Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 5:40 PM
Song: Who Can It Be Now?
Artist: Men at Work
Mode of Consumption: Listening to “Business As Usual” album on vinyl while
eating supper.
Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/track/5rfJ2Bq2PEL8yBjZLzouEu?si=8a0cb7cdcc914b26
For most of this
week, I have been watching a Marketplace posting on Facebook for 3,200 records.
They are located about an hour away. It appears to be a good and well-kept
collection of rock and country.
But 3,200 records is
a lot of records, and even though I think the cost is reasonable, it’s still a
lot to pay and it would take a long time to recoup.
Plus, where would I
put them?
“This is a lot I would buy if we were actually going to open
a store,” I tell Jodi.
She’s been rather coy about the whole thing, knowing part of
me just wants her to tell me “No.” Instead, she’s admitted it could be an
investment. Perhaps, we could store them at the church. There’s a room there
that no one really uses. She’s the devil.
We’ve joked about
opening a record store for a while. When an old restaurant on the north side of
Sterling closed, I told her that would be a great location. It was an old barn
with two floors. The bottom floor could include a bakery and coffee shop. The
second floor was more of a banquet room, and we thought we could make that an
evening listening lounge and maybe even sell some alcohol. It was located near one
of the first roundabouts in the area, so I thought we could call it “Roundabout
Records.” The price tag was high for the building, and we assumed there would
need to be renovations.
There’s a building
in Morrison we talked about. That one might be “Mustang Records,” after the
mascot of the high school.
We even joked about
if the church were to close (not a funny joke since we have such sparse attendance),
we could buy that building and call it “DiVinyls.” I think I would have a hard
time converting the church where both of us grew up into a record shop.
Of course, all of
this is pipe dreams and fantasy. A record shop would likely be a losing
proposition and we both have secure jobs.
So, where would I
put 3,200 records?
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