I lament this passing piece of Americana - the video rental store. The people at my town’s sole remaining Blockbuster seem friendly enough albeit with a bit of eccentricity thrown in for the sake of entertainment.
I share some of those sentiments as well. I’ve seen groups of young friends in Blockbuster talking about the movies they loved or hated. I saw teens at Barnes & Noble dressed up as characters from Twilight as part of a release party for one of the books. The kids aren’t going to have those same memories downloading an e-book or movie all by themselves in their bedrooms.