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by DrAwkward_Archive
So i needed a new cymbal and stand, but didn't want to drive out to Guitar Center or Cascio, and Rockhaus doesn't always have what i want. So Yale, my lady Saara, and i went to Faust music. We knocked on the door and he opened it, eyed us up, and then let us in, proclaiming "WELCOME TO FAUST MUSIC! What can i do for you today?" I informed him that i needed a cymbal and stand. "What do you usually play?" he asked. Not realizing it was a test, i responded "Zildjian cymbals and Pearl drums and hardware." Apparently i passed, because he encouraged me to look around and find whatever i needed.
Meanwhile, he asked Yale what kind of guitar he plays. When Yale told him (Yale, help me out here, what was it?), he spat, "Ugh. Those are toys! Look at these guitars! ALL GIBSON. Why would you want to use a toy?"
Meanwhile, a young Asian lad entered the store (after knocking, of course), and was promptly kicked out after saying he only needed a 50 cent part for his guitar. Faust then went on a rant about how the Japanese walk around America like we don't remember World War II. "But i'll never forget. Never forget." All i could think (but not say) was, "dude, your name is FAUST."
Other topics he touched on during our 45-minute stay in his store (or was it two hours?) included:
-How no one wants to call it the "United States" anymore--they want to call it the "United Nations"
-How people of European breeding are the hardest working
-How he can give people great deals because he owns his building, therefore has no overhead (and i DID get a great deal for listening to his rantings; for what he charged me for the cymbal and stand, i basically got the stand for free)
-How one of the main problems with this country today is "liberated women" (he then looked at Saara and said, "you're not one of these 'liberated women,' are you?" Saara, as amused by the goings-on as Yale and i, replied, "I don't know if i'd use THAT term...")
-How he will gladly refer to Saara as a lady, but she will not be considered a woman until she lets me implant my seed in her and bear a child (yes, he used those words)
When i attempted to pay for my gear with my check card, he declined, saying he only takes cash. "The credit card companies, they want to take 3% from me! I won't let them have it!" So, i had to run down the street to an ATM and withdraw the cash necessary to pay him, which i was willing to do considering the deal he gave me.
A week later, i got a Thank You For Your Business postcard in the mail from him. I've never been back.
When i have some more time i'll relay the story i heard second-hand about how another local guitarist in town wasn't allowed entrance into the store because Mr. Faust thought he looked "sketchy" or "shifty" or something.
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