Age Yourself!

[George K]

Seen on FB:

"Age yourself with a store. I'll go first: Radioshack."

[Mik]

Sambo’s

[George K]

Rexall Drugs

[Mik]

GC Murphy’s

[George K]

@george-k said in Age Yourself!:

Rexall Drugs

And they had a "TV Tube Tester" right next to the front door.

[brenda]

Red Owl
Kresge's

[Mik]

I was wondering if it was just going to be me and George here in Geezerville.

[brenda]

@Mik said in Age Yourself!:

I was wondering if it was just going to be me and George here in Geezerville.

Oh, I could never compete with you and George. LOL

[Aqua Letifer]

The Nature Company

[kluurs]

Allied Radio - listened to my first pair of AR3's there. Of course, the AR3a which came later were superior. Also was impressed with the HRO500. I dreamed of owning that and listening to the world.

[kluurs]

Bought albums at Korvette's who had a great classical selection.

[Loki]

People’s Express

[Jolly]

Murphy's Five & Dime.

[Mik]

@aqua-letifer said in Age Yourself!:

The Nature Company

Which was a very cool store.

[George K]

@kluurs said in Age Yourself!:

Bought albums at Korvette's who had a great classical selection.

I would go there every weekend, with $3-5 dollars and look through the classical selection every Sunday afternoon. RCA Red Seal and Vanguard were my go-to labels. I would flip through the bins and find something that I'd find interesting.

On one occasion, I picked up a recording of The Rite of Spring. Remember this work was only about 55 years old at the time. I don't remember the performers. I recall putting on my turntable and listening to my AR3 speakers thinking, "Wow! I really don't like this at all. But, it's really really good."

Of course, things have changed in the last few decades.

[Klaus]

Sears.

[LuFins Dad]

GC Murphy’s

[Doctor Phibes]

Woolworth's.

[Catseye3]

@doctor-phibes Kresge's and Korvette.

[kluurs]

@George-K We probably went to the same Korvettes - Elmhurst if I remember correctly. I bought some Wilhelm Kempff Beethoven recordings. They also had inexpensive recordings on the Command label. I learned quickly that different musicians made a difference in my enjoyment of the performance. Hans Kahn and his chamber orchestra wasn't the same as Karajan and the Berlin Phil.