Now that *has* to have been Jonny... :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 March 2003 14:30 > To: rob; David Hampson; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) Subject: RE: (313) Records Stores In London > > > I've been going down Notting Hill Gate for about 10 years as well... > Chef (I think his name is Sean 'The Knowledge' P) is certainly one of > the more polite members of staff - The guy with the teeth is ok... > however I can't comment on the rest, once I was in there one member of > staff was looking through a pile records and I noticed a couple of > original early KMS 12"s, I started to enquire about them and he > instantly held them to his chest and just stared at me > without saying a > thing... > > > > > > David Anthony Parsons > Senior Design Consultant > > > > The Internet Applications Group > Allied House, 29-39 London Road > Twickenham > Middlesex > TW1 3SZ > United Kingdom > > website: www.intapps.com > office: +44 (0)20 8744 3027 > fax: +44 (0)20 8744 3028 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 March 2003 14:10 > To: David Hampson; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) Subject: RE: (313) Records Stores In London > > I've been going down Notting Hill Gate for about 10 years (in fact I'm > there > tomorrow), I can't believe you call him "chef" but it's so very true!! > "Chef" is definitely the nicest but even he don't smile > much!! He use to > be > in the basement when they had another dance shop 2 or 3 doors > along..... > and > they won't haggle either...... ever!! (They still have some > rare records > or > bargains though to be found) > > Rob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Hampson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 March 2003 13:39 > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: (313) Subject: RE: (313) Records Stores In London > > > Some of the staff at the Music and Video Exchange shops in > London are by > far > the most moody staff in the world - once one of them threw > records at me > and > stormed off, and another time one got really pissed off as I > questioned > whether he had correctly added up a pile of records (he was right but > only > because some of the prices were wrote on incoherently). If you do end > up > there, the cyclist guy with the teeth is always friendly and > polite, and > the > chef guy is never rude. > > The award for moodiest record store staff of all time goes to Kenny at > Spinn > Inn in Manchester back in the late 80s, early 90s - I figured they > closed > down because people couldn't take being in the presence of the moody > c***! > > David > >
