Subj : Re: Ok .. Tyson or Jake?
To   : Adept
From : The Godfather
Date : Wed Dec 04 2024 18:29:35

 Ad> Yeah, agreed. I can't say I ever _used_ the video store particularly
 Ad> much, but I _did_ use Redbox a fair amount, when it was an option. (I
 Ad> probably said that in a previous post, but it's been long enough that I
 Ad> guess I'll repeat myself.)

I still glance over where they used to be stationed and am quickly saddened by the coin machine and sell your iphone machine :(

 Ad> This reminds me of a Strawberry Shortcake DVD that would have something
 Ad> in the plastic to make it smell like strawberries. Or fake strawberries?
 Ad> Regardless, _something_, and it was always a bit interesting that such
 Ad> things would intentionally add another sense to these things.

My sister had those toys, I do remember them smelling a bit like strawberry.  They did that a lot with pencil erasers too if I recall; I wonder if that was to encourage children into sticking them up ones nose.  But yes, the jewel cases are still worth owning, I do notice though that the blu-rays don't have a distinctive smell to them.  Movies are also less memoriable for me these days too though, so there is that :)

 Ad> Assuming the body parts, I imagine they'd probably be even harder to
 Ad> come by.

It's all in who you know (haha)

 Ad> But, yeah, fuguestatefilms.co.uk is where they're mostly (maybe
 Ad> entirely) from, and half the reason for me buying them is because of
 Ad> wanting them to continue making them.

That is now three organ enthusiasts I've had the pleasure of knowing within the BBS / Demo scene community.  That makes sense (to keep buying them) I do that with Stella D'oro "S" breakfast cookies and any New Mexico hatch chili's (jarred or otherwise) I see show up on the retail shelves. The algo's of Kroger distribution otherwise replace them with
more oreo and pop tart space due to sell through / inventory turn.  It's harder to get those things once loved once they lose "popularity."  

 Ad> But that's definitely niche. Not sure how many people would be
 Ad> interested in the concept, but it's probably not a ton more than the
 Ad> people interested in the idea of taking up organ playing (whether it
 Ad> happens or not).

In general I'm finding it more difficult to get my kids involved in learning musical intruments without having to go to expensive schools for lessons.  I remember growing up and band being free, began in (I belive 5th grade,) and was a regular class I could take all through high school.  As good as my kids school system is, all they have is marching band available to kids that already took the private lessons growing up.  I suppose I selected the wrong profession for getting my kids hooked on intruments.  I will say the marching band win's "state" or at makes it to "state" each year and is quite the half time performance at the football games.  Not the marching band I remember growing up for sure.

The organ seems like it would be an instrument someone could pick up more at any age and learn more so than say the Guitar?

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