Hey I totally agree. The grocery store near my house, where I've lived for 4+ years has changed companies, and the quality gone way downhill - obscenely so. (Much like the phone company - Nynex to Bell Atlantic to Verizon or my bank, BankBoston to Fleet) I feel like I'm suffocating when I go to the grocery store now. And I usually try to re-assure myself that corporate conglomeratization and proliferation doesn't touch me. I feel it now, and I HATE to admit or even acknowledge my sinking feeling. The feeling is helplessness. I mean, Christ, just where are we headed? More malls, more people, bigger companies, less human humans. Thank God we still have cool music!!!!! Ajda the Turkish Queen http://mp3.com/turkishqueen http://wmbr.org/schedesc.html#binge Remix http://drawbridge.com/countess/music.html Michael Gira Interview http://www.younggodrecords.com/audio/interview/AjdaInterview.ram _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com