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Feb 22, 2021 • 41 tweets • 17 min read
One of the Ostrower Family's most valued possessions is a VHS recording of the #StarWars world bcast premiere on CBS from March 1984.
No one owned home videos back then so this was a big BIG deal. It was the only way to rewatch a movie.
(warning: nerdy 🧵 ahead)
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We would watch the VHS nearly every weekend (commercials & all)
Over time we realized we had what amounted to a time capsule from the Reagan-era.
Here is an incredible TWA ad from early in the bcast w awk 80s gender politics.
