Great memories Mary, that was so long ago.
Arnold and Morgan was the most amazing music store I was ever involved with. As you probably remember, we sold everything from every brand of guitar and wind instrument to grand pianos and stacks of sound reinforcement gear for rock bands.
I remember the Rolling Stones coming to the store for Crown amps, and many times before a concert a roadie would come for cords, strings, tune up parts and what have you for the band. Later that same afternoon a church group might visit to buy sheet music or a new microphone for the church's PA system.
The crazy people that worked in that store made every day an adventure. Do you remember John Kreis? The skinny kid with long, blond hair that consumed a joint and a Heineken for breakfast and wore blue sunglasses all day at work?
I don't know what kept some of those crazy rock people alive. You were representative of the nice folks that came to visit the "Stereo" department. Of course the stereo department required waking through all the other departments in the store so lots to see on any given day.
I could tell stories for hours about the stuff I saw and also about the back stage craziness I witnessed when shooting photo's at concerts. Must have covered a hundred if I covered one. Some of the musicians were surprisingly nice, and some I'm grateful to have never seen again.
It's nice to hear about you and your mom, the good folks that made coming to work a joy. I remember your visits very clearly as John was my best friend and you two were so close.
I'm glad the Yamaha gear brought so much joy to your family. I've commented here many times that I thought they built great, reliable gear that was very reasonably priced. It appears it has served your family well. I hope as you listen to music on it you can remember the best things about your life back then, and the pleasure it brought your mom.
I know you have Audio Research gear in your system now, do you remember that we are the first place you heard it? We had ARC back then, when they were just getting started. Not nearly the performance then that it is now but odd that the brand came full circle to enter your life again after all these years.
Arnold and Morgan was the most amazing music store I was ever involved with. As you probably remember, we sold everything from every brand of guitar and wind instrument to grand pianos and stacks of sound reinforcement gear for rock bands.
I remember the Rolling Stones coming to the store for Crown amps, and many times before a concert a roadie would come for cords, strings, tune up parts and what have you for the band. Later that same afternoon a church group might visit to buy sheet music or a new microphone for the church's PA system.
The crazy people that worked in that store made every day an adventure. Do you remember John Kreis? The skinny kid with long, blond hair that consumed a joint and a Heineken for breakfast and wore blue sunglasses all day at work?
I don't know what kept some of those crazy rock people alive. You were representative of the nice folks that came to visit the "Stereo" department. Of course the stereo department required waking through all the other departments in the store so lots to see on any given day.
I could tell stories for hours about the stuff I saw and also about the back stage craziness I witnessed when shooting photo's at concerts. Must have covered a hundred if I covered one. Some of the musicians were surprisingly nice, and some I'm grateful to have never seen again.
It's nice to hear about you and your mom, the good folks that made coming to work a joy. I remember your visits very clearly as John was my best friend and you two were so close.
I'm glad the Yamaha gear brought so much joy to your family. I've commented here many times that I thought they built great, reliable gear that was very reasonably priced. It appears it has served your family well. I hope as you listen to music on it you can remember the best things about your life back then, and the pleasure it brought your mom.
I know you have Audio Research gear in your system now, do you remember that we are the first place you heard it? We had ARC back then, when they were just getting started. Not nearly the performance then that it is now but odd that the brand came full circle to enter your life again after all these years.