From: ejs16@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Eric Jaron Stieglitz)
Subject: Re: Million Year Picnic in Boston - Fire
Keywords: Fire
Reply-To: ejs16@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Eric Jaron Stieglitz)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 05:21:25 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.042444.5354@stsci.edu> wmorgan@stsci.edu (Windsor Morgan) writes:
>>In <By1Fnv.BxI@world.std.com> ivanski@world.std.com (Ivan M CaveroBelaunde) writes:
>>>For all interested, last weekend there was a fire at the Million Year Picnic
>>>in Cambridge. While most of their stock was destroyed (ouch - they had
>>>some *seriously* valuable old stuff), they are still in business (dealing
>>>with insurance adjusters and such).
>
>
>>>MYP, IMHO, is the best comic store in the Boston area (some others like
>>>Comicopia better, but MYP is still *excellent*).  They stocked mainstream
>>>as well as pretty obscure independent stuff, had an excellent selection of
>>>European comics and truly great stuff (the only place I've seen that
>>>stocked the hardcover Carl Barks and MAD collections).  They would carry
>>>stuff like the british B/W Moore Swamp Thing stuff, and promote and recommend
>>>quality independent books *consistently*.  Stores like this
>>>are few and far between, and I'd like to make sure it doesn't die because
>>>of this.  If you live in the Boston area, please support them and let your
>>>friends know.
>
>In article <rawdon.722391270@cs.wisc.edu> rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu writes:
>>I think that MYP went downhill after its move to its current location (in
>>particular, its back issue selection seems to have gotten really poor, and I
>>generally found the staff to be extremely impersonal), but I still stopped in
>>now and then to look for stuff, especially graphic novels, and comic or strip
>>collections.
>
>This news is *really* bad.  I got back into comics in Spring 1983,
>trying to avoid studying for freshman-year exams, when a friend took
>me to the Picnic.  It *did* have what I considered a huge back-issue
>collection then, and it just isn't as good now as it was then.  On the
>other hand, the people who worked there then (and some now) were willing
>to take some time and talk comics with customers, not just old
>customers.  I must have been spoiled, because I haven't found a store
>since which paid such attention to its customers.  When I go back to
>Cambridge (maybe twice a year), I always stop by.  A few of the old
>workers (such as Tony) still remember me and take time to talk.  I
>hope they don't go out of business.  Believe me, a place like that is
>one of the good ones.

I realize that many people on the net want information about various comic
stores, but this info has absolutely no relevance to people who don't
live in the area. I'm sure that people in other parts of the world couldn't
care less about a store in Boston burning down. While this info does have some
relevance to the comic world, people who don't live near the store in question
shouldn't have to read about it. Please mark all future articles about stores
with a distribution specific to the area which the store serves.
For example, if you want to talk about Atomic Comics in Providence, RI, keep
your distribution to RI. This way, people in California won't have to read it.
Thanks

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Eric Jaron Stieglitz "DragonEyes" aka "Torque" aka ejs16@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
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