Colony Music to close after 60 years of business- Page 5
Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Brian07663NJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#100Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:17pm
Liza...if he has the money and space to enjoy it - more power to him. Better than it landing in a dump.
gchris11...if you ever get out to Las Vegas you will not want to miss the Neon Museum. http://www.neonmuseum.org/ You need to make an advanced reservation for the organized walking tour of the Boneyard of old Las Vegas neon signs. Absolutely interesting to walk among the giant historical signs of years gone by. The organization also restores and installs them in various places around the city. Highly recommend it.
#101Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:19pmI went to the Neon Museum about a year ago. It was wonderful!
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
gchris11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
#102Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:25pmNot mad or drunk, Wish I was. I am trying to save a dying art form (neon) and memories of business which corps like 7-11 and Amazon are putting out of business. I have the time, the space and Yes, the money to invest in saving the past. One of my first memories of NYC when I was a kid was going to Colony to look for sheet music. I am now in a position to own a piece of Broadway history.
clydeborrow
Swing Joined: 7/11/13
#103Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:30pmGchris and Clyde should just go on a date and get it over with!!!
gchris11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
#104Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:32pm
I don't need any help Other clyde. GO AWAY!!!!!
#105Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:42pmNow you're responding to yourself with your fake profile? That's pretty cool.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
gchris11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
#106Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:50pmOnce again, IT's not ME. I have better things to do.
#107Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:51pm
Well I think it's cool that you're able to save the sign and that it won't just end up in a dumpster.
I have a huge Blockbuster Video sign hanging up on my wall. To each his own.
broadwaymarty
Chorus Member Joined: 2/6/04
#108Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/15/13 at 2:41pm
I have got to say, I worked there, managed there, and bought for the store for almost 30 years and I only stayed there because I loved my patrons and I loved putting things on the shelves that people couldn't get anywhere else, but the bosses were horrific!
I was very loyal to them and in the final outcome they were terrible to me as they were with many of the other employees...I was kind of glad to see them go.
#109Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/16/13 at 12:34pm
This makes me sad. I loved going there when I was in the city and picking up a nice rarity or two. Prices were usually high on a lot of items, but I always felt the rare items were reasonable.
I'm also sad to hear they were terrible to employees and rude to customers. I never experienced any of that.
I always liked hearing people get singing advice from vocal teachers as they browsed sheet music. It was fun to browse their karaoke discs. I've never seen a store with such karaoke selection.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#110Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/16/13 at 12:42pmRight. You browsed, you didn't purchase. I think that is the point of this recent exchange of posts. Not to tear down management. We're simply pointing out that no one on here talks about being a regular "customer." Rather, more of a "browser" or "visitor." That does not translate to sales or cash flow.
#111Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/16/13 at 12:47pmHeadband, you mean to tell me that stores can survive on loiterers alone? That's INSANE!
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
#112Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/25/13 at 6:06pm
There's an article in the NYT today about the Brill Building.
"But ghosts do not pay the rent. Neither do fictional characters. Their onetime home, the Brill Building, 1619 Broadway, at West 49th Street, now stands more than half empty, after the closing last year of Colony Records and the Sound One postproduction studio."
"Half Empty but full of History"
You think, what do you want?
You think, make a decision...
#113Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/25/13 at 6:50pmNo, Liza. In addition to browsing, I also bought. In colloquial English, "picking up" means to purchase. That's for trying though.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#114Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/25/13 at 7:07pmUnless it is designated a landmark, The Brill will go the way of most iconic buildings in Times Square. Hopefully they save the bust over the door
Poster Emeritus
#115Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/25/13 at 9:30pm
No doubt to be replaced by a 97-story Reese's Pieces Store.
Well-well-well-what-do-you-think-of-that-I-have-nothing-here-to-pay-my-train-fare-with-only-large-bills-fives-and-sevens....
Updated On: 7/25/13 at 09:30 PM
gchris11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
#116Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 7/30/13 at 3:11pmJust spoke with one of the owners of the building. I might be getting one of the signs!!!! YAY!!! We are talking next week to see what is needed from each party to make it happen. I just don't want them to end up in a dumpster. They are too cool and Iconic to be trashed.
