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By overdose2this Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:31 pm
medd wrote:
simcity wrote:
what you know about santa barbara??? please tell me you've been to american pie records.


what up, you been out there? thats been one of the better spots in SB. that dude hates rap with a passion so i always find steals on the classic 12"s. not a bad place for soul/jazz either, my boy found a T. Alvon "S.C.P." 45 out there, this was awhile back though. Last few times Ive seen a lot more diggers in there, which definitely aint a good thing...

but SB and IV seem to have records everywhere...and its a nice town to visit anyway.

By overdose2this Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:33 pm
medd wrote:
simcity wrote:
what you know about santa barbara??? please tell me you've been to american pie records.


what up, you been out there? thats been one of the better spots in SB. that dude hates rap with a passion so i always find steals on the classic 12"s. not a bad place for soul/jazz either, my boy found a T. Alvon "S.C.P." 45 out there, this was awhile back though. Last few times Ive seen a lot more diggers in there, which definitely aint a good thing...

but SB and IV seem to have records everywhere...and its a nice town to visit anyway.

\ my bad, but yeah that spot is crazy nice. they hate all hip ho pthere. i cruise down there like once a month and scoop up some jazz and some classical. but the dope spot is cheap thrills in san luis obispo, ca. straight up. i jujst bring my pt-01 in and go upstairs. all day i be in there. but yeha enough rambling peace

By simcity Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:39 am
no doubt santa barara has thrifts for days.

I used to live out there. Crazy Dennis' store is one of my favorite in the country. I used to go ther about once a week so I got in a little to tight with him and all the vets.

Im not to keen on a bunch of hip hop peoples going there, but as long as a spot like his can stay in business, there's plenty of records for everyone.
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By medd Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:17 pm
Word, even though he really hates rap, he is generally a nice dude (and real nice with the pricing). Hes got a bunch of funny stories about his ex-wives, Ive lost track of how many he's actually had.

@overdose: that's a dope spot! only been in there once but there was more records than I had time...I need to walk away from this LA digging and get back to the 805 where all the rackords are 8)
By overdose2this Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:10 pm
medd wrote:Word, even though he really hates rap, he is generally a nice dude (and real nice with the pricing). Hes got a bunch of funny stories about his ex-wives, Ive lost track of how many he's actually had.

@overdose: that's a dope spot! only been in there once but there was more records than I had time...I need to walk away from this LA digging and get back to the 805 where all the rackords are 8)


no doubt. yeha i think i'm gonna go diggin this weekend sometime. pm if there is anythign youa re really looking for. i might be abloe to find a couple of things for you. i know some spots a little north int he 805 too. but peace.
By simcity Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:51 pm
medd wrote:Word, even though he really hates rap, he is generally a nice dude (and real nice with the pricing). Hes got a bunch of funny stories about his ex-wives, Ive lost track of how many he's actually had.


haha. From what i remember, he's on his fourth! I know he had a kid in Iraq, wonder if he's still there. I just wonder why a man who was so f-cked up by Vietnam, would let his kid join the marines.

No punk, no metal, or (c)rap!!!! There's heat to be found in his "70's "Stuff"" bin!

A hint: just tell him that Phil Spector, George Martin, and Brian Wilson were geniuses and he'll love you. I used to get drunk with him in his store every time I went there, then stagger over to Superica and pound that pork chile relleno special. Man, Im salivating. One time, one of his war buddies gave me a tab of acid.

You ever go to that Thai food joint, Your Place???
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By medd Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:18 pm
simcity wrote: No punk, no metal, or (c)rap!!!!

ha, thats the one of the first things I remember him saying when i walked in... You def know your way around the town man, did you go to UCSB or something? You ever get to know I.V. Ed? he lives off campus, coolest record dealer i know up there.

simcity wrote:A hint: just tell him that Phil Spector, George Martin, and Brian Wilson were geniuses and he'll love you. I used to get drunk with him in his store every time I went there, then stagger over to Superica and pound that pork chile relleno special. Man, Im salivating. One time, one of his war buddies gave me a tab of acid.

You ever go to that Thai food joint, Your Place???


crazy story, but i believe it haha... I'll keep that advice in mind. Your Place Thai is that *real* spot though, funny you mentioned that because it always ends up as the last stop after any dig trip to SB.
By simcity Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:53 am
medd wrote:
simcity wrote: No punk, no metal, or (c)rap!!!!

ha, thats the one of the first things I remember him saying when i walked in... You def know your way around the town man, did you go to UCSB or something? You ever get to know I.V. Ed? he lives off campus, coolest record dealer i know up there.

Ah, apparently I ran into him a bunch of times but I thought he only sold books. Another dude was telling me after I moved from there all about Ed and showing me some of the things he sold him. Local santa barabara psych and sh*t. I was so pissed. But, I learned to tell everybody I meet that Im into records, so Ill never miss out on cool dealers. I believe he lived at the barn, that red farm style house on Trigo?? Yeah, I went to UCSB.

Oh man, Im in New York now and even here, I cant find a place that will f*ck with Your Place. Chicken Panang and Shrimp Toast and Tom Yum Goong for DAYZ!
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By medd Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:15 pm
simcity wrote: Ah, apparently I ran into him a bunch of times but I thought he only sold books. Another dude was telling me after I moved from there all about Ed and showing me some of the things he sold him. Local santa barabara psych and sh*t.


Sim,
youre thinking of the right guy...his book game is deep too, thats true. he actually sold a bulk of his records (a backyard storage units full) to Amoeba LA before they opened up, since then its been more books than records. A few cats I used to dig with had a rare groove radio show on KCSB; they put me on to Ed's place...they also used to hit up the Nipomo Swap meet and come back with super rare joints, you ever check it out? That was a little too far north for me to ever make it. Word though, I loved UCSB even though I didn't go there. The digging is abundant, and the girls are top notch 8) .


simcity wrote: Oh man, Im in New York now and even here, I cant find a place that will f*ck with Your Place. Chicken Panang and Shrimp Toast and Tom Yum Goong for DAYZ!


Ya man! It's been a minute... I need to hit that up this weekend.
By overdose2this Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:48 am
medd wrote:
simcity wrote: Ah, apparently I ran into him a bunch of times but I thought he only sold books. Another dude was telling me after I moved from there all about Ed and showing me some of the things he sold him. Local santa barabara psych and sh*t.


Sim,
youre thinking of the right guy...his book game is deep too, thats true. he actually sold a bulk of his records (a backyard storage units full) to Amoeba LA before they opened up, since then its been more books than records. A few cats I used to dig with had a rare groove radio show on KCSB; they put me on to Ed's place...they also used to hit up the Nipomo Swap meet and come back with super rare joints, you ever check it out? That was a little too far north for me to ever make it. Word though, I loved UCSB even though I didn't go there. The digging is abundant, and the girls are top notch 8) .


simcity wrote: Oh man, Im in New York now and even here, I cant find a place that will f*ck with Your Place. Chicken Panang and Shrimp Toast and Tom Yum Goong for DAYZ!


Ya man! It's been a minute... I need to hit that up this weekend.



word nipomo is like two miles form where i live. man they got records for day sin that joint. 3 bucks to get in. then you can cop a cholw crat efor like 10 buicks. and whala mad samples. i got some spanish shit and some jazz in a crate once. mad jazz. but that mariachi shit is dope too. there are mad mexicans there that are getting rid of their shit for no reason. man i love the guitars and shit in those damn. yeha i'm going to thwe swap meet on sunday shit. oh yeah and goodwill distribution center is fly too in san luis obispo. you can get like 25 records for a buck or two. lots of gospel in there. lol. but yeah rambleing