Hey everybody!
Just thought I would poke my head out from under the debris, dry-wall dust and paint spatter to let you know that June 1st may be a little optimistic at this point. So much to do and so little time! That being said, we are on the last leg of our journey to being up and running and ready to serve!
If I had to make a definite date at this point (and I probably should), I would say June 13th.
Friday the 13th! Now, that feels more appropriate!
Hope that you have all enjoyed the spring! We are looking forward to seeing you real soon!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Officially Announcing Our Opening!
Let the drums roll and the trumpets blare! Ignite the fanfare! Lock up your daughters and don't let your sons grow up to be cowboys!
Spring is in air! Energies are stirring and life is renewed, awakened from it's long winter slumber. As it is in nature, so it is in business. Business being a creation born of Man and Man being a creation born of nature. We have planted the seed and it took. As it stirs just beneath the soil, gestating, preparing for it's privileged debut above the ground and beneath the sun. We shall tend to it carefully, with love and devotion, to ensure it's strength and purpose. When the summer comes it shall be vital, ripe and ready.
All right, enough prose! What you really want to know is this:
We shall be opening our brand new, super-cool, ultra-fantastic and as yet un-named indie video store at 801 Queen St. W. (near Niagara St.) on June 1st, 2008!
Just when you thought that the news couldn't be any better, check this out:
We will be moving into this new location with.... Rotate This (http://www.rotate.com/), Toronto's longest running and best loved indie record shop!
One stop shopping at it's best! A match made in Heaven for Toronto's discerning counter-culture clientèles. A place where knowledge and professionalism rule over profit and disposability. A home for the incurable romantics whom still believe (and rightly so) that style without substance is like a man without a soul, empty and useless.
We are looking forward to seeing you this summer! Old friends and new!
If you want to help us pick a name, go to:
http://videoresurrection.blogspot.com/
There you can vote on some of the ideas that we have been throwing around!
Oh yeah, there will be a party, possibly more than one! Watch this space for news on upcoming events!
Spring is in air! Energies are stirring and life is renewed, awakened from it's long winter slumber. As it is in nature, so it is in business. Business being a creation born of Man and Man being a creation born of nature. We have planted the seed and it took. As it stirs just beneath the soil, gestating, preparing for it's privileged debut above the ground and beneath the sun. We shall tend to it carefully, with love and devotion, to ensure it's strength and purpose. When the summer comes it shall be vital, ripe and ready.
All right, enough prose! What you really want to know is this:
We shall be opening our brand new, super-cool, ultra-fantastic and as yet un-named indie video store at 801 Queen St. W. (near Niagara St.) on June 1st, 2008!
Just when you thought that the news couldn't be any better, check this out:
We will be moving into this new location with.... Rotate This (http://www.rotate.com/), Toronto's longest running and best loved indie record shop!
One stop shopping at it's best! A match made in Heaven for Toronto's discerning counter-culture clientèles. A place where knowledge and professionalism rule over profit and disposability. A home for the incurable romantics whom still believe (and rightly so) that style without substance is like a man without a soul, empty and useless.
We are looking forward to seeing you this summer! Old friends and new!
If you want to help us pick a name, go to:
http://videoresurrection.blogspot.com/
There you can vote on some of the ideas that we have been throwing around!
Oh yeah, there will be a party, possibly more than one! Watch this space for news on upcoming events!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Oh Lord, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood!
I just want to set the record straight so that there is no confusion.
Suspect Video's Queen St. store will NOT be re-opening.
The former Manager and Staff of that store WILL be opening a BRAND NEW STORE in the Queen and Bathurst neighbourhood with it's own unique flavour and, of course, operating under a new name.
Make no mistake, we will hold our new banner high on the shoulders of the experience and wisdom gained from our time at Suspect on Queen. This new entity will reflect and retain many of the features that made the Queen St. store what it was, as well as forging ahead into new, interesting and unexpected business concepts. We have been re-evaluating our commitment to the product and to our customer base and we have developed new formulae for our collective success. We are committed to providing an even higher level of service than we did before. We are looking forward to experimenting on you!
We will continue to work closely with our beloved brothers and sisters at Suspect Video on Markham St. You should expect to see us operating in tandem for events, festivals and other related projects in the very near future. Strength in numbers! Comrades in arms!
That's all for now! So much more to come! Keep watching the skies.
Suspect Video's Queen St. store will NOT be re-opening.
The former Manager and Staff of that store WILL be opening a BRAND NEW STORE in the Queen and Bathurst neighbourhood with it's own unique flavour and, of course, operating under a new name.
Make no mistake, we will hold our new banner high on the shoulders of the experience and wisdom gained from our time at Suspect on Queen. This new entity will reflect and retain many of the features that made the Queen St. store what it was, as well as forging ahead into new, interesting and unexpected business concepts. We have been re-evaluating our commitment to the product and to our customer base and we have developed new formulae for our collective success. We are committed to providing an even higher level of service than we did before. We are looking forward to experimenting on you!
