Monaghan, if I really thought that's all it would take I'd have offered up my services a long time ago. It's a dying business. Why get in the car and shlep across town when anything you want is available at the click of a mouse? Fair-minded Winnie told me they would never sell to anyone else, "because they'd lose their shirts." She's right. No one today can make a go of a video store. The fact that the Hanfords stuck it out for as long as they have is both a blessing and a miracle for all San Diegans.

Love hurts.

Forget Digital Dim. Those people are only into their own eccentric programming.

If by eccentric you mean the misogynistic horror slop they show at midnight, we're in complete agreement. Sadly, that trash helps to pay the bills. But where else would San Diegans have had a shot at films like "Closed Curtain," "Heli," "The Zig Zag Kid," and many other fine offerings? If anything, Guy and the gang should transform the space into their own digital screening venue and, unlike their next door neighbor, have the guts to show older films that aren't on the AFI 100. PS: Monaghan had better not come crying over my obscure taste when she reads this year's top ten. "Tracks," the best film of 2015, is currently playing at the Ken. You have until Thursday to see it. And while you're there, stop by Kensington Video.

"Those people sitting in the lobby at Digital Gym and chatting with their friends -- oh, and selling and taking your ticket -- already seem to have their plates full. Let's just say they are not qualified for this task."

You are sooo right and I hope Mr. Rodriguez and Bethhhh are reading your comment.

I hope they start selling their inventory as the date draws near.

What kind of plates? By my count there are only 48 seats in the joint. How hard is it to sell 48 tickets, wrangle a small crowd, and pass out cupcakes?

Recede, you ghoul!

Matthew your moving and the decrease of visits really resonates with me.

I worked down in Mission Valley for a while and it was a quick zip up the 15 to Adams to stop in and grab a video. Then when I changed job locations that all changed. I'd like to try to increase my visits. Now all those silent films I kept passing by (near the rear entrance) are screaming "rent me before the crypt gates close" and so I drove over and rented two today.

This will work I hope: https://www.facebook.com/save.kensington.video

Their idea is to spread the word and get people who never tried KV to step inside.

I hope. Streaming video has "so many" choices or so it seems... until you see how many (virtually infinite) choices there are in the Hanford's shop.

Right church, wrong pew. It's at the Landmark La Jolla Village. Sorry!

GWTW is what it is – a triumph of production design. One might only imagine how truly great a film it would have been had George Cukor been allowed to complete it. Instead, that homophobic stooge Clark Gable convinced Louis B. Mayer to replace Cukor with his manly chum, Victor Fleming. The last hour, with it's revolving door of death, is when you really begin to feel the totality of the film's running time. Die already, would you, Melanie! I've watched the film 6 times, always in a theatre. Three of the screenings were dye-transfer Technicolor prints. Before seeing the light, stupid me took in a 70mm showing that effectively lopped off a third of the image. The last viewing was in the late '90's when Ted Turner payed to have it restored in pseudo-Technicolor. It's a film I have no desire to see again. As for "Tracks," I've already placed a watch on Amazon for its release date. I am delighted nonetheless that you are getting a new generation of cinephiles in the habit of watching "old" films in a theatre. Wear your gold star proudly!

There's no hope, but you'll never hear me say it's for the best. Time marches on. We no longer have milk delivered to our homes and physical media is all but dead. It's not the store I'll miss most. I can open my own branch of Kensington Video here in Birdsong. It's the family, particularly Winnie's high octane brand of live-theatre, that I hate to see go. Winnie and Rich are both pushing 90, and as much as I love watching movies, it's more important that they get out of the store and enjoy their golden years together. In that sense, I'm genuinely thrilled that they're closing their doors. And, yes, Edward, Netflix does have Clara Bow. Not on their streaming service, but they still deliver DVDs by mail. PS: You do realize that before home video there was theatrical distribution. The best way to mourn KV's passing is by turning off your TV and going to the movies!

A point I would like to make about those Star Trek episodes... the guy who bought the DVD set (assuming it's the one with the original series and the special effects all updated) has something that the other guy's Netflix doesn't have... the special features!

The disc will never die.

Start hanging crepe. Discs are dead and not even blu-ray technology can revive them. And this is coming from a guy who owns thousands of DVDs. I don't know what websites you've been surfing. Having never seen an episode of "Star Trek" in my life, I was able to track them down on line, downloadable and for free! Supplementary material, too. It's time to buy an external hard drive aka the video store of tomorrow.

As much as I applaud your decision to take in "Tracks," you win the bubbie of the year award for turning your grandkids on to "Duck Soup." You're doing God's work, Monaghan. As for Chaplin, keep that Lita Grey stuff from the youngsters until they're old enough to handle it.