Thursday, July 21, 2005
Whip out the plasic! :one:
One of the most precious shopping finds in Melbourne (aside from Fitzroy's opp shops) cuts Collins-Swanston streets in the city. Today, after purchasing tix for a nite of fun with animation shorts for MIFF (melbourne international film fest), me and cam chanced upon this new shop. It was about a week old and poised to be an accessible hangout for just about anyone.Why everyone? : well because it is unpretentious - it doesn't hide itself in some dark alley in a part of Melbourne (believe me there are several of these here) and claim to be for those who 'know better'. It is not hip or 'alternative' or for the crowd which clicks. However the hippy-looking storeowner with rimmed glasses, vest, patterned shirt, scraggly hair and earrings suggests otherwise.
I was at CD's Done Dirt Cheap and became very generous in my first-time purchase indeed. I grabbed 3 Tori albums - Little Earthquakes, Boys for Pele and Under the Pink. I have always wanted to own them but was waiting for the price to be tender enough for the picking. What a blessing indeed! 3 albums each for 10 AUD!
I was tempted to buy Jack Johnson, Kate Bush, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bjork, Air, Ella Fitzgerald, Radiohead oooh stop me! There were a lot more of course but I had to stay my itchy fingers after grabbing my Toris.
And no they truly are originals, not some musty ripoffs, as my ears and eyes testify. Thankfully the pocket does not have to feel too sore in the process.
Oh did I mention I bought the Noir dvd anime series for 24 AUD?
lux at 8:05 pm