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| From | "Mark Smith" <markmsmith@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Rude record-store staff |
| Date | Tue, 16 May 2006 12:41:05 +0100 |
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That's Barney and he was certainly a character and well known for his
attitude. Last spotted by a colleague of mine at a Hue & Cry/Kevin McDermott
gig a couple of weeks ago. He seems to be on at least nodding terms with him
though I think that's just because he approved of a Groucho Marx LP that the
guy had bought from Barney's personal collection, plus the fact he lived
just up the road and spent too much time raking through the racks. On
another occasion he went through to Glasgow for the big SECC record fair and
was browsing through the CDs at one stall only to look up and come face to
face with Barney again; no escaping the man.
Relevant to this list I do remember him having vinyl copies of The Wackers
LP's up on his wall. Don't remember them exactly being cheap though.
Mark
On 5/16/06, bob_hutton@standardlife.com <bob_hutton@standardlife.com> wrote:
>
> The guy who ran/owned Hot Wax in Edinburgh had a dreadful attitude, but
> also the best (and best value) CDs in town. I remember browsing the racks
> and picking up Rhino's "Best of the Standells" CD (one of those cardboard
> long-boxes that import CDs from the States used to come in), only to have
> it snatched from my hand with a brusque comment "I need that for a
> mail-order". Also taking back a defective copy of a Beach Boys 2-fer-1 CD
> to get an exchange and getting money thrust into my hand with the remark
> "You've had your chance!". Once he picked on some other unwitting
> customer while I was silently browsing, only this time the victim was (a)
> drunk and (b) surly. I remember eating my face trying not to laugh as Mr
> Rude tried to back down to Mr Drunk & Angry.
>
> Bob
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