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“Watch What You Want When You Want” Home Video Slogan and Icon Was Created by the VSDA [Video Software Dealers Association]

“Watch What You Want When You Want” Home Video Slogan and Icon Was Created by the VSDA [Video Software Dealers Association]

    When video revolutionized home entertainment in the 80s and 90s, the message and mission was clear: Watch What You Want When You Want.       Today in Lunchmeat Land we’re going to examine and explore the origin of this official slogan and ephemeral icon, created by the Video Software Dealers Association.   The VSDA was an entity founded in 1981, created to support independent video distribution and rental rights. They’re a huge part of home video history, and I do encourage you to look more at what they did.          I had seen this WWYWWYW...

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A Brief History of New England’s Greatest Video Store: Video Headquarters (1983-2015) [EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS]

A Brief History of New England’s Greatest Video Store: Video Headquarters (1983-2015) [EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS]

By Brantley Palmer  Hey, Tapeheads! I’d like to introduce you to one of the best video stores in the country (until its closing in 2015, at least), Video Headquarters in Keene, New Hampshire. It wasn’t just an amazing physical video retailer. The other thing that made it so special was how this one video store and its owner, Ken McAleer, far outside the film hubs of Los Angeles and New York City, were able to support and benefit other independent video retailers around the country, and how their presence would clash directly with studios and larger chains.      Boasting...

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