Wow. Somebody else noticed my post from last week, the one about Ye Olde Love Shackke of Johns Creek. The very man himself.

Mr Cornetta left a comment, too. A lengthy one, including a quote from a Supreme Court Justice.

Cornetta’s also stated his position at one of the numerous AJC blogs. The other responses are worth reading, though quite a few are cringeworthy.

What can I say? As I mentioned before, I’ve no issues with any product he wants to sell. Nothing in the quarter of his inventory in question is going to bring about the end of morality as we know it in Johns Creek or anywhere else. I’ll even go so far as to say that the state laws that do govern most adult items are inane and unnecessary. The stipulations and requirements to keep them on the shelves are rife with ignorance and hypocracy. For Novelty Use Only. Whatever.

My point was — and remains — that opening the store in that location looked — and still looks — like a poor business decision. I’m not saying that Cornetta won’t make money. The giggling girls mentioned in last paragraph of the AJC’s follow-up article are proof that the sheer novelty (damnit!) of shopping at the JC Love Shack will keep his registers ringing through the New Year.

But once the novelty (there it is again!) wears off, who can say?