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People who visit my stream or Mz Dee1's from time to time know that folks come and go around our home.
There are places where people spend hours and we may not see them at all until something gets crazy.
One sign of chaos is the generally female angst sound of "I can't find the remote granddaddy."
After a rare appearance in the family room with the digital guts of programming code scrawled across the big screen T-V, I knew I had to find a better way.
Meet Jumbo! I'm going to try to put the main A-V controls, cable, DVD, VCR, PlayStation and XM Satellite Radio on this one little remote.
Anyone who sits on Jumbo will know instantly that they ain't on a cushion.
We will see if it holds up to the hype of one remote for one location.
A night in with a bowl of fresh popcorn and a movie marathon ahead - film night!!
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The Design Centre, part of the Council for Industrial Design, was a centre in London's Haymarket that was open to the public from 1956 until 1998. It was part of the work of the Design Council that had been set up in 1944 as the Council for Industrial Design, part of a government backed policy to improve the standard of design in the UK. Part of its public education programme included publications (such as the excellent "Design magazine produced from 1949 until 1999) that helped bring to consumers attention what was considered key exemplars of good industrial and product design and what was available that matched such standards, including products that featured in the Council's "Design Index". This is one of a series of late 1960s publications on mostly household subjects such as sound and vision. It includes TV, radio, sound recording and reproduction equipment and explains much jargon as, for example, television moved from 405 lines to 625 lines of definition and black & white to colour. The author was P E M Sharp and the book was designed by Broom Lynne MSIA. The cover photograph, of a hip suburban couple, is by Dennis Hooker and features a Ferrograph 631 tape recorder, a Relosound RB microphone, a Murphy V197U black and white television as well as a Murphy turntable and an HMV FM/AM radio set.
The Design Council still exists but one seldom if ever hears about them - such an educational and information role seems to withered in modern times.
This Philippines-set women-in-prison classic got the Korea VHS treatment via California Video, which rather dichotomously specialized in kids' cartoons as well. In North America, video buffs remember the film as one of Warner (WCI) Video's very first releases circa 1980. Korean edition is extremely rare.
These retro analogue radios, with domestic branding and some labeling in pinyin, filled out the shelves in a creaky old flea market store in Wuhan's Baocheng Road area. Seen in late 2019, just a few weeks before the hard lock-down.
This retro Munhwa release of "Def-Con 4" (1985) goes under the Korean title "Red Warning (Alert)" and carries the come-on line "1985 - Mad Max 3....1987 - Def Con 4" while promising plenty of action as "World War 3 has begun." A pretty rare tape now.
With all that is going on around us in The World at the moment, with the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 Virus...And the fact that The World is in LOCKDOWN....It helps to know that some of us can get a certain amount of pleasure from various sources of entertainment...Be it, Television based...or Music based. My Wife, Toni, loves to watch her telly and DVD's....As for me, I prefer to listen to my music...Be it Classical, Jazz, or whatever happens to take my fancy at the time. I must point out though, that entertainment does not cure the situation that we, as The Human Race, finds itself in at this dreadful time, but it helps to take THE STING out of it, and helps to keep our spirits high as we face our greatest challenge !!!
This 13th (!) installment of the lite spice "Madam Aema" franchise features Mr. Korea and promises a story of a "splendid affair" (literally 'outing'). The first Aema film hit cinema screens in 1982, giving this franchise quite a bit of, ahem, staying power. In addition to the 'official' films, there were several spinoffs centering on such themes as gypsies, vampires, and mash-ups with other after-dark franchises. Rare release.
This old-school ninja flick got its Korean release via the prolific Seo-jin label. Somewhat common back in the day, now rare - especially in good condition...
A movie night awaits - bowl of popcorn and DVD at the ready..! (Part of a series)
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The Korean release of the classic "Ms. 45" hit the shelves via the Full Moon label. The nightmarish masterwork opened to a famously dismissive review on PBS's "Sneak Previews" show, with the critic (Gene Siskel?) quipping something to the effect of "Once the shooting starts, it never stops..." but it quickly developed a loyal following among audiences. Stylishly helmed by grassroots auteur Abel Ferrara.
This extremely rare D&S release of "Gangster's Law" plays up Klaus Kinski's star power and the film's strong action elements. D&S (Dongyang) rocked an amazing film library back in the day....
