Aaron Hartley

This weekend we had a long 16 hour round trip drive to Raleigh, NC, and back to Nashville for our teenage boys’ travel soccer team. Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure show is one of my favorite radio programs on Sirius XM. It’s the perfect show to tune in to while making one of these long drives, … Continue reading Bubble Puppy

I found the below 45 yesterday without any artist info listed on the label. After reading the song titles, Tapping That Thing and Yo-Yo, I knew I had to risk the 25 cents to bring it home and hear what it was all about. Turns out it was recorded by “Boliver Shagnasty”, the alias for … Continue reading Boliver Shagnasty

I don’t know exactly where to fit CCR in the chronicles of rock music history but growing up in Alabama and spending a lot of time with family in Louisiana meant I heard my share of Fogerty and company. I remember buying their Chronicle CD in a WalMart well before I could drive, but they … Continue reading Hey Tonight

Last weekend I found a copy of Ollie & The Nightingales’ 45 featuring the songs, I Got A Sure Thing b/w Girl, You Got My Heart Singing. I usually pick up Stax singles when I find them and since it was half off day at the thrift store, I figured .25 cents was a reasonable … Continue reading I Got A Sure Thing

This weekend we had to say goodbye to one of our dogs, King. It was hard making the decision to put him down, but after several tests with the vet, we knew he wasn’t in a position to get any better and his current quality of life was suffering greatly. Thankfully we found a service … Continue reading RIP King

I found this LP last week while shopping on Black Friday in Ohio. I bought it on a whim, hoping it would have some of that gospel soul I’ve been listening to so much lately. I was not disappointed. That Feeling, the second song on Side 2, hits the gospel soul nail on the head. … Continue reading I Got That Funny Feeling…

Thrift stores are some of my favorite places to look for records. That being said, it can be arduous to sift through hundreds of classical records and empty LP jackets to find something worth keeping. People often see what records I find and say, “I should go to Goodwill more often”, but it’s not really … Continue reading Unusual Thrift Store LPs…