>From: "Larry O Dean" <larryodean@poetrycenter.org>
>You can't go wrong with Mike Felten and the crew at Record Emporium in 
>Chicago, either:
>http://recordemporium.com/

I remember Mike from his early days in Iron Mountain, Michigan.  Trying to 
run a store like his in a town of 10,000 people in the middle of nowhere?  I 
admired him, but noticed he was always running around the country to record 
conventions trying to make a living.  I got transferred through Iron 
Mountain during my stint working for the government.  I remember the shock 
on his face when I came into his store one day carrying a stack of 70's punk 
45's and an almost complete back issue collection of Trouser Press.  
Apparently, I wasn't your typical "Yooper" (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) 
music lover.  Anyway, it's nice to see he made it last all these years, 
albeit in a *slightly* larger market.
Greg

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