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It's Virtual Channel Surfing #11 !!!!!!!!
I N S T R U C T I O N S
Please Insert the Scotch™ Head Cleaner Plus© cassette in your VCR according to the directions in the manual for your video player device. If your VCR isn’t set to play a tape automatically, press the “Play” button on either the remote that came with your VCR or on the front of the video playback unit.
Make certain that the volume on your television set is turned up loud enough as the Scotch™ Head Cleaner Plus© begins using a patented dry cleaning procedure to ensure the playback heads of your VCR are free from any micro-particles that could cause an unstable video signal or distorted audio.
A visual representation of the cleaning process will appear on screen as the Scotch™ Head Cleaner Plus© readies your VCR for a smooth viewing experience. An audio test will play back a 1000hz test tone, which should be stable and audible towards the end of the cleaning process.
A message will appear when the Scotch™ Head Cleaner Plus© has completed the cleaning process asking you to “Please Stop and Eject the Tape Now”. Press “Stop” on on either the remote that came with your VCR or on the front of the video playback unit, then eject the tape either by pressing “Stop” again, or the “Eject” button.
The Scotch™ Head Cleaner Plus© has finished cleaning the playback heads on your VCR, and you are now ready to enjoy a smooth and uninterrupted edition of VIRTUAL CHANNEL SURFING!
I want to give a HUGE shoutout to my buddy, Gory Matthews, who picked up most of the tapes in this week’s post for me. They were nice enough to hold onto them for literal months before I could come over and pick them up! I pride myself in being really good at picking out good tapes for this blog, but they really knocked it out of the park with this stack! I own and cherish several pieces of their art, ranging from zines and collages to stickers and instant-photos, so please go check out their Instagram and maybe catch them at a market this spring!
Man Facing Southeast
1987 | Runtime 105 Minutes
Man Facing Southeast is Argentine director Eliseo Subiela's stunning and powerful masterpiece. The critically acclaimed science fiction parable of a saint-like stranger in an even stranger land- our earth.
A man named Rantes suddenly appears in a Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital expertly playing the organ. But who is he- this man with no recorded identity? Doctor Denis dismisses Rantes' claim of being an alien visitor as a simple case of paranoid delusion. Beatriz, his only visitor, sees him as an intimate and knowing companion. And the other patients, intrigued by his mysterious intelligence, see him as their only source of hope.
Spanish with English Subtitles.
Bob Mann's Unauthorized History of Automatic Golf
1992 | Runtime 30 Minutes
BOB MANN, THE #1 SELLING SPORTS VIDEO INSTRUCTOR OF ALL TIME shows why he's sold so many videos over the past few centuries... he started at the time of GENGHIS KHAN. Romp through history with Bob and 16 of his "historical" Golf Students.
Lee Trevino's Priceless Golf Tips
Volume Two
1987 | Runtime 27 Minutes
Here's Lee Trevino in his finest form, to help you shape up your golf.
Culled from more than 20 years of pro championship play, these tips demonstrate, in easy-to-follow scenes, how Lee handles troublesome shots and difficult lies, sand traps and bunker play, and much, much more.
The tips work for men, women and juniors, whether a beginner or an accomplished player. Best of all, Priceless Golf Tips captures Lee's wonderful charm and easy-does-it style that'll have you enjoying his lessons over and over again.
Now, come golfing with SuperMex. It could be one of the best things that ever happened to your game. And best of all, YOU DESERVE IT!
Harley-Davidson Motor Company:
Welcome to the Family (2003)
2003 | Runtime 40 Minutes
Bravestarr | Volume 5
1987 | 60 Minutes
Time: The Future. Kerium, the most valuable mineral in the universe, has been discovered on the distant planet of New Texas. The huge deposits of newly-uncovered riches lure the hopeful and the greedy to a frontier world where the wicked ways of the Wild West have returned. Only one man can stand tall and strong against such corrupt evil forces... Only one man can bring peace and order to this troubled world...a man whose name rings with pride across the galactic universe ...Marshal BraveStarr!
Hamtaro: Ham Hams Head Seaward
2000 | Runtime 65 Minutes
Aren't Ham-Hams the best? When a fun day at the beach turns into a sudden storm, it's Ham-Hams to the rescue as Laura and Kana get trapped in a cave. Ham-Hams, help!
Episodes:
"Come Out, Bijou!"
"Diamonds of Sugar".
"First Time at the Beach"
Understanding Panic Disorder
1996 | Runtime 13 Minutes
Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
1996 | Runtime 11 Minutes
Well, that’s it for this week! I hope you enjoyed this edition of Virtual Channel Surfing! If you’re looking for more, please check out my page on Archive.org for the full list of digitized media. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message right here or drop a comment below. If you haven’t already, please check out the one of my previous posts below, or all of my other previous posts here. Thanks so much for checking out this week’s edition of Diptych!
See you soon!
—Forrest
The Donut Man Would Like A Word With You...
You're walking in the woods. There's no one around, And your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot him, The Donut Man. He's following you About 30 feet back. He gets down on all fours and breaks into a sprint. He's gaining on you. The Donut Man.
Late Night Sleepycore
You feel the familiar sense of abrupt horror as you jolt awake. The misery of the dream you’d been experiencing quickly leaves your brain as you’re left with just the anxious lump in your throat. The clock on the VCR is blinking “12:00 A.M.”. Had the power gone out or did you forget to set it again? You can’t quite remember what you were watching before…
Virtual Channel Surfing #8
This week, fate itself has decided on the programming I have to share with y’all! I was pulling a few tapes and head cleaners off the shelves of a thrift store out on Buffalo Trail in Morristown, Tennessee, and the employee let me know that the tapes were free! On a previous occasion there, I was able to snatch up an entire box of home-recorded movies (…
HAMTARO!