I always like hearing about celebrities and their experiences with Laserdiscs or their being a collector of the medium.
Here's a few that I dug up from my old blog that I posted about (after reading about them in articles which a few aren't available on the web anymore):
Michael Jackson (as recalled by a writer on hitfix.com)
Quote:
Working in Los Angeles for the last 19 years, I've had a variety of different jobs. One of the ones I enjoyed the most was at a place called Dave's Video in Sherman Oaks. It was a laserdisc only store, and I started there in 1991, when laserdisc was a niche market, mainly for wealthy film nerds and industry folks.
I met a lot of people in the business when I was working at that store, but one in particular stood out. Michael Jackson would call us before we closed and tell us he was coming in just after closing. We would wait for a few minutes after we locked up and, sure enough, Michael would pull up in his van and come in. We'd relock the doors and then just let him shop for as long as he wanted. He would typically take an hour or two and browse the racks, buying $1000 or more worth of discs each time.
Rest of the article is
hereJamie Silva - Safety for the Indianapolis Colts (from an article on Indy Star website talking about his dumpster diving hobby)
Quote:
Silva's biggest find was a collection of more than 500 laserdisc movies. Many were unopened, with price tags ranging from $39 to $49. He had an offer of $8 apiece, which would have meant a payday in excess of $4,000. He refused; he wanted to watch the movies.
Article is no longer available though.
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