Got to big up 'Chef' aka Sean P, I worked there a few years ago, and he gave me - GAVE ME - a copy of 'Sunlight' by Herbie Hancock, one of my all time favourite records. Never forget that (sniff)....
----- Original Message ----- From: "rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Hampson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:10 PM 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: [email protected] > 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 >
