Way way way back when I was a teenager I used to spend every last penny I made at my part time job on vinyl. DJing in my teens was an insanely expensive hobby...especially since the returns playing at local parties and roller skating rinks gave back very little. Even when me and my partner Marlon got a gig at Club 404 in Brampton I think we did it for free. Kind of crazy since every record (back in the early to mid 90s) cost around $10-15! And that was for one song!!! Kids these days are so spoiled....
Unfortunately, at the end of my high school years and into University somehow or another my vinyl disappeared. Mostly sold by my DJ partner at the time I think...but I was not really bothered about it at all since I stopped spinning. Sad.
About 6 years ago I met a friend of my wife she went to high school with. One day at his home while taking a tour I stumbled across a pile of old milk crates filled with musical joy. They were filled with classic house, hip hop and top40 tunes from the late 80s to late 90s... I drooled ever since.
Then...out of the blue last week I received a call from him and surprisingly he asked me if I was interested in taking his vinyl. I almost fell off my chair. He came across a facebook picture of me and my 1.5 yr old son playing with the "DJay" app in which I captioned "gonna upgrade him to the 1200s soon..." or something to that effect. He thought about selling them... but seeing that picture made him think that it would serve a better purpose in my hands (yes they would....) Plus he just moved around the corner this way they are still within reach for some future jam sessions!
For a DJ like myself who has moved away from CDs and is completely digital it was like finding a gold mine. I still have my 1200s and use them to play some house music records that I purchased after my university years b4 digital downloading became the norm. But to go thru that collection and find many of the records that I purchased back in the day brought back so many memories! I was giddy as I went thru each crate one by one sampling the tunes.
His one stipulation was that I could not sell the records. Well...have no fear since they have instantly made family heirloom status to be past down from generation to generation of little Moerman DJs. If not I will come back from the dead...collect them...and take them back upstairs to rock the heavens...
It looks like I am forever in his debt (my wife thinks I'm nuts) and I am super grateful for his generosity.
Unfortunately, at the end of my high school years and into University somehow or another my vinyl disappeared. Mostly sold by my DJ partner at the time I think...but I was not really bothered about it at all since I stopped spinning. Sad.
About 6 years ago I met a friend of my wife she went to high school with. One day at his home while taking a tour I stumbled across a pile of old milk crates filled with musical joy. They were filled with classic house, hip hop and top40 tunes from the late 80s to late 90s... I drooled ever since.
Then...out of the blue last week I received a call from him and surprisingly he asked me if I was interested in taking his vinyl. I almost fell off my chair. He came across a facebook picture of me and my 1.5 yr old son playing with the "DJay" app in which I captioned "gonna upgrade him to the 1200s soon..." or something to that effect. He thought about selling them... but seeing that picture made him think that it would serve a better purpose in my hands (yes they would....) Plus he just moved around the corner this way they are still within reach for some future jam sessions!
For a DJ like myself who has moved away from CDs and is completely digital it was like finding a gold mine. I still have my 1200s and use them to play some house music records that I purchased after my university years b4 digital downloading became the norm. But to go thru that collection and find many of the records that I purchased back in the day brought back so many memories! I was giddy as I went thru each crate one by one sampling the tunes.
His one stipulation was that I could not sell the records. Well...have no fear since they have instantly made family heirloom status to be past down from generation to generation of little Moerman DJs. If not I will come back from the dead...collect them...and take them back upstairs to rock the heavens...
It looks like I am forever in his debt (my wife thinks I'm nuts) and I am super grateful for his generosity.
This is going to make for some fun 'Vinyl Recycle" segments on the blog and I will also def have to play some future parties spinning the wheels of steel again :)
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