Dr. Strange has beaten the odds not just as a
record store but as a punk record store in the middle of a suburban,
Conservative town. When there wasn't much to do in
Rancho Cucamonga you could always go to Dr. Strange to check out some records and kill some time. Over the years Dr. Strange has had steady growth, mainly because Bill Plaster is a smart "businessman" and does it for the love of the music, not money.
Dr. Strange Records is kind of like a temple of all things Punk. You can spend hours just thumbing through their collection of seven-inch records. In future posts I'll have updates about news, updates, events happening at Dr. Strange. Here are some pictures I took inside the store on a recent visit and the story of when I first met Bill.
I was living in
Pomona in 1999 and used to hang out in the arts colony on 2nd street with friends. One night there was a show at the
Glass House and other things going on, a lot of people. I ran into Bill (Dr. Strange) and his wife
Crystal who were passing out fliers for their new
punk rock record store. We started talking and I offered to pass out some of his fliers. A couple of hours later that night I realized that I locked my keys inside my truck. Bill and Crystal were in the same parking lot that I was, passing out fliers. They we're walking by and could see that I had a problem. I explained that I locked my keys inside my truck like a stupid, dumb ass. They had AAA and offered to call for someone to come out and slim jim the door. The guy got lost, so Bill and Crystal waited about 2 hours with me until he finally found us. I think it was pretty cool how they went out of their way and took the time to help even though we'd just met.
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Dr. Strange has beaten the odds not just as a record store but as a punk record store in the middle of a suburban, Conservative town. When there wasn't much to do in Rancho Cucamonga you could always go to Dr. Strange to check out some records and kill some time. Over the years Dr. Strange has had steady growth, mainly because Bill Plaster is a smart "businessman" and does it for the love of the music, not money.
Dr. Strange Records is kind of like a temple of all things Punk. You can spend hours just thumbing through their collection of seven-inch records. In future posts I'll have updates about news, updates, events happening at Dr. Strange. Here are some pictures I took inside the store on a recent visit and the story of when I first met Bill.
I was living in Pomona in 1999 and used to hang out in the arts colony on 2nd street with friends. One night there was a show at the Glass House and other things going on, a lot of people. I ran into Bill (Dr. Strange) and his wife Crystal who were passing out fliers for their new punk rock record store. We started talking and I offered to pass out some of his fliers. A couple of hours later that night I realized that I locked my keys inside my truck. Bill and Crystal were in the same parking lot that I was, passing out fliers. They we're walking by and could see that I had a problem. I explained that I locked my keys inside my truck like a stupid, dumb ass. They had AAA and offered to call for someone to come out and slim jim the door. The guy got lost, so Bill and Crystal waited about 2 hours with me until he finally found us. I think it was pretty cool how they went out of their way and took the time to help even though we'd just met.
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