Burrito and used CD day!

Welcome to the best part of the week besides the Saturday nights: Thursday.

This day has me giddy from Sunday until now because I get to embark on two of my favorite quests: buying music and/or movies and getting a burrito.

Why just last week I purchased 'The Blasting Concept' compilation and a steak burrito.

The week before? The first Ep from OFF! and a bean and rice burrito.

Both were equally tasty. The Ep was a bit waxy.

Music has been getting a bit thin as of late, so I have made up for it by back cataloging some of my favorite bands. There are three choices in Northampton to buy music: Turn It Up!, Newbury Comics and Feeding Tube Records.

Here's me opining of these establishments:
I have been to Feeding Tube once. I purchased Black Flag's 'Live in '84' and Born Again$t's anthology.
They mostly deal in very heavy experimental stuff and a lot of it's on vinyl.

The selection is darn good if you dig a little.

I forgot my beard, glasses, tape loop, and paper mache puppet at the door, so I got some leers.

Turn It Up! is always hit or miss. They do have a pretty decent turn around on music. You have to wait until the last week of school or when a good amount of drugs hits the town. Then its SELL! SELL! SELL! and those of us who aren't in school or don't do drugs can reap the benefits.

Newbury Comics is Newbury Comics. It's the old record collecting uncle who sometimes has a good thing to show you, but most of the time wants to hang out. He used to be the coolest but now his run down shit hole of an apartment smells like B.O.

I'm glad Newbury Comics is in Northampton now because EVERYONE with any sense stay the fuck away from Amherst.

The first time I went to Newbury Comics was in 1989. We went to Boston, to Newbury Street. I purchased Black Flag's 'Nervous Breakdown Ep and Dead Kennedy's 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off!' Ep.

I'm still into the same music but now I don't have to drive to Boston, I only have to tolerate Northampton.

I try to keep an open mind when buying burritos.

I am a loyal La Veracruzana fan. That place has been with me since my first bean tacos in 1992.

If you want authentic Mexican food, go to LA Casita Azteca in Easthampton...the best hands down.

BUT were are talking about getting food in 'Hamp.

Bueno Y Sano is a favorite. i would haunt that place when Newbury Comics was in Amherst.

They go for more of a Tex-Mex fare. I can't disagree but i like to keep it real.

I usually switch between La Veracruzana and Bueno Y Sano to be fair but I have to go with the former any day.

Their beans are well prepared, they don't have gimmicky burritos and it's what you would get south of the border.

Alright for now. I have to go out and stimulate Northampton's economy.

I'm going to a new coffee place in Northampton today...wish me luck.