I dig through an anemic assortment of cassettes, hoping vaguely for a Neil Young or Leonard Cohen gem.
Good Will shopping is like any garage sale; fishing in shit for a priceless prize.
"Can I squeeze in?" asks a woman in her mid-to-late forties, smiling widely.
"Sure," I say, sounding apologetic and moving an inch or two to the side.
"I have one of these at home," she says.
"A tape player?"
"Yeah. It's a small apartment. It's hard, you know, in this economy."
"Yeah."
"What about you? You have a job?"
"Nope."
"It's a struggle nowadays."
I listen to her obvious observations, and politely pretend to care.
"Makes ya wonder what we're all supposed to do in this economy."
"Yep. I guess we'll have to find another way," I tell her.
"Well I'm just looking for my favorite," she says, "Guess who?" but before I can, her hand in her cleavage, reeling up an "I Love Michael Jackson" pendant.
"That's cool," I lie.