I heard a disturbing news, a news made more disturbing by the fact that I was not able to check the validity of this news until last Sunday. Shee and Esther Unni informed me a couple of weeks ago that there is a GREEN banner at The Strand bookstore, replacing its signature RED and WHITE motif. I expressed my sincere hope that it was just for the holidays, that since they already had lots of red, they perhaps wanted to add some green temporarily to mark the festive season. Shee pointed out, however, that the banner looked pretty permanent.
Well, this Sunday, on my way to buy my 2010 Moleskine planner, I had a chance to check out the said banner. Walking down Broadway, I was able to see that there was indeed a dancing Strand banner in green. Oh but still hoping that this was only for the holidays, I overcame my intense dislike for talking to people and asked a person working there about it…
I was able to confirm with her, as far as she knew, that the banner is temporary, JUST FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON!
Whew!
Not that I hate green. In fact, it’s my favorite color. And I’ll admit, it was a nice banner, one that was definitely adding to the holiday spirit. The banner, however, did trigger my fear that the bookstore is changing. I don’t know why I hate every change made to the store, even the good ones like the addition of air conditioning. I guess I just hate the idea of changing what I’ve grown comfortable with… man, is this what it’s like to grow old?
Anyway, I think change is (sometimes) necessary, but I hope the bookstore keeps alternations to minimum to make grumpy New Yorkers like me happy. Besides, their red and white candy cane colors are festive enough for any season.
Happy holidays and may everyone encounter many lovely bookstores they don’t want to see changed in 2010.
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