We will continue to work closely with our beloved brothers and sisters at Suspect Video on Markham St. You should expect to see us operating in tandem for events, festivals and other related projects in the very near future. Strength in numbers! Comrades in arms!
That's all for now! So much more to come! Keep watching the skies.
Monday, March 24, 2008
A Miracle On Queen St. West!
Truly a timely weekend to be able to announce a resurrection!
It is with the utmost joy that I make the following announcement!
We did it! We secured space for a new store! On Queen W.! Without having to sell my vital organs on the black market! Without having to sell out to the greed-head fat cats!
How could such an feat be accomplished by just one puny, insignificant human animal? Simply put, it couldn't be. Hence: "we did it".
This achievement was only made possible through the combined effort of community. Like-minded individuals who recognize the emptiness of working in a vacuum, the futility of stagnation, and the impending caustic erosion of the independent business aesthetic in the face of a virulent corporate mono-culture. Individuals who are willing to sublimate their egos in order to accept change as a positive and not to allow the fear of it to rule their hearts and minds.
To all our customers, friends and supporters - Thank You!!!!!!!
It is only with your passion and support that anything positive came out of this tragedy! Together we will laugh in the face of those whom accept the mundane and middling as being good enough! Together we shall rejoice at the clarion call to arms against those whom would stand for mediocrity! Together we shall dance on the grave of cynicism and foster a new age of hope and glory!
It is with emboldened hearts, minds and spirits that we look forward to serving all of you and your counter-cultural needs in the very near future! Enjoy the spring, because come summer you will all be hiding in the dark, once again, to edify and enlighten yourselves through the magic art of storytelling.
We will, of course, provide a vast repository of the most challenging, ambitious and uplifting folklore ever conceived and created. From the ends of the earth, to the depths of the oceans and to the farthest reaches of space. From the darkest aspects of the soul of Man, to the limits of our reason and the limitlessness of our imaginations. We will find the best and the worst of what this world has to offer and we will bring it to you and lay it, humbly, at your feet.
This is our promise, this is our creed.
(I know this is all vague and poetical but hey... that's how i feel! I will post many more real details very, very soon. But for now, don't be surprised if you see me running naked through the streets of downtown screaming "HALLELUJAH!!!!!!")
It is with the utmost joy that I make the following announcement!
We did it! We secured space for a new store! On Queen W.! Without having to sell my vital organs on the black market! Without having to sell out to the greed-head fat cats!
How could such an feat be accomplished by just one puny, insignificant human animal? Simply put, it couldn't be. Hence: "we did it".
This achievement was only made possible through the combined effort of community. Like-minded individuals who recognize the emptiness of working in a vacuum, the futility of stagnation, and the impending caustic erosion of the independent business aesthetic in the face of a virulent corporate mono-culture. Individuals who are willing to sublimate their egos in order to accept change as a positive and not to allow the fear of it to rule their hearts and minds.
To all our customers, friends and supporters - Thank You!!!!!!!
It is only with your passion and support that anything positive came out of this tragedy! Together we will laugh in the face of those whom accept the mundane and middling as being good enough! Together we shall rejoice at the clarion call to arms against those whom would stand for mediocrity! Together we shall dance on the grave of cynicism and foster a new age of hope and glory!
It is with emboldened hearts, minds and spirits that we look forward to serving all of you and your counter-cultural needs in the very near future! Enjoy the spring, because come summer you will all be hiding in the dark, once again, to edify and enlighten yourselves through the magic art of storytelling.
We will, of course, provide a vast repository of the most challenging, ambitious and uplifting folklore ever conceived and created. From the ends of the earth, to the depths of the oceans and to the farthest reaches of space. From the darkest aspects of the soul of Man, to the limits of our reason and the limitlessness of our imaginations. We will find the best and the worst of what this world has to offer and we will bring it to you and lay it, humbly, at your feet.
This is our promise, this is our creed.
(I know this is all vague and poetical but hey... that's how i feel! I will post many more real details very, very soon. But for now, don't be surprised if you see me running naked through the streets of downtown screaming "HALLELUJAH!!!!!!")
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Giant Squid Invades Toronto!
Here's a little good news!
I have managed to secure a small but really solid collection of DVDs from a nifty little shop in Stratford, Ontario called Giant Squid Independent Video (http://www.giantsquid.ca/). Sadly, they were closing up the business only 2 years after carving out a small a patch of independent territory in a land ever increasingly ruled over by the Mono-culture Monoliths. We were able to work out a mutually beneficial deal and I hope that I have helped them out as much as they have helped me. This opportunity came along at just the right juncture and I would like to officially thank the owners, Chris and Annemarie, for their time, effort and good faith in negotiating this deal. I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours!
