spindle spider dot comA year or two ago, I got a record gifted to me from a professional colleague. There was a sticker for The Waiting Room inside and my friend mentioned that downtown Normal had record stores ‘up and down the street’. I had trouble believing him at the time, but he was basically correct. Inexplicably, there […]
If I didn’t have 150+ other posts on this blog I’d feel a little more guilty about posting about the same place four times (even if it is over more than a year). And I’d feel guiltier still (in fact, I wouldn’t even bother posting at all) if I had worse luck at the place. […]
I was last out in NW Indiana back in January – I had a blast and came home with a load of records. This time around, I tried to see what I could hit on my way back. Initially I went for a Savers in Dolton but when I arrived there was only a Food […]
I noticed Stars on the way out to Something Else a few weeks ago. Super close to the College Ave stop, I made a mental note to call and see if they had records. Indeed they did – and the trip was on. This makes trip #3 for records along the Union Pacific West line […]
Found myself on an overnight in Kansas City after a visit to nearby Lenexa. After being deposited at my hotel, I hailed an Uber and had him truck me over to Hillcrest. I had called previously to inquire about records, they said they did indeed have them and that they would be ‘downstairs’. Indeed they […]
I don’t know how a local Goodwill was left which I had not already visited (this makes #24!) but there it was, just around the corner. Not much to dig but I did come out of there with a killer Jose Feliciano album in PRISTINE shape for a few cents. My girl took my advice […]
Ran across this place on the way back from a day trip to Naperville. Saw it on the way out and made that old familiar call: ‘do you have any records?’. Indeed they did, so I stopped on the way back. This isn’t actually a thrift store per se; it is a large, divided consignment […]
With only gsalr.com to guide me, I embarked from my girlfriend’s house on a Saturday morn in search of vinyl. I started out by going a bit out of my way to get to the Prarie Path bike trail which I took a few miles west to Villa Park. I got off at Villa Ave […]
Impromptu stop was warranted by my observant colleague (pictured above) noticing the sign (pictured below) as we burned down NW Hwy on our way to Cary. Be damned the fact that I was starving by the time we were headed back in the other direction and I was only delaying our late (already 2pm) lunch […]
Swung through on a Thursday afternoon to find a bevy of vinyl but none worth grabbing. Reminiscent of the album I found long ago in Mundelien (and still regret not buying), I found at least 15-20 copies of what must be a local group; sealed (pink!) vinyl. I was convinced from the Asian characters on […]