[Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 12/21/06

Thu Dec 21 19:31:46 PST 2006

Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge
Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store

Newsletter Vol.3 No.40 12/21/06

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Greetings from Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge. No new releases of note
next week - besides, you need to focus on getting all the stuff you really
want to get with all the gift certificates you got, right? However, there
are still a few things to look forward to in next week's newsletter -
including our final year-end list of Port Townsend's 50 best selling CDs and
15 best-selling DVDs.

A reminder - if you are a last minute shopper, don't despair! We've got Gift
Guides <http://www.quimpersound.com/gift_guide.html>  and Recommendations
<http://www.quimpersound.com/reviews/revhome.html>  to help you find the
perfect piece of music for that special someone. And if all else fails, a
Quimper Sound gift certificate is one of the most sought after gifts in
town. Perhaps the only thing more coveted is a gift certificate wrapped in a
Quimper Sound T-shirt. Or perhaps a Travel Mug/Pre-paid Coffee Card Gift
Pack... If "when" is as hard a shopping question as "what" remember that we
are open late every night - 9am-8pm Friday and Saturday and 9am to 5pm
Sunday the 24th. Oh, and to help keep you warm, drip coffee is on the house
this weekend!

Last year I wrote the following paragraph and I think this year I'm just
going to repeat myself as the need for Peace - and peace of mind - is
greater than ever.

Now, I know everyone is probably tired of all the last minute shopping hype
and the rampant commercialism that only seems to get louder and more crass
every year. If you need us, great - we're here for you. If you're done (or
"don't do"), that's great too. Peace is not for sale. No matter what, our
wish for you is to have a great Holiday. Here's to you and yours - may you
have a joyful Hanukkah, Christmas, Solstice, Ramadan, Kwanzaa or just a
plain old relaxing weekend!

If you have any suggestions (or complaints/compliments) feedback is much
appreciated - keep it coming to: feedback at quimpersound.com - thanks! And
now, on with the show . . .

*Breaking news!* We just received 10 more copies of "An Inconvenient Truth"
on DVD! Paramount Pictures is out, but we found a distributor that still had
a few on their shelves and we snatched them all up. Get it while you can...

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-Contents-

1. Holiday <>  Gift Guides

2. Special <>  Orders We've Filled 

3. Best Selling <>  CDs

4.  <> Best Selling DVDs <> 

5. Local Tickets On Sale <> 

6. New Features of  <> Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge!

7. Interested <>  in Performing?

8. Useful Links <> 

9. Privacy <>  Statement 

10.  <http://www.quimpersound.org/blog/> Sound Off

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- Holiday Gift Guides-

Holiday Gift Suggestions from the Analog Lounge!

To Go! We have Quimper Sound signature travel mugs; Brushed Stainless Steel
with our new Logo. They have snap tight closure and thermal insulation, and
when you bring them in (just like any mug) you'll receive 20 cents off your
coffee purchase. They are Great for keeping your latte piping hot in the
cold weather too! Travel Mug $ 9.95

If your looking for an easy stocking stuffer or christmas gift, we have
quite a few choices:

If you like our coffee in the store, then take some home or share it with a
loved one. We offer 12oz bags of whole bean in the most popular varieties,
for drip coffee or espresso. We have a variety of roasts, as well as our
Cafe Feminino which is grown, processed and traded by women. If you don't
have a grinder at home, ask one of our baristas, we'd be happy to grind it
for you upon purchase to your specifications. 12oz bag $ 9.95

If you want to introduce someone to our lovely coffee bar offerings, or you
just want to give them the gift of reducing their weekly coffee bill, then
pick up one of our coffee punch cards. They are good for any five espresso
drinks and cost only twelve dollars. If you drank 5 sixteen ounce lattes,
you would save $5.50 in total! It's really a great deal, and also a nice
back up for when you don't have cash on hand. Pre-paid 5 espresso drink card
$12.00

If you really want to make things easy, get the beautifully gift wrapped
mug, with a 5 coffee punch card, all for just $20.00. This makes the cost of
the punch card a mere $10.00, that's essentially $2.00 per espresso drink of
your choice. It's really a great deal, and it's all ready to place under the
tree!

There are lots of other goodies coming in soon; amazing breath mints with
hilarious themes and an espresso lovers gift basket for any occasion (it
also makes a great hostess gift).

