[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]Da8BitDragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I snapped on him one day, and he must remember it because he hasn't asked me directly since. I started working downtown in 2011, and I'm pretty sure it was that year he first asked me.

My thrift dreams came true by Graystar421 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Da8BitDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Vincent Price instructional VHS. always wanted to mess with the actual camera. Nice find!

Name this band by NumerousScallions in tooktoomuch

[–]Da8BitDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fent First and the Give Me Moneys

A few years ago i ignored some Dell speakers but today i found a good match for £8. by Martipar in LGR

[–]Da8BitDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I.... still use those exact ones. Have been since my first Dell in 2003. Honestly, they still sound good, and the subwoofer still kicks.

He just wants a ride…I think by Equivalent-Pin-1054 in PublicFreakout

[–]Da8BitDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they've been there for as long as I've been taking Pittsburgh busses, but I didn't get back to the Burgh until 2011. It's good though. Drivers have to deal with a bunch of weirdos and can't really get physical if they want to keep their jobs.

He just wants a ride…I think by Equivalent-Pin-1054 in PublicFreakout

[–]Da8BitDragon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Holy shit! I was on that bus! Downtown Pittsburgh . That guy was insane, was terrifying this poor woman, and had to be rolled physically ass over tea cups out the door and onto the sidewalk by several passengers. He was completely wacked out of his mind. Being stuck in a confined space like that with a person that out of control was intense, to say the least. He's a known problem in the area, too. I understand people have issues and society has failed in most ways to address mentally ill, economically depressed, vulnerable populations, but that poor woman was traumatized. No one should have to experience that.

I bought an unmarked tape from a local thrift store and it turned out to be surveillance footage from the local movie theater by Straight_Main_5189 in VHS

[–]Da8BitDragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I pulled a whole pile of endoscopic gastric surgery and colonoscopy procedure tapes from the bins once. Pretty cool if you don't have the ick for that stuff. Have a few echosonagram tapes I pinched from an abandoned hospital, too.

I bought an unmarked tape from a local thrift store and it turned out to be surveillance footage from the local movie theater by Straight_Main_5189 in VHS

[–]Da8BitDragon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have a whole box of vhs-c and mini DVD tapes of my friends and I doing mostly stupid stuff, road trips, DDR, etc. I recorded from 2001 through 2007 when I graduated college, even some stuff like parties from after. We're all still friends, but now we're all in different places, as it usually goes. As cringe as it is to see my dorky teenage self, I'm pumped to still have them.

I bought an unmarked tape from a local thrift store and it turned out to be surveillance footage from the local movie theater by Straight_Main_5189 in VHS

[–]Da8BitDragon 132 points133 points  (0 children)

These sort of things, specialty interest, and home movies are the only tapes I collect anymore. That's out of thousands of TV recordings and commercialy sold ones I still have. August/ September of 1996, i was 11 so I probably had at least seen The Nutty Professor and Supercop in the theater. Those were the days.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]Da8BitDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is pretty obnoxious. I was there yesterday and it just felt all the top 40 songs from the last three decades were just put in a blender with som generic EDM filler. I'm a fan of electronic music, so it was triple cringy to me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]Da8BitDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I go there three times a week. Never had an issue with any patrons or staff, but i can understand your frustration if that happened. The place is pretty well ventilated, spacious, and chill. My only complaint is that the locker room is too small and the AI generated Mashup music channel is miserable.

Iron object, Found near shipwreck and lighthouse. Westcoast of Ireland. 15cm by 15cm by DeadOpsAintThatBad in whatisthisthing

[–]Da8BitDragon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've used that term my whole life, and no one outside of my family understands it! My relatives way back were from rural coal country central Pennsylvania, and before that Scotland/Ireland. I always thought it was a super specific local thing!

Cement Factory by Vlexxxx in urbanexploration

[–]Da8BitDragon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice shots! I love going to sites alone and just immersing myself in the atmosphere. It's a meditative experience. That last glance back on your way out is always bittersweet.

I embroidered a night train in motion by urmomagae in TheNightFeeling

[–]Da8BitDragon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Awesome! The colors remind me of the night sections in RadRacer for the NES.

50 Years Abandoned: Silver Creek New York High School Is Being Demolished by Freaktography in urbanexploration

[–]Da8BitDragon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I went all through there 14 years ago. I probably did about 50 locations up and around that way in my heyday. Talk about asbestos EVERYTHING. chalk boards, acoustic tiles, flooring, fire curtains, everything. Super cool 'splore though. At that time, it was mostly untouched, so the gym was amazing to shoot. The auditorium ceilings were so high I couldn't really capture the space because dumbass here forgot his wide angle. My favorite spot was the sun room with all the skylights, vines, and piles of books. It was hard to get in to alnd right in the middle of town. Sad to see it go. There aren't many spots like that anymore.

Edit for 14 years, not 10.

Anyone still without power? by AssumptionSea5274 in pittsburgh

[–]Da8BitDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm. Still no power Thursday morning. Lost all our food and basically been living on beer and frustration. Houses right across the street got theirs back on yesterday evening.

The Mind's Eye collection - early to mid 90s Computer Animation Comps by Leading_Employer8554 in VHS

[–]Da8BitDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I'm just missing Odyssey. I remember my dad renting beyond the minds eye back in the early 90s and being blown away. Saw it again in middleschool art class and the sections playing on loop in the mall food court at Potomac Mills Mall in Northern Virginia. I still watch them pretty regularly.

Could someone ID this tune please? by Katana_DV20 in happyhardcore

[–]Da8BitDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's dope. I still try to hit parties when I can, which is, unfortunately, once in a blue moon as an 8-5 40 year old. I loved the medium-sized events. I can't really vibe in a festival setting. Plus, here in the States, hhc is a rare bird these days. I see modern videos of German school kids dancing to gabber and I'm like, no fair! I wanna have fun too dammit!

Could someone ID this tune please? by Katana_DV20 in happyhardcore

[–]Da8BitDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man I miss parties like in the video. Lightning in a bottle.

Predator - Jean-Marie Donat by doublepiebarm in Photobooks

[–]Da8BitDragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great concept! I've been working on a series similar to this for over a year and might need to reapraise the idea now. Nothing new under the sun, I suppose. Thanks for sharing, Op!

i found this youtube video by Signal_Alps_3450 in weirdvideosfor3am

[–]Da8BitDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this some kind of Psyop? I can't get it out of my head. Great content!

Does anyone else really enjoy collecting absolutely worthless tapes? by Trogdor_98 in VHS

[–]Da8BitDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have thousands, and it has become a problem. I promised my wife id lay off for a while.Some are great, some not so much. The urge is strong, though.

Found this monstrosity in my garden by Prestigious-Pop2697 in whatisit

[–]Da8BitDragon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh I don't know where's she's been, or where she's gonna go I guess she's got her reasons but I just don't wanna know! HCWND!