U.S. Senate rejects Robert Bork’s nomination to Supreme Court – Fairmont Hotel opens in downtown San Jose – Packard Foundation buys and restores Stanford Theatre – Light rail line opens
Let Us Spray
San Jose’s walls of fame were once cement canvases for area teenagers aping early ’80s New York graffiti artists, giant easels in the endless competition to spray the best creations. Those were the good old days. Psychedelic writer Tom Robbins theorizes that Shangri-Las attract thugs, and that’s pretty much what has happened here. The taggers have largely squeezed out the artists.Craig Carter, May 12, 1987
Secondhand Sounds
These are hard times for music lovers. With stores now charging up to $10.99 for a new domestic release and $14.99 for the same recording on CD, never before has the prospect of search for buried treasures in a used record store been more appealing. And whether the search is for a battered Beatles LP or a cassette of Broadway show tunes, at least one store in the South Bay is likely to stock the coveted item. Even when one is simply browsing, there are a number of things to remember when shopping for used records. First consider the condition of the record … Second, is the disc rare or unusual? … Finally, there’s the question of where to shop. Nancy Vaughan-Winters, July 7, 1987
