record store day

for the past four years and counting i have participated in record store day. this one was bittersweet as one of my favs, sound fix, bid farewell. i happily shopped there on their last day. picked up rsd 7" releases for sharon van etten and phoenix.  i also got grizzly bear's friend ep and efterklang's piramida. i hopped by academy records to score the shearwater + sve rsd 7". was the first to get it. they actually let me purchase two. i told them sound fix sold out of their stash. record store day brings out different collectors, so there you go. i wasn't able to this tho. in any case, happy to shop at sound fix on final time. i'll never forget seeing bon iver and the antlers playing in store.

best day ever

best day ever: the sun was out and new york was out in force including myself and friends.

my roomies and me at bk botanical garden for free before noon saturday admission. aren't our outfits styling? them post-run in prospect park and me post-yoga. i cooked french toast brunch accompanied with mimosas as a reward for our morning workouts.

eric picked me up and we biked to academy annex to celebrate record store day. we met up with mike (above checking out vinyl).

me post annex with purchases in basket (got benny goodman, four tops, ella and mariah) the later turned out to be dance mixes of "always be my baby" and not the original radio edit :( at least it was only 40 cents.

billyburg bridge - my first ny bridge crossed by bike. check out eric, the pro, behind me.

post-biking mexican cokes at tompkins square park

sunset leaving park. thanks eric and mike for my first bfc. thanks roomies for a fabulous dinner to end the best day evah!