GOT THE BOX

[JesseFromVegas]

The box was the first time I've ever heard Conventions, Inc. and I love Jon's energy in it, is this the one he said he shotgunned a beer before doing?

3 beers! Back before the great undrinking.

Well if there's any way for him to do a character with that kind of energy again without drinking, I'm all for it

[Kurz]

Not a complaint about anything that Numero or USPS have done, but, according to the tracking page, my order has been sat in UK Customs Clearance since 1:28pm on March 31.

I'd like to think there's a Customs officer who opened it up to check for drugs and has spent a week listening to as many of the discs as possible.

If they're anything like Dutch customs you can expect another week and a nice sizable surcharge upon delivery.

Or not. It turned out to be only 22 euros. Which is no money at all for this beauty.

[woooo1]

I received my box this past Saturday!    The best boxset show that could be imagined.  Although it only came with one horn. 


Wah-Waaaaahhhhhhhh


No, but seriously,  it didn't have any horns. 



Matt

[Bridgey]

My parcel is in the UK, my nearest depot in fact!

Sadly, Parcelforce put it on top of the refrigerator where I can't reach it, and need to pay up. That is, if the website wouldn't have an error every time I put my card details in.

EDIT: It is in my house and I have managed to open it and everything. My favourite bit is the Shout! Network listings page.

[matthouston]

Received mine. Immediately set aside some time to appreciate the packaging, then read the hardcover, and then finally delved into the USB stick for bonus content.

A road trip planned, so the CDs will come in handy then.

It's everything I hoped it would be and more...

[mackro]

I finally got mine this morning, and yeah.. what everyone one said. The hardcover book is stunning as liner notes.. the term "liner notes" seems kinda insulting actually!   One day, I will go through the whole audio of the box set, as well as all the Stereolaffs material that didn't make it on the box set, all the odd WFMU premium material and other odds and ends, and compile one giant playlist.  This is a massive, beautiful beautiful thing. 

[Epic Soundtracks]

I am writing down the classic lines as I go through the box--I had heard these first time around but so brilliant. Matthew Tompkins from Shout! Factory to Tom: "A perceived slight in your head is like a pen in Shakespeare's hand"

[Epic Soundtracks]

Oh yeah, the call Big Bill/Little Bill is unbelievably brilliant...right up there with the mayoral debate in terms of virtuoso Wurster

[Jason from Huntsville, AL]

Oh yeah, the call Big Bill/Little Bill is unbelievably brilliant...right up there with the mayoral debate in terms of virtuoso Wurster

That's one of the greatest ever.

[JesseFromVegas]

Yeah, the Big Bill/Little Bill call might actually be my favorite Wurster call of all time. 

[orangewhip]

I haven't had a chance to listen to the USB stuff yet.  In the mayubinitorial debate, does it have the part where Barry Dworkin sings the Newbridge National Anthem that is to the tune of The Cars "Just What I Needed"?

[leeharveyosmond]

I haven't had a chance to listen to the USB stuff yet.  In the mayubinitorial debate, does it have the part where Barry Dworkin sings the Newbridge National Anthem that is to the tune of The Cars "Just What I Needed"?

It does indeed! I haven't listened to the whole track yet but I had to check and make sure that in particular was left intact.

I've had my copy for over a week now and I've already gone through all 16 discs. Fantastic selections all around. I loved hearing some of the never before heard, pre-Best Show material.

[Omar]

Has anyone experienced anything like the following meltdown discussed in an Amazon review?

"The flash drive in my box SELF-DESTRUCTED within minutes. First, the jack came loose and was very hard to insert in the computer. Then, the drive heated up and literally melted its plastic jacket. I assume it's dead now. While it was running at first, I tried to copy the content to my computer. No way they would allow that. The files were accessible only through a "Best Show" driver, which only allows you to view/listen to the material, not store it on your hard drive. So, the flash drive would have had to hold up physically more than five minutes, which it didn't. So, what to do? Return the whole thing because of the weakest link, which is just a copy of the content anyway? The next one they send will probably have the same problem. So, I guess I'm just stuck with the dissatisfaction and hope that the CDs make up for it. But I'll say this much: At $109 for a box set of a comedy duo I've never heard of, I took a big risk buying this. Did I mention I usually don't like box sets? Well. this is pretty shoddy considering that kind of price. They could have invested just a few pennies more to give us functional media instead of joke flash drive that burns up as soon as you use it."

[joe]

I was able to copy everything from the flash drive to my computer with no problem.

[leeharveyosmond]

This is two guys talking on the phone for hours.