tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post8658449918553961165..comments2023-08-19T09:35:54.104-04:00Comments on ALPHABET CITY: Yikes, Mondo Kim's ClosedJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824929910429164650noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-13745065892329087862009-02-03T09:49:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:49:00.000-05:00Ah, yes, the prices were indeed a bit steep. Howev...Ah, yes, the prices were indeed a bit steep. However, I've always been apt to induldge well, overindulge) myself on my trips to NYC. Last time it was Anna Sui and kidrobot. Previously I dropped all my cash at Kims. Still to this day I've never been in a video store with a better selection for sale. <BR/>Yes, one of my best friends is Korean. Her name is Kim. The most famous Korean directors are Misty Beethovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249722569914750602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-17960690676314681862009-02-02T15:49:00.000-05:002009-02-02T15:49:00.000-05:00Wow, I didn't expect many people outside the city ...Wow, I didn't expect many people outside the city would have heard of it. The funny thing is I always thought of Mondo Kim's as "the new store", because it opened while I was working for Kim's and everybody who worked there called it that. But it became an institution down there. He had three other stores already at the time, but I think they are now all gone except that one on 1st Ave. (I Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824929910429164650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-87795510618321488342009-02-02T15:01:00.000-05:002009-02-02T15:01:00.000-05:00Holy Moses. I went to Kim's almost every time I vi...Holy Moses. I went to Kim's almost every time I visited NYC. They never once failed me. They had every movie in stock that I went looking for. Every movie AND every album. I spent silly money in that store buying music and movies. I loved it. I bought Serge Gainsbourg LPs, oddball Guy Maddin DVDs and great classic porn all on the same receipt. <BR/>Stupid internet, it's a blessing and a curse. Misty Beethovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249722569914750602noreply@blogger.com