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“The most Dad thing ever”: Husband tapes over wedding video

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A man has been </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/husband-tapes-over-wedding-video-with-episode-of-cops-tiktok-video/7603ab60-1b97-4a7e-bab4-01c6c1a5f242" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">caught out</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> after his wife discovered that their wedding video had been taped over.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a video shared on TikTok, the couple’s daughter captured the moment her mother realised what her husband had done, as the footage of the wedding cuts to a scene from the TV show </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cops</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height:281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7844738/cops1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/149cff9a12c546c489f24071bce2984a" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: @romijessmaya / TikTok</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To add insult to injury, the daughter shared that her mother had wanted to re-watch the wedding footage in celebration of a significant milestone.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s my parent’s 30th wedding anniversary and my mom wanted to watch the tape but my dad taped COPS over it,” user </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@romijessmaya?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@romijessmaya</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> captioned the clip.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The video then pans over to the husband cringing on the couch and covering his face.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 270.4918032786885px; height:500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7844739/https___prodstatic9net-22.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/e872c07099e74d1f80377c65602f4140" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: @romijessmaya / TikTok</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though the father and daughter saw the humorous side to the situation, his wife appeared unamused and was left feeling “upset”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The video has been viewed more than 14 million times on the platform and received a mix of responses.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some commented on the hilarity of the situation, with one user writing, “This is the most Dad thing I’ve ever witnessed”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Imagine how nervous he got when your mum said she wanted to watch their wedding video knowing he had taped cops over it,” another said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A third person shared a similar story of their own, admitting that their father had taped over footage of his wedding with an episode of </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Power Rangers</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: @romijessmaya / TikTok</span></em></p>

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5 audition tapes of famous actors before they hit it big

<p>These actors are some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but these audition tapes show their humble beginnings. Here are 5 audition times of actors before they were famous.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="400" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7j23wSxuYEU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><strong>1. Julia Roberts</strong></p> <p>Before Roberts became a breakout star in <em>Steel Magnolias</em> in 1989, she auditioned for <em>Seven Minutes in Heaven.</em> She lost the part to Jennifer Connelly who had a bigger reputation at the time.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="400" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kf0SgGSk5sI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><strong>2. Hugh Jackman</strong></p> <p>In 1999, stage actor Jackman auditioned for the character of Wolverine in <em>X-Men</em>. He didn’t get the role until Dougray Scott, the actor who was originally cast, got injured and had to quit production. Director Bryan Singer then re-watched Jackman’s audition tape and invited him back for a screen test before offering him the role.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="400" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CQqBXFAlHcU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><strong>3. Robert De Niro</strong></p> <p>In 1971, Robert De Niro auditioned for the role of gangster Sonny Corleone in <em>The Godfather</em>. He lost the role to James Caan, however he landed a role in <em>The Godfather Part II</em> as the young Vito Corleone. He won his first Oscar for the part.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="400" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JhRW8J3gTuo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><strong>4. Natalie Portman</strong></p> <p>In 1993, Portman auditioned for the lead role in <em>Léon: The Professional</em><em>. </em>She landed the role and then went on to star in the <em>Star Wars</em> prequel trilogy.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="400" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rYjUtmMl3W4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><strong>5. Scarlett Johansson</strong></p> <p>In 1994, 11-year-old Scarlet Johansson auditioned for the part of Judy Shepherd in <em>Jumanji.</em> She lost the role to Kirsten Dunst, who was an already-established child actor.</p>

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Cassette tapes are making a comeback

