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November 16, 2006
Bizarre Records!
My daughter has purchased a total of two CDs in her life. She gave them both away.
She purchases all her music on line, or her friends send her MP3s. She does not own a single CD.
I, on the other hand, own a few CDs.
I also own several LPs. You know, vinyl. Licorice pizzas.
In fact, I own several bizarre LPs, including one of my favorites: “Lawrence Welk Live at Madison Square Garden.” (I am not making this up).
But my collection is nothing when compared to that of the proprietor of this Website, Nick DiFonzo:
As he explains on his site:
“I started collecting records many years ago. The problem was, there were so many other ‘collector nerds’ where I lived that finding ‘good’ records at thrift stores & garage sales was next to impossible. No matter how early I got to the sale, there was a bigger nerd who was there 15 minutes earlier and bought all the so-called "good" stuff.
“I noticed that when a collector nerd looks through a box of old records at a thrift store, he will often pull out some 70's religious disco exercise record, make some sort of witty remark about it's lameness to his bored girlfriend, and toss it back while grumbling how you can't find good records at thrift stores anymore.
“I began to notice that often these ‘rejects’ were just as good as the more widely sought-after items. This is what I started to collect!
“Some of these records are actually quite good, if one takes the time to listen. Though I admit there are a few here that one can accurately say, there is no POSSIBLE way this record will be worth listening to. Some are kind of funny for a minute or two. The majority are just 'average', not particularly good, but not laughably awful. Of course it's those laughably awful records that are the real gems!”
You are hereby warned: if you go to this site, be prepared to lose several hours of your time.
Posted by leon at November 16, 2006 06:26 PM