More Suspect History

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11/14/19 • 61 min

Luis and Glenn again discus the history of Suspect, discussing memorable moments, insane customers and other stories that could only happen in a cult video store.
There's also an emphasis on the the crazy amount of celebs that came into the store - while occasionally there's hammering heard as the next door neighbor is apparently fixing up his place.(and as expected, they do veer off topic a couple of times).

Topics include:

Signings in the store.

Celebrity encounters.

Planet of the Apes.

Opening introduction and closing announcement is by GC

Opening and closing music by Trigger Warning.

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Topics include:

Signings in the store.

Celebrity encounters.

Planet of the Apes.

Opening introduction and closing announcement is by GC

Opening and closing music by Trigger Warning.

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The Last day of Suspect Video - Toronto's best video store

Suspect Video was a cultural mecca for 25 years in Toronto, Canada.
Starting in 1991 it carried the most eccentric, eclectic, rare videos as well as books, magazines, toys and other ephemera in North America and garnered a huge following among those interested in going deeper than the mainstream in their entertainment.
With a stock of 90,000 videos for rent it was also one on the largest collections in the world.
Visited by celebs as varied as Weird Al, Samuel Jackson, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Dario Argento and many more.
It was controversial.
It was maddening.
It prompted conversation and debate.
And it was much loved, winning 'best of' lists year after year.
Alas, though it continues online, the physical stores are no more.
Join founders Luis and Merrill and long time employee and underground icon Glenn as they talk about the history of Suspect Video in the store itself on the last day of it's existence.
Opening introduction and closing announcement is by GC

Opening and closing music by Trigger Warning.

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KISS! The highs.. and the lows...

Luis and Glenn start off by trying to narrow down what they're going to talk about (because they are so professional) then tackle the biggest band in the land.. KISS!

Yeah, like so many of our generation KISS was almost the gateway band for nerdy geeks like them. They talk about how they discovered them, the Marvel comic, the made-for-t.v. KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM, the albums, the merch and more!

And it ain`t all positive !

Topics include:

Discovering KISS.

KISS' pinnacle.

KISS' decline.

And of course other stuff.

Opening introduction and closing announcement is by GC

Opening and closing music by Trigger Warning.

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