>  the death of these stores does not bode well
> for the music biz. ....

>Your comment reminds me of a more general thing I experienced a few
>months ago. Best Buy opened a new store near my work. So, I went to
>the "Grand Opening". Big banners everywhere, very hyped. I walked in
>and you could feel the excitement in the air. I asked someone who
>worked there what specials did they have. He handed me their brochure
>and it was next to nothing. >>.

Not to mention the terrible selection.  I was at a Best Buy in my home town
of Pittsburgh last night, shopping for a new TV set.  After the TV perusal,
I nosed around the record selection, thinking I'd pick up something by Ivy
as an xmas gift for my brother.  I saw a number of Ivy CDs at Virgin in
downtown Chicago last year, but nothing by Ivy here at Best Buy.  In fact,
not much of anything by anyone - 1 or 2 selections by the big draws, and
maybe 1 by some middle tier acts, that's about it.  If I'm left to the Best
Buys and their ilk, the internet will be all that's left for most of my
purchases.