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On vacation in Palm Desert, I finally had a chance to knock the great state of California off my list. There were a couple candidates in the area but this place was too good to pass up. Way up in the mountains, I’d need to drive an hour down treacherous winding roads. The Google Maps […]
My Uncle Rick is the #1 influencer of my musical taste in my lifetime. It is probable that the fact that I became a musician and pursued it was contributed to by his exposing me to music at a young age. Along with the fact that I thought he was pretty cool so I’d probably […]
I have been with my current employer for almost 14 years. About a year ago, I was lucky enough to move into an office of my own. It is probably 12′ x 12′, very roomy by my standards. When I got it, I did a ton of work: drywall, electrical, paint, carpet cleaning. Did some […]
I visited Vermont about 6 months ago and got a rare chance to go back to the same place in St. Albans (by way of Burlington). As I already had Vermont checked off the list, it wasn’t on my radar to look for more to do. I did however have a full afternoon to waste. […]
Got to make a run through Norman OK through a strange turn of events. Flew into OKC and hung out in downtown Norman very briefly, to ride a Lime scooter and also check out Guestroom Records. I must admit I was a bit disappointed to find that the place retailed largely (or better) new vinyl, […]
Got a rare chance to go west one more time and I booked a crazy cheap $200 ticket with United out to Denver. I had connected in their airport a handful of times, I was eager to hit the streets in search of vinyl! I decided on Wax Trax based on location and my own […]
Once in a great while I get a comment from strangers which is always nice. Nicer still are the even fewer times that I have gotten comments from record store owners who saw their post and let me know they enjoyed it. I don’t go out of my way to trash anyone and I have […]
A couple years ago I was fortunate enough to head over to Seattle. I had a great time, and checked out some vinyl, and thus ticked Washington off my list. On this trip, I had some work in Spokane and plenty of downtime. I wasn’t about to waste time running ragged in Washington – been […]
Vermont – the last state on the entire east coast I have not been to, stopped in, had a meal, worked in, slept in. The circumstances that set this one up probably will not recur, so I knew I had to take advantage. I arrived on a Monday set to work on Tuesday about 30 […]
I have been through this store and this area too many times to count at this point – I just created a new label to keep track of all these trips so you know it is getting serious!. I pulled some scores out of here over the years and even when I strike out I […]