Beatles for sale
We had a yard sale over the weekend, and on a whim, I decided to put out a bunch of old albums, a dollar a pop. Before I knew it, I had sold more than 100 records to at least 15 different people. Mostly, they were 80s postpunk/powerpop and 60s rock. I just sat there on the steps, and when someone was looking at an album, I would tell some crazy story about it, about Jonathan Richman or Let's Active or Klark Kent or the Replacements. To make a long story short, I met Uncle Mort from KBOO's Rockaholics Anonymous, and after telling him yarns about the Left Banke and Michael Brown (not the legendary FEMA "heckuva job, Brownie" Michael Brown), he invited me as a guest on his show in August to play some Left Banke and its spin-off groups (The Beckies, The Stories, Montage). I'm as pleased as punch. I will write something about "Walk Away Renee" soon and post it here, just for kicks (and to revive the journal).