Anodyne
Sunday, April 17, 2005
 
Busiest day since the week before Christmas. 15 people still browsing at 7:30pm!

Packing Internet orders now, Mr. Miles Davis' Seven Steps to Heaven on the deck.

1200 pocketbooks through the door at 11:15am sharp. Plus Japanese anime porn, a big stack of Black Sparrow Bukowskis, Lemony Snicket first editions ($125 to the startled woman and her kids who brought them in, fully expecting, in their words, "ten or fifteen bucks"), Bruce Chatwin hardcovers, Kerouac x many, hardcover Ginsberg firsts (sold instantly), Zizek trade paperbacks (ditto).

I took five minutes to browse while sweeping pink confetti-petals from the blooming trees outside back out the door. And felt, for once, briefly proud. Better stock on the shelves right now than ever before.

Out the door momentarily into the warm spring night for a movie date with SGB and her all-too-briefly-in-town sister, Vollmann's Afghanistan Picture Show and the Buffett Partnership letters in my bag.

See you all on Tuesday.
- posted by cjb @ 8:45 PM


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