Hey OdShowtime. What's your background, I ask because I appreciate your music tastes
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aleichem shalom
I am always amused by the random subject matters you bring up, so I guess I can't complain when I become the subject matter. You can tell it's the offseason!
You know, I started off as a kid. I always wanted to be great and get lots of attention and laughs, and that has caused a lot of hardship because some people love it, and some people hate it. I'm not good at playing the character I want to portray in life. I try to live by a set of moral principles (who'd did I learn that from?) and I fail often. I despise liars, cheats, and braggarts.
My parents used to kick me out of the house as a kid when PSU games were on. I hated football until I went to PSU.
I'm a dichotomy on purpose; a Pisces that understands that I never want to be just one thing. Analytical and emotional, kind to friends and cruel to enemies, druggy and licensed professional, it goes on and on.
I've been passionate about music since I was rocking out to Wink 104 with my mom as a little kid. Loved Wham! and Huey Lewis and the News. One day I realized I dug Van Halen and ended up buying 1984 and 5150 at the same time. It was clear which direction to go and backwards I went. From there it was on to Led Zeppelin and the Who and all the rest. I love rock music so much. I just want to hear more. I learned guitar to get laid and to get closer to the music. One goal was achieved.
One fun fact, my handle is a nickname I earned for being a badass guitar player at PSU. If you lived in Cedarbrook around the turn of the century I probably annoyed you.
I would like to finish with a special shut-out to all the people on here that I hate on. I hope you all have a nice summer.
I am always amused by the random subject matters you bring up, so I guess I can't complain when I become the subject matter. You can tell it's the offseason!
You know, I started off as a kid. I always wanted to be great and get lots of attention and laughs, and that has caused a lot of hardship because some people love it, and some people hate it. I'm not good at playing the character I want to portray in life. I try to live by a set of moral principles (who'd did I learn that from?) and I fail often. I despise liars, cheats, and braggarts.
My parents used to kick me out of the house as a kid when PSU games were on. I hated football until I went to PSU.
I'm a dichotomy on purpose; a Pisces that understands that I never want to be just one thing. Analytical and emotional, kind to friends and cruel to enemies, druggy and licensed professional, it goes on and on.
I've been passionate about music since I was rocking out to Wink 104 with my mom as a little kid. Loved Wham! and Huey Lewis and the News. One day I realized I dug Van Halen and ended up buying 1984 and 5150 at the same time. It was clear which direction to go and backwards I went. From there it was on to Led Zeppelin and the Who and all the rest. I love rock music so much. I just want to hear more. I learned guitar to get laid and to get closer to the music. One goal was achieved.
One fun fact, my handle is a nickname I earned for being a badass guitar player at PSU. If you lived in Cedarbrook around the turn of the century I probably annoyed you.
I would like to finish with a special shut-out to all the people on here that I hate on. I hope you all have a nice summer.
I got into vinyl because I would go to a record store with a fat wallet and walk out with nothing because I had it all already. So I started again and it was awesome; everything was like $2 and you could have it your way in Tampa where tons of people brought their stuff and then died. A record funnel from the Northeast.
Learning about the best cuts and then tracking them down like prey for cheaper than anyone else is paying; that's living!
Now I have the best version of everything so I am back to walking into the record store and not finding anything to buy. And it's all crazy expensive now. For once I was ahead of a trend. It was awesome when I was thinning out the collection during the pandemic and selling up to 3 records a day some days. Now the collection is hardened and tempered like fine steel.
God will take it from me soon, maybe this year.
Yep, my money is on either Franklin or Ophelia, both would be ironic.
I need to get the hell out of here but I'm sitting on like 2%, you know?
I need to get the hell out of here but I'm sitting on like 2%, you know?
It's funny, my house got broken into a few years ago and they didn't touch the vinyl. It's actual work to move that stuff, criminals wouldn't touch it. Nowadays maybe. But it will fill up your whole car with room to spare. 2903 items currently including CDs. Yes I know the exact number, and fair market value.
