tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post2721818470041835404..comments2024-02-27T04:39:38.457-05:00Comments on with comb & razor: The Portuguese had a word for it. (Part 1)Comb & Razorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-12686169224068783212007-08-18T15:05:00.000-05:002007-08-18T15:05:00.000-05:00damn... it looks like TeleMatch was big EVERYWHERE...damn... it looks like TeleMatch was big EVERYWHERE!<BR/><BR/>thanks, man!Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-88611464096914828672007-08-18T14:55:00.000-05:002007-08-18T14:55:00.000-05:00This was an inspired entry.I enjoyed it.And telema...This was an inspired entry.<BR/>I enjoyed it.<BR/>And telematch was big in Sudan,my grandfather used to love that show[and the fat german ladies of course].<BR/>AFRICANUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267807554766088233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-42156629177988427492007-08-15T07:15:00.000-05:002007-08-15T07:15:00.000-05:00nice!i don't know exactly how to describe to you e...nice!<BR/><BR/>i don't know exactly how to describe to you exactly what BitTorrent is, jon, but if you're not using it, you must begin doing so immediately!<BR/><BR/>(i only really got into relatively recently myself, and it has changed the way i consume media--in good ways and bad)<BR/><BR/>it looks like that's a Demonoid torrent, though... and i think you have to be an invited member of the Demonoid community to download it. <BR/><BR/>fortunately, i know a member (hey... if you're reading this, can you grab that for me, man?)Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-47503361291645657832007-08-14T17:15:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:15:00.000-05:00There's a bit torrent link here http://www.demonoi...There's a bit torrent link here <BR/>http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1297367/5426554/<BR/>but I only got about 2.5k per second ( six hours to dl a 46meg file!) so i didn't persue it. Don't really know what a bit torrent is. . .<BR/>Jonjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995957960962942674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-483012140620474732007-08-14T08:02:00.000-05:002007-08-14T08:02:00.000-05:00jon:thanks for the kind words... by all means, bac...jon:<BR/><BR/>thanks for the kind words... by all means, back your stuff up! i'm still waiting to find out whether or not my data can be salvaged, but i've mostly prepared myself for the worst!<BR/><BR/>if you like Victor Uwaifo's crazy guitar stuff, you should be good picking up just about any of his records from the mid-70s through the mid-80s. (John B. has a partial discography up <A HREF="http://biochem.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~endo/EAUwaifo.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>).<BR/><BR/>one particularly good LP from this era i've actually seen show up in bins quite a bit is <A HREF="http://www.groovecollector.com/item/2/1578-181001-0-1-0/87326124/sir-victor-uwaifo-titibitis-of-africa-jackpot.html" REL="nofollow">Jackpot</A>... i'm sure you can probably find it if you've got some nice digging spots.<BR/> <BR/>i need to find a copy for myself, in fact). <A HREF="http://homepage.mac.com/fidelitarean/iblog/C889114474/E20060426185736/index.html" REL="nofollow">This dude here</A> had it up for download a while ago, but the file was dead by the time i got to it and it looks like he discontinued his blog.<BR/><BR/>oh well...Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-77499759196228039722007-08-14T03:36:00.000-05:002007-08-14T03:36:00.000-05:00Read it. . fascinating post, thanks. You should b...Read it. . fascinating post, thanks. You should be making documentaries ;-) That guitar on the Victor Uwaifo track is bloody marvellous as we brits say. i wish the old men I came accross in my youth were into that sort of thing! Did he do much stuff with crazy guitar on. If so I shall seek some out.<BR/>Jonjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995957960962942674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-64801837769672855382007-08-14T03:09:00.000-05:002007-08-14T03:09:00.000-05:00Really sorry about your hard drive. i just backed ...Really sorry about your hard drive. i just backed up mine and feel a bit more secure here. Hope you had some backup at least. I look forward to reading your post,<BR/>Jonjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995957960962942674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-79561915128275361312007-08-13T10:23:00.000-05:002007-08-13T10:23:00.000-05:00i guess i just don't have a lot of faith in contem...i guess i just don't have a lot of faith in contemporary attention spans... plus, i know that reading from a computer screen can be a lot more exhausting than reading from the printed page, so i try not to tax the reader's eyes!Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-40972332185893608432007-08-13T09:17:00.000-05:002007-08-13T09:17:00.000-05:00I know you say you don't like long posts - but I l...I know you say you don't like long posts - but I love'em (especially when they are punctuated by tasty tracks). Ramble on, my friend, ramble on.zimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680883948443440793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-52754732363060378302007-08-12T21:01:00.000-05:002007-08-12T21:01:00.000-05:00ha! i actually kinda have a post about Nigerian ra...ha! i actually kinda have a post about Nigerian radio i wrote maybe a month ago... i'll probably put it up later in the week.Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-76376072182760239282007-08-12T17:32:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:32:00.000-05:00Great post! This is the sort of thing I love abou...Great post! This is the sort of thing I love about your blog. And thanks for reminding me of the wonderful grab-bag that is Nigerian television (not to mention Nigerian radio, where you can hear Bing Crosby one minute and Bantous de la Capitale the next!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-2973967136352436562007-08-12T17:10:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:10:00.000-05:00yeah.... i understand that that show actually ran ...yeah.... i understand that that show actually ran until the early 90s in some markets! me, i don't think i've seen it since 1983 or so...Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-35786455520790794102007-08-12T12:43:00.000-05:002007-08-12T12:43:00.000-05:00*i* remember telematch and i'm not as old as "d'un...*i* remember telematch and i'm not as old as "d'un certain age" suggests.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683746475437658578noreply@blogger.com