Well, not the saddest. But I took these a few moments ago, in front of the Rye Brook, N.Y. Waldenbooks.
I actually went in and made the following purchases:
• $1—Sugar Ray Leonard’s autobiography.
• $4—four boxes of tissues.
• $1—big thing of staples.
• 80 cents—Lady Gaga fanzine for the daughter.
Waldenbooks had pretty much died long ago, but the chain held a place in my heart. As a kid, we used to hit up the Jefferson Valley Mall and spend many hours in the store. When my dad self-published his book in 1986, we’d go into Waldenbooks and, when no one was looking, move it from the business section to the best sellers.
Sigh.
