Re: [ARSCLIST] Is The Record Shop Dead?

[phillip holmes <insuranceman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The real record shop died a slow death in the '90s.  What I mean by real 
is:  33, 45, and 78 rpm; all genres; record care supplies; ephemera; the 
selection of replacement styli; the stylus magnifier; the audition 
turntable and headphones; tobacco smoke _OR_ an old man chewing a cigar 
_OR_ the hourly help dealing pot out the back (but preferably all 
three); two pair of JBL L100 on the walls; cardboard stand-up Beatles; a 
ceramic nipper somewhere in the store; at least one crotchety old worker 
and one bipolar young worker; a jaded owner that USED to be in "the 
business"; the smell of paper aging (the not acid-free kind); and let's 
not forget the most important part of a real record shop--delusional and 
weird record collectors.  Yes, it's dead.
Phillip

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