i've been working at record archive since mid-1999. before that i had been working at 90.5 fm wber, volunteering in various late-night dj slots. with those two positions, i've accumulated an obscene amount of cds. i remember a friend of mine in new orleans - the esteemed kevin law - who worked at blockbuster music and had a collection of cds that was downright criminal; so while i didn't have that, the thought of having to cut down my cd collection to fighting weight is a tough task. i mean, there's sentimental value, i-still-haven't-listened-to-this value, and i-might-need-this-in-the-future-in-order-to-make-the-ultimate-mix-tape value.
a lot of variables. once, when talking about getting rid of cds with the unmatchable mark "shark" rapone, we talked about what a writhing, painful task it is to get rid of cds; for some, books are tough to get rid of. for music geeks, even the dangerman cd you got just becasue you liked one song they played when they opened for fun lovin' criminals in 1998 is a battle of inner sentiments.
a lot of variables. once, when talking about getting rid of cds with the unmatchable mark "shark" rapone, we talked about what a writhing, painful task it is to get rid of cds; for some, books are tough to get rid of. for music geeks, even the dangerman cd you got just becasue you liked one song they played when they opened for fun lovin' criminals in 1998 is a battle of inner sentiments.
i'm going to try and get away with taking four of the "target bins" - as we call them at the archive - of cds, which means getting rid of a lot. the bin in the lower left has all the "untouchables," or cds that i'll never get rid of: nine inch nails, living colour, u2. another bin has the crowded house.ok. easy, right? now i can just weed out everything...else...wait. i have to keep all - all, that is - of this fun lovin' criminals. and all - all, that is - of this ministry. and the hives. and so on.
one of the other problems were the 25, 30 cds i've made over the years of "onesies," or songs i took from play copies or frm the 90.5 vaults. i would ask the bosses at the radio station if i could borrow stuff, then take it home, burn a compilation, then bring them back. same with the archive. these cds are the reason i might have guests over and have one of them turn their head and ask through furrowed brow, "is this j.lo?"enter the g5 imac. i've been burning everything into the computer, and plan to back it all up on an external hard drive. it's a little easier on the conscious, but, well, at least i still get to keep that one dangerman song.