Death of the Record Store
It's been a fortnight or so since I made my contribution to Blackdown's yearly round-up. On Friday I was in Glasgow for the day. I walked from the centre of town all way to the Byres Road end of the Great Western Road so as to drop in on one of my favourite stores Defunkt, only to find it had shut down.
The outfitters who were cheerfully converting it into a clothing store slightly jeered at me. Told me I could have the racks if I liked. Trainspotter. Another one bites the dust? Maybe not. I was pleased to discover this morning that Peter who ran the store has downsized and is working out of Glasgow's Savoy Centre.