Soundtrack of My Sisters'

I am 12 and 13 years apart, respectively, from my sister's. So being that they were only one year apart their affinity for and choice of music was identical. This was their soundtrack and I remember it with so much love and appreciation!

Take Me Back Tuesday

It's the shopping edition....

What is your favorite record/CD shop? Is it still in existence? My favorite shop was an indie called Poo Bah Records. They were a great little store set up in a converted house with old time posters gracing the walls. They're still around but have lost their flavor since relocating some years back.

As for CDs and a large variety it was Tower Records in West Covina. I could spend hours perusing, listening and buying. This chain bit the dust in 2006 and sadly there isn't anything near me to match them.

Do you still buy most of your CDs in stores or do you purchase music online? I still buy CDs in the store though, I don't know how much longer this will last. I see stores like Circuit City scaling back the CD section to almost nothing.

Costco used to be a good source for CDs but they've done away with them for...geez, the past five years at least. Now I can only find compilation CDs and where they might have offered 15 choices it's now four.

What music store do you consider the world's best kept secret. (Meaning you can find anything there)? I don't know about the "world" but Amoeba is the closest thing we have locally. The prices are not competitive so I really have to want instant gratification to buy from them. Otherwise, Amazon gets my business.

One neat thing that I like checking out is the Amoeba Blog posted by employees. It's quirky, informative and well, fun and since each post is related to music it can't be beat.

What was one "hidden treasure" you found while shopping for music? Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. Do you know how many stores do not carry this???? Online you can find it and wait for delivery, but I wanted instant gratification this go round! LOL

New Music

I bought Lionel Richie's Coming Home and Carly Simon's Into White CDs. I have yet to buy music online but I will do so this year - it's a resolution, remember?

Anyway, I'm enjoying Lionel's CD immensely and wonder why he waited so long. Maybe it is simply pop music, but that's perfectly alright with me. It makes me feel happy and good and I like listening to it.

I haven't listened to Carly's yet; she's singing songs made popular by other musicians and singers. I hope she's not the female version of Rod Stewart.

Random Ten
10 songs that sum up your weekend...or were on your weekend playlist...and one picture that relates back. (oh, and if you feel like it, tell us why you picked the songs you did)



~ Lewis Taylor When will I ever Learn
~ Hootie & the Blowfish Get Out of My Mind
~ Amy Grant Baby, Baby
~ Dashboard Confessional The Good Fight
~ Depeche Mode Blasphemous Rumors
~ Behead Roman Candle
~ James She’s a Star
~ Air All I Need
~ Lionel Richie I Hear Your Voice
~ Peggy Lee I’ve got You under my Skin
~ Alphaville Summer in Berlin

Take Me Back Tuesday
This week, it's all about the blues.

Three songs.
Mighty Joe Young Baby Please
Pete Mayes I’m Ready
The Road Dogz Born Under a Bad Sign
James Cotton Straighten Up

Three artists.
B. B. King
Clarence “Gatormouth” Brown
Luther Allison

Three albums.
Earl king The Sonet Blue Story
Albert King Born Under a Bad Sign
Little Milton Count the Days

This meme in addition to being fun, can be plain challenging. Won't you join us?

Top 5 On Friday
Top 5 (or possibly 7) Songs with Days Of The Week In The Title

Chicago Saturday in the Park
The Moody Blues Tuesday Afternoon
The Carpenters Rainy days and Mondays
Elton John Saturday nights all right
David Bowie Thursday's Child
The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday
Rolling Stones Ruby Tuesday