Just saw this on Hemming's, and p***ing it on! Here's the link: http://www.hemmings.com/users/234796/story/709.html "TV MAN: THE SEARCH FOR THE LAST INDEPENDENT BY TVMAN Ever try and return your new television set with two bullet holes in it and expect the warranty to cover the damage? That´s exactly what a couple did at Poma TV in Ukiah, California. Whether it was due to a night of heavy partying or a domestic dispute—or both—the couple claimed the damage was due not to a gun discharging but the set falling over. "Twice?" co-owner Dave Poma asked the couple who indignantly stuck to their story. Sounds like a no-brainer: the damage to the set was the couple’s fault, but the Bureau of Electronic Repairs thought otherwise and found for the couple. The result: Poma TV had to make an $800 picture tube repair. This wacky story and others are told by some of the last remaining independent television set dealers in the trailer for my do***entary en***led, "TV MAN: THE SEARCH FOR THE LAST INDEPENDENT DEALER," on the project website, www.TVMan.tv. While searching for the last independent dealers requires some work, trying to find the cl***ic 1950s service panel trucks that their repair and delivery people once drove is a bit trickier. Are any of the trucks that use to be marked proudly on their sides with "Bob's TV" and "Jim's Television Service Center" still around? That is what I hope Hemmings readers can help me find out. I am looking for these trucks to film and include in the do***entary. I am also looking for a panel truck that might be painted with the film's logo (see website above) to serve as my three-man crew transport to locations in search of the last TV men. Please contact me by email at TVMan@TVMan.tv if you have information regarding these cl***ic panel trucks. Thank you.
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