THIS DOUCHE: YELPER DISSES GROOVE MERCHANT RECORDS
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Fuck this cornball
SWEATS THE CONDITION OF LEO SAYER
Straight up, overpriced. I guess this store is great if you want to pretend you are into collecting records and don't want to dig or are a trust fund kid and can afford to overpay on every record you buy. I suppose if that is your jam, you've come to the right spot. Now, I'm sure the people here know their shit and the owner seems friendly enough. But really, anything that isn't unbelievably rare seems a good 5 to 15 dollars more expensive than what you'd find at Amoeba or most anywhere else. I suppose you are paying so you don't have to go through mounds and mounds of records but that's half the fun of it!With all that said, I can understand the purpose of this store, especially for DJs who don't have to worry how much they put down on a record but need a certain something something for the turntables that night.Outside of that, I don't know. They do tend to leave records out on the street after closing. Usually that's where the real scores are at.
SWEATS THE CONDITION OF LEO SAYER
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http://www.yelp.com/biz/1-2-3-4-go-records-oakland#hrid:btdGt8Y_kp7qwuRNUrz5Ng
This guy needs to understand that records stores have to charge a lot to stay in business.
Dude, why you even getting heated? This guy is clearly on some Micro Lil Dude status. Not even worth the sweat off your balls.
"Don't bother looking for the latest crunk or hyphy hits here, unless E-40 and Mistah F.A.B. have started sporting leather jackets and mohawks. Within this spacious 10x12 compound you will find a haven for punk and independent rock records."
OC represent.
disconnected!
WELL ALLOW ME TO RETORT:
The sweat off of my balls is extremely valueable. I put into those thick Japanese LP bags and sell it on ebay for mad Euros to Magnus and 'em. The Bush adminstration has even threatened to invade me.
yahms?
where's my CD btw?
Now you sound disconnected from the mohawks.
His quote is "OC life is not the life for me," a line from a D.I. song ("OC Life") from 1985. (Yes, I just checked the vinyl--
But that does nothing to relinquish his infinitesimally tiny dude status.
Guzzo, is that you?
This is true!
He has moved to San Francisco!
lame review, but he did point out that a) the owner & staff
are knowledgeable and cool and b) the store has great stock
and is a good resource for DJ's and those willing to pay extra
for quality without digging through crappy records to find it ...
so I wouldn't really say he was HATING on GM, he just "sounds poor."
And, although I've never been to GM and have no personal opinion
on the matter, it's not like dudes on here have never called GM
"over priced" before ... usually the same types of dudes as this
writer, cats who believe in digging for gold and won't pay more than
$20 for any record ever. Love 'em or hate 'em, they do exist.
[/devil's advocate]
Thi s gu y's who le sty le is chum p.
I would love to see the first web celebrity to live in a box to tell you where to eat and shop on your mobile phone or gps navigator. Like a combination of the Zagats and oscar the grouch, because I don't eat like that salad fork crowd.
I can't wait until everythings settled by your web rating. You can kick my ass now, but you can't stop my scathing pen warmed in hell on the web later. Think about it tough guy.
And on a more serious note, that place sucks. I can't imagine a world more horrifying for a business owner than one where anybody who came to your storefront gave you feedback like ebay and didn't even have to be a customer.
There's nothing wrong with having an opinion (even a dumb ass one). If Soul Strut has demonstrated nothing else, it's the ambivalent benefits of having forums to share said opinions in, whether it's here, Yelp or whatever.
I'm not remotely mad at Yelp - shoot the messenger, not the horse.
I just hear enough anxiety over ebay feedback that I wish something like this didn't exist for some, but maybe this is like a 13th step at getting over it all.
I'm not even sure what you mean by this
I do have spare japanese sleeves if you need some though.
Hollar at me
-Your Royal Wetness
while i'll def agree with all that this dude sounds a bit out of the loop, i find it ironic that heavy users of a site like SS would make fun of heavy users of a site like Yelp. in my eyes, it's the same shit. they have forums and converse with each other, and they have desire to write about their dining / retail / etc experiences like you might a record.
full disclosure tho: people who use yelp become elite members, which entitles them entry into special events with free food / booze at different bars / lounges around whatever city they're in. in seattle, i've djed a handful of them and they're usually pretty fun. people are down to dance it funky shit regardless of whether they recognize it (free booze obviously helps). no obnoxious requests either.
No, they just go home and talk shit about you on the internet instead
Don't get it twisted - I'm making fun of the dude, not the site (which I don't know anything about other than it looks like MySpace 9.0).
i'd rather pay that extra paper for them to stay alive than not doing so and watch them closing down.
its a tough business afterall right? and although i've never been to GM, Ive heard so much good words about them and I'm glad they're still standing strong out there.
very true, good distinction
This part is comedic deadstock gold.
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Have you already forgotten about your condom-in-a-record-sleeve? Inspiration for dick-in-a-box?
Didn't you once send somebody a used condom with their record?
I could be mistaken, so plaese to correct me if need be.
Me....I'm old, engaged, moderatly sober, and I have a really good job that pays me well so Ican afford what I want.
Plus I got "digger's knee". They need to come up with a medical diagnosis for this. All those years of kneeling down to dig through floor cratesgot me hurtin'.