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From 1992 to 1995, I worked in the music store on the upper level of the Savannah Mall. Disc Jockey was the other music store, on the lower level and the opposite end. Our respective locations affected our clientele; we were next to the upscale department store, and they were next to the parking lot.

Of course there was a rivalry.

Despite what you might think, it was friendly. We all ate in the same food court, and used the same deposit chute. If a customer stumped our staff, we’d begrudgingly call downstairs and ask their staff. Sometimes one store knew something the other didn’t. Upcoming trends in music, promotions, closings, and firings within the busy mall.

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Tagged as 1990s, 1992, 1995, 1997, Alan Parsons, Apocalypse Now, Blockbuster, Bob Dylan, corporate crap, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Media Play, music, Oasis, Savannah, Savannah Mall, The Beatles, whores, YouTube

05/14/2016 · 2:15 pm

“Last Exit”

When was the last time the name “Pearl Jam” sounded weird to you? Can you even remember when it didn’t sound like a band?

Eddie Vedder

Vitalogy, Pearl Jam’s experimental third album, was finally released in November of 1994. By that time, the record store I had assistant-managed was consumed by Blockbuster. Originally, I worked at “Tracks”, which was where I experienced Pearl Jam’s debut disc Ten, around ten times a day for several months. This resulted in a loathing of that album that burns to the present day. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1990s, 1994, alternative music, Blockbuster, corporate crap, Dave Abbruzzese, depression, Eddie Vedder, Frank Zappa, grunge, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, music, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Gossard, Vitalogy

02/03/2016 · 11:55 am

Takin’ It Back: Ween

In 2018, two years from the time of this writing, Bands I Useta Like (the comic strip) will be twenty years old. In 1998, I drew the initial batch of strips for Mike The Pod Comix #4, and included them in the proposal that saw them properly published, starting in 2002. Among this early run were “the Oingo Boingo strip” and “the Ween strip”.