I would also like to briefly mention our new Coffee Spot service that will
be up and running very soon. We will have Air Pots of your favorite Coffee
available with all the extras (cream, sugar, honey, sweetener), to transform
any spot into a Coffee Spot. If you have a meeting to host, a party, or a
special event, let us keep everyone warm and cozy, and awake, with some
freshly brewed coffee from The Analog Lounge. Email me for details if
interested.

Keep checking in for upcoming events and new coffee deals!

Come visit us, we're always glad to help with gift giving ideas. And if you
need to just take a load off after all that holiday shopping, come in,
acquaint yourself with our big comfy couch, and let me serve you up a coffee
drink of your choice.

Happy Holidays! We look forward to seeing you, and as always we appreciate
your business.

Sarah Fields
Coffee Bar Manager
sarah at quimpersound.com

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Chris Gunn's
Top 5 Cds To Buy The Hipster On Your List

1. Tom Waits "Small Change" a true classic in the catalog of Waits. bar-room
ballads, spoken word tirades and songs from the wrong side of tin-pan-alley.

2. Eels "with strings-live at town hall" excellent song-writing, intimate
setting. appropriate for early mornings, late nights, alone or with the "in"
crowd.

3. Rachel's "systems/layers" is it classical? is it jazz? is it post-rawk?
is it good. . .yes.

4. Alexander "Skip" Spence "oar" the most original thing to come out in
1969. . .still one of the most original things available today. Covered by
the likes of Tom Waits, Robyn Hitchcock and Beck.

5. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien "best of" an actual rap cd that's good without
a ton of naughty words on it? creative and inventive featuring tracks from
Hieroglyphics and a duet with Dinosaur Jr.

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Michael T's
Past and future classics that anyone can enjoy

"If you don't got 'em, get 'em. If you got 'em, give 'em"

1) Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm - Ike's Instrumentals Rockin' and
raunchy grooves from one of R&B's hottest bands.

2) Orlando Cachaito Lopez - Latin beats mix with smoky sax and moody organ
on this irresistible masterpiece.

3) Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information Called the "Sgt. Pepper of soul",
this album was deemed too futuristic in 1974, but the world is finally
ready.

4) Groundation - We Free Again Truly the most profound reggae release of the
new millennium; ponder the oblique lyrics and haunting harmonies.

5) Sam Cooke - Night Beat Simply the greatest soul sessions of all time.

#11 Best of 2006 cont. Hazmat Modine - Bahamut Balkan boogies, badass
harmonica and Tuvan throat singers - what's not to like?

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Corey's
Top 5 Gift Suggestions of Christmas Past

1. Charles Mingus "Mingus Ah Um" Covering a wide range of emotions and
filled with inspired life, Mingus Ah Um is arguably Mingus' best studio
effort - perfect for jazz lovers of nearly all stripes

2. Liz Phair "Exile in Guyville" Never dull and pared down to the nerve,
this classic Liz Phair album hits the raw center time and again with her
simple rock sensibilities and clear-eyed insight into life

3. Brian Eno "Before and After Science" Bridging Eno's move from pop to
ambient, this album contains some of the best of both, serving up both the
funky and the hypnotic

4. Viktor Krauss "Far from Enough" Bluesy, Jazzy - kinda homespun, kinda
happening - this inspired and laid-back album of instrumental music features
Bill Frisell on guitar

5. Beastie Boys "The In Sound from Way Out!" Proving they can do more than
rap, this all-instrumental, groove machine of an album will have the
recipient struttin' and shufflin' like the tripped out hipster they think
they are in no time flat

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- Special Orders We've Filled-

Special Orders Filled So Far in 2006: 3600 (over 200 this week alone!)

(if there is anything you've been itching to get but haven't seen, don't
hesitate to ask us about it. We fill most special orders within a couple of
days (often "next day") and never charge a fee.)

