[acid-jazz] l.a.: some recent (t-bird) news...

From: t-bird (djtbird1_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 2003-06-09 08:06:42

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    hey,

    as some of you now know, moby disc santa monica is
    closed for business. we had a good time on the
    westside, but business is getting pretty tough for
    independent stores on that side of town. some of you
    remember the penny lane in venice beach and/or 3rd
    street promenade, pyramid music (promenade), tempo
    (wilshire bl., then 4th st.), and record rover on
    venice bl. there's only a few left standing
    now--benway in venice, and in westwood penny lane and
    rhino (and i'm not getting good news about rhino,
    either). there's a few dj-oriented and strictly used
    shops, but they don't always appeal to the same
    customers we had. oh, and as not to engage in
    "hating," i should mention second spin. ok, i've
    tried to be fair.

    i'm hoping that santa monica (in particular) is
    noticing the trend of shops (not only music) shutting
    down, and decides to investigate the matter.
    fortunately, midnight special bookstore is back, but
    that's an anomaly, and they're expecting to have to
    move again a few years.

    on the bright side, jose and i still have jobs--paul
    and ian chose not to make the trek to sherman oaks
    with us. the sherman oaks store is more than twice
    the size of santa monica, allowing us to stock more,
    and hopefully, a bit deeper. come over and see us in
    the valley--i start on monday. if you can't make it
    over the hill, there's a few westside shops that get
    the t-bird stamp of approval--benway in venice, and
    hear music on the promenade (not just cause i have
    friends that work there, either--the staff is pretty
    knowledgeable.)

    ok, i think that's about all. if you have any
    questions, feel free to hit me back at this addy.

    -t

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