52.5 Records

Any Record Store Day stories? A friend and I went to the big indie shop in Poughkeepsie, and the line was around the building! Not wanting to wait, we threw in the towel. He decided to drive by Half Moon Records at Palen's on his way home. Good thing, because he scored some gems for himself and one of the Steely Dan releases for me. Nice!

Mark Olson of the Jayhawks.

Minsk in 2007.

Digging up more old photos. This one from an old Flickr account. Ra Ra Riot playing on the rug. 2008 or 2009? Good show. I was giddy about their cover of Kate Bush's "Suspended in Gaffa".

Nice obituary for Frank. 😢

Frank Whiteside Obituary - (2021) - Charleston, SC - Charleston Post & Courier Frank C. Whiteside III CHARLESTON - Frank C. "Tripp" Whiteside III, 42, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on February 28, 2021 at his home in West Ashley. A native of Charleston,

Frank Whiteside wrote this blog post for me. We were preparing to close, but still had a few gems in stock. RIP, Frank. I have fond memories of your grumpy ass. I've yet to meet anyone with a better, more varied collection of music.

Beers, Books and Beats From the desk of Frank Whiteside. Re: More good titles still in stock. Superior format: Wovenhand Mosaic "Great album by weird dude." ...

Do you ever feel nostalgic? I do. Tell me something (or things) you miss. The first 25 people to comment are welcome to one of these stickers I unearthed. I'll start. I miss VHS tapes, organized by director, with handmade "rented" signs. I miss Sermet's (those mussels!) and Vickery's (fries with pepper gravy) and I miss all of you!

Twelve years ago? That's hard to believe. Damn you, Facebook, for making me feel old and nostalgic. Aside from Ben Bridwell playing a solo gig in the store, what is the second best thing about this photo? The 52.5 foot woman? "Elvis had a stinky butt"? or maybe that prom photo with Brady?

A friend sent me this "shoppelganger" (I wish I could take credit for that word) from George Town, Malaysia. I had to share it. I hope you all are well. Happy 2020!

Oicho Kabu!