After a nice walk to the Metro, and a short ride to the Memorial Park station, I headed into Old Town Pasadena. My initial plan was to walk right into Old Town Music and check to see if there was still a possibility of getting some part-time work there over the next few weeks. Well, something told me to walk around for a bit before heading in, so I did some window shopping here and there, and then finally headed into the store.
So, I walk in and start browsing for a while. I overhear one of the clerks talking about how a lot of the Russian composers and publishers have reverted back to the original Russian distributors and companies (as a result of the GATT (sp?) Treaty). Well, after the customer left, I decided to follow up with the clerk on other publisher business from the past couple of years or so. -I used to be a music buyer, and there were a lot of things up in the air publisher-wise when I last left the music store biz.
It turns out I was talking to one of the owners and founders of the store, a wonderful woman who goes by the name, Fritzie. We talk about this and that. Who now carries this? Who now distributes that? I tell her that I used to work for some stores around the DC and Richmond area. Well, she asks, "Oh, do you know Foxes Music?" Well, I reply, "Yes, I do - I used to assist the buyer there for about five-six years." Then she goes on to tell me that she founded Old Town Music 25 years ago with one of the business partners who founded Foxes Music! WOW?!?!?!
Yet, one more "Small World" story for Jose during his visit here in L.A.! -Hmm... And didn't the Sherman brothers write, "It's A Small World". Hmmm...
I truly could not believe the coincidence! And speaking of coincidences...
When I walked into the store, I noticed there was one section that had a bunch of cloths and tarps over it. I found out that the construction workers upstairs had hit a pipe, and, unfortunately, the water started leaking down into Old Town Music. Well... One of Fritzie's workers is currently on vacation, and since she needs some help to get that part of the store re-inventoried, re-ordered and re-arranged... And since they're coming into busy season with the beginning of the school year... Well, it does look like I'll be putting in some hours at the store!
We shall see...