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Author: Ron FowlerRon Fowler
Date: Jun 8, 2010 09:02
Three Dog Night sure had a long string of hits, does anybody here
remember them?
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Author: Jim Rockford, P.I.Jim Rockford, P.I.
Date: Jun 8, 2010 05:14
X-No-Archive:YesOn Jun 7, 11:02 am, "Chris S."
yahoo.com> wrote:> On Jun 7, 11:52 am, "Andreas" home.com> wrote:
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>>> A couple of things I'd like to note here. I remember all those names as
>> well, especially Nigel with whom I stayed in contact for a while until he
>> suddenly disappeared altogether, and RandyPNY. I also recall there was a
>> discussion to keep the charts postings out of here because there were so
>> many! (Yes!)
>
> OK, didn't know about that. I had assumed that the posts about charts
> died once the entire decade was covered (for example, with my blog, if
> I stick with it until all the weeks have been covered, I'm probably
> not going to start back at the beginning). Google's archive means most
> of the past chart lists are still available in the archives, so my
> desire to read those can be satisfied in a matter of moments.
>
>> There are a few reasons that made me leave, at least for a while. One of ...
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Author: Jim Rockford, P.I.Jim Rockford, P.I.
Date: Jun 8, 2010 05:11
X-No-Archive:YesOn Jun 7, 9:52 am, "Andreas" home.com> wrote:> "Chris S." wrote:
>> I accessed the group through my ISP until they dropped newsgroups. It
>> was only last year when DennisC told me about Google and I came back.
>> Yes, the activity level has dropped considerably. 10 years ago, there
>> were regular postings about the WABC hit list, Andreas listed the
>> Radio Luxembourg lists and Nigel Jones listed BBC hits. While I can
>> always access these posts by asking Google to search the archives
>> (which lets me see long-gone screen names like Pat Wong, Trudi M. and
>> Chris PowerSalad), I still wish there were more of them here today.
>> It's one of the things that keeps me posting here whenever I add to my
>> own weekly blog: a sense that perhaps by posting more I can encourage
>> others to join the discussion.
>> I often wonder whether certain members have also left due to ISP
>> changes, or whether they grew in a different direction, or something
>> else. I'm guessing at least a couple are no longer here because
>> they've sadly passed away.
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> A couple of things I'd like to note here. I remember all those names as
> well, especially Nigel with whom I stayed in contact for a while until he ...
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Author: Jim Rockford, P.I.Jim Rockford, P.I.
Date: Jun 8, 2010 05:03
X-No-Archive:YesOn Jun 6, 9:57 pm, "Chris S."
yahoo.com> wrote:> On Jun 6, 9:37 pm, "Jim Rockford, P.I." gmail.com>
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>>> What is RandyPNY's web site? I would like to invite him back!
Thanks, I found it and invited him back. :)
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Author: Jim Rockford, P.I.Jim Rockford, P.I.
Date: Jun 8, 2010 05:02
On Jun 6, 9:59 pm, "Chris S." yahoo.com> wrote:> On Jun 6, 9:48 pm, "Jim Rockford, P.I." gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>>> Ouch, as per my previous posting, I hope I was not one of them. :)
>> From what I remember, my attacks were always, always targeted toward
>> smart-asses who started the whole thing by being obnoxious. I just
>> took it to another level.
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> Harry, I never said that *I* was chased away by flame wars. Like now,
> I generally stayed out of those types of threads. Trust me, if you
> pissed me off back them, I'd probably just avoid talking to you
> nowadays.
Indeed, I never said that *you* were PO'd, as per my response. It was
Paul who initially brought up the subject and I was merely responding
to Paul that I hoped I was not one of them. And, I am sure there may
be a few here and there who do just that. No loss for me.
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Author: PaulPaul
Date: Jun 8, 2010 04:33
On Jun 7, 12:02 pm, "Chris S." yahoo.com> wrote:> On Jun 7, 11:52 am, "Andreas" home.com> wrote:
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>>> A couple of things I'd like to note here. I remember all those names as
>> well, especially Nigel with whom I stayed in contact for a while until he
>> suddenly disappeared altogether, and RandyPNY. I also recall there was a
>> discussion to keep the charts postings out of here because there were so
>> many! (Yes!)
