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Now I see the connection!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
did anybody ever see the family guy where they had lois's dad pull a "blown-away-guy"?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
Girl: "What happened?"
Boy: "Oh, I'm so sorry! It's not meant to do that!"
Girl: "What are you going to do? It's all over the place..."
Boy: "Er, I could use a pen"
Girl: "A pen?!"
Boy: "Yeah, just let me stick it in here and turn it around, and it should pull it all back in..."
Girl: "Derek, this is so unromantic!"

Cut to : Maxell Tapes, reliability when you need it most
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http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92mfarley.phtml]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
"Well, that ad was originally made in England in 1982, and I was the character in the ad. That won all sorts of awards, blah, blah, blah. It was so successful, Maxell wanted to do it worldwide, but they wanted a "mid-Atlantic"-sort of person for it. Because I looked completely unusual [chuckles]. "

half way down is the origional
http://www.nardwuar.com/vs/peter_murphy/print/]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
Fishes,
narco.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
http://www.totalmedia.com/trivia_15.asp
http://www.totalmedia.com/trivia_16.asp


"wasn't the 'hi-fi' a Nakamichi, or was that for another 80's ad?"

Nak's are black or silver, this one looks more like dull grey green of pro equipment of the day. If it is, there's no logo on it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
"Well, that ad was originally made in England in 1982..."


Since the press release in the link above says the poster is from 1979, that wouldn't make the peter murphy version the original.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Lotta folks rocked out with those in their dorms!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Lotta folks rocked out with those in their dorms!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
I haven't seen a blank cassette in years!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
FSM is my master]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
http://www.audioheritage.org/images/jbl/extracts/L100.jpg]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/Dec 19th 2005 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/16/maxell-brings-back-the-blown-away-guy/
Its there any proof that this is Peter?

I still think this is bullshit.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:01AM