Place: Denver, CO (Check my jazz radio show monday nights from 10-midnight MST Jazz89.3Kuvo www.kuvo.org)
How old is you? DOB 1972
How did you get here? Cant rember, probably trolling for MP3s back in the days before SoulSeek.
Sentimental Records: That David Crosby record that someone had as an avatar is now onw of my personal faves. And i HATE David Crosby!
Places you DIG: As i get older, i'm feeling the garage and yard -sales more and more. Still an thrift now and then. There are no records left in Mile High City.
Other interests: Old Sci-Fi paperback art, Gardening, Bike riding, keeping tabs on others to ensure that they are keeping it real.
Place: Minneapolis
How old is you? 30
How did you get here? not sure
Sentimental Records: Innervisions, House of the Holy, Ready to Die
Places you DIG: shops, web
Other interests: cult film, ancient religion/philosophy, hoops,
Rank: sometimes exceeds lil dude
How did you get here? Cant remember. Met some great local dudes (paging GROPE.. where are you hiding??) right at the start and that kind of kept me.
Sentimental Records: some of my first real world finds i will always care for.. Awakening - Mirage, Moodymann - SIlent Introduction, Coltrane - Giant Steps
Hello. I am brand new on here. This is my first post even. I've visited this place randomly here and there for awhile now. I finally signed up, mainly to share my record digging story. !
Name: Fred Flintstone.
Place: In a van, down by the river.
How old is you? 33
How did you get here? Laptop.
Sentimental Records: Delfonics - La La La Means I love you.
How did you get here? Had some friends on this piece, the site was the site for vainilz at one point. I made beats as well, so wanted to expand my record knowledge.
Sentimental Records: All my Soviet records passed down from my grandparents
Places you DIG: Neurotica, Vortex - any toronto spots.
Other interests: Boxing, basketball, history/philosophy of religion
How did you get here?: Took wrong turn looking for SoulSeek
Sentimental Records: Sergio Mendes "Look Around" I picked it up in a thrift store, all beat up with no cover, and that started it all. Also the three Brubeck/Tjader 10"s on Fantasy.
Places you DIG: Mostly on ebay or from sellers on line, if I come across a garage sale, or out of the way thrift that doesn't look too picked over, I stop in.
Other interests: Work, family, new home. Books. 16 mm film making.
Rank:
Mill Neck?? Guess I haven't been here in awhile. Welcome to my island. Stay the fuck away from my estate sales. See you at Oysterfest.
How did you get here? Some google circa 2004. WORK BOREDOM CHANGED MY LIFE.
Sentimental Records: "Live" Donny Hathaway- "Music From Big Pink," The Band, every one of the 45s on our wedding mix, though none more special or (non)raer than "I Was Made to Love Her"
Places you DIG: Anywhere I happen upon, but very few places I make the effort on anymore. Even less online these days...
Other interests: 20th/21st century fiction, art, baking, sports television (I put in work), but nothing more than my wife and daughter.
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Place: Denver, CO (Check my jazz radio show monday nights from 10-midnight MST Jazz89.3Kuvo www.kuvo.org)
How old is you? DOB 1972
How did you get here? Cant rember, probably trolling for MP3s back in the days before SoulSeek.
Sentimental Records: That David Crosby record that someone had as an avatar is now onw of my personal faves. And i HATE David Crosby!
Places you DIG: As i get older, i'm feeling the garage and yard -sales more and more. Still an thrift now and then. There are no records left in Mile High City.
Other interests: Old Sci-Fi paperback art, Gardening, Bike riding, keeping tabs on others to ensure that they are keeping it real.
Rank: Meh-ddle to fair.
Place: seattle
How old is you? 40
How did you get here? my co-worker jay-breezie was selling here a lot, now the strut is an addiction
Sentimental Records: early jasiri singles, iceberg slim, choked up, adventures beyond the ultraworld
Places you DIG: semi-retired
Other interests: mass transit, finishing my second novel, taiwan
Rank: ignorant gadfly
How old is you? 30
How did you get here? not sure
Sentimental Records: Innervisions, House of the Holy, Ready to Die
Places you DIG: shops, web
Other interests: cult film, ancient religion/philosophy, hoops,
Rank: sometimes exceeds lil dude
Place: germany and holland
How old is you? 27
How did you get here? Cant remember. Met some great local dudes (paging GROPE.. where are you hiding??) right at the start and that kind of kept me.
Sentimental Records: some of my first real world finds i will always care for.. Awakening - Mirage, Moodymann - SIlent Introduction, Coltrane - Giant Steps
Places you DIG: everywhere i can find records
Other interests: raw fish
Rank: Still rides for some tacky jazz
Place: NYC by way of Boston
Age: 33
How did you get here?: Man, I don't even know where I am right now.
