My car hasn’t started in two weeks, which isn’t a bad thing actually. I’ve been forced to ride my bike everywhere, even to the grocery store. On my way back from one such trip today I caught a sign that promised wine tasting and a car show. I hit up some friends, only two of [...]
If you’re on the Central Coast, you need to check the thrift scene in Grover Beach. On Main Street there are like 10 or so great shops ranging from little ma-and-pa’s to big-ass Goodwill’s. My girlfriend and I hit up a few of my usual spots yesterday, which lead to an unlikely run-in with Rick [...]
How could you not pick this record out of a thrift store crate? It’s pink, it has Chaka Khan’s name on it, and its got Chaka Khan’s name on it. Forget that Kanye sampled Chaka for “Through the Wire,” this single record was sampled by De La Soul and 9th Wonder. And the samples couldn’t [...]
I’m not all that into World music, but this guy Ivan, is the man. I first found out about him on one of my crate-digging missions at a thrift store (probably in Reno) and was amazed at how stereotypical his songs were. He sings a song called “Hey Andruska” in which he asks repeatedly for [...]