April 2025
@ramenjunkie.bsky.social - Ramen Junkie RAMΞNJVNKIΞ🍜 2025-04-12 21:20:13
RAMΞNJVNKIΞ🍜 Prey, 2022 – ★★★½
Watched on Saturday April 12, 2025.
https://lameazoid.com/prey-2022-%e2%98%85%e2%98%85%e2%98%85%c2%bd/
RAMΞNJVNKIΞ🍜 2025-04-12 16:30:45
Record Store Day 2025
Another year, another Record Store Day. Though for my part it was Record Stores Day. This is only the second time I went to one of these, last year I don't think there was anything I wanted. This year there was, this super cool 10th anniversary release of CHVRCHES Every Open Eye. It's getting a regular release later, but it won't be the pretty "Clearest Blue" color.
Record Store Day 2025
Ramen Junkie Another year, another Record Store Day. Though for my part it was Record Stores Day. This is only the second time I went to one of these, last year I don’t think there was anything I wanted. This year there was, this super cool 10th anniversary release of CHVRCHES Every Open Eye.
It’s getting a regular release later, but it won’t be the pretty “Clearest Blue” color. Like the song, on the album, possibly the best song in their catalog.
I went slightly better prepared this year. Instead of getting up early and driving over to Springfield, the nearest place hosting the RSD releases, I stayed over at my parents’ house and woke up early, and got in line. Last time I arrived at 8:30, a half hour after opening. This year was 6:30, one and a half hours before opening.
And like last time I just, chatted with others in line near me.
Eventually, I made it in and… Did not get my CHVRCHES album sadly. None left. I think there was probably only one at this location, because a lot of places only got two copies, and Dumb Records, where I went, has a second location that they split the albums across.
I know they had more than one, because Dumb Records posted a list of any albums only at a particular location.
I found a few others that seemed interesting but I also didn’t want to buy randomly.
It wasn’t a total loss of effort though, I had a second album I had wanted, which I did get. The Gorillaz Demon Days, Live at the Apollo Theater. Demon Days is a really great album, and love shows in general tend to be better than album versions.
I also got this sweet Dumb Records tote bag as a bonus, and I bought a Dumb Records Sticker, though I am not sure where I want to stick it. Maybe laptop, maybe I will slap it on my turn table, the plastic top is a little scuffed anyway.
One thing I did not get, because I forgot in my dismay over missing out on Every Open Eye, was some Dumb Records Coffee. I mean, it was basically just some other coffee from the local Arrowroot Coffee, branded for Dumb Records, but I asked the price, I said, “I will come get some after I look around” and then … I forgot.
Anyway, I left the Dumb Records and decided, I had time, I would take my chances and try Dumber Records across town for my CHVRCHES album. The Dumber Records is in the mall, which is not normally open at 9 o’clock in the morning. And there was no obvious entrance to use, so after circling the mall, a few times and trying one locked door, I found the right entrance. Unfortunately, no luck on the album I wanted there either.
I’m still good with the adventure.
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.