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Bluff City 34: To Be Young Near the Shore Pt. 03
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YOU can fix it: Episode 10: Testing The Erase Head
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[Upbeat music]
Hi! I’m Marianne. Patience with the plastic!
[Upbeat music concludes]
If you were watching last time, we hit a bit of a mystery. This Persimmon VHS player was sold to me as having a broken erase head, but we took a look and it seems just fine.
Let’s give it a test. See what’s going on here.
So you can see I’ve got it plugged into the mains. And a TV over here. Now, if this erase head ISN’T broken, it’s going to wipe whatever we put in, so I picked something I don’t mind losing.
Five years ago - and I don’t mean to brag - my aunt was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. I know. The real big leagues, huh? Came away with a twenty pound dried ham and four nights in San Diego.
And I was out dog-sitting this great dane I know, Stavros, so I taped it. I don’t think I need to keep this on the archival record any more. Let’s feed it to the Persimmon.
[VHS feeder click]
Get that rewinded. Hit these two buttons on the front, here and here.
[Extended whine of erase head]
See, that SOUNDS alright. When these things fail, there’s a chance they chew up the tape, and I’m sure we’d have heard that.
[VHS player click]
I reckon… I reckon what we’ve got here is a completely wiped tape and a perfectly functional Persimmon. Sellers plug something in wrong and think it’s broken.
An anti-climax, I know, but these things happen sometimes. But let’s hit play and see if I’m wrong.
[Tape whirs]
[Wheel of Fortune theme, audience applause]
From Bluffington Beach, Atlantic City, it’s Cured Meats Week on…
WHEEL! OF! FORTUNE!
[Marianne laughing]
I think the erase head is broken.
Featuring: Austin Walker, Andrew Lee Swan, Sylvi Clare, Jack de Quidt and Keith J Carberry
Music & Description by Jack de Quidt
Music piece mentioned in this episode is Così fan tutte: 'Soave sia il vento'
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