Stuff I Want
Is this a wish list? Well, sort of. I started a wish list on
Amazon.com, and then realized that there were several things that
I wanted that they won't allow to be listed - because you can't
buy them through Amazon.com. So screw them; this is a list of
stuff that I want. I'll mostly be buying this stuff for myself,
of course, which is fine.
This list was originally on my journal,
but I've removed a few things from it since then. I'll edit the
list as time goes by. I've crossed out some stuff that was given
to me by my friends. They're so cool. 
Miscellaneous:
- A new computer (I can dream, right?
) . I won't bore you with the technical
details.
- A cheap digital camera. Even a cheap one would have at
least four times the resolution of the one I have now.
Some optical zoom would be nice, too.
DVDs:
The Producers (widescreen edition, if
possible - and NOT the musical, I refuse to acknowlege
that that exists. Zero Mostal forever!)
- Thief of Bagdad (the 1949 color edition. Come to think of
it, I prefer widescreen for ALL DVDs.)
They Might Be Giants - Tale of Two
Aliens (commentary & deleted scenes
would be nice)
- Bride of Frankenstein
- Dark Star
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- Ed Wood - Special Edition
- Get A Life (TV Series) (all 4 sets, and more if they
become available)
- H.R. Pufnstuf (the whole series)
- In The Heat Of The Night (the movie, not the TV show)
Strange Brew (with Bob & Doug
McKenzie, not the band Cream)
To Kill A Mockingbird: Collector's Edition
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- Smiley's People - Holy FONG! I just found out that these
two series are available on DVD directly from PBS. If
only they weren't so damned expensive.
Hmm. Maybe I'll eventually put up a list of the DVDs I DO own,
just to see if anyone feels like talking about them.
Some movies I would love to own if they ever became available
on DVD:
- Cast A Deadly Spell (I have the videotape, but it's not
available on DVD. A really cool movie)
- SCTV (I worship at the alter of SCTV)
- Banana Splits (more psychedelia for Sebastian)
- Shadow On the Land (I'd be amazed if I could even get
this on videotape, because it is probably The Rarest
Movie In The World)
- Private Schulz (a great PBS mini-series,
very funny)
- The Body In Question - another PBS mini-series, in which
renaissance man Jonathan Miller (who manages to be an
outstanding comedian, actor, author, and doctor - and
please note, he's really a medical doctor, like
his contemporary Graham Chapman) presents fascinating
information about the human body in an incredibly funny
way.
Oh, here are a few more things that I'd love to get:
The video of the Muppet's production of The Frog Prince. I
don't know if I've ever seen it, but when I was young we had the
soundtrack album. Actually I didn't know until recently that it
had actually BEEN a video - I'd thought it was just a record!
It has a lot of really great songs, and is just a whole lot of
fun. It was made in 1972, so I guess I was eight when I first
heard it. Oddly enough I was able to find plenty of the videos on
eBay, but none of the soundtrack LPs. This is definitely
something I am going to pick up before too much time passes, as I
want Sebastian to hear it while he's growing up. Speaking of
which, there are a lot of great old children's records that I
would love to find for him. Of course, it would help if I could play
those records...or better yet, convert them into CDs. The
computer I have (correction: HAD) now was supposed to be able to
do that, but unfortunately I was screwed by the guy who sold it
to me.
There are a few other of LPs I would love to have, even though
right now I have no way to play them:
- Copernicus - Victim of the Sky or Null. Copernicus is an
insane - oh, right, this is the web. Why tell you
when I can show you? But basically,
Copernicus is the Brother Theodore of music and poetry.
- Annabel
Lamb's albums "Once Bitten" (1983) and
"The Flame" (1984). A gorgeous voice, and
outstanding songs.
There are probably other things, but once again memory fails
me
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Copyright 2004 by Peter Maranci. Revised: March 16, 2004. v.1.1