If I were ever to get to a real record shop I would have to rent a truck to get everything home .
I cant ever see myself going to Massachusetts though if I did I would definitely be into going to that record shop. Its very difficult finding new music without having access to someone like this fellow bob you refer to.
I spent hours cleaning all my records with a rig I put together using my bissel green machine with a modified wand I made, some homemade cleaner and a couple spray bottles and an ultra soft paint brush.
I watched a documentary tonite called , Last Shop Standing. I found it very interesting , worth watching in my opinion.
richard