Sentimental Records: Zombies - Begin Here, most Zeppelin titles, Illmatic
Places you DIG: In my wallet to give the money I would have spent on records to support my fiance in school.
Other interests: Old-timey movies, new-timey movies, cooking, booze, books about things, the footballs and baseballs
Rank: That dude from the internet
Place: Napa, CA (Los Angeles when I first found SS)
How old is you? 38
How did you get here? Crates list
Sentimental Records: my dollar-bin AM gold 45s
Places you DIG: Berkeley/SF, but admittedly, I'm on to old cookbooks more than old records.
Other interests: Food, wine, cooking, writing.... my blog
Rank: Line Cook
Place: Hayward, CA
How old is you? 32
How did you get here? RAJ auction came with Royal with Beats. CD led me to the site where I lurked for a couple years until joining.
Sentimental Records: Hall and Oates- Bigger Than the Both of Us, Sylvester- Mighty Real (mom's records related)
Places you DIG: Places with records, my garden
Other interests: Jam skating, cooking/fermenting, disc golf, real golf
Rank: Michael Franks Superfan
Place: L.A.
How old is you? fresh since 74
How did you get here? Mr. Supreme kept logging in on my computer back in the day
Sentimental Records: Mal Waldron "The Quest", Big Daddy Kane "It's a Big Daddy Thing"
Places you DIG: Records L.A. - Record Surplus - Record Jungle
Other interests: wine - whiskey - wanderlust
Rank: K - Solo "Fugitive"
Place: Montreal,QC,Canada
How old is you? 27
How did you get here? came after the strut crashed and people invaded the stonesthrow board
Sentimental Records: My dads copy of Toure Kunda
Places you DIG: Church basements, everywhere i travel
Other interests: Soccer,Food,Scotch/bourbon/Beer
Rank: Young disciple
Place: Auckland, NZ
How old is you? 33
How did you get here? Random websearch for Val Shively's
Sentimental Records: RAMONES & the stuff I've released myself.
Places you DIG: Some local stores & whenever I travel overseas, mainly ebay these days though.
Other interests: Electric Guitars, Classic Motorcycles, http://greenvilleandbeyond.wordpress.com/
Place: Charleston SC by way of MD
How old is you? 30
How did you get here? Via the throes of a lengthy internet K-hole...
Sentimental Records:Ramsey Lewis' Solar Wind (Columbia), Jimmy Smith's Rockin' The Boat (Blue Note)
Places you DIG: Anywhere...
Other interests: La Familia, Surfing, Chess, Basketball, Camping, Boxing,
Rank:
Place: San Francisco
How old is you? 38 on 4/20
How did you get here? it was an email list that I think oliver wang told me about
Sentimental Records: my Bay Area records, Alice Clark, Charles Williams, the records on my Wedding CD
Places you DIG: flea market, garage sales, but mostly I kick in doors in Bayview and get what I need
Other interests: just family these days
Rank: lower than a snakes belly in a tire rut
Name: Big Stacks
Place: Central New Jersey
How old is you? 42
How did you get here? Possum Tom and Aspirin suggested I come over here from the old Stones Throw website
Sentimental Records: "Investigation #1"-Carl "Sherlock" Holmes; "Sun Goddess"-Ramsey Lewis (childhood fave since '74)
Places you DIG: All over the world
Other interests: Hip-hop production, Live music, Sports (football, basketball, and huge boxing fan), Reading, Writing, History buff, etc.
Rank: Old head (I must shave regularly to avoid the 'side fro')
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Place: Sydney
How old is you? 37 in May
How did you get here? Migrated from "Cratelist" email mailout in the 90s
Sentimental Records: Jimi Hendrix "Smash Hits", Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip "Masters Of The Rhythm"
Places you DIG: sadly, not much around here anymore - my favourite shop has been pricing records from popsike for the last couple of years.
Other interests: Work/Life balances, samplers, cassettes, staying fit.
Rank: water boy
Place: Boston, MA
How old is you? 41 :(
How did you get here? I think from reading Motown67's reviews as found on google circa 2003/2004?
Sentimental Records: Left Banke LP, Hell's Belles OST, Nathaniel Mayer "Going Back to the Village of Love" LP
Places you DIG: In Your Ear, local record shows, road trips & yard sales
Other interests: vintage crime paperbacks, cycling, ice hockey and classic film, esp noirs and French poetic realism
Rank: Mousy!!!
