Hoodlums Music and Movies

We take over our new space on August 1st.  School starts August 4th.  Knowing that we face a staggering amount of work, the family took a July vacation.

We headed for Ocean Beach (which is in Fire Island, NY) to visit family.  It’s a mellow little beach town (except for the huge row of bars downtown… but a town needs bars, eh?).  It is really simple: Eat, drink, read and bum out at the beach.  It’s not fancy, but neither are we, and we feel lucky to be there.

We took a side trip to Boston to visit friends and be tourists.  Plus I visited Heath (see Hall of Fame hoodlums) in Brooklyn, which included a night of entertainment by Zychal and Nadine.  Except for the ill-timed (not that it would ever be a good time) passing of our beloved dog Willie Walter (God bless Will - you were a champ), it was just the kind of refreshing break-before-the-storm that we needed.

Of course, I had to do a bit of record store hopping while I was out there.  As I tell my wife - it’s work.  So I went to see the original, legendary Newbury Comics in Boston, and the new and improved Looney Tunes in Long Island.  As expected, both were really impressive.

I had an especially great time at Looney Tunes - thanks to the touring and commentary of our friend KJ, who co-owns the joint.  Those Long Island guys crack me up, and Looney Tunes rebuilding job (picture links story) was even bigger than ours is going to be, so how could I not be inspired?

But we are opening a new store… with a new concept… in 2008!  It’s like starting over.  I have to PULL FROM MY COLLECTION AGAIN!

So one more trip might in order…

Tags: Inspiration for a new store

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