Exactly...If I already have it , Hell , spread the joy. But , I don't want to be pushy and cost the store a sale....Sometimes , people take my word for it. It's not like we become friends as a result....But , like James , when I first moved to Chicago , I DID meet a lot of friends in record stores. James and I met at the late , lamented Dr. Wax Records , 25 years ago. We've been BFF (Best Fuckin' Friends.....and that's no SHIT ! ) since. I'd have a lot of people stop and talk to me when I wore my Link Wray jacket , in Chicago , I was'nt wearing it to meet "Cool people' , but , that's how it turned out , tho' it rarely raised an eyebrow when I lived in Dallas.
James Porter said:
What I think is odd is when I see somebody eyeballing an album cover with that "should I?" look.
I might tell them, "hey, that's a good one; you should buy it." And they'll shoot back: "And how come you're not buying it?"
It never dawns on them that I might have that same record at home and might want to recommend it to others. Is that so wrong? It's like they're assuming that just because they've never heard of it, others haven't either.
Hell, if I didn't own it, I might be silently wishing they'd put the damn thing back, so I could grab it for myself!
John Battles said:SOMETIMES , I'LL SEE SOMEONE CHECKING OUT A GREAT RECORD WITH A LOOK , LIKE "SHOULD I ?", AND I'LL TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM. But , that rarely turns into a real conversation...