the rix mix

Walking home from train station Sunday night, ominous lightning in northwest, splatters of rain, temp falling, strong gusts swirling leaves all around, acorns bouncing off my forehead. Headless Horseman weather. Watched ten minutes of TV movie Category 7, Eiffel Tower toppled by huge tornado, reassuring as thunder rumbled in the distance. The front passed through, it all quieted down in half-an-hour.

Six records, six dollars at the WFMU Record Fair in New York. Two of those for the LP jackets. Another replacing a worn album I've had for 35 years. The big find was a long out-of-print 1963 LP of short Charles Ives pieces, looks to be in pretty good shape. I browsed under an hour before doing a three hour volunteer shift behind the WFMU "El Cheapo" tables. Of necessity, I treat this marvelous music sale, with 125 vendors from all around the country, as fun social occasion to meet some old friends, & as a visit to a great museum, an opportunity to look at rare movie soundtracks. Some very serious customers fly in from Europe & the West Coast,