From BigKumquat Sent Wed, Sep 1st 1999, 18:21
From BigKumquat Sent Wed, Sep 1st 1999, 18:21
<< it was evidently marketed as a halloween background sound thing, probably
for your living room while the kids come trick-or-treating, although it
seemed to be suitable for haunted houses & similar attractions as well. >>
I've seen (and owned, until they break rather easily) these cheez-oid
Halloween cassettes. Look for 'em in your local mass merchandiser outlet as
Halloween season approaches.
Of course, we all know that Skinny Puppy is the perfect music to have playing
in your house to amuse the trick-or-treating youths.
<< though, one thing i can say is, this is to par with the tape i found a
year ago in harrisburg, pa of a preacher with a really academic voice &
a really orthodox set of ideas. it's just as creepy & humorous, though
for wholly different reasons. >>
When I come across ephemeral tapes of this nature, two words immediately come
to mind: sample fodder.
Similar tapes I have used:
+ "Ride With Me on The Pennsylvania Turnpike," bought for two bucks at a
highway rest stop. A stunningly boring history of this road, read by a
cornball narrator.
+ "How to Use the Franklin Planner" Review Tape - some scary shit for sure.
+ Instructional videotape for a riding lawn mower.
+ A tape meant to be used a "virtual interview" for a job applicant. The
tape asks questions, the nervous apllicant scrawls down answers, to be
reviewed later. "Now turn to page 6 - personality index" - actual quote.
- Fred Church
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