lilmuse

Totally reminds me of this:

Why would I pay someone to do this when I can make a record out of a tortilla?

I guess my tickets had been put inside the packaging long a while ago. Both begin with 401XXXX and all the winners were 402XXXX. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Haha. That said, the albums are gorgeous. Thanks, again, Topshelf!

Bummer about the timing but glad it's on it's way to you.

Welp, mine arrived today so there's definitely hope.

Oh! Yes. Like when you sponsor a child ala Sally Struthers...You get your records AND a picture of the ass that picked them. VIPs get a video. Shut up and take my money.

Hah! Curate: (v) To deliberately gather barely relevant items that people collect and forward onto them with the intent to destroy the enjoyment of collecting. Synonyms: ruin, vibe, belittle, scam, vynl

Woah woah woah. How dare they use pizza to diffuse this bomb. Pizza is sacred. They're just animals, I tell you.

I hope it's just a glitch in the tracking system and you get yours sooner than that. This has been a grueling wait.

Exactly. Until this debacle I'd never heard of the word used outside of art or at the very least in a professional context. These records are hand curated vs all those other silly record clubs that handle records with their teeth. Gadlfjasdflkajsdf;asdjfaflkdsjfasdkl!!!!!

Also why are they differentiating HAND-curated? Is there another way to physically grab things from a dollar bin?

If I read the word curate one more time... I mean is there a synonym or something?

Taunting me?

In the distant future when we look back on this time we will be divided into two groups - those who were scammed by VYNL and those who were not. Those of us who were wise enough to not fall for kitsch and the draw of Engelbert Humperdink's greatest hits and those who look back with sadness at their #unfulfilledvibes.

I checked the tracking last night and it's made it to MD so my guess is their estimate of it arriving 7/15 is probably accurate. Any tracking info for your copy?

Worth noting that the NYC pop-up is on the same road as Economy Candy. This excites me. Wish I could visit.

Empty squares look so lonely. It's our job to fill them.

Thanks! Yeah, I thought the newest shelves would last me a loooonng while. Oops. Hah.

Good point. Maybe I should be more angry they haven't made it even worse. Unless they're unveiling something special today like the added benefit of exotic sand in all the moving parts.

I'd be mighty miffed if I donated to the kickstarter at this point. The old switch-a-roo alive and well.

An ex of mine bought me the vinyl copy of Pearl Jam's Vitology for Christmas back in the early 90's when they released it. Neither of us knowing squat about collecting, I guess he figured it was something special for me to have as a big PJ fan. So I hung onto it and took care of it. Probably not as well as I should have knowing what I know now. Fast forward to late February of this year when I decided to begin collecting and it was the only record I owned when I first set up. It's not shown here but it was the first thing I played on this not-so-bad boy. Fortunately (or unfortunately?) for me this was just in time to plan for RSD15 and things escalated quickly. Learned quickly that not all cabinetry is created equal and records are farking heavy so here is the latest and greatest. Actually it's changed a little bit. More records (duh), and a little display stand. Also upgrading the turntable and speakers pretty soon. Thanks for looking.

By "they are now" do you mean they've never produced them in wood or there are a limited number of wood versions to be had?

Oh my dad is going to be pisssssed. He's used GEMM + ebay almost exclusively. He been collecting 50's - 70's era music longer than I've been alive. Hope he finds a happy home at Discogs.

It's the donut lick, that you just didn't take. Who would have thought? It figures.

It's karma her name is Grande. It's literally Big. Like the number of calories in the donuts she licked and the people she mocks.