There's an Angry Codger on his Way to St. Louis...

[Teasing the Korean]

He decided that the manager of the record store I was in yesterday "wasn't qualified" to value his collection of "rare jazz records" and "audiophile records." So he had the nerve to ask the guy to lug them back to his station wagon and said he's going to unload them at some indy vinyl shop in St. Louis.

He's in his car now, cursing and driving 55 in the fast lane.

Watch out, St. Louis!

Edited November 3, 2007 by Teasing the Korean

[clifford_thornton]

He's selling them to Euclid and they will probably hit eBay.

[six string]

I used to buy records from Euclid from time to time until they started putting all the good stuff on ebay. I probably bought five or six records over a year or so until I noticed the selection started dwindling and they were pushing their ebay site.

[JSngry]

Is Virgin Vinyl still around?

[Dan Gould]

Is Virgin Vinyl still around?

In St. Louis? I think you're thinking of Vintage Vinyl. Was in U-City when I went to Washington University.

[JSngry]

Is Virgin Vinyl still around?

In St. Louis? I think you're thinking of Vintage Vinyl. Was in U-City when I went to Washington University.

Yeah, Vintage Vinyl. Are they still around? Used to have some good jazz there.

[Teasing the Korean]

Vintage Vinyl. I think that's where the embittered old goat said he was headed for. I sure hope they're qualified to look through his collection!

[Teasing the Korean]

I'm imagining an Ed "Big Daddy" Roth-esque model kit of this guy driving with a station wagon full of LPs.

[7/4]

Vintage Vinyl.

Folks - never confuse it with the one in NJ. Pathetic for Jazz.

[sheldonm]

Is Virgin Vinyl still around?

In St. Louis? I think you're thinking of Vintage Vinyl. Was in U-City when I went to Washington University.

Yeah, Vintage Vinyl. Are they still around? Used to have some good jazz there.

...yep; still there!

[Teasing the Korean]

Has he arrived yet, brandishing his pristine copy of "Jazz at the Porn Shop?"

Inquiring minds want to know...

[Teasing the Korean]

Did he ever make it to St. Louis? Did he drown in his own bile? Is there a copy of "Jazz at the Porn Shop" available in St. Louis?

[Hot Ptah]

I wonder what his reaction would have been if he had left them at the buy counter at a Half Price Books, only to get an offer of $16.25 for all 800 LPs.

[Bill Nelson]

But he makes a 'pit stop' in Muncie and his car is stolen -- there'll be lotsa LPs of Jazz at the Pawnshop (in Lower Muncie).

[captainwrong]

I wonder what his reaction would have been if he had left them at the buy counter at a Half Price Books, only to get an offer of $16.25 for all 800 LPs.

*snort*

I don't know if I should out myself or not, but what the hell? I'm a former Half Price Books employee. I didn't stay long enough to be trusted at the offers counter, but that didn't stop people from accosting me over the insulting deals they were offered for their stuff. Heh. Great place to buy stuff, actually quite a good place to work, but lousy to sell things there.

If I may brag, the coolest thing I got while I was there was a copy of the double EP version of the Lighthouse All-Stars Oboe/Flute album autographed by everyone playing on it, except Max Roach. One catch, the records are missing, which means it was in the trash when I found it! Had I not been at work that day, it would have been out in the back and I would have missed them. The guy working the records is a long time friend of mine, and usually looked out for me, so I had to blow him shit about almost tossing that gem.

Sorry for the derail.

Edited May 31, 2008 by Captain Wrong