29th December, 2018.
Right …
You can tell I need caffeine, can’t you … ?
Yes: it’s the morning after the movie night, before … !
The I saw … Alien … !
It has to be said, Scott’s best known movie is still looking good, nearly forty years after its original release.
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One sad thing I noted in the news?
Was the simple fact that music retailers, HMV, has gone into administration for the second time in five years.
With the chain’s owners blaming both tougher business rates, and the raise of digital downloads and streaming.
I’m saddened to hear the news. And sympathetic to the staff’s plight.
I was working at Threshers when it went down: it’s demise was blamed — in part — by the rise of online retailers like Majestic.
I’m sympathetic …
But also aware that I, like you, am part of HMV’s struggles.
Let’s face it, we are ALL buying music from iTunes, and Amazon: or streaming from Amazon Prime, Netflix, and lord knows wherever else.
If HMV is going to survive, it needs to have an online offering on a par with Netflix and Amazon.
Quickly.
That will be tough.
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