Like SOI said, the record reviews (and the ISH features) kept popping up in google searches. Spent a lot of time checking the front page mixes too. Took 1-2 years before I started checking the forum.
I was travelling through virginia and north carolina on a short record buying trip during a long weekend holiday from my job with the Federal Public Defenders office in Brooklyn. I decided to head down to Greensboro, NC for the night after finishing up with whatever i was doing in Richmond a bit early. I remember being relatively broke at this point and i had printed out a list of motels and bed & breakfasts from some city website. I called some number that looked like it'd be a relatively cheap room and ended up staying in the home of some slightly bearded lady who was a born again christian.
The most interesting of the many stories i heard that night included the one where she had literally been bitten by a snake (it doesn't get more biblical than that) and had been paralyzed neck-down until jesus saved her. But not only did jesus save her, she also was combating a bout with cancer at the time of my visit effectively with the help of a very expensive amino acid solution marketed by a new age organic health product distributor in sweden. Strangely, i noticed her address listed on the order form contained in the pamphlets she gave to me. She insisted that i bring home information about this life-saving solution to give to my boss who was fighting an untreatable case of cancer himself (RIP Mr. C. - as he was called by a former client, who at 76 years old was living out of the trunk of car down on Coney Island). Additionally, i think i also was given a long and quite detailed history of the Jews for Jesus movement with the quite helpful suggestion that i might want to look up the founder, Moishe, at some point during my travels.
I locked my door that night. I do remember an internal debate about leaving in the middle of the night... i remembered this night while watching that Borat movie a few months ago- strangely the details of the arragement were somewhat reversed.
in any case, i was obligated to drink a cup of coffee the next morning and lo and behold, i ate my first piece of ezekiel bread- a recipe for bread apparently detailed in the new testament which has resulted in a loaf that tastes eerily similar to sawdust. after revisiting an earlier conversation about the jews for jesus i politely excused myself and began my big day in greensboro.
a couple hours later i randomly met soulmarcosa at a small record shop in town, the name of which i don't remember.
a few months later he emailed me and mentioned soulstrut. i don't think i got around to checking it out another few months....
I started looking at it high as fuck, chilling at my boy B-Side's apt in college back in 02. I started posting from time to time and became fully addicted in 03. I think Pistol Pete is my 3rd name due to my account fucking up and the great board crash back in the day.
I've never been a huge contributor, but I read and laugh at least 10 times a day.
Back in 2003 a good friend and Digger named Badnoozbear mentioned the site, and sent me a link to the reviews section. I was constantly checking the reviews and listening to the mixes. At this point I was dating a brazillian girl who got mad at me, during an argument she said I was.. "too busy dicking around on the soulstrut board" in 2005. That's when I realized there was a soulstrut board, and became a member.
Lurker friend put me on to soulstrut. It took me a while to actually get on the forum. He's never posted himself as he doesnt have records....so he'd fit right in really!
oliver had put me on the guestlist for pete rock and then mike theecasualmale pointed me to the thread where i found out that pete rock flaked/cancelled as per usual
I was travelling through virginia and north carolina on a short record buying trip during a long weekend holiday from my job with the Federal Public Defenders office in Brooklyn. I decided to head down to Greensboro, NC for the night after finishing up with whatever i was doing in Richmond a bit early. I remember being relatively broke at this point and i had printed out a list of motels and bed & breakfasts from some city website. I called some number that looked like it'd be a relatively cheap room and ended up staying in the home of some slightly bearded lady who was a born again christian.
The most interesting of the many stories i heard that night included the one where she had literally been bitten by a snake (it doesn't get more biblical than that) and had been paralyzed neck-down until jesus saved her. But not only did jesus save her, she also was combating a bout with cancer at the time of my visit effectively with the help of a very expensive amino acid solution marketed by a new age organic health product distributor in sweden. Strangely, i noticed her address listed on the order form contained in the pamphlets she gave to me. She insisted that i bring home information about this life-saving solution to give to my boss who was fighting an untreatable case of cancer himself (RIP Mr. C. - as he was called by a former client, who at 76 years old was living out of the trunk of car down on Coney Island). Additionally, i think i also was given a long and quite detailed history of the Jews for Jesus movement with the quite helpful suggestion that i might want to look up the founder, Moishe, at some point during my travels.
