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Forgive the Toronto-Centric Post . . .
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. . . anyone else sending a mental RIP to Sam Sniderman, founder of Sam The Record Man? I'll never forget the first time I saw those big vinyl records, on a trip to the Eaton's Center with my parents. And when I got inside . . . woooow! He was such a benefactor of the Canadian Music Scene. Ian used to tell stories of finishing his shift at Lumina and hopping in someone's car to gun down to Sam before it closed.
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Re: Forgive the Toronto-Centric Post . . .
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You beat me to it. I remember my folks heading to that store to pick up world music long before world music existed as a category. He had stuff you could not find elsewhere.
I did not realize it, but he had a hand in launching the careers of a number of Canadian greats including Gordon Lightfoot.
Fred
------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
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Re: Forgive the Toronto-Centric Post . . .
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I remember heading to the Sam the Record Man store at TD Square when I was a 13-14. He was a great proponent of the Canadian music scene.
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Re: Forgive the Toronto-Centric Post . . .
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I remember going down Yonge St to Sams as a kid, usually by subway and buying albums cheaper than anywhere else. I can still picture those big, lighted records lit up at night.
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