[Slowhand] Best Buy

[Jeff Elliott]

Nice message David.  Brought me back to the days I used to shop at Argus
Tapes & Records back home in Wichita.  Right next door was a great stereo
shop where I bought my first Onkyo amplifier and Cerwin Vega loudspeakers.
And right next to that was the local head shop.  Those were, indeed, the
days!  

There is a small record (yes, vinyl, albums, the REAL thing) shop not far
from my house that I wander into every once in awhile.  The guy has been in
business for years and his supplier offered him the last bit of vinyl they
had in their warehouse which they were liquidating.  Making room for CDs;
not selling the vinyl.  He took his life's savings (convinced his spouse I'm
told) and bought everything they had.  

Every few months, he breaks out another box.  Has some great old Stones,
Frampton, even had a Clapton (Journeyman) which I promptly purchased.
Unopened.  Even has a small section of smoking utensils for those so
inclined!  The store is a treasure trove. 

Jeff 

-----Original Message-----
From: David Strahl [mailto:candyear at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 4:11 PM
To: slowhand at planet-torque.com
Subject: [Slowhand] Best Buy

Hi,
Just a little something I feel compelled to say. Best Buy doesn't  
need any help selling and destroying the music "business". Small  
local retailers do. If you know a nice CD store that you shop at.  
Let's hear about it. Things are pretty bleak for these folks. I  
understand perfectly that price is important. Believe me but but  
maybe your local guy can match it. I have very fond memories of  
shopping for records as a teenager. Man, those were the days. Some of  
those music geeks that turned you on to the new Derek and the  
Dominoes album or Hendrix In the West. These guys were the heart and  
soul of music retailing. Look I'm not stupid. Money is important but  
I resent places like Starbucks overcharging for CD's and then when it  
suits them, when the other CD retailers start vanishing they decide  
that the CD business isn't for them so they liquidate the CD's and  
move on. Maybe I'm a bit of a sentimentalist. I don't know. Music in  
my day was all about the love and passion for music. From the artist  
right down to the store geek. A musician wouldn't think about a  
different life. They were basically unable to do anything else. Some  
of them were stone ugly so the video age wasn't kind to them. It  
wasn't a career move like a rich kid that became a recording artist  
because his father owned a modeling agency and had the right  
connections. This whole thing is broken because the passion, love and  
artistry is gone. It's not over yet and we can fix it. Support local  
music shops, don't download illegally, go to local shows with unknown  
"musicians" Get off your ass and do the right thing.
much love,
David

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> Date: December 13, 2008 2:59:34 PM EST

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> Subject: [Slowhand] Best Buy

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> For those in the U.S., Best Buy is offering the following box sets  

> at discounted prices:

>

>  - "Crossroads" 4xCD box set is $29.99.

>

>  - The Jimi Hendrix Expoerience box set is $29.99

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> I also found these entries:

>  - Eric Clapton (Limited Edition) (Mlps) (Shm) - CD is listed at

> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp? 

> skuId=17295311&st=Clapton&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1913202

>

> for $69.99

>

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>

>  - Eric Clapton Live (Limited Edition) (Remastered) - CD

> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp? 

> skuId=12140881&st=Clapton&lp=9&type=product&cp=1&id=1492402

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> for $37.99

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