I just have to share this

[Jimbo]

Since graduation I've been struggling through a slew of really crappy jobs and trying to do freelance writing on the side. Portrait of a starving artist and all that shit. Anyhow, through a friend of mine I ended up getting in contact with the manager of a large but independent music store who is looking to expand his operations.

It started out just in consultation, but now I'm being hired on to develope a metal section for his store and for the second branch he's opening this summer. The job also entails promtional stuff for local bands and at shows from bigger artists as they come through.

Someone is going to pay me to sell metal (real metal, not pop crap) and to go to concerts to promote the store. I get to decide what stock in metal and hardcore we carry, I have charge of the budget. I'm happy. getting paid for something I'd do for free.

Fuck yes. METAL!

Jimbo

 

[Poison Godmachine]

Ummm do they have a MA branch?

 

[ledmag]

Sounds great JIM, hope it works out

 

[Ecstatic Youth]

dam nyour lucky
you have a sweet job
I, however, have no job
oh well, i'm only 16

congrats man

 

[Jimbo]

Sorry poison, it's all in AZ. Kinda cool though, to be able to get specialization. If I can keep sales high they'll give me a bigger budget.

There are always a bunch of bands that people into one type of thing will love if they hear it. Nevermore is one of those. Anyone who liked thrash and heavier old school metal usually digs the hell out of them. So do a lot of goths who also like metal. I always plug nevermore whenever I talk metal with people.

Converting the masses to quality evil.



Thanks ledmag. I'll keep everyone updated with the progress. I'm so jazzed.

 

[predeterminator]

You'll do good in your new job. I think you pegged the people who listen to Nevermore, I could not have said it better myself. Good luck in your new job!

 

[Ecstatic Youth]

Originally posted by Jimbo
I'm so jazzed.

i haven't heard anyone refer to something metal related with that term before


DISCLAIMER:this was in no way, shape, or form, an insult of any kind

 

[Jimbo]

No insult taken. I like irony, and I knew it when I used the term. I'm jazzed about metal. And now I'm going to meet some friends and play them the samples of Martyr I downloaded because they rule.

Jimbo

 

[magister templi]

there new clip on tv, INTHE NED, is way cool, lots of symbolic shit....

 

[Poison Godmachine]

Uhhhhh......... no?

 

[Will Bozarth]

FULL SHELVES OF SLAYER AND NEVERMORE!

 

[TRUE LIGHT]

get with it...


LINKIN PARK....

 

[nocturnal]

Where in Arizona? What store? maybe if you do a good job, I won't have to order shit anymore.
nocturnal

 

[Poison Godmachine]

WOW check it out! TRUE LIGHT's name is in all caps now! Maybe he will actually register soon!

 

[Jimbo]

No Linkin Park. I won't stock boy bands, even if they have guitars. Only metal.

Nocturnal- it's Monkey Mambo. It'll be a couple of weeks before I get the metal section into anything worth a damn because I'll have to wait for orders to come in. Trying to grab new releases first before filling the back catalogue. And then I plan to hit every metal show and get the word out. I'll keep the locals updated.

Jimbo

 

[ledmag]

JIM>>WHy dont you get teh guy to let you start a NET STORE for him?

 

[jimbobhickville]

If you do the net store and need some programming done, I'd love to do some contract work.

 

[Jimbo]

As far as I know, they actually have a store online already. We also sell instruments and equipment and a lot of people buy online. I'm hoping to start up a section online, we have a programmer (sorry Jimbohickville, I'd prefer to give it to a fellow metal fan, but we'll see)

So, pulling out back stock we have some cool vinyl. Old Armored Saint and Malmsteen and Riot. And, this is cool, Coroner and Bitch. That just kicks ass.

Can't wait to start getting new shit in. I got my friends telling everyone.. I will make this metal section worthy.

Metal!