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| From | Christopher <plattc@optonline.net> |
| Subject | Re: Audities record store workers |
| Date | Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:44:45 -0400 |
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I'll second this, and add that I was visiting Dear Old State a few months
ago and had a great experience there.
It was early evening on a weeknight in the middle of spring semester, and
there were a few students hanging out with Greg playing bits and pieces of
new and old stuff for them. A sampling of Rufus Wainwright led to a
discussion of Nick Drake ("Oh, that tune from the VW commercial?") which led
somewhere else, all the while Greg popping in a different CD to illustrate a
point.
I don't think any of them bought anything that night, but they certainly
left with more than they came in with.
All the while, I was browsing the new CDs and the considerable rack of
used/cutout CDs. When I'd collected my stack of purchases (7 or 8 CDs) and
brought it to the counter, I had to tell him that I was so glad he was still
there, and that the service he gave those kids is something they'll probably
never see the likes of again. We had a nice conversation from there (he
claimed to recognize me from my PSU days, mid to late 80's; possible I
guess), where he let me know that, yeah, sure, it's a constant struggle, and
if it weren't for his wife's lucrative career, he'd have had to close shop
years ago.
Arboria is also still peddling CDs in their current location on Beaver Ave.,
but never really held a candle to City Lights in terms of selection or
service. Otherwise, nothing at all in downtown State College -- Blue Train,
National Record Mart, gone gone gone.
Sad, how times change.
Christopher
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
> Of mkropp@comcast.net
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:29 PM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Audities record store workers
>
> Wow, I almost forgot to mention City Lights Records in State College, PA
> (Penn State). When I was a PSU undergrad (mid 80's), I spent many hours
> in City Lights trolling through albums and singles, and Doug Edmunds from
> The Glowhands was usually behind the counter. But he was Doug Edmunds
> from The Seen then, State College's best original band. I was (and still
> am) a big Seen fan. Doug always played cool records in the store.
>
> I haven't been to PSU in about a year, but I believe that City Lights is
> still there on College Ave and is worth a stop if you're there. Greg
> (owner) is a very cool guy as is Ken - one or both are usually always
> there.
>
> Michael
>
>
> >
> >
> > > > Anyone care to come forward?
> >
> > From 93-95 I worked in a couple different Blockbuster Music's. I was in
> my
> > mid-20's then, working with a bunch of college and high school kids.
> First
> > place I began to feel old. But I did enjoy getting 15 year old kids to
> buy the
> > Figgs "Low-Fi At Society High".
> >
> > Rich Horton
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