I locked my door that night. I do remember an internal debate about leaving in the middle of the night... i remembered this night while watching that Borat movie a few months ago- strangely the details of the arragement were somewhat reversed.
in any case, i was obligated to drink a cup of coffee the next morning and lo and behold, i ate my first piece of ezekiel bread- a recipe for bread apparently detailed in the new testament which has resulted in a loaf that tastes eerily similar to sawdust. after revisiting an earlier conversation about the jews for jesus i politely excused myself and began my big day in greensboro.
a couple hours later i randomly met soulmarcosa at a small record shop in town, the name of which i don't remember.
a few months later he emailed me and mentioned soulstrut. i don't think i got around to checking it out another few months....
i think i first heard about it through crates list. like daniel said after 100 emails about bullshit samples kids were jockin i made my way to soulstrut.
...or something like that. i think. ive been here too long my brain cant even register the beginning.
My pal Steve was having a get-together for his birthday at Odessa's, while I was deep into my 5th or 6th whiskey on the rocks, I met Raj, who after a while of slurred record nerd talk, told me about his brand new crate digging website or whatever. I put together a mix, sent it in.... and the rest is history.
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I was travelling through virginia and north carolina on a short record buying trip during a long weekend holiday from my job with the Federal Public Defenders office in Brooklyn. I decided to head down to Greensboro, NC for the night after finishing up with whatever i was doing in Richmond a bit early. I remember being relatively broke at this point and i had printed out a list of motels and bed & breakfasts from some city website. I called some number that looked like it'd be a relatively cheap room and ended up staying in the home of some slightly bearded lady who was a born again christian.
The most interesting of the many stories i heard that night included the one where she had literally been bitten by a snake (it doesn't get more biblical than that) and had been paralyzed neck-down until jesus saved her. But not only did jesus save her, she also was combating a bout with cancer at the time of my visit effectively with the help of a very expensive amino acid solution marketed by a new age organic health product distributor in sweden. Strangely, i noticed her address listed on the order form contained in the pamphlets she gave to me. She insisted that i bring home information about this life-saving solution to give to my boss who was fighting an untreatable case of cancer himself (RIP Mr. C. - as he was called by a former client, who at 76 years old was living out of the trunk of car down on Coney Island). Additionally, i think i also was given a long and quite detailed history of the Jews for Jesus movement with the quite helpful suggestion that i might want to look up the founder, Moishe, at some point during my travels.
I locked my door that night. I do remember an internal debate about leaving in the middle of the night... i remembered this night while watching that Borat movie a few months ago- strangely the details of the arragement were somewhat reversed.
in any case, i was obligated to drink a cup of coffee the next morning and lo and behold, i ate my first piece of ezekiel bread- a recipe for bread apparently detailed in the new testament which has resulted in a loaf that tastes eerily similar to sawdust. after revisiting an earlier conversation about the jews for jesus i politely excused myself and began my big day in greensboro.
a couple hours later i randomly met soulmarcosa at a small record shop in town, the name of which i don't remember.
a few months later he emailed me and mentioned soulstrut. i don't think i got around to checking it out another few months....
Hiyooo!
I started looking at it high as fuck, chilling at my boy B-Side's apt in college back in 02. I started posting from time to time and became fully addicted in 03. I think Pistol Pete is my 3rd name due to my account fucking up and the great board crash back in the day.
I've never been a huge contributor, but I read and laugh at least 10 times a day.
for me too.
- spidey
When I woke up, I was here
Used this name (my real name), then handcorkscrew, then this again.
That was around 2002.
Something by Sarge about unicorns first piqued my interest. I think it was 2 years ago today.
Hilarious. Did you let her feel your horns?
...or something like that. i think. ive been here too long my brain cant even register the beginning.
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