The vintage Samboo release of the Philippines-produced "Firebird Conspiracy" (1984) plays up the movie's festival showings....very rare tape.
This extraordinarily rare Goldstar release of "Requiem for a Gringo" (1968) plays up the film's revenge elements. Early rental-era cycle stuff, hardly even seen now.
This obscure 1975 action thriller, starring A-listers Zero Mostel and Sam Waterston, was apparently a remake of a 1943 Orson Welles film. Waterston plays a geologist who discovers oil deposits in Turkey, bringing on plenty of peril and geo-political intrigue. The somewhat retro plotting dealt with just the black stuff....similar, more recent thrillers such as "The Formula" (1980) and "Chain Reaction" (1996) bundled conspiracy and paranoia with alternative energy sources. Very rare Oasis release, from the early VHS rental cycle.
Whilst not a transistor radio, I had to buy this one! Its a record player in a wooden case with a hinged top, speakers either side and a marvelous plastic front with 4 knobs. A real '50's design
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The cult classic "She Devils on Wheels" (1969), helmed by the legendary Herschell Gordon Lewis later in his career, gets the Korean VHS treatment via the exploiter-embracing Samwon label. Very scarce.
This uber-rare second edition of "Red Lotus Temple on Fire" (1982) features a new-fangled, so to speak, Samwon logo and lots of Hanja. Classic tape from the earlier rental era.
This retro New World fave gets the Korean VHS treatment via the steadfast Daewoo label. At least one cover-art variant, with the title all in Hangul, also shows up on rare occasion. Still another 'variety' featured the program recorded on the LP mode - presumably for the budget sell-through market. This edition boasts the second-generation Daewoo logo all in Hangul. A fairly scarce one.
This big radio, likely from the mid-1980s, boasts some decorative speaker art and splashes of pinyin marking the bands. A cool sight in Wuhan's old-school Baocheng Road area flea market.....the hard lockdown in 2020 likely hurt some of the vendors' sales.
This unusual VHS release of the offbeat cult fave "Blue Sunshine" is a second-edition from the horror/obscure-film stalwart Samboo Productions. An earlier small-box release has slightly different cover art. The film offers some solid freak-out moments as it follows a group of young adults going berserk 10 years after ingesting a bad batch of LSD at a Stanford University (!) party. Director Jeff Lieberman also did the well-regarded "Squirm" and "Just Before Dawn". The oddball cover incorrectly identifies cinematographer Don Knight as the director. A deluxe DVD edition was released in North America on the Synapse label.
This unusual Daeyoung release of "Clash of the Titans" (1981) packs above-average doses of sensuality and makes the enjoyable adventure seem like it will be a "Caligula"-style after-dark outing. The 2010 remake also had a Korean VHS release.
This 1979 Mark Lester-helmed jungle adventure also kicks around with the title of "Gold of the Amazon Women." The low-budget cult film had at least two previous Korean releases, with different cover arts, under the more grindhouse-y Gold" title. Although it likely did vigorous turns in the rental era, no one seem to remember the movie itself. Quite rare.
This Daewoo release brought "Grizzly" (1976). The classic bear-peril flick, lensed in north Georgia USA, rode on the coat-tails of the "Jaws" phenomenon. Rare first edition.
This extremely rare BP release of "On Fire" (Alev Alev?) plays up the film's female lead....unusual tape hardly ever seen
This late-cycle VHS re-release of "Halloween II" (1981) promises the "No Cut" version of the film. An earlier VHS, with cuts, also exists....along with a very late cycle release of the Rob Zombie (!) remake. Rare-ish tape with some dodgy, faux arts on the cover.
The classic TV series "V" had a Korean VHS release on five cassettes - each tape counted as a separate rental, so it was a spendier-than-average watch back in the day. (Still less than $4 US.)
This eye-catching pair of pin-ups benefits from an assist provided by the trusty ol' home entertainment workhorse - the VHS tape. Though the pix appeared in a rare "Adult Video" magazine, the spice level is no different from that of the more 'universal' Weekly Kyunghyang or Sunday Seoul magazines.
