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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com> |
| Subject | Re: This Just In....... |
| Date | Tue, 1 Jun 2004 13:36:54 -0400 |
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Mark:
Yep ... you're right. I shop at the Borders in Camp Hill, Pa. (just outside
Harrisburg) and it's obviously lovingly tended to and cared for by the
people on staff there.
Additional bias -- they occasionally book my friends for acoustic shows (Hi,
Larry Kennedy) so that's additional impetus to shop there.
That said, I also try to frequent B-Sides Records in nearby Mechanicsburg,
Pa., a wonderful indie shop with a terrific selection.
Record Connection in Ephrata, Pa., has an unparalleled power-pop section
(the only devoted section I've ever seen in any store.)
And I've just learned that a new indie called (of course) Championship, is
on the verge of opening in Harrisburg. So I will gladly go there and spend
money as well.
If given my druthers, I will gladly choose the little guy over the corporate
behemoth any day. But, if the corporate behemoth is my only option, I'll
give my money to my local Borders since there's obviously some passion and
intellgence that goes into the record department there.
Don't even get me started on Barnes & Noble ...
john.
----- Original Message -----
From: <markeichelberger@comcast.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: This Just In.......
> Someone earlier replied that "Borders is evil". Well, I won't go that
far. I do try to shop at the independents, particularly a wonderful little
independent named AKA Music in Philadelphia.
>
> Perhaps the Borders that John shops at is similar to the Borders in Bryn
Mawr, Pennsylvania. Unlike the Borders in the nearby upscale King of
Prussia Mall, the Bryn Mawr Borders' music department is clearly run by
music fans. It's as if a separate indie record store was placed inside a
Borders. I think the music area is twice the size of a typical Borders and
the depth and variety of the selections is really quite good. Their catalog
prices are not the best as some other retailers, but they do run quite a lot
of instore sales. They also host a few instore appearances...I caught a
short acoustic set by Nick Lowe about a year ago.
>
> Now Barnes and Nobles....their music selection is quite skimpy and way
overpriced. I don't know if I would call that evil, but you would have to
be pretty stupid to buy anything from their music department.
>
> Mark E.
>
>
> > Although I buy a fair proporion of my music online these days --
> > particularly since that's the only way to pick up Audities/Paisley
> > Pop-related artists, I will gladly and happily spend hours rummaging
through
> > the bins at my local Borders.
> > Why?
> > Well, for openers, I'm consistently surprised by what I find there. I'm
just
> > as likely to buy the new Shins as I am something by The Streets (can't
> > recommend their newie highly enough, by the way) or a dub CD by Augustus
> > Pablo.
> > With coffee and magazines just a few steps away, along with a few
hundred
> > thousand books, it becomes a much more encompassing experience.
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