Extinction

I never really planned what I wanted to say here... Hmmm. I will have to make it up as I go.

You have probably put this together by now, if you've happened to walk by the store--especially if you've walked inside expecting to see music on the walls for sale--but the decision was reached recently that Tyrannosaurus Records is no longer sustainable as an entity in the same way it has existed for nearly a year and a half. The doors have to be closed.

My inclination is to write a NOVEL here about what went wrong and why I can no longer make it work. I won't do that. I just want to say a few simple things.

1. There are a lot of reasons I came to this decision, many of them I've seen coming--some of them snuck up on me. None of it matters. I don't want to dwell on the negative, so I won't.

2. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. If you have ever bought music from us, come inside to check out the store, seen one of our live shows (at the store or elsewhere), or just generally expressed good feelings about our existence, rest assured that it could not have been around as long as it was without you and your support. I thank you, humbly and fully.

3. When I started this whole thing, it was about me asking a question: "Does Renton (and the surrounding areas) care about independent music?" The answer is "Yes". I could have done so much differently to help you all get much more involved, but I couldn't know that without having tried to do it this way. C'est la vie, and lesson learned. Thank you for proving me correct, and for sharing some amazing experiences with me. YOU really were the reason I wanted to do this, and you didn't let me down.

If anyone would like to contact me about store-related matters, I can still be reached at tyrannosaurusrecords@yahoo.com. Feel free to direct any and all questions there. If you are an artist with merchandise for sale, I have it all, and will be sorting and sending over the next couple of months.

Thanks for a great year.

Keep supporting independent music!

Your friendly neighborhood dinosaur,

TRx