Am I just a cliche’

Yeah, not only that, but I remember going to a record store at midnight when R.E.M.'s Monster was released. Bunch of dudes in line to get in for DMB's Under the Table. Good times!

I live in Nashville and was telling my girlfriend how much I loved going to Tower Records as a kid. That was the Mecca. You could buy or rent movies. Buy CDs, records, comic books. There wasn’t anything in the multimedia realm that you couldn’t score. Sadly it’s torn down and looks like it’s for apartments or a hotel being built.

I miss it too.

When people got together to listen to the latest big album that came out.

I worked at a record store in the early 80's. God those were good times.

Very little compared to getting your hands on an eagerly awaited album, dropping the needle for the first time and reading the sleeve/liner notes with the first listening

You can still do it

Damn, Bob, what that mean?

I always went for the bargain bin first, and usually found something. It helps when your musical taste is contrary to ordinary

I find with streaming service there is paralysis by the amount of shite you can listen to.

I have every record ever made in the palm of my hand using a streaming service and it’s hard to pick one to listen to sometimes.

Back then you had what you bought, you appreciated it more in my opinion.

The good ol' days, when people would wait in line to buy the latest album.

I remember walking around Blockbuster Music one day, and they were offering free tickets to a Megadeth concert with Korn, Fear Factory, and Flotsam and Jetsam. I filled out the little card, put it in the box, then went browsing around the store. The manager walked up to me a few minutes later, and said "Not too many people have filled out the card for the tickets, so here you go," as she handed me two tickets to the show.

I couldn't go, because I was working on a project for school at the time, so I gave the tickets to a heavy metal friend of mine.

Another time, a few years later, I was there checking out, and there was a sign on the register than said "No, we do not have 50 Cent, please stop asking."