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Show 1 tr 1 1 . i : i f i. I " t f: tf 1 n ft lr ra II k 55 that will remain in the memories of Salt Lake City music enthusiasts for years to come. After a tenure in one of Salt Lake's meeting places, comas and known 9th 9th, Salt City CDs will monly lock its doors for the last time on March 16. sub-cultur- e ar sub-cultur- al i. - ''. -,. , ' TH6 PLQCE Salt City CDs has always radiated a genuine atmosphere. It has posters for wall paper. From the windows facing the sidewalk, musical superstars glance at passersby. Upon entering, the store greets customers with sounds, never the same thing twice, sometimes blues, other times punk, reggae, indie rock, what have you. If you heard it played at Salt City CDs, it was something you would most likely not hear in any other Utah music shop. The number of varied musical genres offered at Salt City CDs would probably be difficult to count on my hands and my toes. Trie plethora of listening stations and the option to have discs or vinyl opened for listening made the store great. The chance to sit in a comfy chair and borrow a headset from the inanimate heads that held them in place gave it character. Oh, and the staff picks, the ones that stated, "We guarantee our picks are 100 free of soulless corporate influence, Bioengineered music and Animal Testing." That statement alone demonstrates the Salt City CDs dedication to running a local business and its commitment to quality music. Rick Zeigler, the owner of the store, and those he employed, made up the heart and soul of Salt City CDs. THE STORU If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. In a nutshell, that good old saying sheds light onto the history of Salt City CDs. Zeigler did not find any music stores in Salt Lake that offered a wide range of musical are plenty of specialty shops, but no stores with a little bit of everything. So he took it upon himself to start his own. Zeigler was trained as a clinical psychologist but "this is a lot better," he genresthere said. makch 7, 2002 I BED Magazine i n n V)! On the southwest corner of 900 South and 900 East lies a source of Utah ' r When it comes to the success of Salt City CDs, Zeigler attributed that to "location and employees." As far as the employees are concerned, "a lot of them have been here a long time, which is unusual for a record storc.They are really interested in learning about different types of music. I mean, people came in with their own specialties, but now you can ask most any of them anything and...they'll know something about what you are talking about. They won't look at you with a dumbfounded expression on their face," Zeigler said. Many local businesses suffer due to corporate encroachment or just the inability to compete and keep sales up. However, everything has been on the up and up for Salt City CDs. So why close the store? Well, technically, the store is not closing. It's just moving to Indianapolis. Why Indianapolis? Indianapolis has a higher standard in the arena than Salt Lake, and the Zeigler family is moving so that Zeigler's son can benefit from those educational opportunities. "They spend three times as much per pupil, and it shows," he said. So we could all beg the store to stay while we figure out a way to lobby the Legislature into raising standards to the level of could or take it with a grain of salt and say, "Hey, more Indianapolis, we power to you Rick." Or, we could all move to Indianapolis, too. While at the store gathering information for this story, I spoke with Penny (who likes to go just by her first name), an employee with Salt City CDs for the past five years. She told me that she started working there part time as a fast and easy way to learn about music, and she kind of just stayed with it. Penny also "Kicking Judy," which airs Saturday nights on KRCL 90.9 public-educatio- n public-educatio- n co-hos- ts FM. "I'm excited," Penny said, regarding the move. She will move out to Indianapolis to help establish the new store for the first five months, leaving "Kicking Judy" permanently. Penny credited the store's success to its loose atmosphere and wide selection of musical genres. She also referred to Zeigler's dedication to music and the fact that he reads music industry magazines to remain informed. Still, when I first heard the news about the store's move, all I could think of was, "why?" and "what will happen to 9th and 9th?" Another music store will occupy the same space, but the owners are unrelated to Zeigler. With hope, the impact won't be too great, as long as the new owners run their store right, Penny said. |