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YouTube Is The Drug

Posted at 1:53 PM on February 20, 2007 by Steve Seel (5 Comments)

Sometimes, it's all I can do to prevent myself from searching YouTube for every single video or musical television appearance that had a galvanizing effect on me when I was 18. Well, I've now realized I've become a hardcore junkie, because I've moved on to watching videos that weren't even really meaningful to me, but just bring back memories. I will even watch things that are vaguely boring, just so I can see them again. Last week it was Queen videos (can you say "Radio Ga Ga"?) Nothing, though, compares to anything I can drum up that's an appearance from Fridays. (We've discussed Fridays before, haven't we?) I'm talking about things like this amazing bit of otherwise lost history. Sadly, there's almost none of it there, since I guess nobody's folks had a VCR in those days. Why isn't the show available on DVD? Because it seems that the video distribution rights are being held up by the cast's most well-known alumnus.

Comments (5)

Don't get me started on Fridays.. I loved that show. The first time I ever saw Devo was on Fridays, with the flowerpot hats. My sister said, 'Who the h*ll is this? They have flowerpots on their heads?" And I just looked at her and said, "Only the coolest band in the world."

YouTube is terribly addictive. Have you watched all the David Sylvian related videos and interviews yet, Steve?

Or, if you really want to waste time, have a laugh, and have it be related to music watch Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Posted by frick | February 21, 2007 11:20 AM

Link didn’t work. Cut and paste.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8t7xgA-hCU

Posted by frick | February 21, 2007 11:24 AM

I used to record hours of the MTV show "120 Minutes" on VHS when I was in middle school. That was back when they'd air "The Young Ones" immediately after.

I should see if those tapes are still in Mom's garage and post them to You Tube!

Posted by Jacquie Fuller | February 21, 2007 11:59 AM

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