i didn't buy a single thing. i sold a lot of stuff though. never been on a Friday before and it was definitely popping but Saturday compared to last year? awful turnout. at some points it seemed quiet actually :/
always cool hanging with the fam though. talking shop. making fun of people. t'was fun...i am shot though
I had my eye on some stuff. traded a few things. but ultimately wasn't feeling it. started looking at stuff and was just overwhelmed by the competitive nature. I was like tired and dizzy all weekend. I'm not mad at myself. Just wasn't in the mood.
last year was fun and lucrative but this year i couldn't even get over to the west side all weekend. perhaps it was poorly planned that it fell on the same weekend as CMJ, there is too much crossover in that crowd with events, DJ's etc.
went early on friday. saw some friends. drank a beer. bought some records. found some good things (nothing crazy) for cheap. always fun.
line at 3:30 for early entry on friday
lots of portables
these were all pretty cheap. jo ann garrett-that little brown letter for $1, johnson, hawkins tatum & durr-you can't blame me for $10 and john roman jackson for $3. i'm happy.
Went Saturday, said hi to folks and bought one records and... left. The record was Darwins Theory on Lotusland. Records were plenty, prices were kind of high on a lot of items but I just didnt feel like looking through tons of records among smelly dudes yesterday.
Was Behemoth the guy with the deep hip hop and disco crates towards the back of the room?
I can't deal with the vibe at wfmu any more. Love seeing all the homies and the after party's always fun, but going elbow to elbow with a bunch of dealers that flew in for the show just isn't my cup of tea. The tables are too damn expensive now too. Last year my table was 15% if my earnings.
Went Saturday, said hi to folks and bought one records and... left. The record was Darwins Theory on Lotusland. Records were plenty, prices were kind of high on a lot of items but I just didnt feel like looking through tons of records among smelly dudes yesterday.
Was Behemoth the guy with the deep hip hop and disco crates towards the back of the room?
Dress
wasn't me. I had one box of rap and disco. mostly psych and clean rock.
a lot of people i talked to said it was the worst FMU to date though. so i can't call it!
LOL
People--including me--say this every year.
For real. If you score a record you were looking for cheap the fair was awesome, if you don't it sucked.
Same with the dealers - at one table they will say it was the best in years and two tables over they'll say that there's nobody spending money etc etc.
Apparently it's all things to all people.
This was the first time in almost ten years that I didn't have a table and it was a relief. I just talked to people I don't get to see, put some faces to the identities here and on Waxidermy and bought two records that weren't cheap but still a good deal.
Picked up the orchestra baobab lp with Kelen Ati Len, Renaldo Domino - Let Me Come Within, John Shaka - Bad Town, Benny Gordon - Give A Damn, and Bobby Williams - Funky Superfly on 45 to name a few.??Not bad for showing up on Sunday afternoon! Also got to meet and trade some stories with the God Frank.
no deals as expected but the usual suspects had the goods.
got to pull the same copy of a way too overpriced pierre henry record i've been half-heartedly after and put it back for the fifth year in a row. fooled for half a decade!
The show was fun - no steals but there were a ton of good records for fair prices on Friday that got vacuumed up early. Some dudes were hitting it hard during dealer admission. Saturday after 10 am was a little slow. Glad I shelled out for the dealer pass. Sold some stuff and turned around and put it right back into more records. Got to see a lot of people I otherwise don't get to see much. Hung tough with some old strutters that don't post here much anymore.
HIGHLIGHTS:
two dudes shoving each other over a Beatles record, seconds away from from full blows.
got accused of stealing a "Barely Breaking Even" 12" by the dude from Beautiful World, had to get my friend Sampo over to his table and sort it out. He apologized, I told him to go to hell.
50ish dude sitting on floor looking through a box of LPs under a tabler with one hand and scarfing a bagel with the other
bought a lot of solid $50-$100 records, knocked a few things off my want list
a shit ton of twisted record dealers at Johnny's shop on Saturday night letting loose
All in all a way fun trip, records about equal to social fun. I won't post pics but will say I had to throw some clothes out in NYC to make room for records, so I guess that makes it a good show.
