REWIND: Movie Rental Stores

Remember walking down aisles of seemingly endless choices of movies? How about renting a movie based only on its cover and finding gems but more often terrible movies? Do you remember making mad dashes to the video store at 2am to avoid paying late fees? Join us as we talk about the experience of the movie rental store and how it was a major part of the lives of GenX’ers. Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Shop » genxgrownup.com/amazon Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » GenXGrownUp Podcast (google.com) Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes First Blockbuster store opens » bit.ly/2OK81HT History of Blockbuster » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_LLC Musings of an ex-video store worker » bit.ly/2AHCyDa Remembering video rental stores » bit.ly/2M3uhOx “I Lost It at the Video Store” on Amazon » amzn.to/2nhgaas One of the last rental stores in Utah » bit.ly/2vo57AB Why Blockbuster fell » bit.ly/2vJfuy6 Blockbuster rejects bid to buy Netflix » bit.ly/2vCoXqY 11 things we miss about video rental stores » bit.ly/2niD1Cd One of last rental stores in Minneapolis closes » bit.ly/2M2WAN4 Last Blockbuster documentary Kickstarter » kck.st/2vjvEis Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices