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Publishing date: Feb 25, 2021 • February 25, 2021 • 4 minute read • In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, U.S. radio talk show host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh looks on before introducing U.S. President Donald Trump to deliver remarks at a Make America Great Again rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Photo by JIM WATSON /AFP via Getty Images / Files
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It was a geek paradise : Remembering the quirky appeal of Fry s Electronics
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1of2FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, a small crowd begins to gather outside a Fry s Electronics store in Renton, Wash. The electronics chain is permanently closing, citing the struggles it faced as a retailer during the coronavirus pandemic. The company, which was in business for 36 years, had 31 stores in nine states. Fry’s Electronics Inc. said it stopped regular operations and began the wind-down process of its business on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)Ted S. Warren / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
The long suspected and finally confirmed permanent closure of Fry’s Electronics on Wednesday loosed a torrent of nostalgia from tech types who recalled frequenting the quirky themed stores during their heyday, before the one-two punch of the internet and the pandemic knocked the business off the pedestal of retail geekdom.
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