Re: Manos and Turkey Day thoughts

I thought the Adam West Turkey Day was the last one.

Jonah Falcon

"Dennis Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I see that Manos is now available on Amazon in it's un-MSTed form...
> and I've added it to my wish list... for some strange reason, I'm
> really REALLY hoping to get it, just so I can see Torgo's cloven
> hooves, and "enjoy" all the footage that the Best Brains folks cut.  I
> can't explain it... I'm just sick.
>
> I was exposed to MST3K around the time of their second-to-last Turkey
> Day marathon (?) with Adam West in a kitchen set introducing the
> movies, ending with his performance in Zombie Nightmare.  I taped the
> entire marathon, using two VCRs and getting very little sleep that
> night.  Somewhere along the line they showed a Poopie tape or
> something, because now whenever I want to watch Manos from that
> marathon, it's split between two tapes.
>
> I also taped the last marathon (?) with Dr. Forrester hosting a big
> feast, featuring guest appearances from Satan, Mr. B Natural (proving
> they aren't the same person, I guess), and Mrs. Forrester.
>
> I've noticed that several tapes from back then are now missing from my
> collection, either because I've misplaced them or loaned them to folks
> who have lost them.  In particular I miss the Mamie Van Doren 'Girls
> Town' and 'Swamp Diamonds' and 'Gunslinger.'  I think Gunslinger is
> available in a VHS box set, so I'll have to track that down if I want
> to see it again.
>
> Who's a reliable tape distributor these days that I can go to?  There
> are too many web pages that come up with a search, and it's impossible
> to tell who's trustworthy based on their HTML code skills.  :)
>
> Dennis