I too remember with fondness going to the 2600 meetup at a B&N. I am not sure I would link drug addiction to the lack of people going to bookstores, but I do ag

I too remember with fondness going to the 2600 meetup at a B&N. I am not sure I would link drug addiction to the lack of people going to bookstores, but I do agree that they were a social place as well and I used them as such. Some of this may be the lack of companies reinventing themselves. I am more likely to go see a movie now that the one near my house has reserved seats. I would be more inclined if they served adult beverages and maybe something a bit more advanced than a hot dog or nachos. There are theaters that I have seen that I could see myself going to if they were near my house. Maybe there is a model of a bookstore that I would be inclined to go to should it pop into existence.