RIght Here Right Now

It was such a beautiful day yesterday that M and I decided to head into Fells Point after work to walk around and check out Soundgarden and the Natty Boh store. Windows down, Ethel on the XM, found a parking spot in no time. The Boh Store was kind of a waste. I was looking for this cool shirt I saw at the O's game last Friday but it wasn't there. Plus it was HOT in there. We pretty much walked in and back out, wondering how that guy does any business. Anyway, from there we headed to Soundgarden. If you're local to or familiar with the B'more area, then you know Soundgarden. It's pretty much the greatest music store ever. CDs, vinyl, dvds, lotsa used stuff for sale. And it looks like they're expanding to hold even more stuff including video games soon. Nice.
I always feel like a kid in a candy store in there, never knowing where to start looking first. I quickly picked up the new Fratellis CD ($9.99) and set off looking for the used CD section. Found the Essential Neil Diamond for $9.99. Almost got it. Decided against it and put it back. M was excited about some old Bowie stuff in great condition but left those there too. Then on to the $5.99 or 2 for $10 bin. Lots of great CDs in there. The sad thing? I had almost all of them. It was like someone stole my entire CD collection out of my apartment and was selling it at Soundgarden for cheap. *sigh* How depressing. My entire life in CDs are only worth $5.99 a piece. See, I was thinking of selling off alot of my CDs because of a stupid $160 speeding ticket I got the other day. (That a story for another time.) But if they're only worth selling for $5.99 a piece, I bet I'd only get a buck or two for each. and I'm not parting with 150 or so of my personal collection.
So back to the shopping - I ended up with a copy of Jesus Jones -Doubt. Surprisingly, I don't own this. I think I have it on cassette which these days is pretty much like not having it at all. M was not impressed but I loved me some Jesus Jones in the 90s. So there ya go, Fratellis and Jesus Jones. M got The Pixies and some other stuff that I can't remember. Plus we both got some free compilation CD they had at the front counter. Always a good way to discover new music.
Put the Jesus Jones in the CD player on my way to work today. Not as good as I remember. But still worth the $5.99. However, the Jesus Jones made me think of Ned's Atomic Dustbin. Kill Your Television. Grey Cell Green. Happy. Not Sleeping Around. Now I wish I had looked for Ned's. Looks like I'll be making a return trip to Soundgarden. Ned's is even better than Jesus Jones. When I worked the weekend overnights at HFS and I was running short on an hour, I would always fill with Ned's Atomic Dustbin. Or 40 Acres. Or Oasis if I needed something long. But I digress. Ned's rules.
One more thing. The new Fratellis? Eh. So disappointing. Was expecting so much more. It's catchy but nowhere near as awesome as Costello Music. I wonder how much I'd get for it at Soundgarden if I tried to sell it back to them?

On an unrelated note, Lit Up by Buckcherry is on Lucy XM 54 right now. Excuse me while I crank it up and sing to myself in my studio....