Sam The Record Man
Monday, June 18th, 2007This past saturday, my son and I made one last trip to Sam the Record Man in downtown Toronto. We’ve been trying to get to the old store at least once per summer for as long as I can remember. This was different. The store is closing at months end, so we knew this was our last chance to get lost in many floors of music and search for treasures. What a disappointment. All that was left was a chunk of the main floor and it had taken on the appeal of a flea market. There was one frantic guy with a shopping cart! I spent most of my time looking at the walls and remembering the saturday morning concerts… the one cent sales and buying my first LP. The music industry has changed and Sams can no longer compete. I thought I was going to the party one last time, but showed up at a wake.
gary