ADVISORY/D.C. Music Legend Chuck Brown to Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Best Buy in Bowie; Autograph Signing, Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m.

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ADVISORY... for Saturday (Aug. 24)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    What: Known as "The Godfather of Go Go," Chuck Brown will sign
        autographs at the Best Buy in Bowie on Saturday, August 24 at
        2 p.m.

        "Put Your Hands Up! The Tribute Concert to Chuck Brown," a
        two-DVD and companion CD set of performances at the 9:30 Club,
        was released on August 20. The concert features Brown along
        with EU, Back Yard and 911, as well as many other guests.

        The new Best Buy store in Bowie Town Center grand opens at 10
        a.m. on Friday, August 23.

    When: Saturday, August 24, 2002
          2 - 3 p.m.

    Where: Best Buy Bowie
           15800 Collington Road
           Bowie, Md.

    Media Access: TV crews and photographers welcome
                  Call contact for more information

About Best Buy Stores

Best Buy Stores, owned and operated by Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc., is the top U.S. retailer of technology and entertainment products and services. Best Buy was founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1966. Best Buy Stores reach an estimated 300 million consumers per year through more than 500 retail stores in 47 states and online at BestBuy.com. For more information about Best Buy, visit the virtual pressroom at http://onlinepressroom.net/bestbuy.