Episode 403: Not Today, Not On Rex Manning Day

This week Host Dave Bledsoe invites a “friend” home to check his 10 inch only for her to discover he was talking about his record albums. (And in penis department he is more like a cassingle) On the show this week we celebrate Rex Manning Day by taking you back to the glory days of the record store!

Along the way we learn how Dave keeps trying to deal with his childhood through buying things rather than go to therapy. (Also, binge drinking is NOT therapy no matter what your “doctor” told you Dave.)  Then we dive right into the two great record store movies, though one is arguably greater than the other, Empire Records and High Fidelity.(For record, the greater one was Empire Records) Then we take a walk through the history of the record store, from its humble beginning as mom and pop shops in every town and the rise of Tower Records all the way through to their eventual downfall from Big Box stores and the internet.  (Amazon didn’t kill record stores, WalMart did) Finally we talk about the incredibly unlikely revival of vinyl and the indie record store. (We genuinely have to thank Hipsters for bringing it back.)

Our Sponsor this week is Whipped Cream Records, the record store that only stocks Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ Whipped Cream and Other Delights, because every vinyl collection is legally required to have a copy.  We open with Rob talking about his record store and close with Rex Manning saying no more.

Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense

The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast

The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/

The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ

www.whatthehellpodcast.com

Give us your money on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast

The Show Line: 347 687 9601

Closing Music:https://youtu.be/DQdvuWqm3Ow

We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/

Citations Needed:

Rex Manning Day: Maxwell Caulfield Thrilled ‘Empire Records’ Celebrated Yearly

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rex-manning-day-maxwell-caulfield-thrilled-empire-records-celebrated-yearly-4163455/

IMDB: Empire Records

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112950/

How "Empire Records" Became The Unlikely Film Of A Generation

https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/how-empire-records-became-the-unlikely-film-of-a-generation

Record Store Day Turns 10: Founders Break Down Its Past, Present and Future

https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-store-day-2017-founders-10th-anniversary-vinyl/

How many Americans are still buying vinyl records?

https://today.yougov.com/topics/entertainment/articles-reports/2019/04/12/record-store-day-2019-records-generations-poll

Wikipedia: Vinyl Revival

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_revival

Uncited Additional Reading:

https://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/empire-records-20-year-retrospective/

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jun/22/empire-records-90s-cult-classic-starring-liv-tyler-and-renee-zellweger-is-ripe-for-a-comeback

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68787/14-fun-facts-about-empire-records

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Records

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices