We’ve been stomping around Ocean City for the past few days, which is always a summertime treat.

There’s a cool music store that sells mostly guitars (and basses and some ukes) that also has a selection of records. Aaron was keen to check out both, so in we stopped. I spied this used ES-335 in a case up against and wall and was curious to pop it open for a look-see, but I restrained myself. Aaron really likes the Fender Acoustisonic that we saw on the wall. That’s a perfect guitar to take to college. They had a well-loved Les Paul 1960s reissue, too, which we did ogle, but which I didn’t photograph, sadly.

I spied this cool paperback of Tropic of Cancer at the Bookateria Two yesterday. In the same vein, I purchased a paperback of a Lawrence Durrell novel.

Shrivers is a total tourist trap but hey–still good salt water taffy. The eighties continue their comeback with these Nerds-flavored taffies.

There’s an IT’SUGAR on the boardwalk, and I love how they lean into the eat-the-fucking-sugar angle and have so many fun throwbacks. They sell candy cigarettes and full-size Chico Sticks.