Why Being A Regular is Awesome

I've frequented the same independent record seller for my entire album-purchasing life. I bought my very first cd ever there - it was Oasis, "What's the Story (Morning Glory)?" Yes, I have occasionally strayed and purchased something at a chain store (usually if it was the sort of thing that I wanted right this second and couldn't wait for a trip home), but the vast majority of my cds have been purchased right in my home town. I was feeling an urge for a new cd this weekend and I went to purchase it at this indie retailer. One of the two guys who have worked there since the store's inception (the other guy being the owner) was behind the counter as usual. They didn't have what I wanted (sort of as usual, but they're always great about ordering stuff)... but this time after a brief conversation about my attending the concert of the band in question this past week, the guy gets out from behind the counter, rummages in some boxes squirreled away under the cd tables, and produces the cd I was looking for. He hands it to me and says, "here, you can take my copy until we get in the copy that we'll order for you." I was gobsmacked.

wait, seriously?

Overheard yesterday while walking on campus: "then I'm going to some 'vie-gil' thing or whatever."
(That's "vigil" for all of us who happen to give a fig about pronunciation.)
I shake my head. I could make this into a serious discussion exploring the responsibilities of public education and the responsibilities of the individual to learn, but instead I'll just cringe.