[Introspective] At the local record convention

[Kurt Booker]

I went to one in Eugene, OR, where I live, and a dealer from Los Angeles was there.  Whereas I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single PSB vinyl record at any place in Eugene or central Oregon, this dealer had tons of them.  Good stuff.  A lot of records I didn’t have.  I pull what I want and ask him how much.  He spreads them out in piles and barks, “$7 for these, $10 for these, and $20 for this one, it’s “Italian”.

Shee, Like Italian’s a big thing.  I have the Italian 12” of Paninaro, with the rare Ian Levine mix, and it’s shit.  But that’s because Ian Levin was shit and that’s another story.  

But it had the Discoteca Trouser Enthusiasts Mix, and I absolutely love that mix.  I ended up not buying it.  I got some others though, including Go West 12", which we inexplicably didn’t have on vinyl, though it was our wedding song (we first danced to the Mings part 1/2 mix!)

And then I asked the dealer how much for the Smith’s albums.  Like the drill instructor in Full Metal Jacket might have said, “You’ve Got To Be Shitting Me!”

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