This collection will serve as a foundation, a seed-bed if you will, from which to grow a newly curated compendium of counter-culture curiosities. The minions are out there, right now, tracking down as many lost gems and treasures as they can find. Foraging in the wilderness, to return enlightened and emboldened, bearing the fruits of Mankind's vivid and diverse imaginings. The stories of our ancestors, our adversaries, our allies, ourselves, captured and encapsulated for all those brave souls who seek and crave knowledge, enlightenment and, above all, wisdom.
Now all I need is a shop to put it in!
I have managed to secure a small but really solid collection of DVDs from a nifty little shop in Stratford, Ontario called Giant Squid Independent Video (http://www.giantsquid.ca/). Sadly, they were closing up the business only 2 years after carving out a small a patch of independent territory in a land ever increasingly ruled over by the Mono-culture Monoliths. We were able to work out a mutually beneficial deal and I hope that I have helped them out as much as they have helped me. This opportunity came along at just the right juncture and I would like to officially thank the owners, Chris and Annemarie, for their time, effort and good faith in negotiating this deal. I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours!
This collection will serve as a foundation, a seed-bed if you will, from which to grow a newly curated compendium of counter-culture curiosities. The minions are out there, right now, tracking down as many lost gems and treasures as they can find. Foraging in the wilderness, to return enlightened and emboldened, bearing the fruits of Mankind's vivid and diverse imaginings. The stories of our ancestors, our adversaries, our allies, ourselves, captured and encapsulated for all those brave souls who seek and crave knowledge, enlightenment and, above all, wisdom.
Now all I need is a shop to put it in!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Robber Barons Ruin Retail Resuscitation...for now
Hey folks, just a quick note.
There was almost a deal settled for a new space but alas, Queen St. W. landlords have a slightly exaggerated sense of what kind of rental rates are "reasonable". I remain undaunted and will simply surge onward in positive directions. If anybody out there has a line on a retail storefront space on Queen St. W. that isn't priced beyond the means of everyone except "Starschmucks", let me know.
For all those people who have stepped forward in the last couple of days, thank you for the DVD donations and the kind words of support! Thank you for the $50.00 bill (you know who you are.) Thanks for the offers of investment capitol (got your info, we'll talk soon.)
And...hang on to your VHS. Not that your offers aren't appreciated! So many wonderful people willing to part with their personal collections just moves me beyond words. Unfortunately, that format is basically dead and really isn't worth much to anyone except to the person who collected them. I know... because I'm one.
Keep fighting the good fight and enjoy the weekend. Hopefully a new week will bring good news!
There was almost a deal settled for a new space but alas, Queen St. W. landlords have a slightly exaggerated sense of what kind of rental rates are "reasonable". I remain undaunted and will simply surge onward in positive directions. If anybody out there has a line on a retail storefront space on Queen St. W. that isn't priced beyond the means of everyone except "Starschmucks", let me know.
For all those people who have stepped forward in the last couple of days, thank you for the DVD donations and the kind words of support! Thank you for the $50.00 bill (you know who you are.) Thanks for the offers of investment capitol (got your info, we'll talk soon.)
And...hang on to your VHS. Not that your offers aren't appreciated! So many wonderful people willing to part with their personal collections just moves me beyond words. Unfortunately, that format is basically dead and really isn't worth much to anyone except to the person who collected them. I know... because I'm one.
Keep fighting the good fight and enjoy the weekend. Hopefully a new week will bring good news!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Harried Hanna Hangs on with Herculean Hubris
Hey everyone...you still out there!
Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of days but it is only because I have been pouring every once of mental and physical strength that I can muster into trying to get this thing going! The capitalist running dogs that guard the gates to glory have been nipping at my heels and if I falter, just one step, they'll be upon me, gnashing razor teeth and all!
Don't weep for me or pity my plight. This is the path I've chosen. I have an obligation to fulfil, to my staff and to my customers. I am honour bound to give it my best effort.
Thanks to those of you that have donated DVDs already! The bin at ROTATE THIS is filling up! Thanks for the kind words spoken and comments posted. With the continued support of my family, friends, colleagues and customers there is nowhere to go but up!
Watch this space for updates, both pertinent and poetical.
Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of days but it is only because I have been pouring every once of mental and physical strength that I can muster into trying to get this thing going! The capitalist running dogs that guard the gates to glory have been nipping at my heels and if I falter, just one step, they'll be upon me, gnashing razor teeth and all!
Don't weep for me or pity my plight. This is the path I've chosen. I have an obligation to fulfil, to my staff and to my customers. I am honour bound to give it my best effort.
Thanks to those of you that have donated DVDs already! The bin at ROTATE THIS is filling up! Thanks for the kind words spoken and comments posted. With the continued support of my family, friends, colleagues and customers there is nowhere to go but up!
Watch this space for updates, both pertinent and poetical.
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