Re: [bomp] Re: "When the grooves of a lifetime start to feel like arut..."

[jumpinginthenight <jumpinginthenight@xxxxxxxxx>]

I still have a stack of used LPs to listen to. I 'm much more inclined to buy cheap 45s I can use in my act. I have noticed I'm disinclined to go through piles of CDs these days, as I did twice this weekend.

Rick McCullough <rsmccull@planetkc.com> wrote:  
hoodoo3005@aol.com wrote:

> Subject: Re: [bomp] "When the grooves of a lifetime start to feel like a
> rut..."
>
> "In the first place, there is D.J. culture, with its nerdy machismo, where
> the
> size of your collection definitely matters. 'The people that D.J.s look up
> to
> are the people that, they play a set and you dont know even one record,' Mr.
> Dier said."
>
> It's not just DJs, but collectors, writers (full-time critics as well as
> bloggers) and people who dwell on lists like this. The lure of the obscure
> and the sheer thrill of one-upsmanship all feed into this 'nerdy machismo.'
>
> It's fun and educational, but though having far fewer records than this guy,
> even I know that at some point a line gets crossed where it becomes more of a
> burden than it should.
>
> It's hard for me to feel sorry for those who complain about having too many
> records and not enough life.B
>
> When you start becoming a capital-C Collector, you stop being a fan, and you
> stop being able to differentiate between good and bad. You start accumulating
> all sorts of SHIT just to have a collection, without regards to whether it's
> your taste or not - you just collect because it's THERE. And these are the
> same people who bitch later on about "oh, I need to quit record collecting,
> I'm not fulfilled, I need a life, yadda yadda yadda." There's another e-group
> I'm on where every six months, like clockwork, somebody posts a crybaby "I'm
> quittin' rekkid collecting" thread.
>
> Ah, who forced you to buy all those wack records in the first place, bro? Who
> told you it was a good idea to buy multiple copies of the same record? I'm as
> big of a record buyer B as anybody, and even I take advantage of the customer
> turntable so I don't wind up bringing home trash.
>
>

Not sure who you're aiming that at, but I agree. If you read the article, the
guy had a separate storage room just for his records. Now I know space is
limited in NYC, but really, that's where the line's crossed.

Personally, as I age I come across fewer and fewer "must-haves" for my anemic
collection. It's not so much burnout, as it is just getting pickier. Having
said that, I still reserve the right, now and then, to pick up something I don't
know anything about because the cover art looked good or some other stupid
reason. If I get burned, then so be it. There're too many other things in life
to get pissed at.

Besides, it's all about the live experience, anyway.

Rick

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