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Sweet! Another installment of a visit to the Dollar Store, called “Funk Yard Visit II: Even Funkier” from the Junk in That Trunk blog.
Another visit to the Funk Yard. Photos of the surroundings, the absurdities, and the purchases.
See Visit I for the backstory.
Since I had started listening to popular music and purchasing and accumulating my own collection of CD’s, I had been fascinated by my parents turntable and record collection. How these huge pieces of floppy plastic held music, I wasn’t sure of, but I neither knew how my collection of compact discs worked and that wasn’t the reason I bought them.
My initial inclination to free my folk’s record player from its dusty coffin, buried in the basement, was most likely due to hip-hop’s rebirth of the turntable into an instrument. My opportunity to reincarnate my parents record player was foiled by my father’s concern. ”You’ll ruin the motor!” Or, “Those needles cost $90!” That being said, the turntable was promptly put back into storage.
Now my record player is back out, I must build my collection. I love Cousin’s new set up. The first room, which used to be only 45’s has the new arrivals. It still has the 45’s, but they’re crammed against the wall…
see pictures and read more here…thanks Jordan!
