I’ve been reluctant to write and post anything about our local independent record store shutting down, but I’m really uncertain as to why. Probably because it was somewhat expected – I write about things that are important to me and they eventually find their way to some place on the world wide web (the beauty and the tragedy of the internet all at once). But, I think more than anything, it was a bit about denial. Galaxy CDs has been a part of my hometown, and a large part of my life, for 11 years now. The weird part is, for almost 10 of those 11 years, I was living almost 700 miles from here.
When I made the decision to move back to Ohio after having been gone for almost 10 years, I threw myself in to supporting local venues and restaurants and shops as much as possible. One of the things that I came to learn, value, and appreciate about living where I was (Northern New Jersey) was the sense of community in the local music scenes, and the pride in owning, operating, and supporting locally owned, independent stores and restaurants. Yeah, New Jersey is as in love with their malls as has been rumored – and pointed out often – but there was, and is, and always will be a sense that the smaller, cozier, more personable places are where community starts and ends. It was with that in mind that I began to explore a lot of what I had taken for granted before leaving. Continue reading
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