tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post5496936229398334497..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Brushes - Part 1bluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-43254733172723976422013-10-28T21:22:09.106-04:002013-10-28T21:22:09.106-04:00Love reading this history! Love reading this history! Drumbeat daughternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-735517567052610832010-03-04T18:09:47.188-05:002010-03-04T18:09:47.188-05:00Cher:
When I was younger, I started with the 45’s,...Cher:<br />When I was younger, I started with the 45’s, mostly for cost’s sake, but I was just a “hit-monkey” anyway. As I got older, it was albums all the way.<br /><br />I download music now, (legally, of course) but there’s nothing that comes close to bringing home a brand new LP. I’d slit open the cellophane, pop it on the turntable and then pore over every detail on the album jacket and sleeve. Boy, did I ever hate it when it was just a plain white sleeve inside. <br /><br />I used to love to read the Special Thank You’s and always wondered what the people did to get thanked. It was a lifetime goal of mine to get mentioned in the liner notes one day. (A goal that actually came to pass, but that story will come later.)<br /><br />Even CDs, while still giving you something to open and fiddle with, never came close to the thrill of exploring a new LP. Although it did eliminate the bane of my existence back then… the album that skips… GAH!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-9884642419467582672010-03-04T18:08:43.375-05:002010-03-04T18:08:43.375-05:00Dick:
Oh, I remember NRM. They had one in our loc...Dick:<br />Oh, I remember NRM. They had one in our local mall and I haunted them as much as I did the local Camelot and Peaches.<br /><br />Your Leif Garrett in-store sounds like our Alan Hunter event… luckily we had a huge store and could accommodate the crowd easily. The tape counter was key. This was back when we had all those new-fangled cassettes in a long counter that ran the length of the store. If you wanted one, an employee had to get it out for you. So it made a great barrier for him to roam behind, without threat to his life and limb.<br /><br />I was at a number of other in-store events through the years, but that was by far the biggest. And it was a surprise, because there were still large portions of NW Ohio that still hadn’t been wired for cable. No one knew the impact that MTV would have. But we learned right quick…bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-74209961520341480202010-03-04T18:07:41.107-05:002010-03-04T18:07:41.107-05:00Gina:
As a kid, I was a total record store geek. ...Gina:<br />As a kid, I was a total record store geek. I would kill 2 hours at a time, just going through the racks and reading all the information on the album jackets. (This turned me into that kid on the block that always knew who sang what song and what album it was on.) Actually getting a job at a record store was like hitting the jackpot!<br /><br />I never had a store in the area that was that free with letting you play stuff, but once I started working at one, it opened up huge new areas of music that I never knew I liked.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-46963958725522382012010-03-04T18:06:33.370-05:002010-03-04T18:06:33.370-05:00GUY:
You’re probably remembering the Peaches on Br...GUY:<br />You’re probably remembering the Peaches on Brookpark Rd at Pearl, no? I lived near there, but didn’t manage that one. I managed the one in Maple Hts for 3 years. Zapp would have went over BIG if they would have went there, instead of Toledo. We didn’t do squat in R&B business there.<br /><br />They were appearing in support of, I believe, their 2nd album… the silver one, and the big hit was “Do it on the Dance Floor.”bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-69989339451512749842010-03-04T10:58:34.122-05:002010-03-04T10:58:34.122-05:00One of my first jobs in the construction biz was b...One of my first jobs in the construction biz was building/remodeling National Record Marts, a chain out of Pgh. A lot of crazy memories, like being asked to stick around to help when hundreds of people showed up to see Leif Garrett (shows you how old I am!) at NRM's first "superstore" which we built from an old A&P, designed to compete w/ interlopers like Peaches, etc.<br /><br />Things went from bad to worse when it started raining and everybody pushed to get inside, trapping a co-worker and myself up against the interior plate glass windows, wondering aloud if we would be killed outright or just seriously maimed if the glass gave way.<br /><br />Fortunately, Pgh's finest came to our rescue before we found out.....One-eyed dickhttp://www.sarasotawaters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-17437000295433074072010-03-04T10:42:18.695-05:002010-03-04T10:42:18.695-05:00My kids probably wouldn't know what an album i...My kids probably wouldn't know what an album is, let alone Eight tracks or records! It sounds like you had a blast! What great memories for you.<br /><br />When I was a teenager I played 45's till they turned gray. It was a sweet time.Cher Duncombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070334939399949702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-70557484423582569422010-03-04T10:38:51.503-05:002010-03-04T10:38:51.503-05:00I actually used the term "record store" ...I actually used the term "record store" recently and my kids said, "Huh?"<br /><br />We had a record store in my town back when you could go in and listen to 45s before (or often in lieu of) buying them. My friends and I would spend hours listening to all the new releases and the owners were kind enough to not kick us out.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684328990767140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-9834919096581950282010-03-04T07:42:13.443-05:002010-03-04T07:42:13.443-05:00Those were the good ole days in the record busines...Those were the good ole days in the record business. I remember Peaches Record Stores well being from Cleveland. <br /><br />It's so funny that you mention Zapp. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw that album cover. I know you don't like them, but I love them!! (Of course I also love Black Sabbath) <br />My high school was very racially diverse and I seemed to be one of the few people who could move fairly seamlessly with most crowds. Zapp was huge in my high school. I've even been to a show. Their music, especially "More Bounce to the Ounce" is some of the most sampled music today. But I don't doubt for a second that they were arrogant as hell. It's part of that culture. Bravado, crazy fancy clothes, in your face attitude. But it's what made the music so funky!!The Guy's Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510543601654572968noreply@blogger.com