Do you collect anything?

[Cant trust em]

I collect vinyl records. I try to sniff out 60's original mono mixes. They're just better than the CD remasters.

[BattyDem]

1. Dust.

I really need to stop sitting at the computer all day long.

[Jamastiene]

24. You beat me to it. n/t

[Kali]

66. no - dust is the protective coating on the things you collect

trust me on this!

[BattyDem]

75. "protective coating"

I love that! :rofl:

[enigmatic]

2. Way too much stuff

Vintage shortwave radios, tons of records in all forms, and Curling (the sport) memorabilia. Thank goodness my wife likes to collect as well, or I'd be in serious trouble:D

[Cant trust em]

3. Curling memorabilia might be the most random thing I've heard of.

But I am a Californian, so winter culture is pretty foreign to most of us.

[enigmatic]

4. I'm a huge Curling Geek

I'm originally from the US and only got the bug after I came up here; now I'm hooked...

[hibbing]

77. cool!

Hi,
That is funny that you said you were from the U.S. originally, I said okay this person has to be from Canada. So what are some examples? Sorry, I don't know the terminology, some sweeps? some of the stone things?

Do they wear spikes on their shoes?

Peace

[KitchenWitch]

13. I love to watch curling

:D

[laconicsax]

5. Vinyl is full of noise and muddied stereo channels.

I'd hardly call that superior.

[Cant trust em]

6. I like the more dense sound.

I can't stand some of these stereo mixed CDs that just sound empty.

[laconicsax]

8. Silence is golden.

[Dr Fate]

12. Vinyl is superior. CDs sound flat & tinny. Usually the CD mixes suck too.

I've heard very few CDS that retain the original sound that you hear on the record- the "re-mastering" and all the fucking with the mixes are never as great as the original...

I don't know what you mean by noise & muddy stereo channels- unless you are talking about records that are dirty or poorly cared for...If you take care of your records, there is no problem with noise.

[laconicsax]

19. I'm talking about inferior technology.

Vinyl has a low signal-to-noise ratio. CDs have a high signal-to-noise ratio. That means that with vinyl, a greater amount of the audio signal is lost to background noise compared to CDs. Silence on vinyl is far less silent than on CD and the audio quality of the recorded instruments/voices is much cleaner on CD because there is far less noise present.

With vinyl, the left and right channels bleed through to the other. What you're hearing when you play a record is not what was mixed, but an approximation.

I have about a dozen LPs in excellent condition and all of them have a noticeably lower sound quality than their CD reissues, especially when any of the reissues are 20 or 24 bit remasters.

[Symarip]

28. I agree vinyl has a lower signal to noise ration

But CD's lack the ability to resonate. It's really an argument over preferance.

[Dr Fate]

49. And I'm talking about the music that comes out of my speakers.

We have to agree to disagree on comparing CD reissues to LP- I've never heard a reissue that is better- my conclusion after comparison is the opposite of yours.

The re-mixes or re-masterings are never the same- and never as good to me.

Also, I'm not listening to the "silence" on a Muddy Waters record, for instance- I'm listening to the vocals, harp, guitars, etc.

It comes down to what sounds good to your ears, I guess.

The good news is we both are passionate about music- that can only be a good thing.

[Captain Hilts]

47. Both George Harrison and Itsak Pearleman said the same thing: CDs make music sound....

like a series of individual instruments rather than a blended symphony orchestra. It's too 'clean'.

[Dr Fate]

50. When they "clean" parts of the music, they apparently end up erasing part of the sound.

Becuase I can hear nuances in the vocals, pianos, etc that I never hear on the CDs- they just are not there.

George is right.

[Captain Hilts]

51. I heard the interviews with each the same week and they made identical comments.

Vinyl generates seamless sound...

[Sandrine for you]

7. I'm collecting souls....mouaahahahahha !!!!!!!

:loveya:

[PittPoliSci]

18. Sammler von Seelen!

it just sounds more malicious in german.

and cool.

:hi:

[Tom Kitten]

9. I collected records

I sold most of them after I lost my job, made a few thousand bucks! I still have a few, about 400, mainly early punk/obscure bands on tiny labels you will never find on cd, plus lots of older 50s era "incredibly strange music"...

I also collected comic books, I kept until the last moment a really nice Silver Age collection...probably made about Ten thousand dollars seeling them, all told...

Older comic book demand is incredible! Considering I love music much more, I was however always loath to pay more than 25$ for a single album. Yet I've bought and sold comic books originally priced at 10 or 12 cents originally for over a hundred dollars each. And it happens all the time!

I don't regret selling my stuff, after all being unemployed for almost a year and a half one needs to live on something!

I still have a ton of books, though, and action figures! Maybe someday I'll sell them on ebay...probably right before I die so I won't miss them that much...

[Cant trust em]

10. I'll probably never get rid of my comics.

I'm sure that most of them will never become valuable. Collecting comics as a 12 year old in the 90s isn't the same as the 60's.

