Sony kv35s66: No picture, just sound and red blinking

We've had the Sony Trinitron kv35s66 for about 5 or 6 years; manufactured in 1999. Sometimes the picture goes out leaving the screen black, but there is sound. Usually, before going out, the screen picture starts having horizontal lines, the screen picture gets shorter and shorter (the width is fine), and then sometimes it goes to black. There is no red blinking light after it has been on for awhile. Sometimes it comes on just fine. Other times when we turn the tv on, the red light flashes over and over, the screen stays black but we have sound. We always have sound. Sometime the picture will just come on. It may be right away or sometimes it's 10 minutes or longer, or the picture won't come on at all. We have unplugged it from our APC battery backup/surge protector unit and plugged directly into an wall outlet. We have reset the power many times. We can't afford a new TV right now, so we are wondering if this is a quick fix, or will we need to toss this out. No picture, just sound and red blinking problem that goes out and a picture that might come on but with in a few seconds lines apear and the picture gets smaller then goes away but i still have good sound.