Walked by my local record store yesterday and didn't venture inside. Do you have any idea how difficult that is for me? Awkward as well as my body was trying to go in two directions at once. I'm attempting to reduce the amount of visits that I make. Not that it's a New Years resolution or anything and I certainly have doubts that I can keep it up. Sometimes I feel like I'm just buying out of habit. Like if I walk in, I can't walk away without making a purchase. And if I do walk out empty handed, I feel like I'm letting the owner down. I fear that I end up buying things that I may never get around to listening too. Not that I'm giving it all up but instead I need to get back to stopping by when I have something definite in mind that I'm excited about.
It felt especially strange parking across the street from where Rising Sun Records used to be located. There was a genuine feeling of deja vu in the air. You'd need much more than all my fingers and toes to calculate how many times I was in that place in my youth. I know it sounds silly but I still feel the loss of all the record stores from much younger days.
You know that you're getting old when you can't remember the name of a band who you have several recordings of. Happened to me earlier. I had the band leaders name but that was all. Looked it up at the time and now I can't remember once again. Willy Vlautin ..... Portland band ...... Oh yeah, Richmond Fontaine. Had to Google Willy's name once again though for a reminder.
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