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TikTok star is out to set a world record for VHS tapes of "Titanic"
Axios Tampa Bay ^ | September 16, 2022 | Selene San Felice

Posted on 09/22/2022 1:46:50 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Jack Dawson didn't die at the end of the movie "Titanic." He swam down to Tampa Bay.

- That's what you would think, walking into the home of @titanicfan97.

What's happening: The 30-year-old Largo resident, who's known only by his username, has gathered a cult following of nearly 50,000 social media users, mostly through TikTok, as he builds the self-proclaimed world's largest collection of "Titanic" on VHS.

- He gave Axios an exclusive look at the collection that's now surpassed 500 copies.

Once he collects 500 more, @titanicfan97, who asked to remain anonymous, told Axios he'll reveal his face to his fans.

- "I think the mystery is good," he said. "I just love making content and having fun, and I love 'Titanic' on VHS."

Why it matters: The VHS format has been dead for nearly 20 years, piling up in thrift stores. But our "Titanic" fan has turned those rejected piles into a scavenger hunt for people around the world as they help build his collection.

- He's received tapes mailed from as far away as Australia, and he's drained Tampa Bay of all its copies. If you're looking for one, you'll need to drive at least an hour away.

(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: florida; floridaman; largo; titanic
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Lol - I think I got one


21 posted on 09/22/2022 2:45:50 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I once watched a strangely interesting documentary about people who collect 8-track tapes called “So Wrong they’re Right”. Amazing what becomes collectible.


22 posted on 09/22/2022 2:52:56 PM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I've never seen it but I thought Titanic was a chick flick...1000%. Is this guy a fag?
23 posted on 09/22/2022 3:00:16 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: dfwgator
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw some time ago:

"It Sank,Get Over It!"

24 posted on 09/22/2022 3:03:49 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Why 1,000? Why not 1,007 or 981?


25 posted on 09/22/2022 3:07:58 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I’m guessing he’s a bachelor — maybe in both meanings of the term.


26 posted on 09/22/2022 3:12:13 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I’ve never seen it.

My daughter has the DVD, and I just recorded it on DVD last week

First glimpse of DeCappucino and I deleted it

I’m sure not sitting through 4 hours of it

The 1940 version, i absolutely loved


27 posted on 09/22/2022 3:17:09 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Found his bliss


28 posted on 09/22/2022 3:23:37 PM PDT by The Louiswu (If your child requires validation from Chuck E. Cheese you have failed as a parent. )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I’ve spent some time cleaning older PC’s and the various and sundry things that are useless now. Included was a VHS player that I used to convert them to DVD.

I’m keeping the player for the heck of it. Maybe I’ll toss it in another 10 years!


29 posted on 09/22/2022 3:46:10 PM PDT by jdsteel (PA voters: it’s Oz or Fetterman. Deal with it and vote accordingly.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

It was a suck movie then, its a suck movie now.


30 posted on 09/22/2022 3:48:56 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
”The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility is a novella written by Morgan Robertson and published as Futility in 1898, and revised as The Wreck of the Titan in 1912. It features a fictional British ocean liner Titan that sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. The Titan and its sinking are famous for similarities to the passenger ship RMS Titanic and its sinking 14 years later. After the sinking of the Titanic the novel was reissued with some changes, particularly in the ship's gross tonnage.”[1]”

The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility

31 posted on 09/22/2022 4:24:36 PM PDT by yelostar (As of today - Donald Trump continues to endorse Dr. Oz for U.S. Senate)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

And after all these years, the Titanic’s swimming pool is still full of water.


32 posted on 09/22/2022 4:38:47 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The person collecting the tapes is probably nearly normal. It’s the 50K idiot “followers” whose sanity is in question.


33 posted on 09/22/2022 6:38:54 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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