>
> OK, didn't know about that. I had assumed that the posts about charts
> died once the entire decade was covered (for example, with my blog, if
> I stick with it until all the weeks have been covered, I'm probably
> not going to start back at the beginning). Google's archive means most
> of the past chart lists are still available in the archives...
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Author: SJCSJC
Date: Jun 1, 2010 08:49
On May 29, 5:37 pm, "Chris S." yahoo.com> wrote:> It's time to add to my weekly 1970s music blog:
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> http://70smusicmayhem.blogspot.com/
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> This week's post focuses on the new songs debuting on the Billboard
> Hot 100 for the week ending May 26, 1973...
>
> Anne Murray - "What About Me"
> Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water"
> John Denver - "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy"
> Roy Clark - "Come Live With Me"
> Tanya Tucker - "What's Your Mama's Name"
> Slade - "Cum On Feel the Noize"
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> There are only six new songs, with one that even reached the Top 40.
> It's an undeniable classic, but none of the five that missed the 40
> are exactly slouches. Clark and Tucker went to #1 on the country chart
> with their songs. Denver pointed to later country success, even though
> the song wasn't a country hit. Anne Murray performed a live version of ...
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Author: Jim Rockford, P.I.Jim Rockford, P.I.
Date: Jun 1, 2010 07:55
On May 31, 7:18 pm, Paul aol.com> wrote:> On May 31, 12:23 pm, Michael Black wrote:
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>> On Sun, 30 May 2010, Paul wrote:
>>> On May 30, 4:41 pm, Mr. M n.com> wrote:>>>> Loads of 10 cent 45s and a $2 turntable (Akai)
>
>>>> Mr. M
>
>>> a $2 turntable?? not a bad deal at all. got my own good deal last
>>> weekend at a yard sale when I payed $20 for a Pioneer RT1020L Reel to
>>> Reel tape deck which when it was made in 1973, 1974 was Pioneers top
>>> of the line deck. It even included an original 10.5" metal take up
>>> reel which easily sell for over $100 on ebay, both hub adapters which
>>> are just as pricey in their own right on the resale market and a
>>> spacing 'sheet' as well. The seller also threw in 2 10.5" reels, a
>>> realistic metal 7" take up reel and a R2R copy of John Denvers Poems,
>>> Prayers and Promises aka the Take Me Home Country Roads album. ...
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Author: Jim Rockford, P.I.Jim Rockford, P.I.
Date: Jun 1, 2010 07:52
On May 31, 11:23 am, Michael Black wrote:
> On Sun, 30 May 2010, Paul wrote:
>> On May 30, 4:41 pm, Mr. M n.com> wrote:>>> Loads of 10 cent 45s and a $2 turntable (Akai)
>
>>> Mr. M
>
>> a $2 turntable?? not a bad deal at all. got my own good deal last
>> weekend at a yard sale when I payed $20 for a Pioneer RT1020L Reel to
>> Reel tape deck which when it was made in 1973, 1974 was Pioneers top
>> of the line deck. It even included an original 10.5" metal take up
>> reel which easily sell for over $100 on ebay, both hub adapters which
>> are just as pricey in their own right on the resale market and a
>> spacing 'sheet' as well. The seller also threw in 2 10.5" reels, a
>> realistic metal 7" take up reel and a R2R copy of John Denvers Poems,
>> Prayers and Promises aka the Take Me Home Country Roads album.
>
>> The unit works beautifully although I did have to clean all the
>> tobacco residue off of it which took a good 3-4 hours but the end
>> result was worth it. ...
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Author: Jim Rockford, P.I.Jim Rockford, P.I.
Date: Jun 1, 2010 07:46
On May 31, 12:01 am, Mr. M n.com> wrote:>>Whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where is that flea market????? Is there another
>>reel-to-reel like that?? How lucky can you be? I wouldn't sell it, if
>>I were you.
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> I think I actually spotted an Akai reel to reel and old Akai receiver.
>
> The Akai TT is actually sounding really good so far - I need it just
> for 45s, and if the rig tracks well and doesn't skip that's a big part
> of the battle.
>
> Here's the link for the flea market. It's worth a trip on a busy
> holiday weekend like the 4th of July.
>
> http://www.riettafleamarket.com/
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> Mr. M
LOL...it is diametrically opposite to my part of the continent!
Thanks, anyway.
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