All these years, and I am too late, and learned far too late, about Sy, who after inviting me into his Lion King muck family a long time ago, always made me feel like I was one of his sons. I regret, not being around more. Very much.
Does anyone know the precise locations of these two stores? Just curious which mall the second store was in…and I loved the cameo appearance by Software Etc.! GameStop should bring back that logo for fun, hehe…
One of them would be Radio Shack on Harbor blvd in Garden Grove CA. For the mall I'm not sure. The person that shot the video died last February so I can't ask him. At a guess on that it might be Westminster Mall.
wow. this communities changed so much since then from what i've read only 65 people were at this convention and i kinda get why people say furries started out as more of a sexual fandom...cause i mean, look at the person dancing 0-o
Yes and no, it was a battle between those for and against, the burned furs were against adult content and the antifurries emerged out of that, but they were all themselves furries who wanted to "clean up the fandom" and remove sexual content. I've been reading through alot of archives and it's fascinating
I find this old footage quite fascinating to watch as it gives us a glimpse of the history of the fandom, shows us just how far back it goes, how it started and what it was like back then R.i.p Mark Merlino and Bob Hill btw :(
I love the ash trays all over the place. Radio Shack was always my stop around 1990 when out with my mom. It was great spot to hang out while she was clothes shopping in another store in the minimalls. For some reason they were always next to a Dunkin Donuts so the stores smelled like coffee.
I remember my mom bringing me to the Tandy Leather company and the other 1/2 of the store were electronics. That was when they were changing from a crafts store to an electronics store. This wass around 1968 ish
This video was posted to a large and growing Facebook Group, called Radio Shack Memories. I'm going to make sure that post is "pinned" to the top of the page! This brings back priceless memories! <3
Yes, these were the days long gone. I am a Radio Shack fan since 1980, when I was about 13, so by 1987 I was 20. Every time our family went to the huge malls in the early 1980's, I would take that long walk to the Shack as my first priority. I normally would only buy electronic tools & electronic parts. I still have a lot of those parts & tools today, sometimes including the packaging. Still have my soldering tools from them & also a multimeter bought in the early 1990s, which I still use today. I was there at my local Shack in town for their final big national liquidation in Spring 2017, when everything was up to 90% off & I bought all these clearance items which I would have never bought at regular price. Today, the Shack is still in business but not the way they used to be, although it is hard to say how much longer they will survive. But at least they already made their century mark as a business, 1921 - 2021, which many other businesses usually never get to. 04/18/24
Amazing footage and account! I'm working as an archival researcher and would be interested in licensing part of this video for a documentary. Let me know the best way to reach out!
My old roommate and good friend Robert . I have all of his stuff except this fursuit. He wanted me to give it to jerry collins. Jerry invented the character and Robert along with his friend john made the bambioid costom.
God. Never thought I'd see the day I'm giddy watching someone walking through a store. Note all the stuff just out in the open. More civilized time when everything didn't need to be bolted to the floor behind locked glass.
This reminds me of my childhood. I made frequent visits to the Radio Shack at the Ward Parkway Mall in Kansas City. I remember seeing the Color Computers on display there. Thanks for making this available!
Geeze, brings back so many great memories. I've always loved electronics and RS was my favorite place to go as a kid and young adult. Thank you so very much for this. And can't leave here without mentioning Janet Jackson playing on the stereo. ❤
Wow! How awesome is this video. Timeless, and in a capsule. Not a cellphone anywhere. And the push button phones on the display. I miss digging through the little bins looking for all that odd stuff you would never find now.