<p>Tapes are still alive. The humble cassette carries on, 35 years after the compact disc entered the world. They've survived disks, downloads and now, a new addition since that eight year old story, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/91266747/new-zealand-music-industry-rebounds-thanks-to-streaming-boost" target="_blank">streaming</a></strong></span>. It seems nothing can take down the tape, but it's not quite clear why.</p> <p>Not only are cassette tapes still being made, but demand for them is surging in some countries. Neilson Music reported a 74 per cent increase in cassette sales for the United States in 2016. And in South East Asia, some record stores are thriving off tape sales.</p> <p>Neilson says cassette sales in the US increased from 74,000 tapes sold in 2015 to 129,000 the following year, according to <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7662572/us-cassette-album-sales-increase-2016-guardians" target="_blank">Billboard</a></strong></span></em>. While cassettes saw a huge increase in their popularity last year, comparatively very few people still bought the old format. Millions of CDs were sold that same year.</p> <p>In New Zealand, cassette sales remain essentially negligible, according to Recorded Music NZ. Its chief executive, Damian Vaughan says tape sales account for about $2000 of revenue each year. The local industry is <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/91266747/new-zealand-music-industry-rebounds-thanks-to-streaming-boost" target="_blank">worth just over $86 million in total</a></strong></span>, he says.</p> <p>For this country at least, Vaughan reckons cassettes are effectively dead.</p> <p>But a walk through the local music store shows a few gnarly tapes are hanging on. At Real Groovy on Queen St, you can buy an extended version of Soundgarden's debut album <em>Ultramega Ok</em>, that was reissued this year. It costs only $20.</p> <p>Managing director of the store, Chris Hart says more bans have been starting to release tapes – but they don't have widespread appeal.</p> <p>The survival of the tape, Hart says, is down to its hipster value and lower cost than vinyl. It is also bolstered thanks to old cars that don't have CD players or AUX chords.</p> <p>"A cassette tape is a fetish item, something concrete to signify a fan's dedication," he says. Effectively, they're a stand-in for vinyl records.</p> <p>More bands have started releasing them in recent years because CDs don't carry the same value for hardcore fans and they're cheaper to make than vinyl.</p> <p>But the tape will never kill vinyl, he says. "The vinyl revival tends to be about the sound quality of the recording."</p> <p>In contrast, CDs deliver a higher quality of sound than tapes and are less likely to break. But the novelty of the tape is why bands still order them, Hart says.</p> <p>"I know that some bands have made quite an effort to produce tapes, but have had little success, while others have covered costs. Though anything a good band takes to a gig to sell, has a market, and cassettes are small enough to fit in a pocket – nobody wants to buy an LP at a concert."</p> <p>At Real Groovy, Hart doesn't plan to increase its selection of cassettes anytime soon. The market for tapes is fairly limited, he says, to second-hand rock and reggae as well as the classic mixtape.</p> <p>In Summer they often see a surge in tape sales thanks to "young tourists hiring rent-a-dent kind of vehicles", Hart says. And so, Real Groovy tries to stock some summer music mixtapes for road trips.</p> <p>While many commentators speculated a "cassette resurgence" may be imminent on the back of the US figures, similar to the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/88125449/The-tables-are-turning-as-vinyl-records-continue-to-rise-in-popularity" target="_blank">much hyped vinyl resurgence</a></strong></span>, even Nielsen said that was unlikely.</p> <p>Vinyl had shown continued growth over years, reaching a 25-year high last year. The vinyl industry was worth 9 per cent of the total New Zealand music industry in 2015, compared to the measly few thousand tapes contributed.</p> <p><em>Written by Glenn McConnell. Republished with permission of <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span></strong></a>.</em></p>

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Unearthed tapes reveal Princess Diana’s marriage heartbreak

<p>Their marriage has been – and continues to be – a source of great curiosity for many, but as an updated edition of Andrew Morton’s explosive biography (<a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fdiana-andrew-morton%2Fprod9781782436942.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Diana: Her True Story</em></span></strong></a>) reveals, Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ relationship was darker and more fractured than anyone could have imagined.</p> <p>Unearthed transcripts of tapes recorded by the heartbroken Princess have highlighted how quickly her hopes for a happy marriage were dashed by her new husband and his lingering feelings for Camilla Parker Bowles.</p> <p>“We got married on Wednesday,” she recalled. “On the Monday (July 27, 1981), we had gone to St Paul's for our last rehearsal, and that's when the camera lights were on full and I got a sense of what the day was going to be.</p> <p>“And I sobbed my eyes out. I absolutely collapsed and it was because of all sorts of things. The Camilla thing rearing its head the whole way through our engagement.”</p> <p>Despite attempting to keep a cool head throughout the engagement, Diana confessed she felt lonely, and that she had no one to talk to about the difficulties she was going through in her relationship – let alone while struggling with bulimia the night before her big day.</p> <p>“I had a very bad fit of bulimia the night before,” she revealed. “Nobody understood what was going on there. It was very hush-hush. I was sick as a parrot that night. It was such an indication of what was going on.”</p> <p>When their wedding day finally arrived, Diana perked up and began to look forward to her future with Charles. “I remember being so in love with my husband that I couldn't take my eyes off him. I just absolutely thought I was the luckiest girl in the world. He was going to look after me. Well, was I wrong on that assumption!”</p> <p>Throughout their wedding night and well into their honeymoon, Diana admitted the “Camilla thing” was constantly on her mind. “I was obsessed by Camilla totally,” she confessed. “I didn't trust [Charles] – though every five minutes he was ringing her up, asking how to handle his marriage.”</p> <p>Sadly, for Diana, the constant worrying about her marriage only made her bulimia worse. Just months into their marriage, people began commenting on her gaunt appearance, and she took drastic measures to try and dull the emotional pain.</p> <p>“I was so depressed, and I was trying to cut my wrists with razor blades,” she heartbreakingly recalled of the couple’s time at Balmoral.</p> <p>She returned to London early to seek treatment and shortly learned she was pregnant with William – something which became a great source of comfort and excitement for the Princess.</p> <p>To read more, <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fdiana-andrew-morton%2Fprod9781782436942.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">click here</span></strong></a> to pre-order<em> Diana: Her True Story</em> by Andrew Morton.</p>