This classic blood-spurter, from the legendary Dario Argento, made it to Korea in a heavily edited form via the Fine video label. The blurbs mention Argento's previous efforts, "Suspiria" (1977) and "Inferno" (1980), and promises (roughly) "You'll be feeling the bloodlust from the man's body you're after (you want)". In North America, the film got a VHS release, priced for sell-through, on the Anchor Bay label. A heavily-rented "common" during the home video era, the Korean VHS edition is now rather scarce.
The last of the 'contracted' Connery Bonds features a diamond-smuggling operation in Las Vegas along with plans to weaponize outer space. The film offered slightly dialed up levels of violence and reportedly flirted with an R rating. A 'common' back in the day, the Korean VHS is now getting scarcer.
This obscure scream-fest got slightly lost in the early-80s slasher shuffle, but has a strong cult following. This uber-rare Korean VHS release goes under the generic retitle of (roughly) "Supernatural Mystery." The film starred Barbara Bach, of 007 James Bond fame, and Stephen Furst. Directed by Danny Steinmann, who also helmed the more (in) famous "Savage Streets" (1974).
This retro cover art promises a "typhoon of terror" and plays up the film's "macaroni horror" elements. Very rare now.
This bona fide cult film makes its Korean VHS appearance, under the title of "Torso 73"(!) in Hangul, via the high-output Samwon Production label, circa 1987. The generously endowed (but course) Chesty Morgan plays Jane (Agent 73), who gets a tiny camera implanted in her left breast to photograph the bad guys. Bizarro camp epic appears to have been released just as a movie, sans self-conscious hipness, in Korea...common back in the day - now very rare.
This first-edition VHS release of Ferdinando Baldi's "Gold Snake" (1966) sports a simpler cut-n-paste back cover and came packaged in the small box format. The film, dealing with underhanded doings related to atomic secrets, clearly attempted to cash in on the James Bond craze. The same director gained more "regional" fame for his "Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission" (1988), which used P'yongyang to stand in for Hong Kong (?). Extremely rare tape nowadays.
This retro D&S release of the obscure weird thriller "Terror at Ten Killer" (1986) likely has some 'faux arts' on the back cover. Extremely rare tape.
This early-cycle Dae Young release of the grindhouse fave "Mausoleum" (1983) is actually a 1985 re-issue. An earlier release, with a slightly different minimalist cover, sometimes pops up. The film's 80s vibe and wildly creative, energetic practical F/X have earned a small cult following. This simple cover promises "demons," "screams," and (roughly?) "With this one film, you'll forget summer." Vintage.
This retro release of "Demons" (1985) nicely plays up the film's horror elements. The late-cycle grindhouse classic, set in a movie theater, drew strong crowds and was memorably the "A" picture of a double feature...at least at Chicago's long-gone Dearborn Theater. The "B" entry was the not-bad disturbed-primate outing "Link". Once a very common tape...now scarce.
This retro release, courtesy of the friend-of-the-B-flick label Ajoo Production, sports a classic minimalist cover art with some highlights (!) from the film. Vintage stuff from the dusty corners of the rental-era shelves...
The retro James Bond 007 imitation "Agent Sigma 3" gets the Korean VHS treatment via the "global" film purveyor Life Production. Imitation cunning linguistics from 1967.
This first-edition VHS tape, released by Samboo, hit store shelves way back in 1984. The edgy shocker tells the tale of some Stanford University (!) buddies who go on berserk rampages some 10 years after dropping some bad acid. Its flip-side-of-the-hippie-era tone may have endeared it well with the Korean censors. Very rare.
This second-edition release of the Al Adamson cult fave "The Female Bunch" features an unusual horizontal design and promises "eroticism...sex, drugs, and booze." Rare release, though the first edition is still scarcer.
This more minimalist cover-art variant for the obscure Korean flight-fest "The Fourth Horror (1980) highlights that it's a "New Video Movie." Its distributor, Samboo Productions, had released the film previously under at three other cover art varieties, making four (!)
This exotic and unusual Korean VHS release for "Avortement Clandestin" (1974), an obscure French 'social problem' expose, features a panel of graphics that was also used on the release for Roberta Findlay's "Tenement" (!). The colorful cover features four languages, including the trusty hanja characters for "woman", and ad copy along the lines of "the frightening adventure has begun!" Rarely seen even during the rental era.