Re: [bomp] "When the grooves of a lifetime start to feel like a rut..."

[Rick McCullough <rsmccull@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"In the first place, there is D.J. culture, with its nerdy machismo, where the
size of your collection definitely matters. 'The people that D.J.s look up to
are the people that, they play a set and you dont know even one record,' Mr.
Dier said."

It's not just DJs, but collectors, writers (full-time critics as well as
bloggers) and people who dwell on lists like this.  The lure of the obscure
and the sheer thrill of one-upsmanship all feed into this 'nerdy machismo.'

It's fun and educational, but though having far fewer records than this guy,
even I know that at some point a line gets crossed where it becomes more of a
burden than it should.


"Deena C." wrote:

> Collector (and FMU DJ) vows to sell off much of his 50,00-LP collection:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/nyregion/thecity/06disp.html?ref=thecity
>
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