The 2008 edition of the Maldre dictionary points out that the phrase “space cadet” is more accurate to be “space tourist.”
Instead of saying, “I’m such a space cadet today,” you should now say, “I’m such a space tourist today.”
Because as you know, it’s not very smart that space tourists want to waste all the fuel, materials, and money just so they can experience zero gravity.
I think Richard Branson should take the money he’s putting into this whole space tourist thing and put it toward re-opening the Virgin Megastore on Michigan Ave. There’s simply no need to have three (soon to be four!) Forever 21’s all within walking distance! I’d be willing to accept a DVD and/or video game store if a full-blown Virgin store isn’t possible.
I’d be willing to accept just a Virgin bookstore. I really liked browsing through their books. The MCA is now my next favorite browsable bookstore on Michave.
i miss the Virgin Megastore too 🙁 It was a favorite activity of mine to go there during lunch during my Trib days on a new release Tuesday and pick up a new cd…of course i dont really buy CDs anymore but, they had such an excellent selection of imported music.
I used to go to the Virgin Megastore on new releases Tuesday when I was at the Trib too, Fredrick [2000 2004″>. When I got a new job near Tower Records on S Wabash, I’d head over on occasion, but it wasn’t nearly the same experience. I buy 99.9% of my music from iTunes now.
Yeah, iTunes is my place to go now also. I can spend many hour at night surfing through music on the iTunes. It’s like having a ba-jillion of those preview stations with the headphones. Perhaps iTunes killed Virgin?
I believe that online music “stores” absolutely killed retail stores. The Tower Records on S Wabash closed shortly after the Virgin Megastore did.
Tower Records‽ Did you like the Tower Records? I was never a fan of theirs. I’d like to hear some positive feedback about Tower Records.
No, I hated it, but it was the closest place to buy music and movies during my lunch break. The place was old, dingy, and very narrow. They had it crammed with fixtures stuffed with merchandise in a completely unorganized way. The escalators that took you up to the different floors were very narrow and dirty. Oddly enough, there were no “down” escalators: you either took the singular elevator down, or the stairs … and the stairwell was rife with grafilthy. They usually only employed one person per floor and they stood behind the counter at the cash register, so good luck getting any help on the sales floor. They weren’t very good about having new releases either and would take the time to put you on a calling list to tell you when they received inventory, but would never call you! I can see a store like that closing, but a Virgin MegaStore? It was always busy when I was in there. I think it was a big tourist draw AND served Chicagoans well.
The way you describe the Tower Records, it totally reminds me of the 8-floor Sportmart in River West. That place is just a junkhole! The employees always seem to be lounging around. The place is so incredibly dirty. You’d think for the store being a flagship, that it would look more impressive. The Sportmarts in the burbs blow that one out of the water. Oh wait, actually it’s now called Sports Authority. Nothing changed when the Authorities took over that location. Yeah, the Virgin Megastore rocked on all ends. If i knew it was gonna close, I would have bought more there. I think the only thing I purchased was a Harry Connick Jr Christmas album, because it wasn’t available on iTunes at the time.
Perhaps Mr. Branson needed the money he got from selling the Virgin Megastore to fund his new space project. I still don’t understand why on earth the powers that be at Forever 21 thought it’d be a good idea to take that store over. It’s way too big for the crap they sell there! Did you know there are separate rooms dedicated to one color? For example, one room will have blue clothing, then next yellow. It’s odd. Plus, their men’s department is abundantly disproportionate to the women’s side of the store. Men get a tiny little corner, while women (actually, adolescents and their parents) get thousands of square feet. If I were of the male variety, I’d complain. Additionally, there is no place to buy video games on Michigan Ave. You’d think they’d have SOMETHING on the Mag Mile to appease the video game crowd (not just 13-year-old boys anymore might I add). My only glimmer of hope is that dinky little game store in Water Tower, but even then, there video game selection is quite limited.