And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
The record store - Something the youth of today will never experience.
They still exist as small indie stores, but yea not like the massive Peaches and Oasis record stores of our youth. In college I didn’t have much money so only visited them rarely. I remember walking into one store in 1986 or 1987 when CDs started to decimate vinyl sales, the record bins were mostly empty or very thin in offering, sad days for binyl.
In early 2017, just before relocating from PA to CO... I had a yard sale. I took my entire record collection (that I started in 1960) and put a "Your Choice $5" sign on the large stack. Early on a fellow came by, went through it all and picked out all of the best ones. He offered me what was $1 each. I told him to pound sand. He did. By the end of the day, 75% of them were gone. I then put a "Your Choice $1" sign up and shortly the rest were gone. Do I regret dumping them? Well, yes.
They still exist as small indie stores, but yea not like the massive Peaches and Oasis record stores of our youth. In college I didn’t have much money so only visited them rarely. I remember walking into one store in 1986 or 1987 when CDs started to decimate vinyl sales, the record bins were mostly empty or very thin in offering, sad days for binyl.
ReplyDeleteWe have an extremely popular record store in our community, making a bit of a come back…
ReplyDeleteGoing to the record store in just a little while. The owner probably already has a box of albums ready.
ReplyDelete45s, 78s + 33&1/3s
ReplyDeleteIn early 2017, just before relocating from PA to CO... I had a yard sale. I took my entire record collection (that I started in 1960) and put a "Your Choice $5" sign on the large stack. Early on a fellow came by, went through it all and picked out all of the best ones. He offered me what was $1 each. I told him to pound sand. He did. By the end of the day, 75% of them were gone. I then put a "Your Choice $1" sign up and shortly the rest were gone. Do I regret dumping them? Well, yes.
ReplyDeleteThat has to be a current store just based off the labels on the wall and that camera in the corner. A family friend runs one like this in my hometown.
ReplyDeleteLicorice Pizza in Santa Ana, Ca was where I'd get my LPs in the early 70s. Don't think they exist now.
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