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- Quimper Sound Top 10 Best Selling CDs-

1. Cale/Clapton - Road To Escondido

2. Il Divo - Christmas Collection

3. Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong

4. The Beatles - Love 

5. James Taylor - Christmas Album

6. Il Divo - Siempre

7. Vince Guaraldi - Charlie Brown Christmas

8. Bob Dylan - Modern Times

9. Loreena McKennitt - Ancient Muse

10. Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic 

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- Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs-

1. Inconvenient Truth [Feature Film] 

2. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man [Rockumentary]

3. Talladega Nights [Feature Film] 

4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas [Cartoon]

5. Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest [Feature Film] 

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- Local Tickets For Sale This Week*-

1. An Evening with Robert Fulghum 
      - Saturday, February 3, 7:00pm - $5 -The Wheeler Theater, Port
Townsend
      - QUUF - 360/379-0609 - quuf at olympus.net 

2. 2006-07 School of Athens Lecture Series
     - TERRENCE DEACON: Emergent Evolution: Self-organization, Protolife,
and How DNA Got Its "Aboutness"
      - Sunday, February 11, 1:00pm - $10 
      - Rose Theatre <http://www.rosetheatre.com/thisweek.html> , Port
Townsend - 360/385-1039 - movies at rosetheatre.com
<mailto:%20movies at rosetheatre.com>  

3. 2006-07 School of Athens Lecture Series
      - JANET DALLETT: Listening to the Rhino: Violence and Healing in a
Scientific Age 
      - Sunday, March 11, 1:00pm - $10 
      - Rose Theatre <http://www.rosetheatre.com/thisweek.html> , Port
Townsend - 360/385-1039 - movies at rosetheatre.com
<mailto:%20movies at rosetheatre.com>  

4. 2006-07 School of Athens Lecture Series
     - LORI B. ANDREWS: Cloning and Beyond: Making Laws for Making Babies
      - Sunday, April 8, 1:00pm - $10 
      - Rose Theatre <http://www.rosetheatre.com/thisweek.html> , Port
Townsend - 360/385-1039 - movies at rosetheatre.com
<mailto:%20movies at rosetheatre.com>  

*This is a list of local events to which Quimper Sound is currently selling
tickets. Quimper Sound sells tickets to local events as a community service
and never charges a fee. Because we give all the proceeds back to the
performers we can only accept cash or checks made out to the performers
themselves. All tickets are General Admission unless otherwise noted.

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-Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge now features:-

1. Full Service Espresso Bar - complete with a fine selection of Teas, Chai,
Sodas and Candace's Cookies and Biscotti - featuring gourmet fair trade,
shade grown organic coffee & espresso from Grounds For Change. In fact, all
the espresso/coffee/tea and dairy (w/the exception of the whipped cream) is
organic.

2. Expanded CD/DVD inventory - about 30% new titles

3. Vinyl Vault - So many new titles on vinyl that we had to by a new rack!

4. Listening station - we now have two turntables and two CD players set up
in the Vault for your listening pleasure. 

5. Great place to hang out 'cause:
      a) Open late: 9am-9pm Sun-Th. 9am-10pm Fri. & Sat.
      b) Tables, Chairs, Couch, Love seat...
      c) "Kiddie Mosh Pit" - including books, toys and a DVD player 

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-Interested in Performing?-

Now that Fall is coming around, we want to start offering our modest stage
up to folks who might want a low-key outlet for their performance jones. If
you or someone you know wants a place to work out some new tunes, show-off
for their friends or just generally have a good time making music send me a
note at: booking at quimpersound.com <mailto:%20booking at quimpersound.com>  I'm
open to spoken word, magic, whatever - as long as it's a good fit with the
vibe of the store... 

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-Useful Links- 

http://www.quimpersound.com <http://www.quimpersound.com/>  

http://www.ptguide.com <http://www.ptguide.com/>  (city guide to Port
Townsend - Historic Victorian Seaport)

http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/   (Your tax dollars at work - in a
good way!)

http://www.centrum.org/ (Washington's home for the arts and creative
education)

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-Privacy Statement-

Quimper Sound collects email addresses on a voluntary basis and only for the
purposes of sending you this newsletter or other store-related updates.

Except for some friends, family and select business associates (whom I took
the liberty to sign up myself) every email address used was submitted on a
form at Quimper Sound. If you think there has been some mistake, send email
to steve at quimpersound.com and I will personally see that your address is
removed - I hate spam as much as you do.

Your address will never be sold, given away or hinted at. We respect your
privacy.

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Your Rose Theatre ticket stub may now be redeemed at Quimper Sound for $1
off any purchase of $10 or more. This offer is valid for one month from
movie date, one stub per purchase. While it's not valid on gift certificates
or tickets - there are no other restrictions. 

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Quimper Sound 
230 Taylor St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.quimpersound.com  <http://www.quimpersound.com/> 
(360)385-2454

Open 7 Days A Week.
Winter Hours:
Sunday through Thursday: 9-8
Friday - Saturday 9-9 

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