I passed up an opportunity to purchase Backspacer yesterday.

Adm. Glen Scotia

There it was, right in front of me: Backspacer, nestled innocently among various Beatles re-issues behind the counter at an indie shop here in NY. I'd gone down there after work to test my resolve. You see, I'd already purchased the album as a pre-order from the Ten Club. But I was getting impatient. But on my way to the store I got the email confirming my CD had been shipped. How could I justify buying a copy of the album when I already had one in the mail on its way to me? In previous years, I might have said "screw it" and bought it anyway, only to give the spare copy to a friend. After all, I ended up with 3 copies of Avocado, and two of Riot Act. But money is much tighter for me these days than it was in those years. I turned away from Backspacer and got on the subway to get back home.

Of course, I was rewarded when I got home with the information that my disc had actually shipped on MONDAY, which means I may have it... today? I hope, I hope.

The anticipation is killing me.

MrMerkinball

You are stronger than most

Adm. Glen Scotia

MrMerkinball wrote:

You are stronger than most

I am stronger than *myself*! I NEVER would have been able to do that before. I consider it a personal triumph. It's one thing to resist a download, but another altogether to turn one's back on such lovely packaging....

the wolf

i went to one of my local indie stores yesterday too. it was not there, but can say that if it was, i would have been all over that fucker !!

InMyTree4

i just went searching for it because my copy is being sent to my house not my dorm by accident and everyone on the east coast seems to be getting it today...there are no targets in VT either i dont know what to do!!

Brisk.

gratz, have 10 brownies points..