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[P. Rhaenda]

j minnich wrote:
> 
>
> Yeah, Scopitones.  The NCO clubs in the Air Force had 'em.  The main thing I
> remember about them in the late 60s/early 70s was that the machines always
> seemed to be broken.  Oddly enough, I saw one in the basement of a music
> store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago in 1979 or 1980 that still worked!  One
> of the videos featured a harem-girl with a charming smile--or two.
> 
> j minnich
>

I saw a scopitone on Mauritius in the early '70s in a club with
whitewashed walls, ceiling fans, and an adequate supply of lizards.  The
island was permeated with the odor of molasses.  The scopitone featured
a novelty song called 'Juanita Banana.'  Unforgetable.