Dropping Like Flies

[Seth Hurwitz]

I’m just glad Bags didn’t live long enough to see this news. Would’ve broken her heart.

h

 Bags?

What happened to her?

[grateful]

Pay him no mind. Its a bad joke.

[kosmo vinyl]

the honorable gentleman from MD seconds this

[challenged]

RIP Tommy, such awful news. Saw him at Birchmere in September, and at the Blackcat show as well, and maybe 15 other times. Booked him at college a million years ago. The Keene family has had it rough.

[ggw]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tommy-keene-power-pop-songwriter-and-star-of-80s-dc-music-scene-dies-at-59/2017/11/24/ed373d1c-d12b-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-musicians-and-fans-react-to-the-passing-1511550190-htmlstory.html

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

I’m just glad Bags didn’t live long enough to see this news. Would’ve broken her heart.

h

 Bags?

What happened to her?

Why do you need to know what happened to Bags?

[shemptiness]

Wayne Cochran, 60's R&B singer

[Justin Tonation]

The College Park RTX house.

[hutch]

What is that?

[Justin Tonation]

Record and Tape Exchange. They opened in the mid 70s and had a few locations. The last one (under different ownership) is in Fairfax.

[hutch]

I did not know they had one in College Park..I know there is a CD depot there

[Justin Tonation]

I did not know they had one in College Park..I know there is a CD depot there

I think it opened in 1977 in a small white house on RT 1, then moved to a nearby strip mall in the early 90s. I'm not sure when it closed but it's been at least 10 years. They also had locations in Annapolis and Bowie (where they sold "special import" LPs, aka bootlegs).

[hutch]

So you are not saying the RTX but the house..i getcha..you sure you are not getting it confused with cd game exchange?  They used to have one in college park too...on route 1

[Justin Tonation]

So you are not saying the RTX but the house..i getcha..you sure you are not getting it confused with cd game exchange?  They used to have one in college park too...on route 1

Game Exchange moved out years ago. It was only in CP a few years, never attaining much status. OTOH, College Park RTX was at least semi-legendary. After they moved out, the house hosted a skateboard shop, then Atomic Music, and lastly a  cleaners and tux rental shop.

[hutch]

Cool..you sure know your College Park...are there any record stores left there other than CD Depot which I have given up on..it is just too much of a mess and there is way too much moldy and beat to hell vinyl there