Get out there and support your local independent record store!  Buy an ALBUM to cherish forever, one that won't go away when you spill Jolt cola on your hard drive while staying up for 3 days playing WoW....but it might go away when you split with your girl/boy and they throw everything you own into the street...But don't let that stop you! 

I (Richard) hold this day close to my heart.  Literally the day after graduating high school I began working at my favorite indie record shop, Bull Moose Music, and continued to work there for the better part of 4 years.  While all my friends were in college, I was running a record store.  That experience has been one of the most rewarding in my life.  Besides opening my eyes to more music than I could ever absorb it instilled in me a love and appreciation of the record store community that I hope will thrive the world over.  Any time I walk into an indie music store, no matter where I am, I feel like I am home..

AND-it was news to me, but my old boss, Chris Brown, apparently STARTED Record Store Day.  How about that?.....So here's a goofy video of him showing off all the special releases that bands like the Rolling Stones, Them Crooked Vultures, and the Beastie Boys are offering in honor of this special day.  He really hasn't changed a bit.