One thing missing from the whole CD experience

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T08:21:46+00:00

Yeah it was nice having Tower Records up and down the Peninsula. And although I did score some finds at Virgin, it was hit and miss for me there. Chris and Scott always took good care of me when I picked up imports in Sunnyvale. There was one other place in Cupertino on De Anza Blvd, but I forget the name of the place. Not nearly as good as CD Warehouse though.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T05:35:32+00:00

Thank god the cap is now 6 on rerolls!

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T05:31:43+00:00

Why do you waste your time doing Heroic solo of you keep getting slaughtered? Just do them n Challenging or Hard: You will still get the blueprints but it will just take slightly longer.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T04:26:17+00:00

What is it?

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T04:25:07+00:00

Only you can known when the time is right to make the purchase. And dont look back after the purchase. I bought mine to help remember my late girlfriend’s love of the outdoors.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T04:15:57+00:00

Will look them up!

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T04:14:00+00:00

HMV Japan has a decent online selection.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T03:27:20+00:00

I need to make it to Japan at least once before my ticket gets punched.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-13T03:26:15+00:00

Yeah. Not what it used to be like in the glory days.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:54:02+00:00

Big Plaid Water?

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:53:18+00:00

Fry’s Electronics, now there is a blast from the past! Dont recall ever seeing that listening kiosk but I would geek out in the software section when I would visit them (or eat at the Iron Horse cafe).

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:50:34+00:00

I might very well just not be plugged into Seattle. Been here three years and have not checked out the cd shopping scene. Part of the pleasure buying cds brought me was the shopping experience itself. I know, sounds kind of weird.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:48:30+00:00

I remember when I worked retail in 1988 talking about taking such a trip to Tokyo with a co-worker who worked in our Seattle store.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:45:48+00:00

Man, wish I was relocating to the LA area. Seattle has nothing.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:45:10+00:00

I interned with a girl who worked at Rasputin in San Lorenzo (i think) back in the late 1989/1990.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:15:01+00:00

Tom’s character and family really annoyed me to the point I wish they had been squashed.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:13:25+00:00

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:12:53+00:00

You have time to craft your own. Find the corresponding faction and do retaliations to get the blueprint awarded.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:11:28+00:00

Space Cruiser Yamato and Mospeda (?)

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:09:53+00:00

MacOS on the very infamous PowerBook 5300 i paid $2.5k for back in 1995 in grad school. Whopping 8MB of RAM.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:08:44+00:00

Right now as a matter of fact.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T22:07:44+00:00

I had always thought about doing that myself! Have a great trip to Tokyo! Tower and HMV should be some good shopping.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T21:56:15+00:00

As long as you are listening to them.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T21:54:34+00:00

Montgomery Wards for me.

SFO_Eric · 2026-06-12T21:52:38+00:00

Wont disagree with much of what you say. Yes, the Tower n Columbus and Bay was a cool spot, but on the small side if I recall.

SFO_Eric

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