abbott
02-14-2008, 05:50 PM
I was up late a few weeks ago flipping through the chaneels and caught the last 20 minutes of the 1980's release of Flash Gordon on the Retro Channel. It may have been the 10 beers, but I was taken back and fell in love again.
I remember as an 8 year old, I was one of two people who had a VCR on our street and Flash Gordon was one of the few movies we owned, and every day during a summer around 1980, we watched Flash Gordon. Often we would rewind and watch it again. Now that I think about it, The Black Hole, by walt Disney was another we would rotate with. If you remember, you had to rewind the VCR tape to watch it again.
Anyway, back to the present, It was my night for books and bedtime stories with my 4 year old, so I told her the story of Flash Gorden and King Ming. For days, my girl continued to ask about Flash Gordon and what do you know, I found the DVD and brought it home.
After Movie Night with the wife and Kid, my wife thought I was insane for showing the movie to our girl and hid the video after our girl begged to take the DVD box to school for show and tell. Last night I offered Hanna Montana or Flash and Flash was the winner.
I was just hoping that a Beastie Boys fan might appriciate the classic 1980's release, or am I insane as my wife has suggested?
I remember as an 8 year old, I was one of two people who had a VCR on our street and Flash Gordon was one of the few movies we owned, and every day during a summer around 1980, we watched Flash Gordon. Often we would rewind and watch it again. Now that I think about it, The Black Hole, by walt Disney was another we would rotate with. If you remember, you had to rewind the VCR tape to watch it again.
Anyway, back to the present, It was my night for books and bedtime stories with my 4 year old, so I told her the story of Flash Gorden and King Ming. For days, my girl continued to ask about Flash Gordon and what do you know, I found the DVD and brought it home.
After Movie Night with the wife and Kid, my wife thought I was insane for showing the movie to our girl and hid the video after our girl begged to take the DVD box to school for show and tell. Last night I offered Hanna Montana or Flash and Flash was the winner.
I was just hoping that a Beastie Boys fan might appriciate the classic 1980's release, or am I insane as my wife has suggested?