I was in NYC this past weekend too and decided to skip as well. Did hit up some shops including Good Records and scooped some goodness there. Asked the dude at the counter if he was Paycheck and he was like "no, my name is Simon". Felt awkward and left with my goodies.
On a side note. I walked so much in the 4 day span, when I got home a toenail fell off.
I only went Sunday and as always I was very happy with what I found! For what I collect (disco 12"s) it's great...got a Tenderness "Gotta Keep On Trying" for $10 that was the highlight for me!
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always cool hanging with the fam though. talking shop. making fun of people. t'was fun...i am shot though
Boy, are you right in the head? Or just broke?
I had my eye on some stuff. traded a few things. but ultimately wasn't feeling it. started looking at stuff and was just overwhelmed by the competitive nature. I was like tired and dizzy all weekend. I'm not mad at myself. Just wasn't in the mood.
a lot of people i talked to said it was the worst FMU to date though. so i can't call it!
We also hit up a bunch of shops and bought some stuff.
I bought hella shit. Can't call it. Prices were high. No insane scores that I could see, good stuff was getting snapped up though.
Behemoth's boxes were type thorough...
Dude. I dropped by the shop. But homie said you were outta town. My boy Serious bought the PJ's off the wall haha.
Awesome time.
Dude. I dropped by the shop. But homie said you were outta town. My boy Serious bought the PJ's off the wall haha.
Awesome time.
line at 3:30 for early entry on friday
lots of portables
these were all pretty cheap. jo ann garrett-that little brown letter for $1, johnson, hawkins tatum & durr-you can't blame me for $10 and john roman jackson for $3. i'm happy.
Was Behemoth the guy with the deep hip hop and disco crates towards the back of the room?
Dress
LOL
People--including me--say this every year.
For real, though, I thought it was pretty unimpressive; I only spent about a third of what I had allocated.
wasn't me. I had one box of rap and disco. mostly psych and clean rock.
For real. If you score a record you were looking for cheap the fair was awesome, if you don't it sucked.
Same with the dealers - at one table they will say it was the best in years and two tables over they'll say that there's nobody spending money etc etc.
Apparently it's all things to all people.
This was the first time in almost ten years that I didn't have a table and it was a relief. I just talked to people I don't get to see, put some faces to the identities here and on Waxidermy and bought two records that weren't cheap but still a good deal.
At the shop Saturday night I was looking around wondering who the hell everybody was. Apparently they were Waxidermists.
DOR ??? you need to let dudes know when you're in town. I won't let you touch it, but you can look. PASUE.
got to pull the same copy of a way too overpriced pierre henry record i've been half-heartedly after and put it back for the fifth year in a row. fooled for half a decade!
PON PASUE
Hitting NYC was last minute for me. We were so busy visiting friends and hitting up shops.
Stayed in Bed-Stuy. Ate some really good food and some how ended up in princeton this morning. Just got back.
Don't worry, next time I'm in the city I'll make you an offer on your locks that you won't be able to refuse.
HIGHLIGHTS:
two dudes shoving each other over a Beatles record, seconds away from from full blows.
got accused of stealing a "Barely Breaking Even" 12" by the dude from Beautiful World, had to get my friend Sampo over to his table and sort it out. He apologized, I told him to go to hell.
50ish dude sitting on floor looking through a box of LPs under a tabler with one hand and scarfing a bagel with the other
bought a lot of solid $50-$100 records, knocked a few things off my want list
a shit ton of twisted record dealers at Johnny's shop on Saturday night letting loose
All in all a way fun trip, records about equal to social fun. I won't post pics but will say I had to throw some clothes out in NYC to make room for records, so I guess that makes it a good show.
Peace,
AA
LOL!
i love buddy's taken aback expression that the hot girl is taking too long to flip through those records...
On a side note. I walked so much in the 4 day span, when I got home a toenail fell off.
Rape Donkeys!!!
mythical raer!!!
You can make fun of me, I don't care. Let me in on it though.