Herman by Jim Unger for November 25, 2015

Good grief. That stupid adjective has even hit the comic section. What a letdown, especially in this classic.

Why on earth is there a sign for Disco?

That clerk wouldn’t know a 33 1/3 from a 72 vinyl, if her life depended on it. And forget about 45’s !To her, Beethoven is a St. Bernard.

I know what a 78 is, but I don’t think they were vinyl

I once approached a booth at a fair, which advertised “Golden Oldies”. I asked the sweet young thing if she had anything by Glen Miller. “Who’s he?”Apparently, we were both showing our age.

In my mp3s I have more music written between 1930 and 1950 than between 1995 and 2015. But also more between 1780 and 1830 than all other eras combined.

Reminds me of the “Sanford and Son” episode where the two women aren’t impressed by Lamont and his buddy trying to impress them with a high-class bottle of wine, a beaujolais. “I ain’t never heard of no booze-o-lay,” one of the ladies complains. “Where’s the Ripple!?”

Working in a music store is a process.Learning types of music unfamiliar takes time.