Monday, May 9, 2016

Killarney no longer the entertainment capital of the north

What will the residents do for entertainment now that the last local video store has closed?


It seems like only yesterday when there was a golden era and two shops served Forestville. You could get both kinds of video entertainment - Beta and VHS.

Top Video was interesting in that their system involved paying when you returned the video, presumably as late fees were common. The store featured a top shelf packed with more "adult" titles for discerning locals.

Promotional movie posters were for sale on a table out the front but regrettably this local business appears to be gone.

Shop owner, John Miller, is reported to have served customers including local ex-prime minister Tony Abbott for more than 40 years, but when he fell out with him over his "childish" nature, the writing was on the wall.

Be kind, rewind.