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Leprechaun, Leprechaun VHS, Michael Myerz, Plaza Theater Atlanta, Videodrome ATL -

Hey-yo, Tapeheads of Atlanta! YOU FEELIN’ LUCKY?! You better! Because on VHSunday, MARCH 5th, 2023 we’re teaming up with Atlanta, GA’s only living video store VIDEODROME and outsider rap madman MICHAEL MYERZ to bring LEPRECHAUN to the big screen (projected from VHS!) at PLAZA THEATER!   TICKETS AVAILABLE WITH THIS LINK!     We’ll also be showing some choice snippets only available on this LEPRECHAUN screener tape from VIDMARK, which was made expressly for video stores! This event is a golden opportunity to see a 90s horror classic the rewind way!   TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM PLAZA THEATER!   ...

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Bill D. Russell, Blockbuster commercial, Blockbuster Video, Blockbuster Video commercial -

By Josh Schafer and Ted Gilbert   There may be no other commercial that's as synonymous with the video store era, or that made such an impression on the masses that saw it as this classic Blockbuster TV spot.      There was just so much going on. From the self-raising walls and the tapes that magically fill the shelves, to the customer who seems to drop in from the sky - the whole thing was sure to fill the average viewer with wonder and  make them ask out loud: How did they do that! We were lucky enough to...

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VHChess, VHS Chess, VHS Chess Board -

Just when you think you’ve VHSeen a thing or two, along comes a wonderfully wild Tapehead creation that presses play on a totally new level. Behold this playable chess set and chess board, completely constructed  from VHS tapes. It’s name?  They call it VHChess.     Created by by Andrew J. Austin (REDGUTS.COM), with the carpentry wizardry of Robbie Austin, and friends Jakrit and Elizabeth, the VHChess board took 9 months of labor, over 70 Barney VHS tapes, and some real tape-driven teamwork. And now, it’s a radical rewind-inclined reality. Check it out in action below.       We especially...

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VCR Toaster, VHS Gadgets, VHS Toaster -

Fans of Frankensteinian creations melding together rewind-inclined electronics and handy household appliances, you just hit pay dirt.    Its’ true: two things that you’ve probably never imagined mating are a VCR and toaster, but here we are, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about it.   Behold, the VCR TOASTER!     To get to the beginning of this perplexing (but lovable) project, we’ll need to rewind all the way back to February of 2009 where it pops up on Geeky Gadgets.  There isn’t much info there, but it does lead us to a page on Instructables where the creator...

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Hey-yo, Tapeheads! Want to see an amazing line-up of 90s comedy video rental essentials on the BIG SCREEN?! NOW YOU CAN! Get ready for an avalanche of 90s nostalgia with us, VHSNACKIN’, and The Mahoning Drive-In Theater for 90s REWIND on October 14th and 15th only at MAHONING DRIVE-IN THEATER in Lehighton, PA!   TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW HERE: https://mahoningdrivein.ticketleap.com/90s-rewind/         MORE ON 90s REWIND:   It’s time to be kind and 90’s REWIND on October 14-15 with The Mahoning Drive-In Theater and Lunchmeat, as they present two nights of triple features designed to delight Generation Z!  ...

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