But that was back in a different era -- I meant moreso nowadays, where there are less record stores and the Internet is an option. Mike Bennett Blog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com Find out about Chicago shows: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/ >From: "Stewart Mason" >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >To: >Subject: Re: Record Stores >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:00:45 -0400 > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Bennett" > >>I'm wondering if this experience is less meaningful for those who don't >>live near a good record store, particularly those not near large urban >>areas. Meaning - if you don't have a good record store, you adapt to >>conditions, and eventually just don't miss it too much. > >I can vouch for the fact that this is not true at all. I was lucky to >spend most of my adolescence in Boulder and Lubbock, college towns with >outstanding record stores, but the periods in Russell, KS and Levelland, TX >were pretty brutal. > >S >