Oh my god the guitar center off capital is burning down! Somebody get the tww news chopper in the air immediately!

12/18/2009 8:33:45 AM

we didn't start the fire

12/18/2009 8:34:28 AM

http://www.wral.com/

Quote :

"Police say a fire has broken out in a business at 3100 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh. At least 13 fire trucks have responded. There are no injuries. The fire is causing traffic backups in the area. The Guitar Center is listed at that address."

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 8:36 AM. Reason : lol]

12/18/2009 8:35:54 AM

this is what happens when you turn it up to 12

12/18/2009 8:37:02 AM

haha

12/18/2009 8:37:34 AM

i think fire is just the guitar's natural response to the solo from Enter Sandman being played correctly

12/18/2009 8:40:02 AM

i guess i will be going to the michael's in brier creek now. fuck that traffic shit.

12/18/2009 8:43:58 AM

stop for a moment, and just think of all the $$$ value in that place

12/18/2009 8:44:56 AM

if they have insurance they'll be ok. if no one gets hurt it sucks but it's all replaceable. it's just stuff.

12/18/2009 8:49:06 AM

It sucks that it happens at this time of year for them. I wonder if they could still sell some of the instruments that didn't burn?

12/18/2009 8:50:29 AM

hey ill take some smoke damaged stuff for a discount

12/18/2009 8:51:41 AM

^

BIG SALE AT GUITAR CENTER

12/18/2009 8:52:26 AM

A fire sale perhaps?

12/18/2009 8:59:03 AM

Sam Ash secretly rejoicing


the news report did say no injuries, so i think we can joke

12/18/2009 9:06:16 AM

fire sale tomorrow

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 9:07 AM. Reason : ^^ fuck you buddy]

12/18/2009 9:07:27 AM

yeah, nobody hurt, just lives ruined, so its all good

12/18/2009 9:15:00 AM

^ I lolled

12/18/2009 9:16:15 AM

insurance

12/18/2009 9:16:35 AM

Guitar Center? They're having a Fire Sale!?!



[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 9:17 AM. Reason : .]

12/18/2009 9:16:50 AM

13 fire trucks responded?

12/18/2009 9:17:34 AM

firefighters gettin their loot on

12/18/2009 9:19:31 AM

Quote :

"Sam Ash secretly rejoicing"

i'll go a step further

sam ash lit that shit

12/18/2009 9:21:45 AM

i started to do that, and photoshop the sam ash sign onto that little girls shirt



but now that i found the pic, aint got no shirt space to put it

12/18/2009 9:23:12 AM

is it ok

1/8/2010 2:00:09 PM

Damn that sucks. I loved them being across the street from each other, I could really get my jew on.

Anyone remember which store opened first? The second one is the dick, I suppose, but Sam Ash bought out that other store.

1/8/2010 2:10:53 PM

I think this is right...

The Music Loft opened first.
Then Mars Music opened across the street.
Then The Music Loft sold out, closed, or whatever and Guitar Center opened in that space.
Then Mars Music shut down.
Then a few months later Sam Ash opened up in the old Mars location.

Mars Music was great dumpster diving back in the day.

1/8/2010 2:16:15 PM

^5 Why not go one step further. Guitar Center started it because business was bad and they tried to frame Sam Ash.

^What was the name of this place:
http://tinyurl.com/ycgowqn

It's been close for years, but it was my favorite back in the day.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 2:23 PM. Reason : -]

1/8/2010 2:16:50 PM

ok

1/8/2010 2:20:52 PM

next step: sam ash lit the fire but tried to make it look like an inside job so guitar center would burn down and get nailed for insurance fraud

1/8/2010 2:23:37 PM

must be a hammer in the atmosphere

1/8/2010 2:26:15 PM

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"^What was the name of this place:"

I remember that place...I don't remember it being a Music Loft, but I might be wrong. I don't think I ever went there more than once or twice.

1/8/2010 2:26:55 PM

They were the only place in Raleigh that had a decent Ibanez selection. I think it was called The Music Connection, but it's been what seems like forever.

1/8/2010 2:29:43 PM

Obligatory:

1/8/2010 2:30:09 PM

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"^What was the name of this place:"

that was the original location of the music loft. eddier berman was the guy that owned the place. He moved to capital near the time that mars music opened on capital, maybe a year or two later. he ended up selling most of his inventory to Guitar Center (I don't remember why, probably couldn't compete with Mars' prices) and opening a mostly internet/mail order shop called Indoor Storm. I think Indoor Storm was located in the industrial park over near the ice skating rink a couple blocks off of Capital. If I remember correctly, he was selling mostly high end/boutique stuff and was a dealer for Terry McInturf, a guitar maker out of Holly Springs, NC. I don't know if he is still in business or not.

This was all 10+ years ago, so my memory is a little hazy.

look like they are still in business:
http://www.indoorstorm.com/

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 6:15 PM. Reason : link + had eddie's last name wrong]

1/8/2010 6:13:59 PM

NO STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

1/8/2010 6:24:39 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQRUcybOjOM

Seriously, though, a couple of my friends are going to be like, "OMG! NO!"

1/8/2010 6:27:17 PM

"OH MAH GAWD KING KANE HAS GOT THA URN!!!"

"PUPPIES JR, PUPPIES!"

1/8/2010 6:30:03 PM

Anyone been by? I passed it on the way home from work Friday, but it was in the far lane and traffic was heavy. I didn't get a good look.

I forgot to look on my way in this morning.

1/11/2010 1:45:37 PM

It's fine. The recording room has a tarp over it, but everything else is business as usual.

There aren't any guitars in there worth buying anyway.

1/11/2010 2:45:11 PM

o man nowhere for these shitty local bands to buy their shitty local guitars

1/11/2010 2:45:53 PM

This would have been funnier if Sam Ash was burning down.

1/11/2010 2:49:17 PM

Most local guitars are quite nice, actually.

http://www.rhinoguitars.com
http://www.critcherguitars.com
http://www.clayconnerguitars.com
http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/

1/11/2010 2:53:52 PM

pics!

1/11/2010 3:02:48 PM

Quote :

"i think fire is just the guitar's natural response to the solo from Enter Sandman being played correctly"

lol'd

1/11/2010 3:21:41 PM