Only 6 shopping days left until Christmas!
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Sunday, December 11th, 2005
ANOTHER MESSAGE
Tony is still in the hospital, he is recovering, but I quote him saying "This Sucks!" Please come in and sign his card!

We've got two fun little movies for you to enjoy! The long awaited CLEANING UP MONTAGE from after Hurricane Wilma and a time lapse of our set up for the Parallel Universe Art Show a few weeks ago... both are quicktime movies and are available in two sizes.

Cleaning Up Montage
Small (1.2meg) ---- Medium (3.5megs)

Parallel Universe Time Lapse
Small (1meg) ---- Medium (2.7megs)

Are you ready for the holidays? ...only 14 shopping days until Christmas! Don't forget that Tate Money Gift certificates are available in any amount!! :-)
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Thursday, December 8th, 2005
TONY'S HEALTH

On Wednesday evening Tony had quadruple-bypass surgery. He is doing well. It was preventative surgery, done BEFORE he had a heart attack. He should be even better than he was before once he fully recovers!! Please sign his Get Well card! It will be up at the front counter until next Thuesday or later. He will be very happy that our customers are thinking of him!
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Sunday, November 20th, 2005
THANK YOU!
Our postponed Halloween sale (rechristened the "After Hurricane" sale) was a great success! We thank all of you for that!

We will be closing at 3pm on Thanksgiving Day (11/24). Have a lovely, delicious Thanksgiving and good luck with your holiday shopping! We expect to see you back in the store for gift buying soon. :-)
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Saturday, November 19th, 2005
THE SALE IS THIS WEEKENED!
Thank goodness it only rained a little in the morning today! We were afraid we'd end up damp all day. Thanks to everyone who came out early and waitied patiently with the rest of the early birds! We hope you got what you came for! There was lots of good stuff to be had!

I also wanted to mention that our neighbor, Read Ink Books set up a tent next to ours offering insane discounts on fantastic books! If you can't come this weekend, make sure you check out their store next time you visit US! :-) Also, next door to Read Ink and just open for the first time today, Neighbohood Skate Shop!

The Parallel Universe art show is back this year! Come check it out on the evening of Friday, December 2nd. More info in the 'Special Events' section of our website. Click Here to see the Flyer.
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Thursday, November 10th, 2005
Don't Forget!
The sale is NEXT WEEKENED!
Everything you have come to expect from our fabulous bi-yearly mega sales will be going on next weekend! In addition, Tate has decided to give even bigger discounts on the comics outside in the tent!

Comics will be 5 for $1 and $35 for a Longbox!
Crazy! At those prices you can stock up now and not finish reading them until after the NEXT time you lose power for a week. ;-)

Yes, I still need to do the 'cleaning up montage'!
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Thursday, October 27th, 2005
After Hurricane Tent Sale
November 19 & 20
The store is all cleaned up, thanks to our fantastic cleanup crew (Erin, Jo, Alex, Amanda & Tate)! We will be posting a 'cleaning up montage' just for fun in a few days. It looks as good as ever. Maybe even cleaner!

We have officially decided to postpone the Halloween Sale until November 19 & 20 (as long as the city allows us to have the permit for those days) The sale will be exactly as it would have been this weekend, but hopefully with much better weather!! Please spread the word that the sale will take place at this later date.

We are going to be offering 10% Off everything in the store this weekend (Oct. 29 & 30) as a consolation to anyone who makes it in.

Thank you to everyone who came in today and we hope things are back to "normal" soon!
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Thursday, October 27th, 2005
WE'RE OPEN!
We cannot believe it, but we have POWER! YAY! We are open - now! Please excuse the mess as we clean up. New books for this week will probably available by 4pm. Please be patient! We're expecting a truck to deliver it soon. :-)

We're not sure what will happen with the big sale this weekend, it definately won't be what we were expecting. Maybe we'll have a mini version of it this weekend and have the BIG sale mid-November! Yay! Please check for updates, we'll make flyers and stuff of course!

This is what we are dealing with to clean-up.
Fantastic Four logo courtesy of Jo.

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Tuesday/Wednesday, October 25/26th, 2005
Hurricane Wilma Blew the Big One.
Wow. This is much worse than we had anticipated! We had actually hoped to be OPEN on Tuesday. Ha!! This really sucks. No one has power. The whole county looks like a war zone. Trees down EVERYWHERE, gas stations all torn up. Millions without electricity. You can't believe the lines to get gas and ice!! Obviously, we have to be closed.

The store is FINE. All we have to worry about there is cleaning up the big mess caused by this weird dark brown insulation dust that always comes from the ceiling during big storms... we just need to vacuum & wipe to take care of that. No biggie.

Guess there will be no Halloween sale this weekend. Even if we HAD electricity, no one has any gas to drive to us! we will certainly be having an "After Hurricane" Sale in November! :-)

If you can, call the store, if the answering machine picks up - that means we have POWER (yay!) and we will be open that day. If no answering machine picks up... it will be another day. As soon as we can!

We still don't really know what will happen with this weeks new books. I guess we'll just double up next week (hopefully it will BE next week!)

We all hope every one of our customers fared okay. No one was completely spared, but some got it worse than others. We'll see you all soon and we thank you in advance for you support!!!

If you are from out of town, check out www.sun-sentinel.com for lots of photos and coverage.
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2005
Phooey on Hurricane Wilma
Oh boy, here we go again! We will be CLOSED on Monday, October 24th due to Hurricane Wilma. As long as we have ELECTRICITY, we will be back open on Tuesday. Check back here for updated information. We don’t yet know if new books will be available Wednesday. Call or check back here. Rentals due back Monday will not be charged late fees. Make sure you and your family stay safe & dry! (Obviously, if it completely misses us we will be open Monday, but don't count on it!)

On a happier note, we are SURE to have nice weather for our big Halloween sale next weekend! We can't believe it has come up again so quickly! Everyone has been wokring hard to restock our back issues (& everything else too) for the sale! Don't miss it!
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September 24th, 2005
We've won City Link BEST COMIC BOOK STORE!
Yay! We've been named 2005 "Best Comic Book Store" by City Link Magazine! They also bestowed "Best Movie Night" upon us for the "Japanese Anime on the Big Screen" series. THANK YOU!!
You can click HERE to see the article!
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Sunday, September 4th, 2005
Halloween Sale & Culture Shock Art Show
We've put the info about our upcoming Halloween Sale in our Special Events section. The printed flyers should be in by next weekend. Also, next weekend is the 'Culture Shock' lowbrow art show in Miami's design district. The location is fantastic and we have a nice little room that we are going to set up as a mini-Tate's! Information about that event can be found in our Special Events section also. Additionally, please note: we have stopped accepting submissions for 'The Robot Painting Project'.
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Sunday, August 28th, 2005
WE'VE GOT POWER BACK! SPECIAL SALE!!
We are SO happy to get our power back and be back to 'normal' operations today. But, it HURT to lose those two days of business this weekend. So, we hae decided to have an AFTER HURRICANE SALE! 10% OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE: Sunday, August 28th through Tuesday, August 30th. Come in and take advantage of this special savings and help us make up for our lost days of business! Also, a big thank to all our customers who came in and shopped in the dark yesterday... :-)
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Saturday, August 27th, 2005
Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Update
AHHHHH!!! 4:00PM on Saturday; STILL WE HAVE NO POWER!! Tony & JoAnn are being brave troopers and have actually OPENED today with no power. Obviously, things are not NORMAL by any stretch of the imagination... please check back here and I will post as soon as we get power back. Keep your fingers crossed that it will be SOON!!
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Friday, August 26th, 2005
Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Lucky for us we all survived the storm okay... it is our hope that you and your homes are okay too. No damage was done to the store. Everything inside is covered with a thin layer of fine dark drown dust/roof debris. We've got the wipe EVERYTHING down. Also, the "Promenade Shoppes" wooden marquee sign completely blew away! A couple of trees are down too, but nothing too devestating, thank goodness!

1:30PM; The entire Promenade shopping center (home of the store and the Gaming Satellite) has no power. Hopefully that will be back on SOON. As soon as it comes back on we will open for business. We should be open for business regular hours on Saturday. But, please call!! Even if you call before opening hours-- if the answering machine picks up that means that the power is back on and we will be OPEN!! We'll post a notice here if we know more. We apologize for any inconvenience and we hope to see you soon!
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July 29th, 2005
They're up!
SAN DIEGO COMICON PHOTOS!
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July 19th, 2005
Back from San Diego!
Tate and Amanda returned from visiting San Diego Comicon this past weekend. Photos will be posted in the coming days, so you can see what it was like! Check back here at the News Flash...
Notice: We regret to inform you that TATE'S no longer accepts personal checks as a form of payment. We apologize if this is an inconvenience to any of our customers.
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June 15th, 2005
New TATE'S T-shirt!!

