Monday, April 20, 2015

Record Store Day 2015 Blackout Poetry

So, I held out posting these until the people from Record Store Day finished their promo campaign. They said they might be able to work them into their social media posts but never did.

These are a series of blackout poems created from the 2015 RSD release list. Enjoy them. Share them. Try your hand at one. They're tougher than they look. Sorry they're small. You'll have to zoom in to read them, I guess.

Sadly, this form of "blackout" could have easily described my luck with this year's RSD releases. Pretty much all the records I wanted, my favorite (and local) record store, Revival Records, did not receive. I still spent a good wad at Billy's shop, though, snatching up some records I really wanted: Ryan Adams  Gold, The Velvet Underground & Nico s/t, The Cure Entreat, INXS Kick, and R.E.M. Chronic Town. Great stuff!

I also played a solo acoustic set at the Volume One Local Store on Record Store Day. I love the sound of that room! A few good friends showed up, and we had a great time. I even busted out an old School House Rock tune, "Three Is A Magic Number."