John BattlesYeah ...You'd think , being near St. Mark's Place , it might have had a chance.....Not that I could afford to buy anything , there....In time , R'n'R record stores , in The US , might have a chance.....I had a friend who OWNED A pUNK RECORD STORE , IN THE... moreYeah ...You'd think , being near St. Mark's Place , it might have had a chance.....Not that I could afford to buy anything , there....In time , R'n'R record stores , in The US , might have a chance.....I had a friend who OWNED A pUNK RECORD STORE , IN THE SUBURBS , where it was actually profitable , then he opened a store closer to the city , and it tanked ....
July 25, 2014
John Battles
....oh , my friend's second store was all - Rock'n'Roll , not all Punk , but he refused to carry what was actually popular , on the radio , in the charts , so the foot traffic was next to zero. A wee small Nobunny worked there , too.
July 25, 2014
MattYeah, it happens all the time here in Toronto. I've seen so many record stores come and go. Hits and Misses, was ALL punk and it tanked. I tried telling him to expand in to garage, soul, and other genres that people who like punk also are into, but he was... moreYeah, it happens all the time here in Toronto. I've seen so many record stores come and go. Hits and Misses, was ALL punk and it tanked. I tried telling him to expand in to garage, soul, and other genres that people who like punk also are into, but he was too stubborn and now the store is gone. I try and support the stores I like as often as possible, but they all seem to be just barely hanging on.
July 26, 2014
John BattlesThat should'nt be the case if they expand their format , even a little , now , because more younger people are buying THE VINYLS , and the earlier turncoats who stopped buying records , and even CDs , too , are starting to remember how much fun it is. So... moreThat should'nt be the case if they expand their format , even a little , now , because more younger people are buying THE VINYLS , and the earlier turncoats who stopped buying records , and even CDs , too , are starting to remember how much fun it is. So , to them, I say , "COME ON BACK TO THE DARK SIDE"HEH HEH HEHHHH....
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