I made quite possibly the most ridiculous purchase ever today. There I was. Standing in Half-Priced books. Sifting through the vinyls, looking for a record from an artist I had heard of. Normally when I go to Half-Priced books it's to find a particular book, and then I swing by the movies to see if anything good and cheap had come in, and then I swing by the records to see what they have.

And so I come the the "L" section. And what do I see sitting right smack dab in the front. I couldn't believe it. Who would sell that album? Especially in the original vinyl form? Yep, you guessed it, Led Zepplin's "Led Zeppelin IV." Not any of that rereleased crap. Nothing remastered. The original vinyl from 1971. Sitting right there. Staring at me from the puny rack in Half-Priced books.

I started to walk away from it. I mean, yeah, it's Led Zepplin. It's an amazing album. But I don't even have a turntable. Why would I buy a record? But then it called to me. It said....I'm a classic. Only the most worthy can buy me. You, C. Maurice are worthy. Buy me.

And so I did. 8 bucks. A steal. Unless, of course, you don't have a turntable. Then it's a little tough. My parents have one, though, so I think the next time I go down there I'll bring it with me and listen to a little Stairway, Black Dog, & Rock and Roll.

I can't believe someone would sell that album.

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What I'm drinking: Red Hook's Late Harvest Autumn Ale. Definitely too early to be drinking this. But it's good. Dang good. Plus it was kind of an Autumn day. And I didn't like my other choices. So there.