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November 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 239: Andrew Armitage (Aro Video)

Welcome to episode 239 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]

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July 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Another Year Older And Deeper In Debt (16th Tons)

I bought some records in a store that’s been around forever but was new to me – or at least it had been years since I had visited it; years upon years. The guy behind the counter was friendly and we chatted about a few different bands and the sorts of records I wanted to […]

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September 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: My First Bookstore Job

Every so often, when I want a laugh, I think back to when I worked in a book store and the flood-damage from someone leaving a fire hose running overnight wasn’t enough for the store-owner to claim all of his insurance, so he started pushing over the stands of greeting cards from by the front […]

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December 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

You Must Remember This: The Aro Street Video Store

It was sad to read about the imminent demise of Aro Video. In a sense it wasn’t news, I’m a regular customer. I’m there several times a week – it’s near my doorstep, I know the owner, I know the staff, they’ve told me times are tough and business is hard work; a lot of […]