Well, it was fun while it lasted. Borders has officially gone bankrupt, and it liquidating the stores. We were hoping to be able to do a last few gigs there, while the liquidation was happening, but I went past the Mission Viejo store and the tables and chairs were gone from the cafe, and this sign was prominently posted.
I guess that's clear enough...
Of course, they announced the optimistic "restructuring" a while ago, and lots of stores closed, but the two that we play at were spared that first round. Now they're all closing.
It hasn't really been much of a gig lately anyway, but when we were starting out it was a good place to play in public without much pressure, since there was usually hardly anyone there. But it did occasionally turn out to be a lot of fun -- Mission Viejo would sometimes unexpectedly be full of people who would join in, and the acoustics at South Coast Plaza were always amazing, even if no one was listening.
And, of course, the biggest benefit was just the experience, giving us a place to practice and to get used to playing in front of real people. We wouldn't be where we are now without it.
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