I'm 43 years old and the best job I've ever had was being a manager in a record store in my late teens. I made sure to hire an ecclectic group of people; particularly a person who identified with each major genre of music. The wrapper was working hand in hand with the Mohawked punk rocker. The musical conversations daily were reminiscent of barber shop arguments about who the best boxer was. When people came in looking for something, we as the people working there were each an encyclopedia of good music. Even though we were a corporate store we played whatever we wanted to over the loud speakers. We would bet each other on who could sell out of an unknown artist first. Its things like this that future generations will miss out on when it comes to buying or listening to new music. I miss those days.