tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36637916.post4700532372557166498..comments2023-11-09T15:10:45.214-06:00Comments on Dr. Gangrene's Mad Blog: The Times they are a Changin... are Video stores a thing of the past?Dr. Gangrenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648257521387325546noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36637916.post-60425159802189080282010-05-11T09:23:19.034-05:002010-05-11T09:23:19.034-05:00Hi Lionel
I tell you what, Lionel, if you want to...Hi Lionel<br /><br />I tell you what, Lionel, if you want to come visit Hendersonville, TN where I live I will be happy to go drive around and show you the lack of mom and pop video stores in this town. As I stated in my post, we're down to one and it's part of a small chain. My favorite went out of business last year.<br /><br />Matter of fact, while you're here we'll drive down to Nashville and I'll show you the dearth of mom and pop shops there, too.<br /><br />It definitely is NOT a case of just getting off my ass... they are disappearing in this area quickly. If they are thriving there in Toronto, GREAT! I wish that were the case here. It definitely isn't a "pity-parade", but a sad fact here. <br /><br />Thanks for the email though.Dr. Gangrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648257521387325546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36637916.post-79972178923351370892010-05-11T03:18:16.228-05:002010-05-11T03:18:16.228-05:00Sorry to rain on this pity parade, but they are no...Sorry to rain on this pity parade, but they <i>are not</i> a dying breed-at least not in Toronto and many other North American cities. There are a few niche brick and mortar stores in my residence of Toronto, and at last count, all of them are thriving, the most notable of this type being Suspect Video (www.suspectvideo.com) and Queen Video (sorry, no website for this store as of yet.) There are probably similar stores in the city where you live-get off of your asses and go check them out, and see what they have to rent. And the ethnic video store isn't going under either.Lionel Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024473793409118944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36637916.post-69456720057687477982010-05-08T15:25:38.026-05:002010-05-08T15:25:38.026-05:00Jeff I so agree. I keep hoping they'll come ba...Jeff I so agree. I keep hoping they'll come back in vogue but I'm afraid they're a dying breedDr. Gangrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648257521387325546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36637916.post-87869020275523401742010-05-08T13:32:09.873-05:002010-05-08T13:32:09.873-05:00As someone who spent the greater part of the '...As someone who spent the greater part of the '90s working in mom and pop video chains, it's a real heartbreaker to see the industry evaporate. Those stores were special places to work in and rent from. They fostered a sense of community and a passion for movies that renting from a Redbox or through the mail will never replace.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.com