I was auditioning drummers not too long ago - they would answer the ad, we'd chat on the phone for a while, I'd send 'em a couple tunes. This guy George came in, first of all mumbling about pills. Then, he suggests that he just play a four beat over one of my kind of complicated, proggier numbers. A...

Or the "Do I bring the case up to the counter, or do I just tell you which one I want?" That's not that unreasonable in many record shops with piles of new releases behind the counter. You could save someone the bother of re-racking that case. OK, it's dumb, but it's not that dumb. Yeah t...

Erase Errata

Another one from the record store files:

(Holding up the sleeve for something)
"Do you have this?"

No, we just keep the artwork for every single CD ever released on the floor. That particular one is not in stock. Keep trying!

I'm noticing a definite disparity between the UK shops around the corner and the US ones, which is depressing me to no end.

Maybe my wife can finally persuade me to move to England.

I, like Tim, have record store experience. So, you know, good stuff... My favourite response when explaining that we sell used CDs: "Are they broken?" Yes, we sell broken CDs. Don't you feel stupid you didn't think of it first? We've been sticking to this business model for almost twenty y...

It's new and it has a good wine selection, plus organic chai mints and caramel Bugles. And they don't sell Chore-boys at the front counter, if you know what I mean.

Not Crap!

No real chess player would resort to a lame move like the en passant.

OOps, I meant "en passant".

Lame.

I can't believe after 20-some pages, no one's mentioned the pesto dressing.

It's goddamn amazing, is what it is!

Seriously, get a salad with your burger. So good.