Next month Ill be going to visit my hometown. I will be going to the spots were our mom and pop video stores once stood. Always makes me sad when I think of the hours I spent there in the pre blockbuster days of my youth.
Next month Ill be going to visit my hometown. I will be going to the spots were our mom and pop video stores once stood. Always makes me sad when I think of the hours I spent there in the pre blockbuster days of my youth.
Yeah, some of the ones I used to haunt haven't been leased since. It makes me sad to see "Video King" signs.
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I really dont miss video stores I remember it being a hassel in the 80's for my parents to go over their rent a tape and the have to drive back and return a VHS or Beta Tape
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The dubbing on it was hilarious!Originally Posted by ctc
Back in 1990/91 I remember video taping the horror section inside one of the better stores by me (Vicki's video Villa). Maybe I will dig out the clip and upload a still shot from it to bring back some sort of memories. What is also cool is that the place where I have been currently getting tapes from, some of them came from that video shop since her stickers are still on the side
"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hells Angels is currently unclear,"
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I was always renting movies from video stores in the 90s. Those were some good times. They have a local record store near me that sells used vhs tapes. I always get a kick from checking them out. I eventually gave all of my tapes to my sister and mom. They have a pretty good collection going on.
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Wow Doug that VHS collection is something !
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thanks and not trying to brag but it goes way beyond that shelf. Technically I could prob open up my own small store. The real downside is the amount of space this crap takes up, but they are going to be with me for the long haul so....
"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hells Angels is currently unclear,"
I rented more from supermarkets.
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You guys might like this- a rather large visual archive of vhs covers from various companies all courtesy of Critical Condition. I contributed some of the covers for this. Also an encyclopedias of B grade and the weird. Def should check out his site if interested in any of that
http://www.critcononline.com/video_c..._cover_art.htm
"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hells Angels is currently unclear,"
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Very cool. I remember so many illustrated video covers back then that were so much more awesome than the movies inside.
And of course there were the actresses who thrived in the era of home viewing, despite not being box office draws.
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