Dude who ran this tiny little local record store turned me onto some great shit over the years including Big Star, Spacemen 3, 13th Floor Elevators and I think Suicide, though I think I may have gone in looking for Suicide and he just happened to actually have it. I wouldn't go into the major chain stores looking for music recommedations, but this guy was cool as hell. He told me a story about being at a party with Gene Clark from the Byrds one time, but he was too drunk to go up and talk to him, and after that he quit alcohol. And yeah, he just ran this tiny little record store where he carried lots of metal and obscure alternative stuff like I mentioned above. He would take the c.d.'s out the packaging and throw it on the stereo in the store for you to listen to before buying. Great dude. I hope he's still doing alright.