[Tom Kitten]

21. I still have my Sandman comics

the complete run, from the 90s! Possibly the best comic book ever, worth more for reading and enjoying than for any collectible value. I wish I would have kept my Promethea comics by Alan Morre, though.

[Dr Fate]

11. Bring them over now. n/t

n/t

[5thGenDemocrat]

14. Tee shirts

Varsity jackets, baseball jerseys, road maps, Michigan and Civil War histories, toy buses, god-knows-what-all else.
John
I've gotten really good at storing stuff, too.

[texanwitch]

15. Not any more.

I am gettng rid of what I have already.

It gets to the point where you stuff owns you.

Ebay can be your friend.

I sold some Star Wars action figures for a really good price.

Also a lot of drinking glasses and mugs I collected for some reason way back.

[quakerboy]

16. Business cards

And various currency both bill and coin

[Lil Missy]

17. I used to collect matchbook covers as a teen. Wonder what happened to that?

I think my brother threw it out. Along with all my vinyl records and albums.

[hibbing]

78. me too

Hi Lil Missy,
I still have a bunch in a container. I really should go through them some day. Probably a lot of places that aren't around anymore!

Peace

[old mark]

20. Various things at various times, from guns to hats with odd

logos, such as my "Austin Ice Bats" hat, my "Costa Rica Golf Adventures" hat, my "Chichen Itza" hat, my "Myrtle Beach Polo Club" hat and a lot more. I got them at thrift shops for usually a buck each.

mark

[SeattleGirl]

22. Books, angel figurines, and glass fish.

I have tons and tons of books.

Not so many angels; most of them are only displayed at Christmas time.

I have 11 glass fish, which I just love.

[elleng]

23. I just discovered that I collect clothing.

Had to pack things to move out of house, and MANY things collected over 25 years; couldn't throw in past, did now due to various constraints. Fact is I LIKE my clothing, even tho I haven't worn most of it in ages, but its one symbol of my life in various stages.

SO That's the answer.

[Cant trust em]

33. I do an annual closet purge

There's always some stuff that I just don't wear anymore. I'm really picky about the way stuff fits, so if it's slightly baggy here or too tight there it's got to go.

[elleng]

48. ADMIRABLE!

.

[Sky Masterson]

25. I collected several things

Non-sports trading cards,Coins,Comics,Frank Sinatra stuff,Action Figures,autographs.
Now I have a closet full of shit I don't want or need.
I wish I came to the realization that hoarding junk that I think is neat in the end would just leave me with mountains of crap that is worth little and nobody cares about but me.

[seemunkee]

26. Flip books, smashed pennies, urban vinyl, comics, records

I collect too much stuff.

[Symarip]

27. I collect shit no one else cares about

Records: 60s Jamaican Ska/Rocksteady/Reggae, Motown, Stax, 2 Tone (The Specials, English Beat, Madness, The Selecter, Bad Manners, etc), 50s Jazz, and, of course, anything Oingo Boingo.

Vehicles: Anything old. I currently have a 1962 Falcon with a straight six 170 and a 1968 Vespa Super Sport (laugh all you want, it's worth more than most Harley's).

Trombones: Well, I used to, but right now I only have an early 20th Century Holton peashooter and an early 80s Yamaha pro series (my everyday playing horn). I'd like to get a Supersonic King 2B or an Olds Super Fullerton for gigging and recording.

Alcohol: I'm fascinated with zymurgy and I brew my own beer so I'll purchase anything beer making/distilling related just to say I've used it once (did you know you can distill alcohol with a table top water distiller?!?!?!).

Video Games: This more of a virtual collection, but I love playing old video games like Dig Dug, so I have somewhere around 5,000 original arcade games bootlegged on my computer (through MAME). These are exact copies of the ROM chips used way back when. You even have to simulate putting in a quarter with a keystroke on your keyboard.

[Cant trust em]

31. If you ever want to get rid of those records...

I'd love to get those Stax originals.

[Symarip]

34. Yeah...

That's gonna happen.

[Cant trust em]

36. Damn. Well, I had to give it a shot.

What's the best record you have in your Stax collection? The one you like the most.

[Symarip]

38. It's actually a comp

Forget the name of it off hand, but it has Booker T, Otis, and Rufus Thomas on it. There's a genie lamp for the cover artwork. I think there's an oddball beatles rendition on it somewhere. I'll check when I get home. I spin it at least once a week along with Tighten Up Volume 2 from Trojan. It's weird how Soul and Reggae intertwine so well even though by the early 70s both were significantly different.

[Cant trust em]

39. Is it A Hard Day's Night by the Mar-Kays?

[Symarip]

44. Bam!

Found it. Memphis Gold. I guess it goes for between 50 - 100 bucks. I got it at a garage sale for 3 bucks in mint condition.



I guess there's no genie lamp.

[MorningGlow]

29. Books

From too many years working at bookstores. I've slacked off lately though.

I just found my stash of concert ticket stubs from the '80s--THAT was a trip!
:rofl:

[1gobluedem]

30. Tacky souvenirs

I have three shelves of them in my office and people keep bringing me more.

