RECORD STORE TALES #1141: 100 Years Old and Counting!
Weekend Report – Parties Complete, CD Re-organizing Continues

It’s official!  Grandma turned 100, and she had not one but two parties.  Seems appropriate given the circumstances!  It was a whirlwind of a weekend and difficult to sum up.

Friday afternoon began with a reunion of cousins!  I have not seen Cousin Geoff in over 10 years and I swear he is still growing.  I gave him a big hug, and the chitter chatter did not cease for the entire time.  It was like no time had passed, even though we had so much to catch up on.  He’s now a dad with two kids.

That day, we had a birthday party at the home for Grandma.  She was fashionably late, as is her right.  She received some nice gifts and plants, but was not impressed with her letter from King Charles.  The plants she got from people she knew meant a lot more than the King.  I am sure that Charles is now weeping at this rejection.  He certainly tried!

Funny thing about 100th birthdays.  They are very difficult to find cards for.  In fact, Grandma received three identical cards due to lack of selection!

We had a barbecue for family that night, and resumed the 100th birthday party the following day.  This party was for family only, which didn’t stop a couple people from the old folks’ home from trying to gatecrash!  I can’t say I blame them.  The food and cake were incredible.  The cake was probably the best I ever had, while I also stuffed myself with six sandwiches.  By the end of the celebrations, I think I was as exhausted as Grandma.  But that wasn’t the end of the weekend for me.

Who knew that a 100th birthday party would be so exhausting?  I’ve never even met a centenarian before, let alone partied with one.  I can tell you that centenarians like cake.

As for me, I had CDs to file.  I bought a third shelf, assembled it, and began filing.  I am done A and B, moving onto C.

It feels good to have all of A and B on shelves again.  I keep finding the odd A and B within the rest, but we’re getting closer every week.  I’m going to buy a couple more shelves in the near future, but here’s what the situation looks like this week.

I have also repaired my Metallica Live Sh*t box set lid.

It’s not perfect, and you can see the glue from the inside easily, but it’s solid again.

Things are finding themselves in order again, though it will likely take the rest of the summer to get everything organized again.  Which is good, because when Grab A Stack of Rock returns for its 3rd season in the fall, I’ll be really ready to grab stacks of rock once again – in alphabetical order!

Next party:  mine!  Join us Friday at 3:30 PM EST. Let’s keep it rolling.