Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=3668" target="_blank"><b>Latest: It's official - Virgin Megastore close</b></a> <p>Virgin has officially announced the five remaining Virgin Megastores including the one at Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney Westside, will be closing by summer. <a target="_blank" mce_href="http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/03/virgin-megastor.html" href="http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/03/virgin-megastor.html">Click here</a> for more from Entertainment Weekly.<br mce_bogus="1"></p>
Originally Posted By dshyates So that is Virgin MegaStore and Staribillias that should be closed by July. Not to mention the Ghost town formerly known as Pleasure Island.
Originally Posted By dshyates Oh, I forgot to mention that over at CityWalk they just opened a brand new Elements Skate Store (by Billabong), and have 3 new restaurants (Moe's, Panda Express, and The BK Whopper Bar) ready to open.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 now that means the Coco Moka Cafe upstairs will close! They had the most AMAZING cakes. The chochlate chip chochlate cake was sinful!! And they were the only place to get Seattles Best coffee. Anyone know if they will relocate?
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs There's also a Virgin Megastore in San Francisco...they have a lot of out-of-print DVDs and CDs there as well...
Originally Posted By trekkeruss How many people still buy CD's? I think the iTunes and other providers have taken a huge chunk out of the traditional way of selling music. And video is also easy to get online. So it's no surprise to me that Virgin is following Tower.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 This is sad news, but it's also something that's pretty much been a foregone conclusion for over a year now. As to whether anyone buys CDs ... yeah, I do. I don't own an I-pod or MP3 and am not ashamed of it. I guess I'm an old fart as I actually have records (remember them?) and casette tapes (what about those?) and even found some eight-tracks (OK ... those didn't last) in my garage this weekend. I do think it is just the sign of the times, though. Businesses are going out of business left and right as our economy continues to crumble regardless of how much money our government gives Big Business. I wonder if it would have been cheaper to just give every American that makes less than say $250,000 a year, a few hundred grand of their own and let all these companies fail. After all, wouldn't new businesses take their place? That is what capitalism was supposed to be about unless I slept through all of my college economics and business classes. Back on point, though, this really is going to leave a huge hole at DD and add to its empty ghost town vibe ... and things don't appear much better in Anaheim (which has already lost four major tenants). Anyone still think Flamingo Crossings is going to be anything more than dirt for years (decades) to come? Oh well, pixie dust can only take you so far especially since ... ~5000=The Dow's new 8500~
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer <- Has never downloaded from iTunes, I'm sorry I don't believe in rights management, if I want to play my music on multiple systems, devices I don't want the hassle of rights management. DRM dumb.
Originally Posted By dshyates I have bought less than 5 CD in the past 4 years. I downlowd all my tunes from a site called btree.etree. all the music there is free with the artists consent (a lot is actually posted there by the artists themselves). It is all JamBand type stuff. And .shn or flac format so it sounds SO much better mp3. But I just listen to wierd stuff anyway.
Originally Posted By dshyates Here is the site if anyone is interested in the sucky music I listen to. <a href="http://bt.etree.org/index.php" target="_blank">http://bt.etree.org/index.php</a>
Originally Posted By Anatole69 Virgin closing is just a sign of the times, alas. More bad economic news: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aurr22fhQ5gs" target="_blank">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/...22fhQ5gs</a> I'll miss the Virgin store here in San Francisco. Nice selection. Good place to meet girls too. lol. - Anatole
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo This is no surprise given they closed down all the Virgin Mega Stores here in the UK 18 months ago. It was only a matter of time. As for music downloads - too fiddly when you have little time. Much prefer having CDs and the cool art work (still also have my vynal). for a song here or there, then I sometimes download. But for an album, it's CD time. The issue with Virgin is they have always been more expensive than other sales channels.
Originally Posted By Mr X I have a collection of probably around 1,000 CD's that have been gathering dust for years. There is simply no need (and the last remaining CD player of mine also sits in the corner, gathering dust). If anyone feels like carrying that heavy case full of disks back through customs, you can have em.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Once I heard about iTunes, there was no going back to CDs for me. All I have to do think back to my giant collection of VHS tapes that I got rid of 10-12 years ago. And the cassette tapes. And the record albums. And yes, in my first car (a 1976 Oldsmobile Omega), I installed an 8-track tape player. And just for the record (see how I did that? HA!), I've never understood the vinyl-heads who feel that the old black LPs have better sound than a CD. Once I heard Donald Fagan's 'Nightfly' on CD (1982 I think), there was no turning back for me. There's just no comparison.
Originally Posted By jmuboy For me, I could really care less about Virgin at DTD. I would rather see a Disney owned Broadway theater built on that land. However, my 2 or 3 times a year trips to NYC always included a trip to Virgin's Times Sq store. I will miss those trips.
Originally Posted By MPierce This is just great. Where in the heck am I going to pick up a sacrafice to appease the Volcano God now?
