Given the context, I'm not sure RIP doesn't send the wrong message.

Steve

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From: "Morris Martin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:22 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Fwd: BULK: [Kentonia] Another Era Ends


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> One of the most famous landmarks on the Young Street Strip in Downtown 
> Toronto will be closing it's doors.
>
> Anchored at the corner of Young & Dundas, forever, it seems is SAM the 
> Record Man. Every major celebrity whoever performed in Toronto always 
> stopped by SAMS.
>
> At the peak of it's hey day it's jazz department run by "Gunther" ( a 
> personal friend of Stan) boasted every Kenton record that existed, plus so 
> many incredible hard to get and hard to find albums, it was a collector's 
> dream.
>
> It seems there was a SAMS franchise in every major city in Canada, until a 
> few years ago, slowly but surely, they started to fold, until all that 
> remained was the main store on Young street as a reminder of the good old 
> days.
>
> Citing a 35% drop in CD sales right across the country, just in the first 
> quarter, and with no sign of a turn around, the doors are closing on 
> another classic bricks and mortar establishment, as the Internet takes 
> over with it's downloads.
>
> RIP SAMS
>
> A view of the famous neon sign can be seen here:
>
> http://samtherecordman.com/
>
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>
> --MLg2G8ZtKsV6qxCtfRQqHNDymbb-7-u3sdIicE3--


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