The snowstorm yesterday up through the afternoon was pathetic..then the damn burst and we got hammered...maybe a foot of snow. Around 6:30pm some idiot was out hot doggin and hit a power pole and we lost power for 3 hours. It was bundle up time for sure.
I spent the day cataloguing 45s into my database that I had in organized boxes and found this one.
I knocked another one off the want list. Years ago there was a guy selling these periodically on ebay and I constantly missed out. Apparently his father was in the band and he had a small box of them. A few weeks back I was talking to a new acquaintance in South Carolina and he wanted to buy some 45s by a soul group. I dug and found a stack for him and we ended up doing a trade, and I ended up with some Pyramid and JCP's he had dupes of that I did not have (or were upgrades) including this one.
Week is winding down and as it will be cold this weekend so I plan on recording tons of stuff not to mention updating my database with new purchases I have not had time to do- if we don't lose power that is
Another recent pickup. Sounds like we are going to get snow this weekend but here in Eastern NC you can't depend on that weather report until you actually see the white stuff on the ground
I remember first seeing Lloyd Cole And The Commotions on MTV with their early videos. Their 12" singles were among the ones that "were missing" years ago but I have since been able to re-purchase them. I picked up the UK 45 for this a few months ago with the nice gatefold cover. Oh, and the promo 12" single is still sealed. They never found any success here in the states which is a shame. More Lloyd to come
Another cold morning with it being 13 degrees including wind chill. Another morning with hot tea- I love it but I don't want it to replace my coffee consumption. Why not warm up with one of my favorite powerpop songs. This actually hit #37 on the US charts but I don't remember ever hearing it on the radio back in 1979. OCD me has just a few of these- 2 UK, one with the gatefold sleeve. Promo arrived into my collection recently and of course I recorded the long version for this post.
I'm sitting here in slo-motion, drinking hot tea. My stomache was a bit upset yesterday so I thought I would avoid coffee today. The hot beverage is relaxing, as is the pitter patter of rain outside. We had lots of rain and ice this weekend but no snow. Thankful we did not lose power like 20,000 other North Carolinians did.
