VHS OF THE WEEK


From now on, We'll be posting VHS OF THE WEEK. The new category will include old favorites, new favorites, or free VHS tapes we find on stoops.

Our fist post is featuring "Putney Swope" by Robert Downey Sr.
VC loves Downey. He is known for his many underground cult classic oddities, including Pound (1970), Chafed Elbows (1966), and Greasers Palace (1972), among others.

Putney Swope is a classic, and in our New Media crazed environment it feels more relevant then ever.

We are very happy to add that Downey is the one celebrity that has attended consecutive Vena Cava shows, since the early days. We are always honored to have him and his lovely wife. If we could have a male muse, it would be Robert Downey Sr.

8 comments:

  1. ladylovertineJuly 11, 2009 at 3:09 AM

    Yes Robert Downey Jr and Sr are fantastic actors!!! I love that you pick up movies found on random Brooklyn steps and sidewalks....

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  2. UnknownJuly 11, 2009 at 5:59 PM

    THE VENA CAVA GIRL'S GOTTA HAVE SOUL!!

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  3. ladylovertineJuly 12, 2009 at 3:03 AM

    I've missed Soph's sense of humor for years now...I was hysterical to see the email address is awsomeshit@venacavanyc.com!!!! xoxo

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  4. LJuly 13, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    How did you come up with the name "Vena Cava"?

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  5. UnknownJuly 14, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    the Vena Cava is the main vein that pumps blood into the heart. We were looking through an old medical manual at Soph's house in LA and stumbled across this phrase. We like that most people didnt know what it meant, that it was awesome to say and that it looks good on paper.
    Its also the name of a hard core band from San Diego and a Romaninan death metal band. I hope they like it as much as we do.

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  6. krista liaJuly 20, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    haha- this brought back a favorite memory of a friend of mine. when we were getting to know each other he told me that putney swope was his favorite movie, which i found interesting since i had never heard of it. i later found out that this is something he often tells people in order to impress him, and that his real favorite movie is home alone.

    ps- finding out the orgin of the name vena cava made me love you even more. damn you guys are cool.

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  7. UnknownJuly 27, 2009 at 4:12 PM

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  8. UnknownJuly 27, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    For your next season, will you guys please make the denim Mensa vest from the opening sequence?

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