I know that you are a man of distinguished taste. You would enjoy an afternoon of spinning the finest I have to offer. My gear isn't crazy expensive but it definitely gets the job done. You haven't lived until you've heard Pink Floyd and the Beatles properly. The first time I heard my uk mono Sgt Pepper it made me cry at the end. The dynamics....
Sadly I hate pop music (which is what the Beatles are) “she loves you yeah yeah yeah”
Hard pass but I’m sure you have tons of stuff I’d love to enjoy down there
So my Sgt Pepper 1st pressing would also make you cry.
Around 30 or so.
Since this is my thread I'm going to post the funniest scene in movie history, IMO. Every word is gold.
So since you started collecting so late I take it you missed the national record mart store which was a huge store with those long steps going up on Allen and arboria I think? which was down the stairs by wood rings on Allen. A total dive which had incense I believe? I always went to those two stores as a kid in the late 70’s and 80’s. Or were they still open. I don’t think arboria is still there but they had all of the non main stream records and comics.
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That's a heavy song, man.
I used to dislike the Beatles as well with the same thinking as you, but I've discovered that they truly were geniuses. You start with Rubber Soul and go from there. Abbey Road is a towering masterpiece. But to each his own.
Nah by my time we just had that record store on... The little alley way, was it Pugh st.? You went down stairs so it was a basement spot. I had very little money for CDs back then, just a pile of zeppelin records with no record player.
For awhile it was all about bootlegs since they're free and awesome but then I reached the end of that game too.
Moving to Florida was key. The flea market in Oldsmar was like heaven to a record freak 15 years ago.
in the mid 90's we were in Tower records in Boston, looking thru stuff any way, I see this big tall guy , but like 7' tall, looking thru the stacks as well. My wife being unaware of her surroundings, turned as this guy turned, and she ended up with her nose in Robert Parrish's crouch , I said, 'Hi Chief'. He said excuse me, and that was that.
My Brother-in-law and I quote that scene often. "I got a buddy with United Fruit...."
Of semi-interest 2 big CDs I remember buying in State College are Guns N' Roses Live Era, and Beck Midnight Vultures. Both had vinyl releases back then and maybe even had them in the store I was at. I never even considered it of course.
Guess how much both of these vinyl releases are now?
GnR $300 ish
www.discogs.com
Beck $400ish
www.discogs.com
The Beck one I actually did sell some records and spend out for around $200 a few years ago and guess what? They edited out the best part of the whole damn album!! The last few minutes of this jamout.
Guess how much both of these vinyl releases are now?
GnR $300 ish
Guns N' Roses - Live Era '87-'93 (Vinyl, US, 1999) For Sale | Discogs
Shop the 1999 US Vinyl release of Live Era '87-'93 by Guns N' Roses at Discogs.
www.discogs.com
Beck $400ish
Beck - Midnite Vultures
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2000 Vinyl release of "Midnite Vultures" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com
The Beck one I actually did sell some records and spend out for around $200 a few years ago and guess what? They edited out the best part of the whole damn album!! The last few minutes of this jamout.
Bend and scoop, like the Mexicans. I love stupid racial humor where the racist suffers or is shown to be an idiot.
I did hard prison time and developed a taste for Johnny Cash
Of semi-interest 2 big CDs I remember buying in State College are Guns N' Roses Live Era, and Beck Midnight Vultures. Both had vinyl releases back then and maybe even had them in the store I was at. I never even considered it of course.
Guess how much both of these vinyl releases are now?
GnR $300 ish
Guns N' Roses - Live Era '87-'93 (Vinyl, US, 1999) For Sale | Discogs
Shop the 1999 US Vinyl release of Live Era '87-'93 by Guns N' Roses at Discogs.
Beck $400ish
Beck - Midnite Vultures
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2000 Vinyl release of "Midnite Vultures" on Discogs.
The Beck one I actually did sell some records and spend out for around $200 a few years ago and guess what? They edited out the best part of the whole damn album!! The last few minutes of this jamout.
And Midnight Vultures is such a great album.
