I've never been out on Record Store Day. In fact I pretty much stopped buying records after my second kid. The 'record room' became her room and my records got stored in boxes in the garage for a decade. But now we got a new room addition and the raers (read: turds) have been dusted off and shown the love i could never show my real children (read: turds). Just kidding I love them. My records I mean.
Anyways, its time to face the world. Its time to face the record shops. I made a few coy dips onto discogs and it was nice. But nothing like the real thing, baby. Nothing like supporting local shops instead of sending messages to random sellers on discogs asking if the have breakbeat fast and raer of DJ Leacy just to see if they are strutteurs. So far I am not doing so well. But I did click on a record and see that it was on a list that our own yemsky had made. Something about the Soulstrut 100. Whatever that is, amiright?
So it's tomorrow. I'm a little nervous. I have money now. Time has gone by and I'm old now. I can afford to buy this shit I want. I haven't smelled the weird thrift store smell in a long time (i listened to a podcast that said that smell is really just the smell of people's sweat and grime that can't be washed out of the old clothes they donated). Tomorrow I face it. That intimidating sight of row after row of records knowing deep down that i don't really know shit. I'm that dude that has to listen to each one because i don't have them all memorized. I don't know what's good!
Here is the thread. Tomorrow I will report back. The first store opens at 8. The second one at 9. My mind is telling me i'll be out at 8. My 44 year old body that is drinking the local craft whisky (i told you, i buy real shit now - grown man Jay-z style) says I'll be lucky to make 9 o'clock. If all goes well I won't cry in angry frustration.
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Anyways, its time to face the world. Its time to face the record shops. I made a few coy dips onto discogs and it was nice. But nothing like the real thing, baby. Nothing like supporting local shops instead of sending messages to random sellers on discogs asking if the have breakbeat fast and raer of DJ Leacy just to see if they are strutteurs. So far I am not doing so well. But I did click on a record and see that it was on a list that our own yemsky had made. Something about the Soulstrut 100. Whatever that is, amiright?
So it's tomorrow. I'm a little nervous. I have money now. Time has gone by and I'm old now. I can afford to buy this shit I want. I haven't smelled the weird thrift store smell in a long time (i listened to a podcast that said that smell is really just the smell of people's sweat and grime that can't be washed out of the old clothes they donated). Tomorrow I face it. That intimidating sight of row after row of records knowing deep down that i don't really know shit. I'm that dude that has to listen to each one because i don't have them all memorized. I don't know what's good!
Here is the thread. Tomorrow I will report back. The first store opens at 8. The second one at 9. My mind is telling me i'll be out at 8. My 44 year old body that is drinking the local craft whisky (i told you, i buy real shit now - grown man Jay-z style) says I'll be lucky to make 9 o'clock. If all goes well I won't cry in angry frustration.
POST YOUR FINDS HERE
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