Great journal so far. I find ghost malls/dead malls (or shopping centres as we call them on this side of the pond) curiously fascinating myself as there's one near where I live. It was the original shopping centre in my town, built in the mid-70's, and was the place to do your weekly groceries, buy clothes and CDs etc. I have the memory of buying my first few albums there as well as helping my mum do the weekly groceries as a kid. In the past fifteen years two bigger and better shopping centres opened in my town and resulted in it's slow decline well into the 00's. At the moment it only has one tenant; a small Polish supermarket at the very front of the building. The actual mall itself has been closed off to the public for about two years now and the shutters are showing no sign of re-opening any time soon.
Regarding The Comsat Angels I downloaded their first album Waiting For a Miracle lately as part of my current post-punk kick. A very enjoyable album with a nice downbeat mood to it. I'll definitely check out their second and third albums.
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