http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/06/05/and-then-there-were-none Comments On: And Then There Were None by Grant Brissey en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by nowhere man, real gone]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:57:58 -0700 The Stranger
I was quite bummed out when I saw it was closed.
Posted by rip cellophane]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:21:42 -0700 The Stranger Posted by carbuncle]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:33:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by wappels]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:57:57 -0700 The Stranger Posted by stinkbug]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:51:54 -0700 The Stranger
The tidal wave that is the digital revolution has its advantages when it comes to accessing music but it will never replace the community that revolves around the local record store. Long live, Easy Street, Everyday Music, Sonic Boom and all the other survivors to date. And long live one of the originals and soon to be a part of Seattle history – Cellophane Square. You will be missed.

Posted by mahoots]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:19:20 -0700 The Stranger
I can't believe no Cellophane no mo! I worked in the B'ham location for a
couple of years before moving on to Golden Oldies. Hugh Jones or should I
say the great Hugh Jones brought me on board along with Jim Weymeyer. I
worked with people who are still good friends especially Ron Okura (the hardest working man in show biz), Chuck Foster, Richie Rich, and Laura
Esparza. I have memories of those sales and the lines out the door. I once
pulled a graveyard putting out product for the sale when my co-workers were
at a T-Heads show down in Seattle. I learned to do Canadian exchanges in
my head faster than the bank. I have fond memories of the Seattle crew,
Scott, Eric, Steve Marcus and Tina. Our B'ham bunch was also kick-butt.
Hugh really taught me the biz and was the best GM ever. Very proud to have
been a wee-part of this magical place.

Mark "Lonesome Jerome" DuFresne
Posted by proton]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:54:21 -0700 The Stranger
Roy Brown
Posted by DrBluz]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:00:54 -0700 The Stranger Posted by SF]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:51:46 -0700 The Stranger Karen
Vashon Island Music
Posted by Vashon Island Music]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:07:56 -0700 The Stranger
Probably my most cringe-inducing moment now is thinking of the time around 1993 when David Weiss was putting the cellophane.com website online. (complete with its awesome blanket-background image buttons!). I asked Dave what this whole "domain name" thing was and asked him if drugs.com was available. He said it was and asked if I wanted it. (I think this was after they were charging fees for domain names), out of ignorance I said that I didn't want the government after me and had never thought of commercial drug companies! It sold a few years later for around $830,000.

Cellophane memories/references still pop up from time to time. Recently I found out that a good friend who I met a couple years ago via my wife...I actually had met him about 10 years earlier when he would come in and sell CDs on several occasions at the Seattle store.

A couple times at parties/etc, I've also had fun pointing out Hugh's name and footage on the Led Zeppelin DVD too.
Posted by humanclock]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:38:48 -0700 The Stranger
It really was Hugh's personal warmth and deep knowledge (along with the people he personally chose to work with him) that truly made Cellophane Square more like Seattle's rendering of The Explorer's Club, complete with exotic mounted musical finds on every wall - every visit meant making new discoveries: tactile and real.

The loss of Cellophane is like watching a significant city cornerstone being decimated. It's sad, but no regrets for time well spent.

Thank you all (mentioned above) who I met there and discussed songs, artists, artwork, and for contributing to my life in so many positive ways.

- Stephen Rabow


Posted by Stephen Rabow]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:38:01 -0700 The Stranger
Cheers to all - if you organize that party, DP, let me know!
- HJ


Posted by mrprox]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:50:22 -0700 The Stranger
I'll miss everybody at Cellophane, including that cute guy Wes.
Posted by Mickey King of the Ostrogoths]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:43:33 -0700 The Stranger i think we need a Cello alums and customers party
i nominate HJ to organize it. ha ha ha ha me passing the buck.


Posted by dickpotts]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:41:13 -0700 The Stranger My own experience (with the exception of the untimely departure) there was and will be unforgettable. The cast of characters of those who worked there as well as shopped there - many who still cross my path regularly.People like Steve Marcus, Marty Perez,Susan Waterworth, Dick Potts, Roy Brown,Garth Brandenburg, Hugh Jones, and the rest of the alumni will always be bigger than life to me. I suppose there could have been worse things than getting replaced by Scott McCaughey! Three forths of my original band, the Chubby Children in 1982, came from the store.Cellophane was unique in that you went there to shop and to gather with all your friends - day and night. I think back about the day PIL's Metal Box came in,Roy Brown beaming when he got those Isomizers in, deciding whether $6 was too much money for a mint Dylan mono LP,how cool it was having Jazz Alley right next door,beginning my shift by counting my Till and smoking a bowl (hey, it was the 70s!),the buzz every time a Beatles Butcher Cover came in, closing the store with Garth before we dosed and had record wars til the next morning,Leon's legendary 1980 Cheap Trick party,working in the only store where you could listen to Black Flag while you worked,Driving up to Vancouver in 1978 with the Joneses to see Elvis Costello play about 20 minutes, finding The Replacements first 45 "I'm in Trouble" by accident for 25c, how the Jazz racks were bulging with Impulse, Blue Note and ESP titles because it wasn't quite hip again yet, the constant battle to keep your personal hold under 100s of pieces, knowing that sooner or later almost every record ever made came through the store which made you have a promo, stock copy, UK,and Japanese copies of every title you owned. I could go on and on - and as those who know me will attest - I usually do - LOL! Suffice to say - it is truly - very truly - the end of an era. Salutations to all the 'Square bruthas and sistas, Brian Fox


Posted by bnfox]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:19:28 -0700 The Stranger Monster Movie. Lanegan was walking by, paused, stepped in, and asked with obvious awe, "What is that...?") Also enjoyed the in-stores and visits from out-of-towners like J. Mascis and Henry Rollins. Fun fact: Jonathan Poneman and gang used the sealer at Cellophane to wrap '88's Sub Pop 200 three-LP set as they didn't yet have one of their own.
Posted by Kathy Fennessy]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:40:33 -0700 The Stranger
one of the things that most rules about cellophane is that their price stickers don't gum up the front of the jewel case, and they're not impossible to get off either.
Posted by captain underpants]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:07:23 -0700 The Stranger
I haven't known you guys long, but you've been kickass, CP and company. You'll be much missed.
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