Note new date: Sunday November 19, 11 a.m.

Meet at 11am for lunch at
Spicy Taco
2825 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

Be gassed up and ready to ride at noon (though the first two are just up the block). As always, all scooters and scooterists (members and non-members) are welcome. This ride will be 50cc-friendly.

We’ll stop at several great independent record stores on Chicago’s west side, with a BUNCH of variety. Every genre, format, and price range!

Here’s the new/final route. Since it’ll be cold, and some shops close at 5 and a couple aren’t open on Sunday, we shortened the ride, and eliminated a few stops (we’ll hit them next time!)

Meet at 11am for lunch at
SPICY TACO
2825 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

at about 11:45 we’ll head up the block to our first two stops:
Record Breakers
2935 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(wide variety of new/used vinyl, used to be at Reggies)
and
Bric A Brac Records
2845 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(records, books, toys and vintage collectibles!)

then a bit east to the mighty
Bucket O’ Blood Books and Records
3182 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
(They’re offering us 10% off their great selection of metal/horror/punk books, movies, and music)

Then our longest ride (just a few miles) west to my beloved neighborhood shop:
Orbit Records
7155 W Grand Ave, Chicago
(Great variety, lots of jazz, LPs, singles, and 78s!)

Then up Harlem (and back to the nineties) at
Rolling Stones Records
7300 W Irving Park Rd, Norridge
(Classic rock, metal, mostly CDs, lots of video)

and back east to another pair of neighboring shops:
Tone Deaf Records
4356 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(large variety of new/used vinyl and books)
and
Howling Pages
4354 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(Comics and books, also offering 10% off!)

Maybe after that we’ll stop at Printers Row Brewing?

Yes, it’s November. The weather is a crapshoot but looks to be decent, if it’s super-cold and/or wet, we’ll cancel it, but it’ll be mostly short hops, so you can warm up while digging.

Carrying records on a scooter is a little tricky, be sure to bring a suitable bag! If your favorite shop’s not here, don’t worry, we’ll do more in the spring.
And then there are bookstores!

We’re also planning a record/book swap over the winter, so start a “trade” pile!