2002 was the last time we had a TATE'S T-shirt printed up, so it was high time for a new one! We are proud to have our shirt emblazoned with an original illustration by Justin Degarmo, created just for us! This shirt is the start of a new project, a line of limited edition t-shirts, 'Tate's Torso Art'. This first design by Justin Degarmo is limited to 150 shirts for sale and will not be reprinted. We truly hope that you will all like the newest shirt and that many of you will wear it with pride! Thank you for those who do!!
AVAILABLE FOR SALE ONLINE!
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June 3rd, 2005

Parastone's 3D-Mouseion Miniature Museum Sculpture Collection. We've just gotten in a line of really neat-o statues from the paintings of Dali, Escher and Heronymus Bosch! They are very detailed and well done! As seen in Rue Morgue magazine! Visit the Mouseion website to see more!
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May 23rd, 2005
Toy Shop Magazine Article!
I'm sure by now you must be SICK to DEATH of reading articles about us... :-) Well, there's ANOTHER one! I guess we've just had a run of good luck with free publicity lately! Click HERE to read the article!
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May 13th, 2005
We've won New Times BEST COMIC BOOK STORE!
We are so very happy and honored to have the crown of 'Best Comic Book Store' bestowed upon us for the 2005 year! Thank you!!! You can click HERE to see the article!
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May 11th, 2005
Tate's REALLY gonna be on CHANNEL 7 this time!
Well, the Channel 7 report never ran due to an unexpected car chase in Broward county that preempted EVERYTHING else. It is supposed to air THIS coming Thursday at 5:30pm. Check it out if you can! :-)

The "Monsters of Lowbrow" art show in Miami went well, Francesco LoCastro and Donnamarie Baptiste put on a beautiful show. We hope that some of the folks that we met there will make the trip and become new customers of TATE'S! It was a great time. Photos will be posted shortly.

TLC, who has been filming a "reality" show in South Florida called Miami Ink, were at the show and there is a good chance our merchandise area will be in the show when it airs! Cool! Look for us in the final episode. Serena will almost certainly be on the show as well, she was filmed getting tattooed for the show two times! Should be an interesting show...
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May 1st, 2005
Tate's gonna be on CHANNEL 7!
Channel 7's Fox News came into the store this past Thursday to film a segment about Star Wars (since the movie is coming out soon). They spent quite a bit of time interviewing Tate and filming around the store. Tate called in members of the 501st Legion, so a Stormtrooper and Darth Vader will also be featured in the segment! It will be on this coming Thursday, MAY 5th at 5:30pm.
Don't miss it! :-) Photos of the shoot can be seen HERE.

Free comic book day is this coming Saturday, May7th. We will have lots of goodies to give away! Come by and pick up your Free Comics!

This coming weekend is also the "Monsters of Lowbrow" art show in Miami. See you there!
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April 13th, 2005
Japanese Snacks GALORE... Weirdo Deluxe Signing!
Don't miss our book signing this weekend! Matt Dukes Jordan and Skot Olsen will be appearing Saturday, April 16th, 2005 from 1pm-3pm. They will be signing the new lowbrow art book "Weirdo Deluxe". It a fantastic book, a MUST for fans of lowbrow art! Thanks to New Times and City Link for mentioning this event!! We are hoping to have a nice, friendly crowd... :-)

We just got in a big shipment of delicious sweet and savory Japanese snacks in. Yummy treats such as... a Toasty Crunchy Snack (Butter or Garlic Bread!! Jo's favorite new thing), Giant Caplico (strawberry & chocolate), Apple Pretz, Honey Pretz, Lotte Custard and Lotte Chocolate Cakes, Carmel Corn (aka Dessert Cheetos), Seafoody Rice Crackers (YUM YUM), Green Tea Pocky (It's back for the summer!!), New Almond Crush Pocky and Lucky MINI Almond Pocky, little plush "Birthday Bears" with candy (the hottest new "thing" in Japan), Orange Marshmallow candy, Strawberry Pocky, Vanilla and Chocolate Collon, Crazy/Yummy Mixed Crackers & Nuts, All Hi Chews back in stock, plus much more are all stocked and ready for munching! Nearly all the Ramune (marble soda) flavors are back in stock as well as Pocari Sweat, and we've got NEW Strawberry Calpis, Coffee Cola Cans and a peach drink!! Too much to choose from!

