Before my first post ever hit the internet, when this blog was in the very long planning stages, one of the many things that I had originally wanted for it was a weekly feature. Something that would allow me to keep focus on a single topic and that would translate into more frequent updates. Obviously, this has yet to happen. My "contributing" to the League of Extraordinary Bloggers has sorta' served this purpose, but it hasn't helped Trash Culture develop its own identity.
I may have but definitely mentioned my affinity for VHS. There's no need to rehash the reasons for my devotion to a "dead" format, and honestly, these days, I'm far from the only one anyway. Justifications are unnecessary. What this means is that, coupled with my weakness for collecting stuff, I have acquired a lot of tapes in a very short span of time. Too many to keep up with, actually.
Solutions abound for both problems.
I finally settled on the perfect topic for my weekly feature. It's a little something that looks back at the glory days of VHS and also allows me to make my way through an almost overwhelming amount of analog goodness. Allow me, boils and ghouls, to introduce you to Be Kind, Please Rewind.
The first real feature will be appearing very soon. I'm currently waiting on a package to arrive, a box chock fulla' delicious tapes that I can't wait to share. You have been warned.
Eeeeeeeeeexcellent.
ReplyDeleteMan, you say that now. Just wait until you see some of the garbage I've got planned to "review".
DeleteThis will be very cool I can't wait to see what you will have for us.
ReplyDeleteHopefully stuff people will enjoy!
DeleteI've been scouring the local thrift shops for a copy of The Shadow (1994), because I've never actually seen it and I think I might love it. Like how I love the old radio broadcasts and the comics and your awesome icon.
I just saw Shout Factory will be putting it out on Blu next year. I haven't seen it in awhile but remember liking it. I know some fans hated it.
DeleteThe Shadow is great and while the movie was panned like The Phantom was I really enjoyed both of them.
DeleteCool! I have a box of VHS sitting in my basement waiting for a yard sale someday where I probably won't be able to give them away.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, you may want to switch up the blog color for visited links. Right now it's almost the same color as the background and you can't see it.
You may have noticed by how bare-bones/piss-poor the "design" of this blog is, but "building" a site is a little outside my skill set. Even when everything is handed to you, like blogspot is. But thank you for the head's up; I think I've got it fixed now.
DeleteAnd yeah, VHS is weird in that there are some real fanatics for the format out there. Most tapes don't fetch more than a handful of change, but I've seen guys dump upwards of $100 on a single video. When I buy tapes, it's on the cheap so I can watch the movies.
There's nothing wrong with bare bones, as long as it's doing what you need it to do. I was in the the same place 2 years ago when I started mine and self-taught myself what I wanted to do with it.
DeleteIf I can find my box, I'll let you know what I have.
I can't decide whether I should tremble with excitement or shiver with fear. I can't wait to see what you've got to show us.
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