It's the only record I ever heard at a party at PSU and decided I had to have it. I like it so much I spent $220 on the vinyl since it's the only one he refused to reissue. It's mastered by Bernie Grundman and sounds amazing. There are some 12" singles from the album too and they slam real hard!
So that's why you moved to Florida.
....I kid, I kid....well kind of.
I need to get the F out of here, it's embarrassing.
Mine was Talking Heads, Fear of Music....I didn't go to normal parties.
My roommate was the dj at psu radio. He got me hooked on the cure, smiths,early rem, joy division then new order, Dead Kennedys, echo and the bunneymen. Anyone ever watch the young ones on tv? British humor that was hysterical. “Dear Mr echo”. We watched it every week.Mine was Talking Heads, Fear of Music....I didn't go to normal parties.
Of semi-interest 2 big CDs I remember buying in State College are Guns N' Roses Live Era, and Beck Midnight Vultures. Both had vinyl releases back then and maybe even had them in the store I was at. I never even considered it of course.
Guess how much both of these vinyl releases are now?
GnR $300 ish
Guns N' Roses - Live Era '87-'93 (Vinyl, US, 1999) For Sale | Discogs
Shop the 1999 US Vinyl release of Live Era '87-'93 by Guns N' Roses at Discogs.
Beck $400ish
Beck - Midnite Vultures
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2000 Vinyl release of "Midnite Vultures" on Discogs.
The Beck one I actually did sell some records and spend out for around $200 a few years ago and guess what? They edited out the best part of the whole damn album!! The last few minutes of this jamout.
Mine were Fugees "Blunted on Reality" and Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". As far as alternative, Verve "A Nothern Soul"
I didn't feel the need to buy those two since they were played at EVERY party. Or maybe that was Dre 2000.
I remember sophomore year, one of the last great music years. Beastie Boys Hello Nasty had just dropped, Nas and Puffy and Biggie were all over, Britney Spears' first video just dropped.
I still mostly listened to Zeppelin boots anyway.
Man I remember the ONE TIME on Saturday night I impressed a chick who dug Zeppelin and got her back to the crib to listen to some bootlegs and smoke a little and it got ruined. The ONE TIME my dorky hobby was gonna get me laid. And my buddy Ben busted in completely drunk off his *** and pissed in the fridge. To make it worse I was like bent over begging him not to do it when the rest of the crew busts in and blames me like I'm his baby-sitter.
The chick bolted.
The only silver lining was my one roomy had a sub from the HUB in the crisper at the bottom of the fridge he was counting on to drunk eat and it was all soggy. The look on his face was priceless.
Good times.
My friend is big into vinyl and live shows (kind of guy who travels to Europe for two weeks to do festivals) but I don’t know a lot about his collection. Money isn’t an issue and the other night we opened up the Neutral Milk Hotel vinyl box set which was gorgeous. I’ll dig more and report back….
He cracked a box set with you, nice. That's what's up. When you start hoarding sealed stuff that's when it gets crazy. I have a couple box sets just waiting for a special occasion. Honestly I have at least 100 sealed records. It happens.
The pimpest thing I ever did was order Pink Floyd Animals and Atom Heart Mother Japanese pressings to arrive when my best buddy arrived for a visit. All crispy with OBIs. That was rather indulgent.
Extra nice because he busted out some Caymus to go with it…. He’s not precious about the collection as far as I can tell; grew up in the DC punk scene and just loves music.
I love cracking open fancy stuff and playing the heck out of it.
I'll presume Caymus is a Scotch. It's usually just Maker's up in here but we have other fine intoxicants for those with distinguished tastes. These Mod-Berry diamonds with garlic-mushroom-onion genetics are up there with all the finer things in life
I love cracking open fancy stuff and playing the heck out of it.
I'll presume Caymus is a Scotch. It's usually just Maker's up in here but we have other fine intoxicants for those with distinguished tastes. These Mod-Berry diamonds with garlic-mushroom-onion genetics are up there with all the finer things in life
It’s wine but yeah, same same…
I could have googled but since this is my thread I want to take it back to the good old days of ignorance and bliss.