I also collect 'Malt Shop Lit,' teenage series books from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.

[graywarrior]

32. Misfits

[SoxFan]

35. Campaign memorabillia

Mostly buttons and bumper stickers, but with some interesting oddities (a Dennis Kucinich baseball card, a Mitt Romney key chain) as well. My pride and joy is a very rare photo jugate button from TTed Kennedy's 1962 senate race. It belonged to my grandfather, who was a ward chairman on the Democratic committee in Somerville, Mass.

[Cant trust em]

41. Wow. That is amazing.

What a great piece.

[guitar man]

37. vintage hi fi gear

Mostly old reel to reel recorders, a couple old receivers, turntables, cassette decks, speakers etc. Along with media to go with it, tapes, vinyl records etc.

[Blue Diadem]

40. Oil lamps

I have a few oil lamps that are from the late 1800's and early 1900's. Most are probably from the 1930's-70's.

[Arkansas Granny]

42. Rocks. There's no method, rhyme or reason. I just like rocks.

I have specimens of crystals and different colored quartz all the way up to large rocks containing fossils and landscaping rocks with interesting shapes or colors. I've bought some and others I've picked up along creek banks just because I thought they were neat. Some have been given to me by friends, like the one that was picked up from the bank of the river at the base of Machu Piccu.

Some people think I have rocks in my head, but I actually have that box of rocks that some folks are dumber than.

[JitterbugPerfume]

45. Arkansas Granny,

I have a sister that would go ANYWHERE to get a rock! She loves them

Is that you Vi?

LOL

[femmocrat]

67. deleted

Sorry.
Posted in wrong place.

[Captain Hilts]

52. I have a sand collection. And some rocks, too. nt

[JitterbugPerfume]

43. I am a collector of

books

bookmarks

cobalt blue bottles

blue and white porcelin

pottery ( just started this one)

plants

cats

and stuff I just love stuff

[Kali]

62. what kind of pottery?

[Tikki]

46. I have this original vinyl...it's in mono, though...

I believe the Stereo is the more valuable one...

Tikki

[applegrove]

53. I collect frogs. Not every frog I see but when I see a cute one I go for it. I have just a few right

now.

[Zavulon]

54. Sounds stupid, but...

I collect hotel pens. Every time I stay in a hotel, I grab a few pens, and save one from each stay in a zip-lock bag with a note stating the hotel address and duration of stay. I have dozens and dozens.

[tigereye]

55. drip-glaze pottery

[DarkTirade]

56. SOULS!!!!!

Mwahahahahahahahaha! :evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

57. Yes. The bleached bones of my enemies.

[Xipe Totec]

58. Your'e very patient!

I don't wait for them to bleach.

[Midlodemocrat]

61. Oh, easy to do. Immerse them in Clorox and let them dry in the sun.

[rucky]

59. Pez

[mwooldri]

60. Bills!

Lately it's been electric bills, gas bills, credit card bills...

if someone's got any T-bills they'd like to donate...

Mark.

[blue neen]

63. Fenton art glass, depression glass, other types of antique glassware.

It's beautiful!

[Kali]

64. I'm starting to collect odd horse/livestock gear

I have some stuff from Turkey, Egypt, Mexico and old things from here.

By looking around the living room, I clearly collect Mata Ortiz pottery, even though when I go there I swear I am just a rancher and have no real interest in it.:crazy: :rofl: :blush:

[Lavender Brown]

65. Books, alarm clocks, vintage jewelry

[femmocrat]

68. Owls, Christmas ornaments, political signs and buttons.

And other stuff. I have way too much of everything. :(

[justabob]

69. history books

20th century history specifically. I am completely obsessed with how people deal with tyranny and oppression. My favorites are diaries and memoirs from people surviving (or not) the Nazis. Cold War espionage too, but I have lost interest in that.

I have decided to sell most of my collection though. I decided to be a book store a few weeks ago, and all but my most beloved books are for sale, which still leaves me over 200 WWII titles on my shelves. :)


If you are interested..... shameless plug for my new venture http://www.amazon.com/shops/normandybooks

[femmocrat]

70. Good luck! That is a great idea.

Was it difficult to set up with Amazon?

[justabob]

74. no, not at all

Amazon makes it very easy (but they get their cut)Unfortunately, many people have had the same idea, so sales are slow, but I KNOW I am doing the right thing. Nothing has ever felt so right for me.

Thanks for the good wishes.... I need it! :)

[Throd]

71. Beer cans.

I think I have between 3,000 and 4,000 different ones.

[noamnety]

72. heirloom vegetable seeds

I brought some into work to share with some coworkers and realized I looked like a drug dealer.

[Lucian]

73. Wine.

[mvd]

76. CDs and downloaded albums/songs from places like iTunes

With my big CD collection and limited space, I've been expanding the collection on my iPod a lot.

[OwnedByFerrets]

79. Debt

[Robeson]

80. Pottery.

[Lethe]

81. Bottles and Blondes