As a kid, one of my fondest memories was riding my bike to the local K-Mart and studying the cassette section. I couldn't afford a CD player.
I would spend an hour to pick out what I wanted that week and can remember the unmitigated joy of finding and hearing something spectacular for the first time like Black Sabbath's Sabotage. And the sadness when you realize the failure in a purchase like Steelheart.
In some ways I feel sad that those moments have been lost. Good news is Barnes & Noble has blown out vinyl and cd sections and they are a great place to browse until they go out of business.
I would spend an hour to pick out what I wanted that week and can remember the unmitigated joy of finding and hearing something spectacular for the first time like Black Sabbath's Sabotage. And the sadness when you realize the failure in a purchase like Steelheart.
In some ways I feel sad that those moments have been lost. Good news is Barnes & Noble has blown out vinyl and cd sections and they are a great place to browse until they go out of business.