They say the best things in life are free. For a buck or less, there's some pretty good stuff, too. By Jeremy Rosenberg Calendar Live Associate Editor Calendar Live Staff Writer Los Angeles can be a tough city to live in for somebody who doesn't like to give it up, economically.
Rents are high, leather and vinyl pants, costly.
A trip to the 99-cent store garnered an excellent pair of Gumby toothbrushes. I'm proud of the haul, which includes CDs, books, cookies and toothbrushes. Hey, it was a buck, I can afford to figure it out. This shop is adjacent to the main Rockaway Records site and grew out of the store's semiannual parking lot sales. The outlet sells records, videos, old rock magazines, posters, buttons and, as estimated by the clerk, some 13,000 compact discs, all for less than a buck.