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Digitise those VHS tapes, the VCR is officially dead

<p>If your wedding was recorded on a VHS tape and is collecting dust in the attic, time to get it digitised and uploaded to the cloud. The last maker of video cassette recorders have finally ceased production.</p> <p>Japan’s Funai Electric Company churned out VCRs that played the tapes for more than 30 years, selling the machines in North America and China under the Sanyo brand. But last year, it sold only 750,000, according to Japan’s Nikkei, and faced increasing difficulty obtaining parts.</p> <p>Popularised in the 1970s, VCRs dominated home entertainment until DVDs became the technology of choice in the early 2000s, followed by Blu-Ray and ultimately streaming video. Perhaps more surprising than Funai Electric’s decision to stop making the machines was the fact that they were still being produced at all. Sony stopped producing Betamax video recorders in 2002 and their tapes, rivals to VHS, earlier this year. Panasonic halted production of VCRs in 2012.</p> <p>“I’d have thought by about 10 years ago the VCR market was dead,” said Forrester Research analyst Jim Nail.</p> <p>“The minute Blockbuster closed, where were you going to get these things? It’s mind-boggling.”</p> <p>Nail said old habits contributed to the device’s longevity. From family events, to classic Seinfeld episodes, and an older generation that couldn’t get behind new technology, it was a slow demise. Unlike vinyl records, which are enjoying something of a renaissance, VCRs won’t likely have a similar resurgence due to the low quality of the tapes.</p> <p>But that doesn’t mean some people weren’t sad to see them go. Many people remembered the devices fondly.</p> <p>“This hurts my childhood way more than any new <em>Ghostbusters</em> movie,” Marty Beckerman said in a post on Twitter.</p> <p>Just as the DVD player killed the VCR, streaming will inevitably bring about the demise of the DVD player.</p> <p>“The day Netflix opened its streaming service, the countdown was on,” Nail said.</p> <p>That will probably take several years. But if history repeats, someone somewhere will keep making DVD players long after much of the world has moved on.</p> <p>Do you still use a VCR? What do you think about this news? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.</p> <p><em>Written by Nicole Piper. First appeared on <a href="http://Stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">.</span></strong></a></em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/movies/2016/07/6-adorably-talented-animal-actors/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">6 adorably talented animal actors who stole our hearts</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/movies/2016/06/favourite-musical-films/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Our favourite musical films</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/movies/2016/05/7-actors-children-who-became-actors-too/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>7 children who followed in the footsteps of their actor parents</strong></em></span></a></p>

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Your old Disney VHS tapes could be worth over $10,000

<p>Most VHS tapes in you collection have probably gone the way of the Dodo at this stage, but if they haven’t there’s a chance you might be sitting on a goldmine. </p> <p>Rare VHS copies of classic Disney movies like <em>The Lion King</em>, <em>Aladdin</em>, <em>Cinderella</em> and <em>101 Dalmatians</em> are currently being sold online for thousands of dollars.</p> <p>In one case a VHS copy of<em> Beauty and the Beast</em> sold for a cool $US 9,000 (which works out to be over $NZ 11,000) on eBay. Now that’s better than a poke in the eye!</p> <p><a href="http://www.scoopla.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Scoopla</strong> </span></a>did some research and put together some of the more outrageous asking prices for VHS copies of movies and assembled a graphic which you can view below.</p> <p><img width="415" height="946" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/26775/vhs-cheap-copies.jpg" alt="VHS-Cheap -Copies" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>Do you own any of these movies on VHS? Might be time to sign up to eBay!</p> <p>Let us know in the comments. </p> <p><em>Image credit: Scoopla</em></p> <p><strong>Realted links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/08/julie-andrews-response-to-mary-poppins-casting/"><strong>Julie Andrews’ charming response to the new Mary Poppins casting</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/travel/cruising/2016/08/cruise-line-to-bring-disneys-frozen-to-the-high-seas/"><strong>Cruise line to bring Disney's Frozen to the high seas</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/07/grandpa-builds-disneyland-inspired-backyard-theme-park-for-grandkids/"><strong>Grandpa builds Disneyland-inspired backyard theme park for grandkids</strong></a></em></span></p>

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Unearthed tapes reveal feud between Michael Jackson and Prince

