{"id":159,"date":"2007-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-07-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-03T05:00:00","slug":"shopping_locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/shopping_locally\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sure, you can always go online and pick up “Spotted Mule and Other Tales” from Amazon.com<\/a> or CD Baby<\/a> (and if you do, I really appreciate that), but you can now also pick up a copy from one of these local merchants:<\/p>\n


\nJansen’s Music (Watsonville)
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The finest guitar store in Watsonville. (Okay, so it’s the only guitar store in Watsonville.) Jansen’s has existed in one incarnation or another ever since I was old enough even *think* about playing guitar. These days, it’s still a fine spot to shoot the breeze with owner Jody Fonseca, browse at guitars, or pick up a CD from a local songwriter (hint, hint.)<\/p>\n

General Feed and Seed (Santa Cruz)
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General Feed and Seed is another local landmark. Once the site of many live broadcasts for KPIG Radio, it continues to be a great place for pet supplies and tack (basically, anything from birds and rabbits up to horses and mules…and mule CDs). <\/p>\n

Pony Espresso Market (Corralitos) – sorry, no pic on this one
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This is a great little coffee shop on the drive between Freedom and Aptos. Features live music on Saturday afternoons. Note:<\/b> My “free mule pin”<\/a> offer still applies, even if you buy locally. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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