midtown_resident Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 subdude...yes, the price is the same monthly, no matter how many you rent...The netflix queue is the important factor in helping rapid delivery...that way, it's not like you return a movie and then select a movie...you just have a constantly running list.Netflix certainly hurts the instant gratification factor...My advice to all - sign up and try it for a month...the first month is free anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themidtownguy Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 i think it would be interesting to see how people decorated their homes. please share your photos. (you can click on the thumbnail to enlarge the photo) please let me know what you think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mls1202 Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Do you live in the 2-story Perry Town Homes just south of Gray (the ones with the beige siding? I used to walk by these all the time, and the floor plan looks familiar. Very nice. As a fellow Ikea shopper, I recognize some of your items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Dennis or Drew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themidtownguy Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 yeah, a 2 story perry home. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Looks like pineda mentioned more than just one thing...1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 yes, you're right, i distinctly remember waiting over three months for 'wild strawberries' on netflix and then having it get lost in the mail when it finally (supposedly) was sent. at least with blockbuster, if they don't have it, they don't have it, and you don't get strung along. but anyway, i now live within walking distance of something called 'Reel Video' which i think midtown houston would appreciate a lot more than it would a blockbuster or a Video joe. Reel Video is basically a higher-end concept video store, owned by Hollywood Video, with an absolutely phenomenal selection of harder to find movies as well as having some of the more mainstream titles. So it's owned by a major corporation, so at least it's not sleazy and there's some kind of accountability, but it has this huge variety i don't think you'll easily find anywhere else. so, yeah, if they got a reel video built, i bet everyone would really enjoy it.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm sure I can come up with one or two instances where i was completely hacked off with some aspect of blockbuster...i've never had that problem with netflix...maybe i'm the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Nice digs midtownguy. I'm in a Perry home too (I recognize those cabinets) http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/s...icons/icon1.gif. I'll have to take some pictures when I get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 It's a new video store on I-10 EAST they building called, 24hr VIDEO. Build just like an blockbuster. So blockbuster have more comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themidtownguy Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 It's a new video store on I-10 EAST they building called, 24hr VIDEO. Build just like an blockbuster. So blockbuster have more comp.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>sounds like a porno store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 no doubt a prono store100 cars in the lot, and nobody inside kinda place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 why limit this thread just to midtown? i'd like to say folks' places from all over town... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themidtownguy Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 why limit this thread just to midtown? i'd like to say folks' places from all over town...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>lets do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2896825interesting...could be a merger/consolidation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Here is the article:Nov. 11, 2004, 9:04PMBlockbuster makes bid for Hollywood chainBiggest players in rental market could be a matchBy DAVID KOENIGAssociated PressDALLAS - Blockbuster, facing new attacks from big retailers and online operators, has offered $700 million for rival Hollywood Entertainment in a bid to combine the two biggest players in the movie-rental industry.Blockbuster, the biggest in movie rentals, said Thursday that it had communicated its interest to No. 2 Hollywood Entertainment but that there have been no substantive talks on terms of a deal.Blockbuster was spun off by Viacom last month. There are 115 Blockbuster locations and 61 Hollywood stores in the Houston area.Hollywood Entertainment is already in a deal to let its chairman and chief executive and a buyout firm take the company private. The agreement, however, allowed Hollywood to solicit other bids, and the CEO said he welcomed Blockbuster's offer.The deal would give Blockbuster, which already has 9,000 outlets worldwide, more than 1,920 Hollywood Video stores and 600 Game Crazy specialty stores. But it could also raise antitrust questions.In 1999, a plan by the two companies to rename Hollywood stores under the Blockbuster banner was stopped by the Federal Trade Commission, but analysts say a merger of the two largest movie-rental firms stands a better chance now.Stacey Widlitz, an analyst for Fulcrum Global Partners, said regulators would probably block Blockbuster's plans if they considered the movie-rental business as a distinct industry, but not if they lumped rentals with retail sales of DVDs and games. Widlitz said the combined company would control about half the U.S. rental business but only about 20 percent of rentals plus retail sales.Dallas-based Blockbuster said it offered $11.50 per share, a 17 percent premium over Wilsonville, Ore.-based Hollywood Entertainment's closing price Wednesday of $9.80 per share, and would assume about $350 million in Hollywood Entertainment debt.The deal would trump the pending bid of $10.25 per share for Hollywood Entertainment by a Los Angeles buyout firm.Retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores sell DVDs so cheaply that they tempt movie renters. In addition, Blockbuster now faces competition from subscription online rental operators such as Netflix.John Antioco, Blockbuster's chairman and chief executive, said in a statement that the proposed deal "better positions Blockbuster to compete in the rapidly changing home entertainment marketplace, while simultaneously benefiting consumers as well as Blockbuster and Hollywood Entertainment shareholders." