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Age Yourself!

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    George K
    wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:09 last edited by
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    Seen on FB:

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

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Mik
      wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:12 last edited by
      #2

      Sambo’s

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        George K
        wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:17 last edited by
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        Rexall Drugs

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          Mik
          wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:25 last edited by
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          GC Murphy’s

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • G George K
            13 Dec 2020, 22:17

            Rexall Drugs

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            George K
            wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:28 last edited by
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            @george-k said in Age Yourself!:

            Rexall Drugs

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

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              brenda
              wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:48 last edited by
              #6

              Red Owl
              Kresge's

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                Mik
                wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:50 last edited by
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                I was wondering if it was just going to be me and George here in Geezerville.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • M Mik
                  13 Dec 2020, 22:50

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

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                  brenda
                  wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:52 last edited by
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                  @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

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                  • G George K
                    13 Dec 2020, 22:09

                    Seen on FB:

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

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:55 last edited by
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                    The Nature Company

                    Please love yourself.

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                      kluurs
                      wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 22:59 last edited by
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                      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.

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                        kluurs
                        wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:00 last edited by
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                        Bought albums at Korvette's who had a great classical selection.

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                          Loki
                          wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:06 last edited by
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                          People’s Express

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                            Jolly
                            wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:10 last edited by
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                            Murphy's Five & Dime.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              13 Dec 2020, 22:55

                              The Nature Company

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                              Mik
                              wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:23 last edited by
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                              @aqua-letifer said in Age Yourself!:

                              The Nature Company

                              Which was a very cool store.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                13 Dec 2020, 23:00

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

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                                George K
                                wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:23 last edited by
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                                @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.

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  Klaus
                                  wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:27 last edited by
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                                  Sears.

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                                    LuFins Dad
                                    wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:34 last edited by
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                                    GC Murphy’s

                                    The Brad

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                                      13 Dec 2020, 23:34

                                      GC Murphy’s

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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:37 last edited by
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                                      Woolworth's.

                                      I was only joking

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                                        13 Dec 2020, 23:37

                                        Woolworth's.

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                                        Catseye3
                                        wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:52 last edited by
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                                        @doctor-phibes Kresge's and Korvette.

                                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                        • G George K
                                          13 Dec 2020, 23:23

                                          @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.

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                                          kluurs
                                          wrote on 13 Dec 2020, 23:54 last edited by
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                                          @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.

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