Looking For a New or Preâ€"owned BMW h relax, there‘s no terâ€" _ | MWiie rorist threat involving Ax monkeys. In fact, rather than cowering in fear, R music lovers should all be enjoying the fact that one of the Kâ€"W region‘s most popuâ€" lar businesses is celebrating its 10th anniversary next week. Waterloo record store _ Orange Monkey coâ€"owner Vinc Orange Monkey Music has~ . at 5 Princess St. W. in Waterloo gained a reputation for being one of the most memâ€" _ here," says Dabin. "For every _ orable stops for recordâ€" _ cd we sell, we probably sell : lovers when visiting this city, _ 15 vinylalbums." < supplying music of virtually "They play it on the radio _: every era and style at a reaâ€" _ still, all of this classic rock," _ sonable price. Independentâ€" _ adds Janzen. "They‘ve got ly run, the store is the brainâ€" _ the younger kids listening to _ child of coâ€"owners Vince _ it and they come in. Most of _ Dabin and Charles Jarizen, _ the time the vinyl‘s half the _ both of whom worked for _ price of a cd and turntables ; the nowâ€"defunct Dr. Disc _ are getting passed down." f location in Kitchener before Though both are music _ jumping ship to try and test â€" aficionados of one sort or the waters of music retail on _ another, Dabin and Janzen bous MJ Monkey "They seemed like they were going nowhere," Dabin says of Dr. Disc. "I was doing all this work but they weren‘t paying me very much. I figâ€" ured for all that work, I might as well do it myself and have my own store." one of the most eclectic music collections around. While the Orange Monkey makes every effort to keep its ample number of new cds well stocked, the store has actually become more renowned for maintaining a stunning collection of vinyl records that, while catering to different tastes, seems to have caught the attention of classic rock fans in particuâ€" lar. . "For vinyf we can‘t keep people like Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, or Frank Zappaâ€" The gamble paid off for Dabin and Janzen who now find themselves lording over all the classic kind of stuffâ€" in stock; it all just flies out of msagpport samgport supioort supgoary capppart sameon‘t sagepntt sagcont saegetr www.bkmotorsqroup.com camppert sappont cappperr comopht sapoghty sapppntt sapppett sagopett cnpgontt By Vise KHaNNA For The Chronicle here," says Dabin. "For every cd we sell, we probably sell 15 vinyl albums." "They play it on the radio still, all of this classic rock," adds Janzen. "They‘ve got the younger kids listening to it and they come in. Most of the time the vinyl‘s half the Though both are music aficionados of one sort or another, Dabin and Janzen do not allow their own biasâ€" es to dictate whose records they sell. Sure, they might offer an opinion or advise their customers about parâ€" ticular records wherever possible, but ultimately the fate of what makes it into the store is mostly up to conâ€" "We just have a little bit of everything," Janzen explains. "I definitely stock things that I don‘t think are gonna sell or that I‘ll have to wait for the right person to walk in. But we try not to poohâ€"pooh anything, we‘ve got Celine Dion cds too, y‘know? Somebody‘s mom or dad is going to need a preâ€" sent." "I probably don‘t like half the stuff that‘s in here," Dabin admits laughing. "I can‘t judge it though. Whatâ€" ever sells, we‘ll carry it." The Orange Monkey is also well known for its sense of humour, which is most evident in the store‘s décor. Orange Monkey coâ€"owner Vince Dabin stands in front of his popular record store located Resembling a hip pack rat‘s rec room, the store is a pop culture time capsule with virtually every major icon of the last century represented in one form or another. The ©‘70s and ‘80s are given parâ€" ticular prominence with Elvis cutâ€"outs and Star Wars paraphernalia sharing space with pictures of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli and even a Michael Jackson puzzle. "We have people who come in here and just end up looking at the walls," Dabin explains. "I‘ll ask them if they‘re looking for something and they say, ‘Nope, just having a good time looking at the stuff that‘s in here.