Days have been getting harder and harder for ear X-tacy since people decided it's easier to buy one track off iTunes than to go to the record store, dig through the shelves, and by an album (or a bunch of albums)- wanna save ear X-tacy? Don't download, don't burn, don't bootleg- buy your music and buy it local- and if y...ou appreciate places like the X, this shouldn't be a "save the store" movement, but a way of life. I've been saving ear X-tacy for as long as I've been buying music. Money is like a vote- only give it to what you believe in. Food for thought, kiddos.Picture this, 65 million years ago, the asteroid hits and the dinosaurs are in trouble. All The little mice-like creatures come scuffling out of their warm little hidey-holes and see all these giant creatures struggling for food and warmth.
"We must save them!" the little ones scream. "Give them our food! Use our bodies to keep them warm!"
However several of the mice like creatures held back their affection. "It does indeed seem like the right thing to do, but how long can we keep this up? How much could we do, how much should we give?"
One mouse steps back and proclaims "Fuck this shit, what are we gonna do, un-invent iTunes?"
Seriously what is this shit? I understand that the place is a local landmark, but you can buy shit straight from the artists themselves nowadays. Other than for the sake of nostalgia there is no legitimate reason to keep Ear-X-Tacy alive.
We no longer have to buy large chunks of ice for our iceboxes, men don't sell milk door to door, and western union doesn't do telegrams anymore, and soon you won't go to a store for music.
Scratch that soon part. If there wasn't a group on facebook spreading the word about saving the place, how many people wouldn't have noticed it closing until they took down the sign?
What do you think the next music format will be? A cartridge of some sort? Crystal with a hologram? Or perhaps its this mp3 deal that's been around for almost 20 years now.
Can they think of a valid reason for people to drive across town, pay retail markup for an item that can be delivered to them instantly? And for free?
Gut the damn place, turn it into a club with live bands, sell merchandise on the side.
