'A walking billboard': The history of San Francisco's most recognizable bag

When I visited San Francisco, I totally went to Amoeba Music. Loved that store. I&#x27;ve now made it my mission to go to local record stores whenever I visit a new city, as well as go to the ones in my city!<p>Also, I walked around the Golden Gate Park carrying my bag of records... and then someone tried to sell me shrooms.

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I suppose the London 1990s equivalent would be the <i>&quot;Buy! Sell! Exchange!&quot;</i> Music and Video Exchange bag? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.twee.net&#x2F;misc&#x2F;bags&#x2F;list.html#id91" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.twee.net&#x2F;misc&#x2F;bags&#x2F;list.html#id91</a>

I just had to reach for my Ameoba bag that I store under my backpack, on top of a bag from Newbury Comics.<p>I used to make a pilgrimage every time I was in the Bay Area to Ameoba and In-N-Out Burger... Except the last time I went. Traveling with my whole family made it really impractical to make it to the Haight.

I&#x27;m shocked 1500 people a day actually buy expensive nostalgia frisbees. The only remaining record stores in Atlanta are losing money scraping together t shirt and merch sales while a bunch of scratched detrius collects dust

It was a bowling alley across from the Cala Market when I lived there. Unfortunately the market didn&#x27;t morph into something anywhere near as cool - it&#x27;s a Whole Foods now :-(