Place: The South Bay of Los Angeles
How old is you? 34
How did you get here? :hayek:
Sentimental Records: Rotary Connection Songs, Gabor Szabo and California Dreamers, Don Blackman, all 92 rare groove shit.
Places you DIG: Overseas. The more dangerous the better.
Other interests: Vintage arcade games, the city of LA, travelling, parenting tricks, rapping
Rank: resident pro audio consultant
Place: Melbourne
How old is you? 27
How did you get here? the information super highway
Sentimental Records: songs by Minnie Ripperton, Larry Heard, Leroy Burgess, J-Dilla, Pal Joey, Preemo, Nile Rodgers and Roy Ayers
Places you DIG: Northside Records, Licorice Pie, Discogs, Earcave, Boomkat
Other interests: Cities, History, Cooking, DJing, Hot Sauce
Rank: Level 9 Wood Elf
Place: long beach, california
How old is you? 39
How did you get here? soulstrut did feature on my band(ugly duckling)
Sentimental records: dr. buzzard's original savannah band 1976, leo sayer -endless flight
Places you DIG: bagatelle, fingerprints, the internet, etc
Other interests: soccer(football), nando's, tea, arrested development(tv program)
Rank: premium
Place: Memphis, TN
How old is you? 40
How did you get here? A web search on Eddie Bo
Sentimental records: Mal Waldron "The Quest", Slayer "Reign in Blood"
Places you DIG: local shops, Summer Ave. thrifts, Estate sales
Other interests: Wife, pets, beer, food
Rank: I don't smell that bad
Name: Fred Flintstone.
Place: In a van, down by the river.
How old is you? 33
How did you get here? Laptop.
Sentimental Records: Delfonics - La La La Means I love you.
Places you DIG: My basement.
Other interests: Style = Fart
Place: Portland
How old is you? Young
How did you get here?
Sentimental Records: No se
Places you DIG: everywhere, including moldy hardware stores.
Other interests: keyboards, making music, food, females, graphic design, tv/movies, etc..
Place: Toronto
How old is you? 26
How did you get here? Had some friends on this piece, the site was the site for vainilz at one point. I made beats as well, so wanted to expand my record knowledge.
Sentimental Records: All my Soviet records passed down from my grandparents
Places you DIG: Neurotica, Vortex - any toronto spots.
Other interests: Boxing, basketball, history/philosophy of religion
Rank: Pwnednoob
Mill Neck?? Guess I haven't been here in awhile. Welcome to my island. Stay the fuck away from my estate sales. See you at Oysterfest.
Place: Brooklyn, via Boston, via Ohio
How old is you? 32
How did you get here? Some google circa 2004. WORK BOREDOM CHANGED MY LIFE.
Sentimental Records: "Live" Donny Hathaway- "Music From Big Pink," The Band, every one of the 45s on our wedding mix, though none more special or (non)raer than "I Was Made to Love Her"
Places you DIG: Anywhere I happen upon, but very few places I make the effort on anymore. Even less online these days...
Other interests: 20th/21st century fiction, art, baking, sports television (I put in work), but nothing more than my wife and daughter.
Rank: All Intense And Purpose
Place: Western Australia
How old is you? 42
How did you get here? stumbled
Sentimental Records: Otis Blue, Astral Weeks
Places you DIG: anywhere I get the chance
Other interests: family, friends, travel, good times...
Rank: one of the many
How old is you? 36
How did you get here? I honestly don't remember, either ebay or google.
Sentimental Records: none.
Places you DIG: garage sales.
Other interests: spearfishing
Rank: I'm fucking Sween.
Place: Hellafactz, Nova Scotia
How old is you? 38
How did you get here? found the mix section years ago and bugged out for weeks on that shit, didnt know there was a forum, decided to join
Sentimental Records: Fat Boys-Crushin, LLCoolJ-Bad, 2 Live Crew-As Nasty As They Wanna Be, Ice-T-Power
Places you DIG: Flea Markets, Salvation Army, Thrift Stores, Taz Records
Other interests: Graffiti, Rhymes, 1200's, MPC, tree forts, Windows Beta Tester, Smurfs (OG only, none of that fake new shit, ya hear!)lol
Rank: zilch!
Place: long beach, ca
How old is you? 32
How did you get here? i think i came here with a question about a record... which i dont think i ever got an actual, non-sarcastic answer for....
Sentimental Records: bud shank/laurindo almeida brazilliance vol.3
Places you DIG: i get all of einsteins leftovers...
Other interests: movies, sad clowns, child development
Rank: medium dude with little to no knowledge of records, allegedly...
HOLLA!
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