tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post7774259356805356232..comments2023-04-02T20:33:56.760+05:30Comments on Stepping Sideways...: Transistor DaysRadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221730078425491257noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post-8624609598747584842008-05-14T22:07:00.000+05:302008-05-14T22:07:00.000+05:30Hi Gypsy!Ancient Transistors and Record Players! Y...Hi Gypsy!<BR/><BR/>Ancient Transistors and Record Players! You better not let me in to your Dad's house in Kerala!<BR/><BR/>I don't normally have kleptomaniac tendencies, but then why tempt fate? :-)Radahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221730078425491257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post-15461481684048520832008-05-14T22:00:00.000+05:302008-05-14T22:00:00.000+05:30Ravi,Binaca Geetmala! Every Wednesday 8 to 9 pm wi...Ravi,<BR/><BR/>Binaca Geetmala! Every Wednesday 8 to 9 pm with the inimitable Ameen Sayani with his honeyed voice! Thank you for reminding..<BR/><BR/>Vijay,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. The smaller the device, the more temperamental the tuning, wasn't it?<BR/><BR/>Cyn,<BR/><BR/>Keep visiting..and pepping me up with such wonderful comments! :-)<BR/><BR/>Akshay,<BR/><BR/>Welcome! You do look "dangerous!" :-)Radahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221730078425491257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post-6147736005428366022008-05-14T21:06:00.000+05:302008-05-14T21:06:00.000+05:30Achan still hangs on to so mnay of these!! we had ...Achan still hangs on to so mnay of these!! we had a home appliances showroom so now every room back home is crammed with relics like ancient transistors and record players. they never fail to spark off wild, nostalgic trips.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708384658011698337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post-62968879014405110802008-05-14T20:27:00.000+05:302008-05-14T20:27:00.000+05:30I often think about this stuff...interesting to re...I often think about this stuff...interesting to read this stuff...kindda nostalgic too...Akshayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388653504244994523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post-30660084266327976152008-05-12T09:55:00.000+05:302008-05-12T09:55:00.000+05:30i remember this RECORDING voices bit ..and the lau...i remember this RECORDING voices bit ..and the laughter.. in fact some of my older cousins have shrill, off key songs recorded for posterity. im sure they would give a lot of money to get hold of and destroy these tapes. ( these incidentally provided the rest of us with much innocent entertainment)Cynic in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544348501114907088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post-57991568935439994972008-05-12T09:08:00.000+05:302008-05-12T09:08:00.000+05:30Nice post..plus there was the small transistor tha...Nice post..plus there was the small transistor that we heard cricket commentaries on...it was a nightmare tuning it.. but that was the fun part (the tuning)...<BR/><BR/>My Grandad had a vaccum tube Telefunken radio that would take more than 5 minutes to heat up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744855153026873665.post-16993433963183413562008-05-11T23:00:00.000+05:302008-05-11T23:00:00.000+05:30The radio is a big vehicle for the masses in the U...The radio is a big vehicle for the masses in the US even now. If driving to work I listen to the Wall Street Journal and in the evenings I listen to Michael Savage who is a rabidly right wing personality.<BR/><BR/>Yet the radio in good old India, evokes great memories of the Binaca Geetmala and listening to sports or India winning the hockey world cup in Kuala Lumpur in the 70's.<BR/><BR/>Satellite radio has ruined a lot of the old charm and people pay a lot monthly for this service,,very soon we'll have to pay a tax just for being alive.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539986907812263006noreply@blogger.com