This weekend I heard The Daily Show's Wyatt Cenac talking about how when he tells people he's from Texas, they usually respond by saying how much they love Austin. The problem being, Wyatt Cenac is from Dallas. We hear that all the time, "I love Austin." I say it myself. But it got me thinking about what it is that makes Austin the kind of place where people are compelled to say that.
The answer is this: Austin is Bill's Records writ large.
Bill's Records is a friendly place with lots of music and lots of cool stuff. Bill does his own thing, welcomes you in and hopes you enjoy it. That sounds like Austin to me.
Like most people, I haven't been to a record store in a long time. It's been even longer since I've been to Bill's. I'm going to fix that this week. Because, like a weekend trip to our fair capital, a trip to Bill's Records will make things right in your world and that's a perfect way to end this year and to ring in the new one.
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