dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 12:55:20 PM UTC-10, playas wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 8:51:53 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 12:14:53 PM UTC-10, gtr wrote:
>>>>>> On 2015-11-14 11:37:22 +0000, Cindy Hamilton said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Friday, November 13, 2015 at 7:19:51 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We had the swing out arm type in Japan. Nothing perks you up faster
>>>>>>>> than a shot of cold water on your bitties at 4am! That or you can
>>>>>>>> stand up, turn around and turn the nossle down and wait 3-4 minutes
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> it to get warm then turn it off, turn the head back up, and sit down.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It was ok in summer though.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I
>>>>> suppose if we had a bidet, I'd turn on the water at the sink when I
>>>>>>> entered the bathroom, let it run while I was doing my thing, and
>>>>>>> then it might be warm enough. I'd probably have to resort to the
>>>>>>> tank-top copy of the Farmer's Almanac while I was waiting for the water
>>>>>>> to arrive from the basement hot water tank to the 1st floor bathroom.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Coming in late (probably a good thing) on this discussion. We've spent
>>>>>> a lot of time in Japan over the past 12 years, and six weeks there last
>>>>>> year. Most of that time using these Toho Washlets:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/p7cgkxc
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Last November when we returned we replaced both the toilets with Toho's
>>>>>> with a Washlett B100 on them. (The article shows the S350e, not
>>>>>> dramatically different.) These units store heated water inside them.
>>>>>> So regardless of the distance to the water heater or season or
>>>>>> whatever, the water used in the spray is warmed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Toto makes toilets. Toho makes Godzilla movies.
>>>>
>>>> I love Godzilla movies, also Rodan, Mothra, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> Toilets and Godzilla - thanks Japan! Hopefully, you have seen the Japan version of the original '54 Godzilla. The Americanized version is just plain goofy.
>>>
>>> "During Godzilla's rampage through downtown Tokyo, one of the buildings he destroys is the Toho Theater. In fact, some fans who were watching the film in that theater actually thought the theater was being attacked and tried to run out of the theater."
>>>
>>
>> Really?
>>
>> That makes Vincent Price and "The Tingler" look tame. I mean we used
>> real electricity to get our patrons moving!
>>
>> http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/from-...icks-978832591
>>
>> Perhaps the crowning achievement of Castle's gag-filled oeuvre was his
>> 1959 film "The Tingler." Posters for the film included a guarantee that
>> the monster would break loose during your screening, but that you'd be
>> given instructions on "how to guard yourself against attack." Castle
>> encouraged audiences to react by creating a climax that takes place in a
>> darkened theater and using a single sequence of blood-curdling color for
>> maximum effect.
>>
>> On top of all this, Castle also rigged certain theater seats with
>> electric buzzers. "I don't know how he talked these independent theaters
>> into letting him shock the audience's butts," says Terry. "It was a
>> fairly simple device, but he had to work hard to get the studio's
>> marketing department to buy off on it, and also to persuade the
>> exhibitors to do the gimmick. I can't imagine that working today."
>
> William Castle must have been the King of Schlockmeisters. Normally, this would not be a good thing but his audacious antics have raised him into the status of folk hero. I love that guy!

The John Goodman film on him is a treat.

> Back in the 60's this island was filled with movie theaters. Toho studios had a nice one that screened their movies. There were several theaters here that screened movies from Japan but they're long gone. The Toho Theater was sold to Consolidated Theaters in the 70's and of course, they screened American movies. The last film we saw there was "Stop Making Sense." I remember seeing the silhouette of a rat move across the aisles - it made me laugh. I suppose that's a sure sign that the end was near. These days, the theater is a gym.

I dig the Talking Heads - very cool!