In Memory Of: Prince (1958 – 2016) ~ It's the 21st century. Do Record Stores Still Exist?

If I were to sing "My Favorite Things", the song made popular by Julie Andrews in the movie "Sound of Music", the song would have to have a lyric about going to record store.  LOL. ☺ One of my favorite things that I really used to enjoy when I was growing up (from my childhood, age 10, into my adulthood when I was about 30-something) was going into a record store. 

My kids can't relate to that. My older kids would find their music online and burn a CD. My younger kids would find music online and create MP3 playlists. 

Do record stores still exist?  

Does anybody go to record stores any more?  

Evidently some people still do. Of course, you have to give people a reason to come and physically shop there. Like promise that a certain artist will be there on a certain day to sign copies of discs or vinyl record albums. Some stores offer live performances of Indie artists.  There is one record store that has a claim to fame that no other record store can boast.

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Do you know the last record store that Prince visited?

Image credit:  Prince., "Controversy" ~ Amazon.com

Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, MN, was the last record store that the legendary American singer-songwriter-musician Prince ever visited. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Source: ABC News)

Another little bit of trivia about this record store? The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their third and final album, Electric Ladyland, the same year this record store opened its doors to the public: 1968.  They have no intentions of going out of business. But they do have an official website for online shopping. 

So in response to the question "Do record stores still exist?", the answer is "Yes!"

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In Memory Of:

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) 

His death was the result of an accidental overdose of fentanyl.

Hit n Run Phase Two is the thirty-ninth and final studio album by American recording artist Prince and the last to be released within his lifetime.

HITNRUN Phase Two by Prince ~ https://t.co/FWTkovzkGI via @amazon ... This was the last album released before his death in 2016. @amazonmusic #music #musiclovers #PrimeDay ... * Prince Rogers Nelson (1958 - 2016) pic.twitter.com/k36bOrMidV

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Awesome Korean Drama Based on True Love Story: Dong Yi (2010)

HA! That stands for hooked again!! My new addiction is watching Korean historical drama TV series. There are way too many of them for me to keep up. They are so exciting and interesting, even though the basic plot in most of the series is pretty much the same.

What's the basic plot, you ask?

Eh! Some palace intrigue on the inside, rivalry among the nobles and scholars on the outside, honorable slaves, and commoners who prove time again that being poor and uneducated does not equal stupid! ... and of course, the love triangle.  No Korean drama is complete without the love triangle. △

For each series, the script writers take this plot, create different and intricate twists and turns, and develop characters that make the viewers immediately choose sides and start rooting for them! I like this lady or this man! But that person has got to go! When the ruthless evil characters finally go down, you're pumping your fist in the air and going Yeah! A flood of relief washes over you and then you have to remind yourself that it's just a TV show. :)

 

Image credit: Official poster found at viki.com

While seeking and finding more and more historical series to satisfy my K-drama addiction, found “Dong Yi” (2010). This television program is directed by Lee Byung Hoon, who also directed "Jewel in the Palace" (2003).

Reviews indicate that Hoon's 2003 series was extremely successful, so it went on my watch list. But because the 2010 series includes in its cast an admirable child actress, Kim Yoo Jung, who also starred in “Tamra the Island” (2009) and “The Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012) ~ her cute little face drew me in. The series is based on the life of a real historical person: Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choi clan.

{Side Note – According to recent reports in South Korean entertainment news publications, Ms. Jung's latest project, “Moonlight Drawn By Clouds” aired its first episode during the 4th week of this month, August 2016. It is being well received.  Series at viki.com.}

Back on point. The child character played by little Ms. Jung, is a “commoner”, i.e. not born into a noble family, who grows up into a beautiful and intelligent, caring and compassionate young woman, played by Han Hyo Joo. The character's name is … what else? Dong Yi!

She went from the child who had everything taken away from her to the woman who had the world laid at her feet. According to all the fortune tellers, “her light” was going to shine brightly in the land of Joseon.

Nothing annoys me more than reviews with spoilers, so extra precaution is taken to constrain myself and not to reveal too much. Here are my impressions so far.

Good start! Series starts off with a very peaceful idyllic scene of a man fishing and enjoying a quiet leisure moment. The silence is immediately shattered when the man is brutally murdered. But before he breathes his last breath, guess who finds him? A young child named Dong Yi!

Good fortune? I'll say! This lady was born under the Lisa Bonet lucky star. She got two hot guys wrapped around her finger! If you know who Lisa Bonet is and you watch this show, then you'll understand my meaning. :)

60 episodes and I've only reached the halfway mark. What's the hook the writers used to keep you interested all the way to the very end? A butterfly! Don't know about everybody else, but I love butterflies!

Dong Yi ~ Official Trailer

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