The Bargain Hunters Special
Eight Bargains, Eight Hours, Eight Dollars: Virtual Channel Surfing #9
Boasting over 300 individually stocked booths, Bargain Hunters in Knoxville is one of my favorite indoor flea markets in my region. On days when there are very few people there, it can often feel a little like the backrooms with it’s aisles that lead to dead ends and claustrophobic booths. I find the vending / customer-accessible break room to have a weird energy to it. I’ve never left the store empty handed though, and that is thanks to it’s many and varied curators and it’s frequent sales.
Last week, I was wandering around for a few hours on a Sunday afternoon waiting for the weather to clear up and I picked up an arm full of tapes, so today I’d like to present them to you in order of how they showed up on my receipt. Please enjoy the next eight hours of low fidelity video:
JCPenney And Home Magazine Present:
Decorating With Sheets Made Easy
1990 | Runtime 16 Minutes
Create a home with personality by decorating with sheets. Learn how to easily transform the look of your room with sheets made into wrap 'n tie pillows, bed canopies and much more from the experts at Home and JCPenney.
Promises Kept: A Video Presentation
1998 | Runtime 27 Minutes
Thirty four million Americans are over 65 and within 30 years, over 20% of our country's population will exceed that age. Caring for these people, into their 80's, 90's and even 100's will become our most serious health care challenge. It's vital for you to understand what long-term care is, how much it costs and how to pay for it. You need to know that:
12,000,000 Americans are now receiving long-term care.
85% of all long-term care occurs outside of a nursing home.
43% of long-term care recipients are under age 65.
Long-term care costs can exceed$50,000 per year.
Long-term care costs may exceed $240,000 per year in 30 years.
The odds that you will need some type of long-term care are greater than 50%.
Phyllis Shelton, President of LTC Consultants, discusses these issues and more with Tim Copeland, a Certified Financial Planner.
Watch this video today and learn how you can take care of your family in the wisest and most economical way.
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories:
Blumpoe The Grumpoe Meets Arnold The Cat And Millions Of Cats
1992 | Runtime 26 Minutes
From the award-winning creator of "Faerie Tale Theatre," Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories bring to life a humorous collection of her favorite children's picture books! Sparkling with brilliant animation and delightful celebrity narration, these beautifully produced storybook gems will enchant and entertain kids and parents alike - bedtime or anytime!
BLUMPOE THE GRUMPOE MEETS ARNOLD THE CAT Narrated by John Candy
Horace P. Blumpoe is a very grumpy guy. Until one day, he ends up at an odd country inn and meets a shy young cat named Arnold - who changes both their lives forever.
MILLIONS OF CATS Narrated by James Earl Jones
Deciding he and his wife could use some company, an old man goes to find a cat. But when he returns, he brings home more company than either of them bargained for!
You Can't Improve On God!
1997 | Runtime 90 Minutes
"YOU HAVE CANCER. YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!" the doctors told me.
BUT THEY WERE WRONG! I refused chemotherapy and radiation and got well using God's natural remedies because:
"YOU CAN'T IMPROVE ON GOD!" says LORRAINE DAY, M.D.
Dr. Day was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer but reject- ed standard therapies because of their destructive side effects. She chose instead to rebuild her immune system using the natural simple therapies designed by God and outlined in the Bible, so her body could heal itself. In this sequel to her popular video "CANCER DOESN'T SCARE ME ANYMORE" she shares with you the exact plan she used to recover from cancer. In this video, Dr. Day reveals:
Why you don't have to accept a death sentence from your doctor.
How to overcome the GREATEST barrier to getting well.
Why what you put in your mouth determines whether you're sick or well.
The shocking truth about protein in your diet.
Why you may think you're sick - but you're really thirsty.
How anyone can carry out this natural inexpensive plan at home.
Diseases Don't Just Happen!
1998 | Runtime 138 Minutes
DISEASES DON'T JUST HAPPEN! says Lorraine Day, M.D.
and drugs NEVER cure disease:
they only change the form or location of the disease!
Lorraine Day, M.D. developed severe advanced cancer and almost died - which became her supreme motivating factor for finding out how to get well. She recovered by natural methods, without chemotherapy, radiation or mutilating surgery. In the process of her research, she discovered that there are known causes for virtually every disease, even though this is never taught to doctors in medical school.
In this video Dr. Day reveals the causes for the diseases listed below as well as many others, and gives the astonishing answers on how to get well without drugs! In addition, she exposes the disastrous side effects of the drugs used to treat these disorders. Discover the cause of your disease and find out how to get well!
High blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease
Cancer: all types including leukemia - and AIDS Arthritis, lupus and sciatica
Allergies, asthma and bronchitis
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
Stomach ulcers and diseases of the colon
Special problems of women including menopause and osteoporosis
Flu, colds, headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and many other diseases
Dr. Lorraine Day, an internationally acclaimed orthopedic trauma surgeon and best selling author was for 15 years on the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine as Associate Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. She was also Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and is recognized world-wide as an AIDS expert.
The Treasure Of The Inkas
1989 | Runtime 60 Minutes
Touring New Zealand
1990 | Runtime 68 Minutes
More than charming cities and towns, New Zealand is sun- drenched beaches, Alps, glaciers, geysers, rain forests, lakes, meadows, mountains and waterfalls. A land of awesome beauty with 3 million people, New Zealand is fast becoming the most visited island country in the South Pacific. Slightly larger than Great Britain, New Zealand is 1200 miles east of Australia and 6500 miles southwest of America. This fascinating video tour covers over 100 historic, scenic and cultural sites on both the North and South Islands. You'll visit bustling Auckland (population 800,000), known as "the City of Sails" where one in four homes owns a boat. The capital, Wellington, located on a magnificent harbor, with its hills and cable car, is reminiscent of San Francisco. Rotorua, a center of Maori culture, is a land of geysers and boiling mud pools. Tour colorful Christchurch, a city that's more English than England. Dunedin, called the Edinburgh of the south. Hawkes Bay, the landing place of Captain Cook. Wonder at the beauty of Tongariro and Fiordland National Parks, and the majesty of Mt. Cook towering 12,000 feet over the South Island. For unparalleled scenery, Milford Sound, Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls are un- forgettable. Rudyard Kipling described New Zealand as the "loveliest, exquisite,...the Happy Isles!"
Exploring The Galapagos Islands
Rand McNally
1992 | Runtime 65 Minutes
Journey in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to discover the wildlife wonders of the extraordinary Galapagos Islands. Meet sea lion pups face-to-face and photograph frigate birds eye-to-eye. Hike the uphill trail to the summit of Bartolomé to view volcanic formations and explore lava fields formed by a recent eruption. Meet Galapagos penguins, boobies, lava lizards, flightless cormorants and iguanas as you sail from island to island. Swim with the dolphins, snorkel in shallow reefs with sea lions and find chocolate chip starfish, spotted eels and stingrays. Watch leaping porpoises perform just for you. Walk into the wild to find giant land tortoises. Experience the Galapagos Islands, a place that's frozen in time ...and that will continue to revisit your memory time and time again.
Well, that’s it for this week! I hope you enjoyed the tapes! 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 suggested post below or any of my other previous posts here. Thanks so much for checking out this week’s edition of Diptych!
See you soon!
—Forrest
Virtual Channel Surfing #8
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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 (…
I need to queen out with Dr. Lorraine Day
If you ever find more Shelley Duvall PBS era VHS's, please, you know what to do.