According to reports, both are now set to close early next year.

An exact closing date wasnt announced, but its expected to shutter in February.

Its changed over the years, and it [stinks], said manager Rick Polanski.

The Sam Goody music store fills up with holiday shoppers Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.  Best Buy Co. announced Thursday that it will purchase Musicland Stores Corp. for about $425 million in a deal which will give them 1300 additional retail outlets including Sam Goody, Suncoast, Media Play and On Cue.  Best Buy also announced it will expand into Canada with 65 stores over three years starting in  2002.  (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)

A Sam Goody at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, in 2000.AP Photo/Dawn Villella

I put two-thirds of my life into this place.

They are closing the last two Sam Goody locations in the United States, he said.

The fate of the Sam Goody store in Medford is a bit open ended.

Its not true, said Gavin Culver.

Were going to do the last Blockbuster kind of thing because were cool like that out here.

Were not going anywhere.

(The last Blockbuster is in Bend, Oregon.)