everybody's records

There are places where you live that you would miss forever if you moved. One of those places for me is Everybody's Records, in Pleasant Ridge. I stop there every few months, just to see what's new. It never disappoints.

A bad thing about the wireless age is the easy access to free or cheap downloadable music, if only because it pushes to the brink places like Everybody's. Back when I covered college sports, 15 and 20 years ago, I spent lots of time scouting used record stores on or near campuses. In the wireless age, those places are about as common as 8-track tapes.

Everybody's has survived, thankfully. I stopped in yesterday, on the way to the Mike Thomas mea culpa/spin session and the Mick Cronin coronation complete with cheerleaders and pep band. I picked up 2 cds I'd been looking for for ages: Lou Reed's Rock and Roll Animal and Dickey Betts' 1st solo album, Highway Call. I have both on record. After 20 years, they sound like popcorn popping. Animal has an amazing live version of Sweet Jane; Highway has some vintage Dickey guitar work, and some tasty pickin' and grinnin'... all for 13 bucks, total. Props to Everybody's Records. Live big.