tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post9072536708552403957..comments2024-02-25T11:14:29.460-05:00Comments on TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK: A Requiem For My Old Pal, VHSTemple of Schlockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16054224371623000524noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-2873956662317560392009-09-19T12:07:23.371-04:002009-09-19T12:07:23.371-04:00Funny how every generation mourns the passing of s...Funny how every generation mourns the passing of something they always assumed would last forever. For me it was Drive-In movie theaters. For those who came before me, it was the neighborhood theater. Will we someday wonder whatever happened to Blue Ray?Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-55331091380244056092009-09-18T13:03:12.661-04:002009-09-18T13:03:12.661-04:00One great fondness I have for VHS tapes is their c...One great fondness I have for VHS tapes is their cover art and the distinct size, shape and look of particular company's tapes. You can instantly recognize a VHS tape from Key Video, Video Gems, Paragon. Also, because these were often produced well before the era of Photoshop the cover art felt handcrafted.Ryan Sarnowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032059871573536631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-31744247720454506652009-09-17T18:15:04.666-04:002009-09-17T18:15:04.666-04:00Early in July a local video store posted a notice ...Early in July a local video store posted a notice on Craigslist that it was closing start of August, and it was beginning to sell-off its stock. Initially VHS tapes were $1.00 a pop - a very reasonable price - but as the weeks ticked by that dropped to 25 cents (with every X number of tapes free), then 10 cents. The store was adjacent to a grocery outlet, and the owner said if a person wanted to fill-up a shopping cart with tapes it would be a flat $10. The last day or two VHS tapes were free, DVDs were $1 each (with some brand-new titles going for $3), and Blu-Ray discs $5. <br /><br />I wasn't there on the very last day - the shelves were already fairly barren on my last visit - but it was interesting to see men and women wandering aisles with stacks of movies cradled in their arms.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072833878836137632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-49218165097934330332009-09-17T13:55:06.998-04:002009-09-17T13:55:06.998-04:00I loved this! I can totally relate. I myself was a...I loved this! I can totally relate. I myself was a regular at the local mom and pop video stores back in the 80's/90's--I truly miss those days.<br /><br />I use Netflix now, but it's not the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208109184435483950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-29336159143128832522009-09-17T09:53:44.860-04:002009-09-17T09:53:44.860-04:00Nice article! I miss the mom and pop video stores ...Nice article! I miss the mom and pop video stores that were scattered amongst the strip malls and shopping centers of America during the late 80's and the early 90's. There were always lots of great gems to be found in each but it required you to scour the shelves of each store (and not just browse the new release racks).<br /><br />To their defense, our local Hastings still has a pretty decent selection of out of the norm dvd's but I mostly use Netflix these days.Adam Gotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542763810905604099noreply@blogger.com