<p class="MsoNormal">It was no secret that there was no love lost between Michael Jackson and Prince, but a newly surfaced recording of the King of Pop talking about his musical rival has offered a never-before-seen glimpse behind the scenes of the pair’s feud.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Despite reportedly being “starstruck” when Prince first met Jackson, there are <a href="http://bossip.com/1306377/your-butt-is-mine-the-craziest-stories-from-michael-jackson-and-princes-rivalry/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">several accounts</span></strong></a> of spats between the two in the years since, including when Prince aggressively confronted Michael Jackson when he attended the former’s concert in 2006, playing the bass right in Jackson’s face. Prince also reportedly rejected Jackson’s offer to collaborate on the track “Bad”, instead recording a mock version which he later sent to Jackson.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It appears these incidents certainly left their mark on Jackson, who in a recently-unearthed recording for his biography Moonwalker and published by the <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/michael-jacksons-secretly-recorded-rants-8277942" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Daily Mirror</span></strong></a>, can be heard ranting about Prince.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">“I don’t like to be compared to Prince at all,” he said. “I have proven myself since I was real little. It’s not fair. He feels like I’m his opponent. I hope he changes because boy, he’s gonna get hurt. He’s the type that might commit suicide or something.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jackson went on to describe Prince as “one of the rudest people” he’d ever met. “Prince is very competitive. He has been very mean and nasty to my family.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ironically, in the tapes Jackson can also be heard saying particularly venomous things about his family. He referred to brothers Randy, Jackie and Jermaine as “hardheaded”, “negative” and “talented but lacking self-confidence”, respectively. He also labelled sister LaToya as “weird”, Janet as a “tomboy” and claimed he loathed his father Joe.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><a href="/entertainment/music/2016/07/6-iconic-artists-whose-albums-flopped/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>6 iconic artists whose albums flopped</em></span></a></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><a href="/entertainment/music/2016/04/heartbreaking-meaning-behind-songs/"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The real meaning behind these songs is heartbreaking</span></em></a></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><a href="/entertainment/music/2016/04/paul-mccartney-and-john-lennon-secret-fight/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s secret feud</em></span></a></strong></p>

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8 reasons to bring duct tape on your next cruise

<p>Swimmers? Check. Pants with an expandable waistline for the buffet? Check. Nautically themed-eye glasses? Check. While you might have most of the items for your cruise organised at the moment, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/" target="_blank">Cruise Critic</a></strong> </span>has suggested there’s one you might need to pack.</p> <p>Here are eight reasons you should take duct tape on your next cruise.</p> <p><strong>1. Seal curtains</strong></p> <p>No one’s going to begrudge you wanting to sleep in on holidays, and a couple of carefully placed pieces of tape can ensure no light peeks through your cabin’s drapes.</p> <p><strong>2. Fix broken luggage</strong></p> <p>Maybe it was the airline, maybe it was just wear and tear, but any little rips and and tears in your beloved luggage can be easily fixed with some duct tape.</p> <p><strong>3. Remove unwanted lint</strong></p> <p>Wrap a round of tape around your hand and gently dab the duct tape over your clothing to remove hair, lint and any other unwanted lint particles.</p> <p><strong>4. Repair sandals on the go</strong></p> <p>It might not be the most stylish look, but if you’re in the middle of a port stop and your sandals have given way, duct tape can fix your footwear in a pinch.</p> <p><strong>5. Mend torn hems</strong></p> <p>Noticed an unravelled hem on a pair of jeans or a blazer? Simply attach a small piece of duct tape underneath the fold and no one on your cruise will be wiser.</p> <p><strong>6. Keep shower curtain at bay</strong></p> <p>The creeping, clinging shower curtain is quite an annoyance in a cruise cabin, but a couple of well-placed pieces of duct tape can help keep it at bay.</p> <p><strong>7. Help keep your towels in place</strong></p> <p>If you’re headed out for some vitamin D, use a couple of small pieces of duct tape to attach your towel to the deck chair and you’ll never have to worry about it falling off.</p> <p><strong>8. Make your luggage stand out</strong></p> <p>Finding your luggage at a busy bag pick up can seem like finding a needle in a haystack, but having some well-placed duct tape can really make it stand out. </p> <p><em><strong>No matter where you’re travelling to, making sure you know how to access your cash while away – and in the most affordable way – is very important. Easy to use and with countless benefits, the Over60 Cash Passport allows you to securely access your cash in the same way you use an ATM or credit card­. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://oversixty.cashpassport.com.au" target="_blank">To apply for a card today, click here.</a></span></strong></em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/travel/cruising/2016/07/queen-mary-2-cruise-ship-gets-pet-friendly-makeover/"><em><strong>Queen Mary 2 cruise ship gets pet-friendly makeover</strong></em></a></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/travel/cruising/2016/06/best-cruise-lines-in-the-world-revealed/"><em><strong>The world’s best cruise lines revealed</strong></em></a></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/travel/cruising/2016/04/cunard-queen-mary-marilyn-monroe-showcase/"><strong><em>Cunard to showcase world’s largest Marilyn Monroe collection</em></strong></a></span></p>

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