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#677: Kiss My Ass

GETTING MORE TALE #677: Kiss My Ass Spring, 1994. An unemployed 21 year old student not-yet-named LeBrain was having a particularly lazy summer.  In a year I would graduate.  I didn’t have a lot of...

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#706: Additional Complaint

GETTING MORE TALE #706: Additional Complaint I used to tell the store owner and his second-in-command, “We are only using about 10% of what these computers are capable of doing.”  They were great for...

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#708: The Perfect Roll

Expanded from a segment in Part 18:  Klassic Kwotes III GETTING MORE TALE #708: The Perfect Roll I once read a quote from Keith Richards in the late 80s about the state of rock and roll.  “I hear a lot...

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#716: Hummer

GETTING MORE TALE #716: Hummer Towards the end of my time at the Record Store, I saw a lot of what I call “bigwigs” floating in and out.  These well-dressed business men would be visiting with the boss...

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#731: Do as I say, not as I do

There are a few stories I held back from the original Record Store Tales because I didn’t want to get anyone into any trouble.  In this case, 24 years have gone by so I think it’s too late for this...

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#732: Where the Hell Am I?

GETTING MORE TALE #732: Where the Hell Am I? What is the most important information to possess when you’re shopping?  Is it your shopping list?  Is it money? No friends, that is not what matters most....

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#751: Can I Get a Witness?

GETTING MORE TALE #751: Can I Get a Witness? I owe the Jehovah’s Witnesses a debt of gratitude.  I developed my cat-like stealthy ninja skills thanks to them.  I was able to take this talent into the...

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#759: Talk, Talk

GETTING MORE TALE #759: Talk, Talk I was browsing local news stories, and one came up that had me choking on my coffee a little bit. It was an interview with the owner of the old Record Store, who had...

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#774: The Original Mustard Tiger

GETTING MORE TALE #774: The Original Mustard Tiger   Gary was a customer of mine after I was transferred to a store on the shittier side of town.  It’s not like where I worked before was high class....

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#795: A Case for Security

A sequel to #424: How to Stop a Thief   GETTING MORE TALE #795: A Case for Security Back when people used to actually steal physical CDs instead of just stealing a download, extravagant measures were...

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#797: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask For It!

GETTING MORE TALE #797: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask For It! In the early 90s, we got our first Costco store in Kitchener.  My parents raved about how much I’d love it.  In those early years, I enjoyed going...

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#812: Klassic Kwote – Hanson

You can imagine how hard it is finding music for people who have no idea what they’re looking for. “Yeah, the guy wears a cowboy hat in the video.” Can I get a little more information? “Yeah, it was a...

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#824: “I’m Outta Here!”

GETTING MORE TALE #824:  “I’m Outta Here!” A sequel to Part 287:  Closing Time Name one person who doesn’t love closing down for the day.  Work completed, clock ticks 9:00 pm, and the doors are locked....

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#825: Klassic Kwote – Carnival of Souls

GETTING MORE TALE #825:  Klassic Kwote – Carnival of Souls   We were encouraged to put stickers on CDs to draw attention to them at the Record Store.  When Kiss’ Carnival of Souls was released in 1997,...

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The Author Reads series – Record Store Tales Part 7: A S****y Story

Since starting the Facebook Live streams, I thought maybe doing a reading of some of my own stories would be fun. The reaction was mixed but some of the comments are below. Comments: “I thought this...

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#866: Untitled ’94

GETTING MORE TALE #866: Untitled ’94 I didn’t go to the cottage at all in 1994.  I was busy with school, then in the summer met a girl, and finally got a job at the Record Store.  That was all the...

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Sunday Chuckle: I think this duck used to be one of my customers at the...

I just heard about this kids’ song that is popular in certain age groups. It’s catchy, but I can’t say that I like the lead character too much. He’s a duck that keeps pestering the clerk at a lemonade...

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#874: Impossible to Display

A sequel to Getting More Tale #795:  A Case for Security GETTING MORE TALE #874: Impossible to Display Shoplifting accounts for over a third of inventory shrinkage in retail.*  At the Record Store we...

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#879: Advertising & the Pennysaver

GETTING MORE TALE #879: Advertising & the Pennysaver The Record Store didn’t do oodles of advertising.  We had a limited budget.  We usually ran ads in the Pennysaver, a free weekly ad paper....

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#881: The Return of the Record Store Tales

RECORD STORE TALES #881: The Return of the Record Store Tales A minor announcement, but an announcement nonetheless!  As of this chapter, for all of my stories going forward, I have decided to retire...

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