you might technically buy a year old item, but it was still new in that it had never been unboxed and used.
Albums and tapes, I think, were the loss leaders used to get people in the store. If my memory is correct, albums were nearly always $5.99 when other stores were charging $9 - $10.
In the 70's and 80's, probably half of Baton Rouge bought a TV, stereo receiver, speakers, car stereo and speakers, or VCR from New Generation. I know I bought several items from that list.
Albums and tapes, I think, were the loss leaders used to get people in the store. If my memory is correct, albums were nearly always $5.99 when other stores were charging $9 - $10.
In the 70's and 80's, probably half of Baton Rouge bought a TV, stereo receiver, speakers, car stereo and speakers, or VCR from New Generation. I know I bought several items from that list.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 11:21 pm to ronniep1
Curtis Mathes
Posted on 3/20/23 at 11:28 pm to Scoob
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I got a Coca-Cola shirt
Honestly this should be it’s own thread
Wore a bunch of my dad’s Coca Cola shirts to college in the early 2000s and almost no one knew that was a thing 15-20 years before
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:03 am to ronniep1
albums were nearly always $5.99
I remember 4.99 for albums and 5.99 for cassettes.
I remember 4.99 for albums and 5.99 for cassettes.
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