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September 26, 2004
A Wedding in a Punk Rock Bookstore
Every time I think all our friends who are likely to get married have gotten married, we make new friends who are on the verge of matrimony. Tonight we went to the wedding of one of those recently met couples in Omaha in the coolest bookstore in Nebraska, the Antiquarium. It's a used bookstore open until midnight or so that caters to a very eclectic crowd. There's also an art gallery on the second floor, where the wedding actually took place, and a new and used record store in the basement. The reception was on the third floor.
I think more weddings should be held in in multi-use locations like this. Once the wedding descends into randomness and you're tired of talking to people you don't know all that well, usually soon after everyone is done eating, you can head downstairs and browse the shelves or flip through record bins.
Sarah bought a book tonight at some point and I replaced my long-lost Mousetrap "Supercool/Fubar" 7" with a new copy, replaced my previously sold vinyl copy of Slint's Spiderland, maybe my favorite album of all time, and picked up !!!'s Louden Up Now, also on vinyl. Maybe it's better that more weddings aren't held in the Antiquarium. I always hemmorhage cash when I walk into that place.
Posted by Half-Cocked at September 26, 2004 12:30 AM
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Not to mention you always seem to buy more records after a few drinks. What an idea to host weddings in you record store. What about a recordstore with a liquor licence?
Christ, that's an idea if I ever had one?
Posted by: Two at September 26, 2004 01:03 AM
Two, that might be the best idea I've ever heard. I've seen laundromats and nail salons with liquor licenses. Why not record stores? I'd hang out there. You could sell the beer cheap as a loss leader in order to sell more music. I love it from all angles. Everyone wins.
Posted by: Steve at September 26, 2004 01:48 AM
Who on earth, in their right mind, would sell their vinyl copy of Spiderland to begin with??
Posted by: musclehead at September 26, 2004 12:53 PM
I just bought Neal Pollack's "Never Mind the Pollacks" a rock and roll novel. I am pretty excited to read some good rock and roll fiction.
Posted by: Eric at September 26, 2004 01:46 PM
Justin, it's a long story involving me being unemployed and wanting to get outta town for a week or so.
Eric, I've been meaning to read that book for about a year now. When you're done with that check out "The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature."
Posted by: Steve at September 26, 2004 03:59 PM