Long ago on independence square (Kansas City, Blue Springs: Dutch, African-American, KMart)

[WCHS'59]

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

That's a bit after my time there, although my parents still lived in the area. I also barely remember Bernstein Applebee (sp?) It is not listed in KC for 1960 so I presume it was a child of the 60s et seq As well as Brands Mart

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

It should have been around 10th and McGee.

BA also had a store in the lower level of the Blue Ridge Mall.

BrandsMart was originally on Gregory just east of Wornall in KC. They didn't open the Independence branch until the late 80s. Although their service was superior and prices competitive Best Buy killed them off.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

K-Mart, 40 Hiway & Noland Rd . .. facing west

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

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[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

BA also had a store in the lower level of the Blue Ridge Mall.

BrandsMart was originally on Gregory just east of Wornall in KC. They didn't open the Independence branch until the late 80s. Although their service was superior and prices competitive Best Buy killed them off.

Actually I think the BM in KC was where I bought a Sony reel to reel about 1970 then a CORDED REMOTE VCR, a very good one, on Election Day, Nov. 1980. The first thing I recorded was the election returns. Later that month was the infamous Who Shot JR, also recorded for posterity

The cost of the RCA VCR? A cool $1,200 or more. How times change

"It was YOU, Kristin, who shot JR"

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Actually I think the BM in KC was where I bought a Sony reel to reel about 1970 then a CORDED REMOTE VCR, a very good one, on Election Day, Nov. 1980. The first thing I recorded was the election returns. Later that month was the infamous Who Shot JR, also recorded for posterity

The cost of the RCA VCR? A cool $1,200 or more. How times change

"It was YOU, Kristin, who shot JR"

I recall in Germany in the military audio clubs that were run for very little profit one could get an Akai, I think, tape video recorder that was probably three feet tall and a couple feet wide and and a foot thick and was reel to reel using 11 inch reels. A wired hand held camera connected to the device. The price I think was around $2,000. The GIs in Germany were heavy into audio tape recorders, which could be obtained at a huge discount. I never knew anyone who splurged for the video recorder.

Things could get boring over there and music from home was the big thing. Most folks got two audio tape recorders so that commercial reels could be swapped and tape recorded.

There was Armed Forces Radio in country at the time but no Armed Forces Television like now. On Saturday nights, Gang Busters, Johnny Dollar, and Gunsmoke was on the radio. These were recordings from the forties and fifties. Also, American military movie theaters were in every town and the admission price was 35 cents, except for 2010: A Space Odyssey, which shot the price up to $1. Still, music was king.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Actually I think the BM in KC was where I bought a Sony reel to reel about 1970 then a CORDED REMOTE VCR, a very good one, on Election Day, Nov. 1980. The first thing I recorded was the election returns. Later that month was the infamous Who Shot JR, also recorded for posterity

The cost of the RCA VCR? A cool $1,200 or more. How times change

My Beloved also bought one of the early RCA VCRs from BM around that time. We still have that machine, although it is retired from active duty. For many years we would drive clear over to Kansas to get blank tapes for $12 EACH in case lots. My how times have changed!

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

My Beloved also bought one of the early RCA VCRs from BM around that time. We still have that machine, although it is retired from active duty. For many years we would drive clear over to Kansas to get blank tapes for $12 EACH in case lots. My how times have changed!

I still have mine too tho I doubt it is in workable condition. It was heavy and had about a 8 - 10 foot cord. I wanted a remote but didnt trust the wireless Mitsubishi for about the same price.

I remember those tapes, I think 2 4 or 6 hours, depending on one's choice of quality. BM also had some "free rentals" or reduced price ones. Some were X Rated.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

I still have mine too tho I doubt it is in workable condition. It was heavy and had about a 8 - 10 foot cord. I wanted a remote but didnt trust the wireless Mitsubishi for about the same price.

I remember those tapes, I think 2 4 or 6 hours, depending on one's choice of quality. BM also had some "free rentals" or reduced price ones. Some were X Rated.

Do you remember the Columbia Record Club in which 12, or so, records or tapes could be purchased for only one penny? One mailed the penny in with a signed agreement. All one had to do was agree to buy X number of additional records or tapes at retail pricing (plus bloated handling and shipping costs) in a specified amount of time?

I think the club profited off the handling and shipping much like movie theaters profit from pop corn sales.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Do you remember the Columbia Record Club in which 12, or so, records or tapes could be purchased for only one penny? One mailed the penny in with a signed agreement. All one had to do was agree to buy X number of additional records or tapes at retail pricing (plus bloated handling and shipping costs) in a specified amount of time?

I think the club profited off the handling and shipping much like movie theaters profit from pop corn sales.

Yeah, I remember my buddy belonging and trying to recruit me into it, he would get rewarded with a freebie or two. Just like the TV specials, the low sales price (plus get another one free if ordering in X minutes) and the small print (plus S&H)

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Yeah, I remember my buddy belonging and trying to recruit me into it, he would get rewarded with a freebie or two. Just like the TV specials, the low sales price (plus get another one free if ordering in X minutes) and the small print (plus S&H)

Yeah, just like Beaver Cleaver!