[peel] Re: Video Jukebox

[Roger Carruthers]

Yes I did; it took forever to actually get an account, and then I had so
much trouble logging in that I gave up trying - I imagine my account has
expired by now.
I see they¹re only accepting new members by invite only, so if there¹s
anyone out there with an account...?
Cheers
Roger


On 31/01/2009 13:43, "billfromnorthwales" <billfromnorthwales@...>
wrote:

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>  
> 
> Thanks Roger, I am downloading now.....
> 
> Did you ever become a member of http://www.thebox.bz
> 
> There is a bit of stuff like this there, and you would be apreciated
> for gems of this quality perhaps more than the leechy types of mininova.
> 
> But thanks for this wherever it is!
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , Roger Carruthers
> <roger.carruthers@...>
> wrote:
>> >
>> > I¹ve uploaded it here:
>> > http://www.mininova.org/tor/2235678
>> > Cheers
>> > Roger
>> > 
>> > 
>> > On 30/01/2009 21:22, "thebarguest" <thebarguest@...> wrote:
>> > 
>>> > >  
>>> > >  
>>> > > 
>>> > > Wow - great news ! Vielen Danke / Merci Beaucoup / Fanx Mate !
>>> > > 
>>> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com>
>>> <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> Roger Carruthers
>>> > > <roger.carruthers@>
>>> > > wrote:
>>>>> > >> >
>>>>> > >> > My apologies, and thanks for the reminder.
>>>>> > >> >  Part 1 is sat there as an ISO on my desktop; I¹ll start seeding it
>>> > > tomorrow
>>>>> > >> > and follow with part two when I have some disc space,
>>>>> > >> > Cheers
>>>>> > >> > Roger
>>>>> > >> > 
>>>>> > >> > 
>>>>> > >> > On 30/01/2009 20:15, "thebarguest" <thebarguest@> wrote:
>>>>> > >> > 
>>>>>>> > >>> > >  
>>>>>>> > >>> > >  
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Any news on this (Video Jukebox) yet ? I'd love to see it,
can't
>>>>>>> > >>> > > remember it... My preference would be full dvd (VOB or ISO)
>>> > > format,
>>>>>>> > >>> > > maybe it could be split into 2 4G dvds. Piratebay seems
> popular as
>>>>>>> > >>> > > a torrent site......
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 
>>>>>>> > >>> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com>
>>>>>>> <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com>
>>>>> > >>> <mailto:peel%
>>> > > 40yahoogroups.com> , "bty997881"
>>>>>>> > >>> > > <roger.carruthers@> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > I've just finished digitising the first half of the
BBC's
>>> > > poptastic
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 6 hr Video Jukebox
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > extravaganza, from way back in the days of the kipper
> tie, and
>>> > > was
>>>>>>> > >>> > > wondering how best
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > to share it...
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >  I was thinking of making torrents of the DVD images,
which
>>> > > will
>>>>>>> > >>> > > weigh in at around 8 GB
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > in tostalr. I could probably start seeding that
> tonight, but
>>> > > might
>>>>>>> > >>> > > not be able to leave it up
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > for very long.
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >  Alternatively, I could segment the images into
smaller
> chunks
>>> > > and
>>>>>>> > >>> > > put it up on
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > Rapidshare, or bearing in mind that it's very much
VHS
> quality,
>>>>>>> > >>> > > make it into a series of
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > .movs/.avis  -whatever really. What's your preference
?
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >  It's not all TV gold - along with your Beatles,
Stones, &
>>> > > Talking
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Heads there's a lot of
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > dross, but I'm guessing it's probably your kind of
dross.
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >  If, like me, you spent many a happy hour of your
youth
> trying
>>> > > to
>>>>>>> > >>> > > tear your eyes away
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > from the video jukebox in your local, and actually
look
> at the
>>>>>>> > >>> > > people you're drinking with,
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > you'll probably find it strangely compelling. It's
also a
>>> > > treat for
>>>>>>> > >>> > > retro-tech fans, with some
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > staggeringly cheesy video FX .
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >  And of course, it's a rare opportunity to see
footage
> of Peel
>>> > > &
>>>>>>> > >>> > > Walters working together,
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > looking slightly uncomfortable about the prospect of
>>> > > presenting yet
>>>>>>> > >>> > > another Duran Duran
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > video,
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > cheers
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > Roger
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 
>>>>>>> > >>> > >  
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>> > >> >
>>> > > 
>>> > >  
>>> > >
>> >
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