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 That sucks... why couldn't it be the other way around? I like Hollywood much better than Blockbuster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Well at least Blockbuster is Texas Based! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 So if Blockbuster buys the Hollywood chain, will they force the Hollywood stores to decontent to the degree of Blockbuster? Get rid of all the foreign, old, and unique movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 there is always netflix...for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown 4.2 Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 How do you people feel about a sado masochistic club opening in your neighborhood? There's one that is about to open up right on Main street . . . right across from the Midtown superblock. I wonder how Camden feels about that. I'm personally against it. Like many other people, I feel that you are free to do whatever you want . . . within reason . . . what ever "floats your boat". But "not in my backyard." I'm still ticked off by all the male prostitutes masterbating in front of my kids. They are welcome to walk the streets, or hang out on the street corners, but there is no F-ing reason why they have to masterbate in public! With Montrose so near, I'm curious why this new business chose Midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 What about the Meat Rack and Venture In?The Meat Rack may (not sure) have gone out of business, but it was pretty damn freaky. It was at Tuam and San Jacinto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 How do you people feel about a sado masochistic club opening in your neighborhood? There's one that is about to open up right on Main street . . . right across from the Midtown superblock. I wonder how Camden feels about that. I'm personally against it. Like many other people, I feel that you are free to do whatever you want . . . within reason . . . what ever "floats your boat". But "not in my backyard." I'm still ticked off by all the male prostitutes masterbating in front of my kids. They are welcome to walk the streets, or hang out on the street corners, but there is no F-ing reason why they have to masterbate in public! With Montrose so near, I'm curious why this new business chose Midtown.Gee, thanks for providing the graphic detail. Not. Bear in mind that this site is accessible to children, so keep it clean, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown 4.2 Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 My apologies. I was pretty upset when I posted. . . was just venting. My in-laws were visiting for the holidays last year, and got the same show that my family gets on a regular basis. It wouldn't be so bad, if the prostitutes found a dark alley, or faced a buiding when they "self manipulate." But everytime it happens, they're at full throtle and hopping around and grunting like a damed monkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I'm actually one who has vented aggressively about these problems in Midtown. And I had my aimless battle with the all-knowing 'houston_jack' several months ago. As a resident of midtown, I do believe that the problem has seen a significant reduction over the past few months - and that the police have been more active in identifying offenders, gradually having an impact on the number of 'johns' frequenting our neighborhood. Clearly, I'm not happy about the advent of another club/venue opening in midtown, but i'm confident in the right dynamic that is taking place. Regarding the meat rack, I'm assuming they're closed down since I rarely see any activity at that bldg. I'll be thrilled when i see it destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 The benefits of no zoning, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 I've always thought that adult businesses should have SOME zoning, put them into a section where everyone go to to and do their one stop shopping (so to speak) and attract that particular element (Porn-Mart?).But of course, you would have a bunch of NIMBY's coming along saying, "NO! not in MY neighborhood!" so as long as you have that type of clientel, you're always going to have those kinds of businesses opening and around town. Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Regarding the meat rack, I'm assuming they're closed down since I rarely see any activity at that bldg. I'll be thrilled when i see it destroyed.According to a report on the news the other night, the Meat Rack is the sexually oriented business planning to located on Main near McGowen. Apparently they're planning on relocating over there.I'm not opposed to such a business existing but I think they need to be someplace else. Choosing a location right on the rail line in an area that's just starting to redevelop does not demonstrate good social responsibility on the part of the club's owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston Retail Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 it is the meat rack thats planning to open on main. check out their website, it doesnt leave much to the imagaination.www.meatrack.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 And don't forget about Club Houston.That place creeps me out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 I'm not opposed to such a business existing but I think they need to be someplace else. Choosing a location right on the rail line in an area that's just starting to redevelop does not demonstrate good social responsibility on the part of the club's owners.Not to be glib about it, but I doubt somehow that the owners of these businesses consider it part of their social responsibility to locate elsewhere so as to contribute to the success of development projects. I suppose these kind of businesses are drawn to relatively sparsely populated areas such as Midtown. If Midtown ever develops a large, stable population then these businesses would probably move along. I think trying to put them in one designated area would be a big mistake, since any such area might rapidly be overtaken by crime and prostitution. Didn't Boston try this idea years ago? Since they won't go away, it seems like it would be better to keep them dispersed and controlled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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