(395) READERS OPINIONS! WHEN DO YOU BECOME A CLASSIC?

Christine Trzyna here!

I've been thrift shopping. You see I have a collection that I try to add to this time of the year.

There's this one particular owner-operated (not a charity) thrift store that has the very best deals so I've been going there frequently. I noticed that every Saturday this owner-operator plays the Beatles, one album after another. I imagine this has been the case for years, that he is a total Beatles fan, and that the ambiance of that music has actually helped his sales over time, though I also note, that the majority of the shoppers seem to be Spanish speaking - Hispanic.

During the week, however, what's playing is Classic Hits of the 1950's.

So I was thinking about this notion of Classic.

When does a musical artist become a Classic?

WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?

YOUR OPINION PLEASE!

Do you enjoy listening to the radio today? Did you enjoy listening to the radio MORE years ago?

Do you like to listen Top 40 Stations, Oldies Stations, Independent DJ's who play music on College Radio? Let us know!

Christine here: I think college radio is about the only place you can still find a D.J. who listens to records and chooses what he or she plays. Nick Harcourt over at KCRW Santa Monica College is my favorite. I also like stations where there is an effort to announce what was just played, because I don't have the time to go into a record store and "sample" music on earphones.