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| Subject | Re: That :old' Feeling |
| Date | Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:22:04 -0500 |
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I have that same feeling about Madam Wong's West.
I had so many awesome experiences there that when they tore the
building down I kinda went, "Yup. End of an era....".
Esther Wong just died a few months ago. And I said it again.
I usually put on Story Of My Life by Social Distortion or Prom Theme by
FOW and then wallow in it for a while......
Grumprist
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Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:11:20 -0800
From: "Craig Leve" <CraigL@ori.org>
Subject: Re: Aron's
Drew,
Was it Sym"pop"phony..or something like that? Cherry Twister was on
there? A
quartet of bands?
Everybody,
Speaking of Not Lame, go buy the Everyday Things. For some reason I
think if
Buddy Holly made power pop, it might have sounded like this.
And... if you haven't bought Not Lame's Hook Heaven compilation, and
you're a
power pop fan....*holds hands up in confusion*
And... the latest (and final) edition of the Home Runs series on Sound
Asleep is
a SUCH a treat. If you've been gushing over the Yellow Pills: Prefill,
then this
should really be next on your list. And it's so damned limited that if
you let
it go now, it'll be gone. Oh yeah, our own John Borack does the
baseball themed
liner notes, too.
My 2¢ on Arons...
This Aron's thing is killing me. I grew up in L.A. I played "All The
Beautiful
People (Shop on Melrose)" on my show this morning, remembering when
Aron's used
to be on Melrose (across from Fairfax High, my Dad's alma mater!).
Kinda funny
to think back on the burgeoning shopping spot that was Melrose in the
early 80's
and this little ghetto of music geeks at the end of the street.
The very last time I visited Aron's was when I went to Wendi Colter's
pre-IPO
Highland Grounds show a few years back when Beagle played. I don't
remember what
all I found but among my treasures was the just issued P.F. Sloan
"trousdale
sessions" album in the used bin. There was always something. I will
really mourn
this loss, and miss that place.
And this: is it me, or does this particularly sort of mourning make
anyone feel
old? I can't help but think of my parents mourning the lost icons of
their
generation when I was younger (and they were only a bit older than I am
now). I
know there are particular experiences about these record stores that I
will miss
and I can argue these merits to anyone who claims it simply doesn't
matter and I
should understand that people get their music online, yadda, yadda. So,
it's not
as though I think it's simply nostalgia, nor was it that simple for my
folks and
the things they cherished. But I do feel old, and more weary than wise.
-craig>>
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