Well, Happy 6th Birthday to RICHMIX !
On the 1st July 2020 I opened my front door to the world and waited with nervous anticipation to find out just what I might have let myself in for.
You may be amused to hear that my very first sale was a Cliff Richard LP ! Unexpected perhaps but it set the tone for the next 6 years.............always the unexpected. You never know who’s gonna come through the door and when, where they’ve come from, what they’re going to want, how much they’re going to spend........it’s pretty much always a bag of dolly mixtures.
Genuine truth though.........997 days out of 1,000 it is great fun and the best work ( don’t you dare say it isn’t ) I’ve ever done. I earn enough for a fish and chips at the end of the week, I meet lots of groovy people, force them to listen to my music and interesting ( well they are to me ) stories.
I was fully prepared to have made a big mistake doing this but now, well past the honey-moon period, I am still in love !
Most importantly I should recognise all the fine people that help keep this shop alive.
They have come from all over the place........some even from “ way over Execeter “........and I should like to mention and thank a few of you for both buying music from me and enriching my life with chats and laughs and coffee and buns.........you are....in no particular order :- Mark, Henry, Dave and Dave, Chris, Gareth, Paul, Karina, Carlos, Kate, John, Marilyn, the Heathfield Three, Ro, Colin, Helen, Ryan, Marcus, Luis, Steve, Steve & Steve, Sebastian, Roger, Keith, Martin.........there are lots more of you to whom i send a collective “ thankyou “
May we all continue to enjoy ourselves in the fabulous word of music and fingers crossed that we’re all still around for birthday No 7.
Thankyou
Sim