Before it was cds, I had well over 60 fruitcrates (remember those?
You're old, then :-) of vinyl as well as scads of 7" - and yes, I wish
I'd never sold them. Regarding your statement, it's a bit of a false
dilemma you pose...it could be also that we (those of us addicted to
having too much music) simply love music, have a burning desire to
support other people and/or are simply into *buying* it as well as
listening to it (as well as numerous other possibilities). I betcha
there are a BUNCH of people out there (c'mon you irresponsible choon
hoarders, fess up!) who know exactly of what I speak here, too. It is a
platonic kinda lust; the ideal is as much (even more?) of a kick as the
"real". I *love* to shop/trade for music. Always have. When I worked a
second job as a counter jockey in a record store, I spent all of the
income from that employ and a good hunk of my "day job" $ on music (hey,
I WAS getting an employee discount, after all...). Impractical?
Certainly. Foolish? If you think so, so be it (not implying you were
implying that, btw). Maybe I'll never have a lot of what other people
consider important (in terms of material items), but I bust my butt in a
job I hate (and have for 23+ years) and music affords me some modicum of
pleasure. Importantly, my wife is in accord with me on this. I admit,
I'm obsessive.
jeff
AeOtaku@aol.com wrote:
quoted 5 lines Wow, people have 3000 releases?
> Wow, people have 3000 releases?
> You are all either way too tolerant of
> music, or way packratish. I never
> allow myself to have more than 1000
> or so records at a time.