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| From | "James Lowe" <jamielowe@msn.com> |
| Subject | close encounters of the cd kind |
| Date | Sat, 5 Jun 2004 21:35:15 -0500 |
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Hey Pop Fans!
I was driving to an appointment early this morning on Chicago's north side and along the way I see a garage sale sign hawking CDs. So I decide to check it out on the way home in an hour or so. I figured that I might find one or two gems or a classic to fill in my collection. But if I came up empty handed I would not be surprised. When I got there I was confronted with a two car garage filled with boxes loaded with CDs! Some Posters, LPs, box sets and books. Nothing was marked with a price so I asked one fetching woman who seemed to be quite at home what the deal was and she said I am just a neighbor that's the guy over there who's in charge. I recognize him and immediately I know I have found the mother lode!
As it turned out I had stumbled quite by accident onto the esteemed Greg Kot's (the Chicago Tribune rock critic) annual garage sale. Everything was just a buck or $2 and needless to say after about an hour of picking I was $67 poorer but infinitely richer in CDs. Greg was definitely very cool and we discussed a number of the titles I purchased and music in general (what else) until the next happy shopper came to check out. I then called everyone I know that lived near by to get their fanny's over there and check it out.
I scored a bunch of great power pop bands CDs like the Lackloves, the Kicks did you know that Jason Falkner's Brother is in that band? Greg pointed that out to me....Cheaptrick, Wondermints, The Wonderstuff. and titles I would not have bought if the price wasn't was what it was. Lot's of Compilations and pre-releases. The fact is I probably left a lot behind. The good news is that GK took my email address and will inform me of the next purge of his collection. He is surely someone who practices what he preaches, his parting words to me were that he pays for most of the music he wants and everything he made from the sale this weekend would be re-invested in music! He's just making room for deluge to come.
It's been a very good week!
Jamie (XTC bumper Stickers) Lowe
www.xtc.billsherlock.org
"If you are going to wait for someone to encourage you to do something, you just better give it up."
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