But he talks warmly about the inspiring teachers - in particular a science teacher, Mr Brookes, who first encouraged him in his comedy by letting him use a reel-to-reel recorder to rehearse funny voices.
The only video recorders at the time were huge Ampex reel-to-reel machines used by television stations to rebroadcast live shows in later time zones.
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Some were recorded on a reel-to-reel tape machine inside Rusk State Hospital.
The youngest of three children, he recalls singing devotional songs as well as hearing a lot of Bollywood music on his father's reel-to-reel tape player.
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Skiers and riders can re-live and learn from their trips and runs, add images and video to create a highlight reel to share with other community members or with friends and family via Facebook and Twitter.
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Because they, living in a city like Delhi, know exactly what it means not to have sexual freedom. to feel watched all the time, to feel like their sexuality is controlled or policed, to reel like they have to hide or lie about what they do -- and they instantly get it.
So is a tool to edit your own highlight reel to rub in the rest of your league's face Monday morning.
Sure, there are times when splurging to reel in a big fish free agent makes sense.
Cerullo, 54, would also like to reel in more financial support for his programming.
In Patchogue, Machlovitz, who oversees 7, 000 distributors, is eager to reel in a few more.
This time, there was no fourth-quarter comeback, no circus-like highlight reel to swell the bandwagon.
It took me four hours to hook a fish and 40 minutes to reel him in.
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To reel in our big fish, we need to channel our emotional intelligence and balance that with a touch of logic.
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But when Buenos Aires' economy began to reel from International Monetary Fund-imposed taxes, markets began doubting Argentina's willingness to maintain convertibility.
The 2-1 favourite tried to reel in Bindaree in the closing stages but the nine-year-old had enough stamina to stay on.
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Wednesday night's performers are part of the line-up for the film's soundtrack, "Sound City: Real to Reel, " due out March 12.
Finally, Murray gathered himself and found some first serves to reel off four games in a row and serve out the set.
The senators are already coming under pressure to reel in their ambitions.
The interested states have stepped up their efforts to reel in VentureStar.
Mayer is betting Tumblr will provide Yahoo with a captivating hook to reel in more traffic and advertisers on smartphones and tablet computers.
There would be no Tuesday-morning bounce back for Wall Street, which has continued to reel in the face of Monday's economic-related blow-out.
But Southwell's initial challenge was brushed off with contempt and Cairns' attempt to reel in the winger from behind never looked like succeeding.
And when he got a chance to reel one in, the opportunity came--like so many in his life--straight out of the Bush family Rolodex.
If you go back, you really got to reel the clock back, to OK what did the devices of 2005 and 2006 look like.
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But as the terrain flattened, the main pack gradually began to reel in the Gerolsteiner rider, who will wear the polka-dot jersey in stage eight.
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Leader Nick Clegg is expected to reel off a list of alleged accomplishments when he addresses the party faithful at their annual conference in Birmingham later.
But Van Barneveld became distracted in the fourth set - the last before the interval - and Fordham stepped in to reel off three straight legs.
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Heeding Salazar's advice, Rupp hung with the pack for most of the race as Lagat worked from the front to reel in two runners who had attempted a break.
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Japan-based Yamauchi had to reel in Kastor after the 2004 Olympic marathon bronze-medallist and 2006 London Marathon winner had built up a 200-metre lead with only two miles remaining.
He was still trying to reel in the fish when water rushed into the cabin and flooded the engine room, prompting the captain to radio for help as he yelled out their coordinates.
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