So I visited this one record store I noticed a few times in Atlanta. It's actually a pretty cool place, and sold shit I've never actually seen in stores before. I did have a conversation with the owner/only guy working there over Dinosaur Jr and the Replacements, as he's a fellow fan.
For real RIP Robin Williams, RIP Mike Brown. :/
Record store topic: A few days ago I went into a record store for the first time and I can never go back in because there's too much potential lost cash lol. I always feel weird buying stuff though because I imagine they are judging my tastes.
I've never been to a music store where the person working was a dick about your taste, I've only had comments when they're fellow fans.
Well of course they wouldn't tell me but who knows what they are thinking.
I bought Shabazz Palaces, an old The Roots album, and an old Santana album judge my tastes.
Also I feel weird buying really old stuff because it looks like I'm just really late to the party or something. I already knew the albums I just didn't own them.
You need to get to the point in your life when you stop caring about people's opinions over petty things like that. You'll enjoy the "fuck you I like this" part of your life.
Though to be honest, I feel like that at the bookstore when I'm buying manga. I'm not nervous about buying manga in general, but sometimes it's the types I'm buying. A month ago, I went to the register with two romance manga in my hands. One is actually targeted at girls, the other is for guys, but you couldn't tell just from the cover, especially for people who don't know about manga.
I don't really feel nervous and it doesn't really bother me, it's more like 'I bet I look stupid lol.' Nothing holds me back. 8)
If I owned a store and you bought that Manga I would not judge. :flower:
Also I haven't gotten to this point (lol) but I bet buying condoms is really awkward. I also fuck up the self-checkout a lot which would just make it weirder lol.
The trick (I'd suppose) is to buy a bunch of other "normal" stuff and act as casual and as nonchalant and possible.
"Monster Truck Monthly *beep*, Things Punching Through Other Things the Movie *beep*, 10-year old whiskey *beep*, triple-thick and ribbed *beep*, Cuban cigars *beep*..."
Of course, this does not work if you're also buying, say, a cucumber and Vaseline.
Or, in the case of albums, like if you're buying something for your niece's birthday;
"Guns N' Roses *beep*, Manowar *beep*, Miles Davis *beep*, Aqua *beep*, Bob Dylan *beep*..."
Miles Davis> Bob Dylan> Aqua> Guns N' Roses> Manowar.
I didn't know Aqua had been a thing since like 2000.
I thought they were just a one hit wonder in the 90's? Or were they one of those bands where they were only one hit wonders in the US, but not in Europe.