The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

Vitalogensia

As a Rhymesayers fan, I'd like to check out the Fifth Element store, which I see is about 15 mins from the venue. Anyone been there; cool place?

vant0037

Vitalogensia said:

As a Rhymesayers fan, I'd like to check out the Fifth Element store, which I see is about 15 mins from the venue. Anyone been there; cool place?

Yeah, it's cool because they have shows in there sometimes. The vinyl selection is pretty thin however (or at least it was when I was there a few years ago).

Kind of cool to check it out though as an homage type thing. It's in uptown, which is a nice area to check out. Lots of restaurants etc.

jerparker20

Vitalogensia said:

As a Rhymesayers fan, I'd like to check out the Fifth Element store, which I see is about 15 mins from the venue. Anyone been there; cool place?

It's alright. It's in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. The traffic through there can be horrible. The parking even worse.

AndySlash

joe, i got those tickets today. not putting 2 and 2 together right away, seeing the envelope was from a law firm put a scare in me for a few minutes.

thanks, dude. much appreciated.

vant0037

AndySlash said:

joe, i got those tickets today. not putting 2 and 2 together right away, seeing the envelope was from a law firm put a scare in me for a few minutes.

thanks, dude. much appreciated.

I thought of drafting a fake summons or something, but the joke/effort ratio got out of whack. Glad you got them.

Dirty Frank Z

Home again bump

Dirty Frank Z

You might run into a Rhymesayer at Fifth Element, too.

Vitalogensia

Dirty Frank Z said:

You might run into a Rhymesayer at Fifth Element, too.

I thought that might be the case, which would be sweet. Might have to check the place out for Record Store Day 2015 as well.

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Vitalogensia said:

Dirty Frank Z said:

You might run into a Rhymesayer at Fifth Element, too.

I thought that might be the case, which would be sweet. Might have to check the place out for Record Store Day 2015 as well.

Well they don't usually have as much as other places...

Vitalogensia

vant0037 said:

Vitalogensia said:

Dirty Frank Z said:

You might run into a Rhymesayer at Fifth Element, too.

I thought that might be the case, which would be sweet. Might have to check the place out for Record Store Day 2015 as well.

Well they don't usually have as much as other places...

Yeah I figured, but they might have an in-store sometime in the afternoon, after the real shopping is done. What is the best record store in Minneapolis/St. Paul?

Vitalogensia

Think Ticketmaster will ever have more tickets, or am I just wasting my time checking (a few times) everyday?

Dirty Frank Z

Vitalogensia said:

vant0037 said:

Vitalogensia said:

Dirty Frank Z said:

You might run into a Rhymesayer at Fifth Element, too.

I thought that might be the case, which would be sweet. Might have to check the place out for Record Store Day 2015 as well.

Well they don't usually have as much as other places...

Yeah I figured, but they might have an in-store sometime in the afternoon, after the real shopping is done. What is the best record store in Minneapolis/St. Paul?

Let the great debate begin!

I like Eclipse in downtown St Paul. They are small and limited. But very friendly staff and very reasonably priced.

jerparker20

Right now, my favorite is Agharta Records in St. Paul. They just seem to have the stuff I'm looking for and some nice rare stuff too. They also don't seem to have a lot of crap in the bins either, like 9 copies of a Pat Benetar album no one has considered buying since 1983.

Otherwise, Cheapo in St. Paul is pretty good as well.

Eclipse was where I bought my most recent turntable and was my RSD spot this past April.

vant0037

jerparker20 said:

Right now, my favorite is Agharta Records in St. Paul. They just seem to have the stuff I'm looking for and some nice rare stuff too. They also don't seem to have a lot of crap in the bins either, like 9 copies of a Pat Benetar album no one has considered buying since 1983.

Otherwise, Cheapo in St. Paul is pretty good as well.

Eclipse was where I bought my most recent turntable and was my RSD spot this past April.

Completely agree. Agharta does a great job of filtering out the trash. Great shop.

vant0037

Vitalogensia said:

Think Ticketmaster will ever have more tickets, or am I just wasting my time checking (a few times) everyday?

Keep checking

CM189191

Vitalogensia said:

vant0037 said:

Vitalogensia said:

Dirty Frank Z said:

You might run into a Rhymesayer at Fifth Element, too.

I thought that might be the case, which would be sweet. Might have to check the place out for Record Store Day 2015 as well.

Well they don't usually have as much as other places...

Yeah I figured, but they might have an in-store sometime in the afternoon, after the real shopping is done. What is the best record store in Minneapolis/St. Paul?

If you're at Fifth Element, Cheapo & Electric Fetus aren't far away.

vant0037

CM189191 said:

Vitalogensia said:

vant0037 said:

Vitalogensia said:

Dirty Frank Z said:

You might run into a Rhymesayer at Fifth Element, too.

I thought that might be the case, which would be sweet. Might have to check the place out for Record Store Day 2015 as well.

Well they don't usually have as much as other places...

Yeah I figured, but they might have an in-store sometime in the afternoon, after the real shopping is done. What is the best record store in Minneapolis/St. Paul?

If you're at Fifth Element, Cheapo & Electric Fetus aren't far away.

And actually not that far from Hymie's...which Rolling Stone said was the best record store in America...

Dirty Frank Z

Bump

adoffin

I am having my final conference call with wishlist on Tuesday, Sept 23. I would like to meet at Amsterdam shortly thereafter for a final get together to discuss the specifics of the raffle and tie up any other loose ends. Is there a particular day (fri 26- sat 27) that works best?

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adoffin said:

I am having my final conference call with wishlist on Tuesday, Sept 23. I would like to meet at Amsterdam shortly thereafter for a final get together to discuss the specifics of the raffle and tie up any other loose ends. Is there a particular day (fri 26- sat 27) that works best?

I know that I'm not available those nights right now. September is actually really brutal for me. Plan it and I'll make it if I can.