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 Message 402 
 Erich B. to August Abolins 
 Sam the Record Man: a former worker spil 
 16 Apr 22 12:39:13 
 
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> Hi All...

> Sam the Record Man: a former worker spills store secrets

> By Jessica Dee Humphreys Special to the Star
> Sun., April 10, 2022

> "Jimi Donabie has limitless funny memories of the gritty, legendary shop.
> "There was this period between the heat being on in the winter and when the
> air conditioning came on in the summer, where for about a week there would be
> this smell of old socks and dead mice," he says, laughing. "That?s when you
> knew the seasons were changing."

> "One of the best aspects of stores like Sam's was the knowledgeable staff,
> who were as passionate about music as the customers. "People would come in
> and say,'I'm looking for that song that goes, la la la la,'" Donabie says.
> "And we?d be, like, 'Oh yeah, that's a great tune. I?ve got it right here."

> MORE:

> https://bbs.lc/iJDmL

> https://www.thestar.com/life/together/snapshot/2022/04/10/sam-the-record-man-
> a-former-worker-spills-store-secrets.html

> Ciao!
>  /|ug (https://t.me/aabolins)

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I remember going to a few Sam The Record Man stores in malls and on the street.
Very high priced though but pretty good selection of music overall.

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