It was 1988. The year both the Lakers and Dodgers won their respective league’s World Championship. The cherry on top was when I found out the Lakers were dropping their first ever LP. Excited, I forgone lunch for three days to accrue enough money to purchase the album (a strategy I applied often as a kid in order to buy stuff). Expecting pandemonium on its release date, I woke up extra early and headed out to my nearest Music Plus store. Surprisingly, there was no one else in sight. When the workers arrived they gave me funny looks as they opened up shop. I didn’t care because at that moment I knew I’d be the first person in the world to purchase the “first ever” LP released by the Los Angeles Lakers.