Joe Buck’s Transistor Radio

 I watched a documentary about Midnight Cowboy (1969) yesterday, Desperate souls, dark city and the legend of midnight cowboy (2022, Nancy Buirski)—much better than its title.

 I’d loved MC, but it’s so sad I haven’t rewatched it in forty years. (Where did I even see it?) The doc included lots of clips, including a scene I’ve always remembered – – Joe Buck (Jon Voight) and Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) dancing to keep warm to an advertising jingle playing on Joe’s transistor radio, “Orange juice on ice…”.

I looked up the radio so I could make a print—it’s a 1968 Zenith Royal 44. My print doesn’t quite catch it though—the antenna should be up—but that creates space problems. Hm. I just realized I could orient it the other way and add an extended  antenna. Might try again… Tomorrow.