Hi Everyone,

Man…the hits just keep on coming. This weekend we lost Bill Southard of Ingram/ VPD, a cherished member of our indie retail community.

Bill was a wonderful person with a big personality and an even bigger heart. He always brought cheer to a room and his love for life was infectious. He was a champion for all of us, and always went the extra mile to be supportive of indie retail over the years. Bill will be greatly missed by so many of us.

I should also mention that Record Store Day will be doing our annual meeting next week. We (Michael, Carrie, Eric Luann and I) will convene in NYC to collect our thoughts and continue planning for 2020. It is always a great way to get the idea wheels turning, and that time together face to face really seems to be the magic that holds it all together.

We will have limited time, but in the wake of losing one of our friends, we want to see as many of our NYC friends as possible. To attempt to accomplish this with only so many hours in a day, we will be hosting a happy hour on Tuesday 2/11 from 5:00-7:30 at Tanner Smiths, located at 204 West 55th Street. Come for a few minutes, come for an hour. If you're in the city next week, so are we! Let's get our faces in the same room! We look forward to seeing you and catching up.

Here are the charts,

Andrea

Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
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