Local music stores..... Haven't seen one of those in decades.

Back in the day however, there was one just down the block and around the corner a bit. Since I was mostly an unemployed individual and a musician ( is that redundant? ) I used to go there a lot just to hang out. Other musicians would wander in and we would often have impromptu jams in the store. It was a great place to hang out back then.

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