I miss video stores so much. The only chain store we had in our area was Movies America, and everything else were mom & pop types stores where they had such a wonderful, eclectic mix of movies. I remember sitting for hours just talking with store clerks about movies, and having someone actually recommend movies to check out, not an algorithm that told me what "others who watched what I liked watched". Growing up, my family and I haunted these shops, finding all sorts of movies that were off the beaten path, and spending many an hour watching movies together. I truly miss those days. I'm glad that I can now stream movies, with no threat of late fees, and that there are places online (like here) where I can go to get actual suggestions, but there was something magical about those shops (like the little room in the back that had the strings of beads for a door that you couldn't go into as a kid).
I applied to work at several shops, but never got hired, mostly because I had long hair at that point. It used to frustrate me, because I knew more about movies than most kids, and would have been a much better asset.
had to go with the squirrel because there aren't any rodent symbols.... 
