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Dear Livejournal.com-
Today I went to a pretty boss record convention in Tampa. Usually, I'm the lone guy digging through Rolling Stones and Jazz records trying to find the one lame punk record that's mixed in. Apparently, record conventions have changed. There were actual booths that sold nothing but old punk and indie rock records. Nothing too amazing, though. I think my days of spending entire paychecks on Sex Pistols and Ramones imports are over with.
But I did find this curious item:
"Look Through This", $10- A picture book of, you guessed it, "Live Through This"-era Hole. Remember these? Or do they still make them? Nuthin' but 100+ pages of Courtney Love and Co. standing around with track marked-arms and Prozac stares. Pretty stupid, but I spotted a picture of her in Doc. Martins and a Baby Doll dress standing next to what I assumed to be a rack of records. Upon further inspection (and because I know they stopped putting records in racks in the 90's), it turned out to be a rack of LASERDISCS! TOOOOOOOOO fuckin' stupid/cool.
Also this:
"Kiss Army Handbook", $50.
Yepp, a genuine late-70's Official Kiss Army Guide, complete with all the patches and free tickets the kid who bought it had earned. I almost bought this, but something inside of me said "is this really how we treat our veterans? By cashing in on them?"
Go USA.
Today I went to a pretty boss record convention in Tampa. Usually, I'm the lone guy digging through Rolling Stones and Jazz records trying to find the one lame punk record that's mixed in. Apparently, record conventions have changed. There were actual booths that sold nothing but old punk and indie rock records. Nothing too amazing, though. I think my days of spending entire paychecks on Sex Pistols and Ramones imports are over with.
But I did find this curious item:
"Look Through This", $10- A picture book of, you guessed it, "Live Through This"-era Hole. Remember these? Or do they still make them? Nuthin' but 100+ pages of Courtney Love and Co. standing around with track marked-arms and Prozac stares. Pretty stupid, but I spotted a picture of her in Doc. Martins and a Baby Doll dress standing next to what I assumed to be a rack of records. Upon further inspection (and because I know they stopped putting records in racks in the 90's), it turned out to be a rack of LASERDISCS! TOOOOOOOOO fuckin' stupid/cool.
Also this:
"Kiss Army Handbook", $50.
Yepp, a genuine late-70's Official Kiss Army Guide, complete with all the patches and free tickets the kid who bought it had earned. I almost bought this, but something inside of me said "is this really how we treat our veterans? By cashing in on them?"
Go USA.