Tate and Amanda just got back from trip to New York City, and we had a great time. We went to support our friends Skot Olsen, Colin & Sas Christian and Francesco LoCastro at an art gallery opening (Fuse Gallery). We met Morgan Spurlock, of Super Size Me 'fame' at the gallery. He was a very nice guy, just as you would expect! Photo below as proof! ;-)

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March 29th, 2005
'Anime on the Big Screen' at Cinema Paradiso
We've just started a new event, which hopefully will become a monthly tradition! We have joined with Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale to offer Anime on the Big Screen! Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful independent theater and for $5 you can enjoy a selection of anime titles! We plan on showing a feature and a few episodes of a series for each event. More on this event can be found in our 'Special Events' section. If you'd like to contribute an idea for a future screening, please visit our forum and post it!
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March 18th, 2005
12th Anniversary Sale, THIS WEEKEND!
Write up in City Link!
As always, the sale date sneaks up on us so very quickly. Tate and the staff have all been working hard to get everything ready for the weekend. We've got an extra big red & white tent this year, which hopefully will allow more comfy tent sale shopping! Don't forget, the sale starts early at 10am both Saturday & Sunday. It is usually the BUSIEST (longest wait to pay) on Saturday morning, before 1pm... but get here early for the choicest pickins'! ...and don't forget to wish us a Happy Anniversary! :-)

Also this week, we were thrilled to have a write up this week in the local free magazine, City Link! Thank you to City Link and Bob Weinberg for helping promote us by writing an interesting article about the store. We appreciate it!
Read the City Link Article!
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March 2nd, 2005
Mountains of NEW STUFF IN!
First, let me alert you all to the fact that the McFarlane DRAGONS are in. We have them available in both our main location and our Gaming Satellite. These are going to be hot!

Secondly, we just got a HUGE collection of Star Wars stuff in. Look for Tate to be working hard at putting it out for sale. The back room is really jammed with stuff right now!

And, finally, we got a vast array of new Naruto Cosplay merchandise in! We've got throwing daggers, forehead protectors, dog tags, Itiachi's ring, the leaf necklace, scrolls and bracelets! Are you excited yet? We also got Ed's pocketwatch from FullMetal Alchemist! New wall scrolls came in, including Naruto, FullMetal Alchemist, One Piece and More!! Get here QUICK!
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February 26th, 2005
Tate & Amanda visit MegaCon!
We went to MegaCon in hopes of drumming up some comic book artists to come down to TATE'S for a signing. We passed out some information... you never know! We met some great guys from B.B. Birdy, we look forward to working with them. Lo-Fi magazine also had a great booth setup and surely generated interest in their fantastic publication. We saw some old friends and made some new ones too. There were loads of devoted fans dressed in costumes. It was great, exhausting fun!
CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM THE CON HERE!
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February 20th, 2005
Store Photos & Gaming Section Updated!
We have finally updated the photos on our website's "See The Store" Section. The previous photos had been up there since 2003! Time passes so quickly, it seems like we just moved in to the "big" store! The GAMING SATELLITE'S portion of this website has also (finally) been updated! Yay!
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Sunday, January 30th, 2005
Orange Anime, restock of snacks & neat-o stuff!
We recently received a restock of Japanese snacks, new seasonal Pocky and more! Try out "Berry G" Pocky (tastes like Captain Crunch Berries!), decorative Pocky (Caramel & Strawberry+Chocolate flavors), "Soft Cream" hard candy shaped like ice cream cones (yummy!), Vanilla & Chocolate flavored bubble gum, Ramune Soda flavored hard candies and much more! The Ramune (marble soda) is also fully restocked, including NEW delicious Hawaiian Blue!!
We also got a restock on fun stuff like fingertip nuns, devil duck keychains, smoking babies, Chinese food bags and the like...
We were proud to be a stop for Orange Anime's Winter Gathering today! We hope everyone had a good time and enjoyed their visit... thanks for coming in!! Learn more about the organization by visiting them at www.orangeanime.com.

See bigger pics at:   www.tatescomics.com/OApics
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January 24th, 2005
12th Anniversary Sale!
We have decided on the date for our upcoming 12th Anniversary Sale! Saturday & Sunday, March 19th & 20th. It is the weekend before Easter. Info can be found in the Special Events section of our site, we have flyers in the store too! The fantastic painting on the flyer is by the artist Justin Degarmo. We have commissioned him to create the artwork for a new TATE'S T-shirt, it is sure to be a wonder! The painting is called "Food for Thought III", the original is in Tate & Amanda's collection of  artwork along with a few of his other works. His website is currently being updated www.justindegarmo.com, but check back and check it out!
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January 4th, 2005
Appleseed Screening on Jan. 10th!
Happy New Year! We're sponsoring a screening for the new anime film Appleseed on Monday, January 10th at 7:30. The screening will be held at Muvico Paradise Theater, I-75 & Sheridan. You can pick up your free pass (each pass admits two) at our store, while supplies last!! There will also be prizes given away at the screening!!
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Sunday, December 26, 2004
Hope Everyone Had a Happy Holiday!
WOW! Christmas has come and gone. Amazing how time flies! We are hard at work restocking our shelves so all you lucky gift certificate recipients will have a nice selection to choose from! We also recently restocked our Japanese Snack section, lots of new stuff to try out! We are starting a process of rearranging some of the sections of the store in January, look for lovely new displays and showcases!! Apologies for not posting the hours we were closed for Xmas. Here are the New Year's Special Hours: We're closing early 12/31, Friday at 5pm & We're CLOSED on Saturday 1/1/2005. We will reopen at 12noon on Sunday 12/2/2005. See you then! Happy New Year!!
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Thursday, December 16, 2004
Ever wanted to be in a movie?
A short film is shooting at our store in January. They have acting parts available and need extras! Customers in the background... one-liner walk-on parts... and more! Contact Eidolon Productions, email: eidolonproductions@hotmail.com --for more information.
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Friday, December 10, 2004
Tate in a Miami Herald article, on the front page!
On the front page of today's Miami Herald there is an article entitled "Anime Magnetism Draws Fans to South Florida", it fortells of next weekend's Miami anime convention, OtakuCon (www.otakucon.com). There is a photo of Tate (he looks a bit sad in it though) and a couple sentences about the store towards the end of the article. Yay! We love publicity! We hope this will bring in new customers and let more of South Florida know we exist! :-)
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Sunday, November 28, 2004
Say HELLO to Manijeh!

This is Manijeh, the newest member of TATE'S staff. Her name is pronounced, MONI-SHAY, like Monica, but with a SHAY at the end instead of a KUH. The name is Persian, even though Manijeh is not... Please be nice to her &  welcome her to TATE'S - she'll be working on Tuesday & Friday nights.
Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving! This month has truly FLOWN by, the holiday season is suddenly upon us!  Lots of people have started their shopping already, hope to see YOU in here soon... and don't forget we have GIFT CERTIFICATES available in ANY AMOUNT!!
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Wednesday, November 10, 2004
It's November Already??
Well, The Big Halloween Sale came and went, we are happy to report that it was a success! We hope all our customers had a good time and went home happy with their great bargains! The pictures from the sale are now up (as of last night). We hope you enjoy looking at them, there are 150 photos!! Tate and Amanda just returned from a trip to Los Angeles, where they went to support their friend Sas Christian (www.saschristian.com) at a Copro Nason gallery show. The weather in Los Angeles in beautiful, but the traffic is HORRIFIC! Speaking of horrific, ScreamFest was also this past weekend, Aubri was on hand at the show passing out flyers and spreading the word about TATE'S... check out their site (www.spookyempire.com) for more upcoming events!
FYI: The new Dr. Doom Marvel select figure and Identity Crisis Issue 6 came in this week.
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November 7th, 2004
From: Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy
DEAR AMY: I have an alternative place to go to find a guy - the local comic book shop. I don't mean the single spinner rack at the local chain bookstore, but a real comics shop. Comics are not just for kids. They're great storytelling devices. Men who go to comic book shops have good values, are of all sizes and ethnicities, and the time they spend in the shop and reading is time they are not cheating on someone or getting sloppy drunk. Dating a geek isn't a bad thing - my girlfriend doesn't mind. Go on a Wednesday, because that's when the new issues get delivered.
-Comic Genius
DEAR GENIUS: I love your suggestion, so I field tested it at a comic book store in downtown Chicago - on a Wednesday. You're right! There were lots of guys there! However, here's the thing about comic book stores - the guys who go there really like comic books. I spoke with a female employee who said that the ratio of men to women is very favorable (to women), at about 20-1, and that they all have something in common: They really like comic books. What I like about your idea is that it is a great reminder that it is good for all of us to leave our comfort zone. Trying new things makes people more interesting. Interesting people are more attractive. The problem is that comic book stores are full of people who really like comic books. When you choose to meet people at a place that has a specific focus, it helps if you share that focus. Comic book collecting is a hobby, which isn't everyone's cup of tea, although I did pick up a couple of "storytelling devices."
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Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Busy, Busy, Busy!
With the BIG Halloween Sale coming up this weekend, we've been really crazy getting everything ready. It is a lot of WORK! Our 'under tent' area will be even bigger than it was last time and we will have TONS of great T-shirts, toys & statues on super-mega-sale to choose from! Don't miss this sale, it is going to be great! Like last year, customers who come to the sale dressed in a costume will have their photo taken and be posted on our website (special events/archive/photos) and receive a $5 OFF Coupon, good for use after the sale! Kids under 10 who come dressed up will get a nifty goody bag with little toys & candy in it. We are also giving away a great TATE'S Halloween '04 Button, while supplies last.It is also a big week for comic books, with 70 titles out this Wednesday!
Also, I'm sure this is beating a dead horse... but don't forget to go out and VOTE on Tuesday! It is very, very important!
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2004
Giant Microbes Are Taking Over!!!
Here at TATE'S we have just gotten "The Flu", "The Common Cold", "Stomachache", "Sore Throat", "Ear Ache", "Cough", "Bad Breath", "Mono", "Athlete's Foot", "Ulcer", "Flesh Eating Virus" and "Black Death"...and we have plenty to go around to ALL your friends!! ;-) Aye Yi Yi, you must be worried about us! Thankfully, these maladies I speak of are in PLUSH form. That's right, plush. (We also have acquired "Martian Life", "Beer/Bread" and "Bookworm" Plush Microbes). These should be fun gifts for your sick (physically or mentally) friends and family. Retailing from $5.95 - $6.25, they are a bargain! You won't be able to decide if you'd rather have "Black Death" or the "Flesh Eating Virus"!! Check out their website: www.giantmicrobes.com

Also NEW this week... Buffy figures: Season 5 Anya, Hush Tara & New Moon Rising Tara; and Identity Crisis, Issue 5!
We have also recently gotten a large restock of magnets. There's lots of new styles to choose from!
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2004
Tate was quoted in the newest issue of City Link Magazine's article about Lo-Fi Magazine! Pick up the Oct 13-19 issue to read the article... we have copies of it (as always) right by the front door. We always appreciate and enjoy ANY attention the store receives, hopefully the article will send a few new customers in to pick up Lo-Fi!  Also, congratulations to the Lo-Fi crew on getting a great write up that issue to alert City Link readers to their publication. Cheers! Check out their site at: http://www.lofimagazine.com
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Sunday, October 10th, 2004
New Silly Stuff! New Fish Friend!
We have just finished putting out a big restock of stuff from Accoutrements for Fun (online they are called Archie McPhee). Anything from wacky band-aids to a smoking monkey. We got in a bunch of their action figures too, including: Jesus, Annie Oakley, Edgar Allen Poe, Bigfoot, Crazy Cat Lady and more! We have also just restocked our selection of Scary Stories plush critters (www.scarystories.com). We have a great selection of all the cuties. Now, about the new fish. His name is Robert, in honor of an employee we had over the summer that has since left for college in Boston. Robert (the blue/red betta fish) sits on the front counter and is in charge of security. ;-) Say hello to Robert as he gives you the ol' fish eye on your way out!
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Friday, October 8th, 2004
Welcome to the new 'NEWS FLASH' feature of the site!
We felt like we were missing a place to share info with our customers, hopefully this section will help to fill that void. We intend to keep you updated on anything and everything new that we can. New product arrivals, new store info, stuff like that! We are planning on updating the NEWS FLASH at least once a week. Maybe even more if necessary...

:-)