A five minute ride to the train station turned into a 45 minute jaunt all the way home when conversation got too involved to notice that I should exit the car and get onto the platform. No matter – it gave me a chance to follow up on a tip I got that this thrift […]
Month: January 2014
In the past 2 weeks I have built a record bin and also a framework to hold the flightcase for my turntables. Both units weigh in excess of 120lbs (each) and were built entirely from salvaged wood. I only spent money on the paint. These 2 units replaced a very inept system that was pushed […]
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Return to Logan Hardware…
Sort of spur of the moment and towards the end of a respectable snow storm I grabbed Pace 331 up to the Cumblerland blue line at about 5pm on a Saturday after a long nap. I rode to the California stop and then walked east on Fullerton before I stopped at Papa Ray’s for a […]
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Custom record bin
After years of storing my vinyl ‘bookshelf style’ (spines out, vertically) I was running out of room and tired of the frustration of not being able to quickly find what I wanted. I thought about how at a record store, I can go through 100s of records in a short period. I knew I need […]
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Dave’s Records, Lakeview
Just up the street at Reckless, I realized I was near Dave’s and wandered the .6 miles over. My kind of store! Picked up another Engelbert album – afternoon well spent!
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Reckless Records, Lakeview
I received a $30 gift certificate (shown in previous post) for Christmas from my brother’s girlfriend who knew I was a vinyl addict. I took a Saturday afternoon jaunt up to Lakeview to spend it at the final of three Reckless locations. This location is on par with the Wicker Park location or slightly bigger. […]
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