When I was a young fellow growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, I didn't really care much about music. I remember getting excited about Jesus Christ Superstar after the 7th grade chorus teacher played "Heaven on Their Minds" to us for some reason.* (It wasn't because we were going to sing it...thank God.) And I have a vague memory of Les Crane's Desiderata being in my possession. But my first music purchase was in a drug store, where they had a 3 albums for one dollar sale. I picked up Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings...which I still have, by the way...and it is in pretty good shape, too...and a knock-off version of the Shaft soundtrack performed by Soul Mann & The Brothers, which I, alas, do not have any more. But today I saw it at Half-Price. I didn't think it was worth $6.99, so I didn't buy it, but it was nice to meet up with it again after fifty years or so of not seeing it.
I think everything shows up at Half-Price sooner or later.
Oh...I don't remember what the third album was. Maybe it was just 2 for $1?
Pretty sure it was 3, though.
* A chorus class I shared with Bob Ehrlich, who went on to be the Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. Just sayin', sir.
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