The Lost & Found RKO Collection (Double Harness/One Man's Journey ... - DVD Talk
09.02.09
The Lost & Found RKO Collection is an unusual, experimental collection of rare '30s titles released by Turner Classic Movies. It's not available through the usual channels; places like Amazon aren't selling it, at least not new, though TCM's website has it. Despite falling under the same massive corporate umbrella, Warner Home Video apparently has nothing to do with this release at all. The six discs are DVD-Rs, which rather unaccountably has infuriated some "my cup is half-empty" film fans.
Clearly this is a set geared for a narrowly-defined audience - classical Hollywood movie buffs, with TCM trying to carve out a new niche market for obscure but desirable titles that even Warner Home Video is unlikely to ever touch. If it's successful we'll hopefully see similar sets or individual titles we'd never imagine being released in any form.
Retailing at $79.99 (but currently selling for around $65), it's not cheap but neither is it overly expensive considering what you're getting.
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Crater Lake Road Trip 2008
Back in August, I took a 9 day motorcycle ride. Along for this epic journey was Ilya, Lynn and his wife Debbie, and Brad. I led the way on my Warrior, Lynn and Ilya both rode V-Strom 650’s, and Brad and Debbie pulled up the rear in his Charger, which was loaded up with gear, snacks, and drinks. Now I know you motorcycling purists out there may think bringing along a support vehicle is lame, but I wanted to include friends who either don’t ride or didn’t want to ride the whole trip and since there was a vehicle along, I wanted to enjoy the ride, and especially the curves, without being loaded down.
On the first day, Ilya, Brad and myself left south bay to meet up with Lynn and Debbie in Ventura. We took the 405 to the 10, reaching the much more scenic Pacific Coast Highway. The sun was out and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. It was still early, so traffic was light. With the ocean in view for the next 36 miles, it was the perfect beginning to the trip.
We met up with Lynn and Debbie near where the 101 and 126 meet. After a short break we continued on our way along the 101. Along the stretch between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, the weather alternated between cloudy and cool along the coast and sunny and warm as the 101 dove inland. Once we reached San Luis Obispo, we stopped for lunch and a short respite from the road.
After lunch, we got back on the 101 for a short distance and then took Highway 1 to Morro Bay. My goal with this trip was to ride up large portions of the coast and enjoy the coastal scenery along the way. However, along this stretch of Highway 1, I came to realize that the coast can be a good and bad thing. If it’s sunny, everything’s great. If it’s cloudy and cold and you’re traveling in a car, it’s no big deal. The scenery is gray and drab, but you’re more or less no worse for wear. If it’s cloudy and cold and you’re exposed to the elements on a motorcycle, it’s less than optimal, and when you toss in some rain, regardless of whether it’s heavy or light, you’re pretty miserable and probably not enjoying much of anything. Needless to say as we neared the coast, the clouds thickened up and it began to rain off and on.
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