Hey everybody out there in blog land! I am once again turning on the ol' blog. The main reason is because I am once again heading out into bicycle-trip-ville, this time by taking a journey out and across England. But before we get to that, I figured i would limber up the ol' pen by just writing about some thing that interest me. I miss the blog, and I miss blogging. It's fun to get yourself interested in something and put that interest out there.
Today's post will be about Laserdiscs, and why I love them. Laserdiscs, for those who don't know, are an ancient technology for selling movies for home use. They came on these really gigantic discs which are basically the same size as records, but thicker and heavier. I like them for a few reasons: one, I admittedly just like being weird. But also, they are often for sale super cheap, like at the Amoeba records in the Haight, where I can buy them for $1 apiece. And they stack and store really well; they fit inside record boxes or crates, which is handy. Also, they don't have any ads or trailers or "intro menus"! You just put the disc in, and the movie starts. I have an older theater model of Laserdisc player, and that thing makes a great picture. No, it's not Blu-Ray quality, but it has a certain something to it. One reason for that is because it's an analog technology - analog video! Much like VHS tapes, except using a radically different technology. It's like a tape player and a record player and a DVD player had a three-way baby. And, lastly, the technology was popular during an era that I think made some of the finest movies anyway.
Anyway, next time you see a laserdisc player on eBay or at goodwill, pick it up, and you won't be disappointed. More next time!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc