{"article":{"id":111507,"heading":"Goodnight Midnight","author":"A","created":"2004-05-31 12:58:20","modified":"2005-08-15 02:57:08","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:57:08","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Midnight Special is a social &amp; cultural bookstore presenting books &amp; ideas to change the world. For almost 30 years the Midnight Special has served the local and global community as a resource for information and guidance during times when access to information has been either blocked or filtered through a corporate controlled media.  <br><br> Midnight Special started as a cooperative in a small space in Venice, California. Through community involvement and tireless staff and vollunteers the store has evolved into a cultural and political oasis in Los Angeles. Independent booksellers are quickly disappearing and being replaced by the mega-chains. We implore you to support the independent businesses that shape and define the communities in which they have thrived for so long. As the mega-chains encroach further into our communities, devouring the independents, our choices become increasingly limited. <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/msbooks.com\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"Send off for MS books, Friday May 28th","numcomment":8,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2004\/05\/mshocked.jpg","filesize":"20.3 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2004\/05\/111507.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2004\/05\/mshocked.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2004\/05\/mshocked.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[{"id":111508,"heading":"MS sings MS","article":"","author":"A","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"audio\/mpeg","created":"2004-05-31 12:58:20","modified":"2005-08-15 02:57:08","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/05\/ms.mp3"}],"comments":[{"id":111509,"heading":"List of All Independent Bookstores in LA?","article":"Can somebody list all the independent bookstores in Los Angeles?  THANK YOU!\r\n\r\nMidnight Special Bookstore was the best Independent bookstore in Los Angeles. What is the second best bookstore?","author":"Gandhi","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-05-31 13:07:39","modified":"2004-05-31 13:07:39","fileurl":""},{"id":111513,"heading":"No reason to go to SM","article":"Now there is practically no reason to go to Third Street in Santa Monica. It has become a tourist-only zone. Except for low-wage workers and homeless kids running and hiding from the cops, that is. ","author":"Where's the mayor?","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-05-31 14:03:19","modified":"2004-05-31 14:03:19","fileurl":""},{"id":111537,"heading":"Partial list of independent bookstores in the LA area","article":"http:\/\/www.skylightbooks.com\/NASApp\/store\/IndexJsp\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.smallworldbooks.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.duttonsbrentwood.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.komabookstore.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.bodhitree.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.angelcitybooks.com\/cgi-bin\/acb455\/about.html?id=wZ6xPeYI\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.vromansbookstore.com\/NASApp\/store\/IndexJsp\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.the-book-shop.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.culturalatina.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.dawsonbooks.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/Opamp.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.mapper.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.LAAudubon.org\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.hennesseyingalls.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.raresf.com\/bhome.html\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.mystery-bookstore.com\/blog\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.bookem.com\/\r\n","author":"A","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-05-31 17:33:30","modified":"2004-05-31 17:33:30","fileurl":""},{"id":111596,"heading":"issues","article":"i attended this event and found it to be filled with white, yuppie, priviledge snobs that just simply don't get it! ","author":"concerned","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-06-02 01:14:49","modified":"2004-06-02 01:14:49","fileurl":""},{"id":111603,"heading":"There's always...","article":"Flor Y Canto which is an awesome independent bookstore and hangout that is non-profit.","author":"Breezy","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-06-02 04:52:16","modified":"2004-06-02 04:52:16","fileurl":""},{"id":111604,"heading":"Oh and don't forget...","article":"30% off sale at MS Books right now.  We'll never forget that place.","author":"Breezy","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-06-02 04:53:43","modified":"2004-06-02 04:53:43","fileurl":""},{"id":111608,"heading":"what about bohemia books","article":"Are they still around?  I got a few books there.  They were located next to the cafe, on the south side of Macarthur Park.","author":"more rational","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-06-02 08:55:36","modified":"2004-06-02 08:55:36","fileurl":""},{"id":112482,"heading":"fresca: &quot;i attended this event ...&quot;","article":"You could fertilize all of the farmland in the US with THAT one. Nice try, dipshit.","author":"Yeah, right","parent_id":111507,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-06-14 17:39:09","modified":"2004-06-14 17:39:09","fileurl":""}]}