artie_fufkin
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Howdy, all:
Not a poll, as those lock you into a choice you might not make. No, this is really a very subjective thing, and I'm sure you'll ask "WHICH fan? I know plenty, and they all have something the others want!" But for the die-hardest fan you know, what would be the coolest thing you could present him or her with as a gift (besides the OBVIOUS gift of tickets to the show)?
I have several LPs which I have replaced with CDs (I wish I hadn't given out the ones I DID give), and they're the Japanese vinyl, with tons of posters inside, better-quality vinyl pressings, and so on. I'd think these would be incredibly fun for the "old-timer" who misses opening up the album sleeve onto the coffee table and looking at the pictures and reading the lyrics as the music is playing (before VCRs and "movie-night," that was more fun than BOARD GAMES!).
I don't miss the "good ol' days," as they weren't all that great, but there are some things I DO miss. Appreciating a fine new record album with a couple of old friends was great - we could just sit there, not say a thing, and just LISTEN... It was quite entertaining to absorb the music, which Pink Floyd is great for; it's quite something to savor.
"Artie"
Edited By artie_fufkin on 1121033693
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sea green queen
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artie_fufkin
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Thanks, Sea Green. I'm 42, and we DID have an 8-track in a second-hand '66 Mustang my dad bought, but that was about as crazy as we got when I was growing up (WOW! It was )))STEREOPHONIC(((! ). Mostly, music was whatever came via the airwaves to the AM radio.
So, as a 14-year-old, I was able to get out more and listen to more (then) contemporary music. I liked a lot of stuff at the time, but Pink Floyd and Alan Parsons had certain qualities I liked, and since the songs weren't 3-minutes long, one really needed to buy the album to listen to them. I did, and realized some of the BEST Pink Floyd just didn't get on the radio because it was too hard to insert a commercial.
Well, I was hooked, and it's funny how I still listen to a variety of stuff, but Pink Floyd is something I have been VERY aggressively getting back into since December or so. I'm buying some things I never had before, but I still have a couple LPs that I can't find too easily in CD form, so I'll probably play them into my computer to make some MP3s for myself (the MP3 thing is pure genius, as I travel a lot and like to have my music close-by). On LP, I have Fictitious Sports, The Madcap Laughs, and Music From The Body - to name a few. The more common stuff was gifted out to friends (including BOTH the David Gilmour LPs).
Youth and judgment always seemed to be at odds.
Take care,
"Artie"
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