‘ I just want to make people feel comfortâ€" able when they come in here. I mean the store‘s kind of dirty. It‘s not really clean like a mall store or someâ€" thing, but I hate going into places like that." Orange Mopkey has shared with larger retail stores like HMV or Sunrise is a noticeâ€" able drop in sales as a result of the advent of online music trading. While the music industry‘s griping about falling record sales in lieu of music sharing softâ€" ware (like Napster) might have seerned like a moneyâ€" with Dabin and Janzen indiâ€" cates that the little guy has also felt the brunt and can One similarity that the PAGE 3 )T oy Junc tion Thomas, BOB the Builder, Arts ‘n Crafts, Madeline Riverworks, St. Jacobs 664â€"1451 =~â€"~â€" * $13/child includes: 2 hrs., staff, loot bag & lunch In the past 2 years over 600 children have enjoyed a Toy Junction birthday party verify that the detrimental effects are real. Still, while the new technology has harmed some aspects of retail business, it‘s actually proven to be a boon for othâ€" "That‘s probably why we‘re selling more vinyl," Dabin reasons. "If people buy music, they want to buy it for the packaging. One of our customers comes in here and I‘ll ask him if wants something and he‘ll go, ‘I already downloaded it, but I‘]l take it on vinyl if you can get it.‘ We also tend to carry a lot of independent stuff that people can‘t download because it‘s not commercial "New ods are really down in sales but used cds are about the same," adds Janzen. "Burners have brought used cds onto the market that would never have made it there because if people need the cash. now they‘ll burn one of their fevouri¢ecds and sell it." If online music trading is a trend which affects sales, then it‘s one of many that Dabin and Janzen have seen come and go over the last 10 "We used to sell a lot of noise stuff but not as much anymore," Janzen states. "The punk rock is still selling all the time, Supersuckers Continued on page 4 VISH KHANNA PHOTO ew stop signs on the Neasl side of Waterloo should have students â€" and parents â€" feeling safer about the daily walk to and from school this Sepâ€" tember. Following a traffic study in the Eastbridge neighâ€" bourhood that indicated the need for calming devices, Waterloo city council approved the installation of allâ€"way stops at the intersecâ€" tions of Eastbridge Bouleâ€" vard at Cabot Trail, Eastâ€" bridge Boulevard at Windâ€" jammer Way/Bonavista Drive, and Chesapeake Drive at New BedfordDrive for a oneâ€"year trial period. Council afso voted to Council also voted to prohibit onâ€"street parking on the south side of Windâ€" jammer Way on the inside corner, and on the south side of Bluenose Crescent on the corners; and install a centre line on both Eastâ€" bridge Boulevard and The changes will provide students who attend either St. Luke‘s Catholic school or Lester B. Pearson public school a safer walking route, and give parents peace of mind that their children will no longer have to chance crossing the busy streets. "The visibility is so poor in places that most days parâ€" ents will begin to cross the road with their children, and are then required to quickly pull them back to the curb as a car will suddenly appear from around the corner," explained Rita Ciulei, a member of the Lester B. Pearson Safe Routes subâ€" committee, in a letter to council. "Usually this process is repeated many times until Te crossing can be made safely. "What is important to understand is that there is not even one safe spot on that entire stretch of road to cross. There are no crossing guards during the school year and there are no stop signs or traffic slowing meaâ€" 370 University Ave. E. Waterioo Laser Hair Removal (Light Sheer Diode Laser) By Anprea Barey Chronicle Staff Now Part of Our Excellent Services www.sanctuarydayspas.com "However... we can‘t stop with these measures. They must be considered as phase one only, with further work still needing to be done." In her letter, Ciulei said the changes will provide "some reasonable interim measures. The first, she said, is the need to designate a dropâ€"off area for either school to accommodate parents who choose to drive their chilâ€" dren to class. "Although the goal is that amy children who aren‘t bussed to school will walk to school, that is clearty not the case as many children still have too far to walk and other parents refuse to allow their children to walk because Eastbridge Bouleâ€" vard is unsafe to cross. Ciulei said two main issues still need to be "I think that if a dropâ€"off option is made available, the majority of the parents will use that option, which will alleviate many of the other issues raised by the resiâ€" dents of the community." The second issue is the need for an adult crossing guard on Eastbridge Bouleâ€" However, according to a city staff report, right now the street doesn‘t meet the criteria for a crossing guard. "I would argue that even if the conditions are not met, the children cannot cross safely without an adult assisting them due to the severe visibility issues on Eastbridge," Ciulei said. Christine Koehler of the city‘s traffic department said designating a school dropâ€" off zone in the park area along Chesapeake Drive between the two schools is under consideration. She also said additional measures will be considered during a neighbqurhood public meeting, )*ich will likely take place this Octoâ€" 725â€"9904