DEAR FINE/BELOVED EAT PATRONS!

SINCE THIS STORE'S INCEPTION (6 YEARS AND COUNTING), IT HAS BEEN LARGELY UP TO ME (NO HORN TOOTING HERE) TO INSURE AN UNPARALLELED DEGREE OF QUALITY/QUANTITY/CONSISTENCY IN ALL THINGS VINYL (I.E. HAVING TONS OF GREAT STAPLE/RARE & COMPETITIVELY PRICED RECORDS). I'D LIKE TO THINK I'VE HELPED PUT EAT RECORDS ON THE "BEST USED RECORD STORE" MAP, BUT PERHAPS I'M JUST A DELUSIONAL OLD RECORD HOUND BEGGING FOR A BONE.
THE REALITY IS EAT RECORDS IS MORE THAN JUST A "GREAT" RECORD STORE IT HAS ALSO PROVED TO BE AN EQUALLY GREAT (IF NOT GREATER) PLACE TO (LITERALLY/NO PUN INTENDED) EAT. BOTH OUR CAFE/RESTAURANT & RECORD BUSINESSES ARE SEEING GREAT PROFITS DESPITE THESE HARD ECONOMIC TIMES. HOWEVER, OUR SPACE JUST ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US (OR AT LEAST ME). THEREFORE, THIS OLD VINYL COOT IS PICKING UP STAKES (PACKED UP ALL MY VINYL IN THE STORE -- ALL 5,000 PLUS OF IT) & MOVING ON TO BIGGER/BETTER THANGS!

SO, DOES THAT MEAN THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ANY MORE RECORDS (GREAT OR OTHERWISE) AT EAT RECORDS?

ACTUALLY, MY FORMER PARTNER IN VINYL CRIME, CASEY, IS STILL GOING TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT! IT WILL REMAIN A FINE PLACE TO BOTH BUY/SELL RECORDS AND EAT/DRINK & CHILL! I WILL ALWAYS BE IT'S BIGGEST ADVOCATE & WILL CONTINUE TO CONSULT/SUPPLY WHEN/IF NEEDED.

IN THE MEANTIME, I'M NOT GIVING UP THE RECORD GAME JUST YET. I'M GOING TO BE HUSTLING MY BLACK CRACK/VINYL GOODS (HUNDREDS UPON THOUSANDS OF 'EM) ALL THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. I'LL BE SETTING UP CAMP/SELLING RECORDS AT VARIOUS PLACES IN BROOKLYN (I.E. A STOOP IN CARROL GARDENS, BROOKLYN FLEA IN FT. GREENE, McCARREN PARK FLEA, etc...). A MYSPACE PAGE IS FORTHCOMING & I'LL BE REGULARLY POSTING MY SALES ON CRAIGSLIST. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M SETTING UP AN EMAIL LIST FOR FOLKS TO KEEP UPDATED ON MY WHEREABOUTS (NO TWITTERING).

IF YOU WANNA BE IN MY GANG EMAIL ME @ ripitupandstartitagain@gmail.com.

LUV,
D.P.