THE EARLY 000S.
TO CELEBRATE, THE BUSINESS
HOSTED A CONCERT IN
DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS.
MY FATHER STARTED IT WITH A
FEW FRIENDS, AND HE
BECAME SOLE ORIENTAL A FEW
YEARS AFTER.
STARTED THE STORES.
THEN GREW TO WHERE WE ARE
TODAY.
NEW WE'RE SECOND-GENERATION
OWNERS.
NOT TOO OFTEN A SMALL
BUSINESS RETAILOR IS
CELEBRATING THEIR 50th
ANNIVERSARY.
IT'S REALLY BECAUSE OF THIS.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.
YOU'VE GOT A COMMUNITY THAT IS
WILLING TO SUPPORT
THE ARTS AND THE MULTIPLE MUSIC
SCENE.
.
THERE WILL BE MANY MORE TO
COME, AND THAT'S
BECAUSE OF ALL YOU WONDERFUL
PEOPLE.
THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY
THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED
WITH THE EVOLUTION OF HOW MUSIC
HAS CHANGE.
I THINK, IN ANY BUSINESS
THERE'S GOOD AND BAD TIMES.
I THINK WHAT'S ALWAYS STAYED
STRONG IS OUR COMMUNITY
AND OUR CUSTOMERS, AND, YOU
KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED AT THE
STORE FOR 20, 0, 40
PLUS YEARS, AND WE JUST HAVE
THIS, LIKE, AMAZING
FOUNDATION IN OUR STORE, AND
WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO
BE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
ELECTRIC FETUS HAS BEEN A
STAPLE OF THE TWIN
CITIES.
IT'S A PLACE THAT PEOPLE LOVE
TO GO TO BUY RECORDS,
AT LEAST TO BROWSE AND HANG
OUT.
AND ITS AT THE 40th REUNION, OR
40th ANNIVERSARY
PARTY, AND HERE I AM AT THE 50.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE.
RECORDS ARE COMING BACK AND
STRONGER THAN EVER.
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF
OUR HEARTS.
EVEN IF YOU'VE ONLY BEEN IN
ONCE, IT'S HELPED US
MAKE IT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
