You probably have netflix, but we all know there are those times when the flix lets you down. such as when it sends you the bonus disc of I'm Alan Partridge(ah ha!)without really alerting you to the fact that it's a bunch of crap like outtakes. What do you do then? I used to go to Tower, where there is no harm in admitting now, I got free video rentals for like two years after I didn't work there anymore. No more Tower, now what? At this point you might think it's time to make the short jaunt to Blockbuster. Imagine I have hooked an electric current to your chair that shocks you every time you think of setting foot into a Blockbuster. Don't do it! I know Awesome is off the grid and kind of a trek but this business rules and it deserves our support!!! Why is it so great?
1) it has VHS tapes, some of which are for movies not yet (or maybe not ever coming to) DVD
2) the staff is super nice
3) their foreign section is still from the days when foreign meant dirty so you will find movies like Le Sex Shop and Therese and Isabelle there on video. If that guy would just return the copy of Emannuelle I will finally get to watch it!
4) They have a private, walled off porn section (you have to walk through a little labyrinth to get to it) in which you can browse with no embarrassement, and then you pick out your normal WHITE DVD case (as opposed to Tower where you had to browse in that open section with everyone you know working there and pick out a giant hot pink box to take up to the counter) and take it up and no one smirks or cares
5) they also have a soft core section with like the red shoe diaries and playboy videos if you're into that crap
6)huge martial arts and anime section
7)obscure 80's comedies that will blow your mind
8)except for the new releases which are a one day rental and kind of a rip-off, the rentals are like two bucks and you can keep them for either 5 or 7 days
9)while you're out there you can frequent other cool businesses like the Capital Nursery or Oto's.
10)do you really need more reasons?
p.s.- i need your help!
-we need to get internet at our house? what's the best and cheapest provider?
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Best part about going to that part of town? Driving past the King of Curls and the RV parked in front!
ReplyDeleteIt really is the best video store around. I'm still a little heartbroken about our failed attempt to buy a house that was across the road from Awesome Video. I had a dream that I would quit my job and go to work at AV. I still have that dream.
ReplyDeleteIf you like Alan Partridge and if you haven't done so already, you should check out Little Britain.
I'm afraid AT&T is the cheapest. Hopefully you will never have to speak with a customer service agent, however, because the agents are (for the most part) completely retarded. Also if you order via the Internet it takes like a month to set-up. Better to call them and ask if they can give you the Internet special (which they can and will) and have them set up your service over the phone. It's around $15 a month with a year contract.
ReplyDeleteoto's!!!!! yum!
ReplyDeleteMe and biz just signed up for at&t.
ReplyDeleteI have an online account for paying my phone bill on line and set it up through that. We got it in a little under a week I think.
We got the slightly fancier 19.00
package.
-natalie.
Good lord! Internet access at your house? I didn't think you even owned a computer!
ReplyDeleteYeah, sure, AT&T.
Forget "David." That was actually me that made that snarky remark. #@*$&% Blogger.
ReplyDeletehow can you mention blockbuster without mentioning that they censor the movies they rent?
ReplyDeletethe movies that they used to censor themselves, they use to pressure the MPAA ratings board to censor (along with Walmart).
I already knew about blockbuster censoring, but I went to the Shiney Objects/Fools Foundation showing of "This Movie Cannot Be Rated" yesterday. That's a great BBC/Netflix financed documentary on how fucked up the rating system is.
I have no problems at all with the speed on the cheap $15/month DSL.
right now you should be able to get the $15 DSL rate without committing to a contract...
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overall i think it is your best bet.
If you're on a strict budget, get the DSL. Otherwise, you should spend a little and go cable (incredible speed, no service disruption and you don't have to mess with phone jack filters). With cable internet you won't need netflix, because you'll be online too much.
ReplyDeleteThere used to be an Awesome on Fulton, too, but that closed some years ago. Funny, because in that midget story I sent Smitty a long, long time ago (without knowing it would immediately go on his site - but that's OK - I'm proud of it - I just would have written it better if I'd known), the video store I was walking back from was... Awesome Video on Fulton.
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