Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 13:25:45 -0800
But, as for the lingo, a boot in the UK is a car's trunk in the US.
erik g
>
>There are hundreds of car boot sales every week in the UK. Basically, a
>school playground or church/social club/railway station car park is
>opened to anyone with goods to sell. People pay for a pitch where they
>can set up for the few hours the sale is open. Around my way a car costs
>£5 or a van £7. The idea is that anybody can take along their unwanted
>items and get a little cash for them rather than throwing them in the
>bin.
>
>In practice many of the vendors are traders selling pirated software or
>dodgy cleaning products. Also their bizarre practice of starting at 7 or
>8 o'clock in the morning tends to discourage attendance. However, many
>British acts have cited the car boot sale as inspiration. I remember
>Bentley Rhythm Ace saying that is where they get all their samples. If
>the seller is trying to clear their home out you may be able to get a
>box of old vinyl for the price of a Roy Ayers reissue. Flick through the
>Jim Reeves albums and Duran Duran 7"s and you may find some old funk or
>a moog covers album. I managed Deirdre Wilson Tabac's LP for 50 pence
>once but I can't get up that early anymore.
>
>Richard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stephanie [mailto:nnine@yahoo.com]
>Sent: 13 December 1999 14:26
>To: Park, James R S; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: what does "boot sale" mean?
>
>
>Hi, all! time for a cultural exchange.
>
>What is this "boot" or "car boot" thing? It must be a
>british term because I, american, am befuddled.
>There's that Nightmares on Wax "Carboot Soul" and I
>read something about Flytronix getting samples at
>carboot sales. Do people sell their old junk otu fo
>the back of a car? we have garage sales and yard sales
>and flea markets. I guess it's sort of the same thing?
>
>
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