There's some really cool stuff going on in the "tape delay loop" space. People make and sell all sorts of cassettes for many different "sample lengths". The designs of how they fit the tape in the box are pretty amazing.
Ugh, tell me about it. In Canada, Chapters put the knife in the independents. They used to have a great selection. Once there was no competition, they reduced their selection by turning half their floor space into selling pillows and candles.
One of the Rathbone/Bruce films in the 40s has Holmes chasing Nazi's for some microfilm. I understand "supporting the fighting spirit" of the times, but still find it difficult to reconcile.
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