BeBop Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) I like Amoeba fine, though it's Berkeley, not LA. But to think it's the best thing in Los Angeles... How long has it been there? Maybe eight or ten years? Perhaps it just strikes me as a rather shallow choice; I try not to think of Los Angelenos as shallow. I subscribe to Los Angeles magazine (among 80 or so I subscribe to and read cover-to-cover each month), but haven't ever lived in Southern California. I voted against Amoeba about half the time. http://www.losangelesmagazine.com/LAtoZ/article.aspx?id=1618 http://www.amoeba.com/content/64.html Edited to note: Amoeba arrived in LA six years ago. Edited July 24, 2008 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I was there a couple of times, but I just wasn't in a buying mood. I think I was more interested in raga at the time and they had pretty much the same stuff that Tower, NYC had at the time. It sure was a big store! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I like the one here on Haight Street. ...And the one in Berkeley is pretty damn great, though I haven't been there in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 On average, I probably visit each of the Amoebas twice a year (though I'd bet its been five years since I bought anything there; it's mainly a time-kill and "let's see what's new" on a US travel layover.) No doubt, the LA store is impressive, bigger even than SF, by my reckoning. But I still see Amoeba as a Bay Area, specifically Berkeley, thing. So I guess Angelenos love their adopted child more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 was in SF in January and picked up a rare CD used, for $20, that is probable worth about $100 - I like Amoeba - also, they gave Devilin Tune a nice review in their book, so they must be intelligent and discerning music lovers - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 My favorite was Aron's, which was in the same part of Hollywood and went out of business a few years after Amoeba arrived. Amoeba is such a zoo I tend to avoid it, but I can't knock their selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 But fergawdsakes, better than Topanga Canyon? The Weather? Getty Center? 99 cent Stores? In-N-Out? The Hollywood Sign? Sunset Blvd? Taco Trucks? Disneyland?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 The transvestites on Santa Monica Blvd? The 10? Rt. 66? The list goes on and on... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 The 405 at rush hour? LAX Security Screening? Burbank Architecture? Blondes in Corvettes? Bald buys with 'trophy' dates in Ferraris? Cougars? (None actually poll choices, of course) The Central Library? It's quite a nice library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I like Amoeba fine, though it's Berkeley, not LA. But to think it's the best thing in Los Angeles... How long has it been there? Maybe eight or ten years? Perhaps it just strikes me as a rather shallow choice; I try not to think of Los Angelenos as shallow. I subscribe to Los Angeles magazine (among 80 or so I subscribe to and read cover-to-cover each month), but haven't ever lived in Southern California. I voted against Amoeba about half the time. http://www.losangelesmagazine.com/LAtoZ/article.aspx?id=1618 http://www.amoeba.com/content/64.html Edited to note: Amoeba arrived in LA six years ago. I see plenty of shallowness on the list, so it fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 ...I try not to think of Los Angelenos as shallow...... Ok.... I try to not think of Alaska as cold, or Bill Gates as rich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) or Republicans as..... compassionate, intelligent, perceptive, eloquent..... thank God for the 12 step program - I'm a new man - ...though constantly hallucinating.... Edited July 24, 2008 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 or Republicans as..... compassionate, intelligent, perceptive, eloquent..... thank God for the 12 step program - I'm a new man - ...though constantly hallucinating.... Fuck dude, can you make it through one thread without something about politics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Native Los Angelenos such as myself know all the shallow people are transplants from other states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Native Los Angelenos such as myself know all the shallow people are transplants from other states. You can't even have a basement here. Now that's shallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 "Fuck dude, can you make it through one thread without something about politics? " Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama... McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama... McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary...Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Obama...McCain....Obama...Hillary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 From the SF Chron gossip columnist on Wednesday: "... and Tim Sullivan says that rock guitarist Jimmy Page spent five hours checking out blues selections at Amoeba on Monday." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Just noticed someone checking this thread out. Matriculated in the general Bay Area. Still hit up both Amoeba stores whenever in town the location. Depending on what you're looking for there is also. Jazz Quarter was great, but the owner died and it closed. Big Al's closed this year. Grooves Inspiralled Vinylhttp://www.aquariusrecords.org/ http://www.rookyricardos.com/ http://www.fogworld.com/gm/http://www.modlang.com/http://www.astherecordturns.com/http://www.freakbeatrecords.com/ http://www.recordsurplusla.com/ Edited June 18, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Native Los Angelenos such as myself know all the shallow people are transplants from other states. Bite me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 The 405 at rush hour? LAX Security Screening? Burbank Architecture? Blondes in Corvettes? Bald buys with 'trophy' dates in Ferraris? Cougars? (None actually poll choices, of course) The Central Library? It's quite a nice library. Don't forget Tommy's World Famous Hamburgers! Native Los Angelenos such as myself know all the shallow people are transplants from other states. A full 60% of all those living in SoCal are from someplace else. As a former LA/OC resident, born and raised, I absolutely agree with you. I had to move to the San Joaquin Valley to find the Native Californians [like myself]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Don't forget Roscoes Chix & Waffles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Atta kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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