From Daniel Hanna, unemployed Film Geek.
Hello friends and neighbours...
After discussions with my friend and (now former) boss Luis Ceriz, owner of Suspect Video, the (now former) Manager and staff of the Queen st. location are moving forward with plans to open an entirely new and separate "video culture shop" on Queen west. Although this new venture will retain the same spirit, the same commitment toward the weird and wonderful and be staffed by the familiar faces you've come to know and love, it will not be associated with Suspect Video on a legal or corporate level.
By the way, don't forget that Suspect Video's flagship location at 605 Markham st. at Bloor and Bathurst is alive and well and open for business as "unusual"!
Obviously, there are a lot of questions that will be asked: Where will this new store be? When will it open? Will "GIMMIE GIMMIE OCTOPUS" be available for rental? All I can say at this juncture is that we have a lot of time on our hands and we are going to use it to set everything in motion immediately! That means finding a location, fixturing a shop, reassembling the collection and, of course, rebuilding the customer base.
We hope that we can count on the support of the community! There are so many ways that people can help and if everyone pulls together, even just a little bit, we can come back stronger and better than ever before.
Soon I will post more specific information about how people can help and upcoming benefit events. Thanks again for all the support, generosity and encouragement that has already come our way! Keep watching this space for updates!
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3 comments:
That is fucking awesome, Daniel. You rawk.
Suspect was a monolith to cult-horror... hell in my opinion, ALL cinema. I mean, is it really an accident that argento,tarantino, and kevin smith called it the best video store they've ever seen?
So, you better believe when i saw that fire spreading faster than cancer in Steve McQueen's lungs, I felt a hole in my heart burning like Steve Irwins.
And when I heard you guys were coming back with a new store, you've got no idea how excited I got. So I guess what I'm really trying to say is:
yea, Suspect on queen west was and always will be irreplaceable, but I'm sure your new store will be a worthy successor.
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