I went back to the art galleries with money in my pocket, ready to buy something as a reminder of my trip. I ran into what I call the music store clench. It used to be that I would think of some music I would like to buy, would wander over to Tower Records (RIP) and not be able to buy a thing. I would pick up the cds I wanted and I just couldn’t check out with them. I have no similar problem when buying over the internet, Amazon, Amazon used, cd club, or Ebay. I’m sure it’s all about the price, Tower certainly didn’t win any price comparisons… Anyway, I went back to the galleries, saw the same things that excited me last time, but I couldn’t take my money out and buy anything. I guess it’s for the best. I’ll wander over there from time to time and see if there’s something that I can’t live without. I’ll also ask around and see if there are any other galleries around.
Isaac