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Saying Farewell to a Business That Turned Into an Identity (J&R Music World closes its doors)
NY Times ^
| APRIL 13, 2014
| RACHEL L. SWARNS
Posted on 05/14/2014 7:26:34 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
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Anyone who's ever bought an obscure LP or a replacement stylus from J&R's catalog might feel a twinge of nostalgia at this news.
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posted on
05/14/2014 7:26:34 AM PDT
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Zhang Fei
To: Zhang Fei
They were also BIG players in the early days of PC clones. In general had great deals on consumer electronics.
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05/14/2014 7:27:50 AM PDT
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Dr. Sivana
("I'm a Contra" -- President Ronald Reagan)
To: Dr. Sivana
Stan’s Record Shop is still cooking in Shreveport...
To: Dr. Sivana
They were also BIG players in the early days of PC clones. In general had great deals on consumer electronics.IMO, Amazon and Best Buy killed them. In the online world, they couldn't match Amazon's prices because they were based in high-cost NYC. In the B&M world, they couldn't match Best Buy's inventory, prices or liberal return policies.
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05/14/2014 7:38:51 AM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: Zhang Fei
I bought my “boom box” through their catalog as a 15th birthday present way back in the mid-1980s. I always enjoyed reading through the catalog, checking out all the expensive audio gear I couldn’t afford (as a musician, I was always looking for better “sound”).
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05/14/2014 7:40:21 AM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: Zhang Fei
they will be fondly remembered
I have to wonder if......recent developments in DC...were at play in the closing??
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05/14/2014 7:46:19 AM PDT
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MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: Zhang Fei
Some will never know the joys of browsing the cd (and before that record and lp) racks.
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05/14/2014 7:51:18 AM PDT
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Oratam
To: Zhang Fei
I knew it was coming.
I have been buying records, CDs, and instruments from there for almost 30 years - since I was a small child.
I know their electronics department always had a "Crazy Eddie" style reputation, but the music shop was always great.
It will definitely be missed.
While the march of technology certainly had an impact, the store was located one block from Ground Zero. A lot of businesses in the area saw their traffic get crushed for months.
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05/14/2014 7:55:34 AM PDT
by
wideawake
To: Zhang Fei
I’m sad. Never visited their physical location, but shopped them online many times.
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05/14/2014 8:00:18 AM PDT
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catbertz
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posted on
05/14/2014 8:01:07 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Zhang Fei
"
In between there were 37 years of climbing the corporate ladder....an unflagging passion for classic rock and old-school soul. Life." Thanks for posting Zhang...great story on a great store...[sigh]
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05/14/2014 8:02:20 AM PDT
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virgil283
('No king .... but King Jesus')
To: Oratam
I'll always miss the uppity record store clerks with the earrings and "cooler-than-thou" attitudes as they sneered at my purchases and always had some obscure college band playing on the in-house stereo.
I wonder these types are doing for work these days. Oh yeah, they are down at the Starbucks. Well, I guess they are safe until Amazon.com figures out a way to deliver lattes and cappuccinos.
To: SamAdams76
Except for one individual, the J&R guys bucked the stereotype.
They were largely African-American students at nearby Pace University, who wore the J&R uniform shirt and were usually very helpful and respectful.
To: Zhang Fei
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05/14/2014 8:23:38 AM PDT
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ltc8k6
To: Zhang Fei
I bought headphones from them via mail before the age of Amazon. They just couldn’t compete with the internet mega-companies AND pay high New York costs of doing business, too.
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05/14/2014 8:28:19 AM PDT
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DesScorp
To: Zhang Fei
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05/14/2014 8:38:07 AM PDT
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TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: SamAdams76
I wonder these types are doing for work these days. Oh yeah, they are down at the Starbucks. Well, I guess they are safe until Amazon.com figures out a way to deliver lattes and cappuccinos. I already have a machine in my office that makes single-serve lattes and cappuccinos using packets. Why go to Starbucks?
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05/14/2014 8:38:11 AM PDT
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PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: SamAdams76
cool cats who spoke only among themselves
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posted on
05/14/2014 8:55:41 AM PDT
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Oratam
To: Zhang Fei
Good riddance!
I tried to buy a camera there several years ago and the manager lied to my face repeatedly even after I told him that I had caught him lying. I walked out and never went back.
To: Zhang Fei
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posted on
05/14/2014 9:23:16 AM PDT
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Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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