alexschelldorf Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 yo VCers, Because I'm a masochist, I've decided to go through a select number (358 plus 7 for a week of Christmas tunes) of the records I own, listen to one each day the whole way through without skipping or shuffling, and write about it. onerecordperday.com it's probably too ambitious and I'll likely quit by my birthday (next month). But I REALLY want to get the whole way through. It's nothing flashy or anything, just some words, but if you get bored, check it out. It'd mean a lot to me. Thanks. ruckis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 It's a good idea. I have plenty of records I've never spun once and a lot that I have listened to but don't really "know". Maybe I will do the same one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imkylejackson Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 NERD. alexschelldorf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 This is cool. Not crazy about what you've written about so far, but it'll still be neat to watch how you change as a writer and maybe how your taste in music evolves. I'll definitely try to keep up with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 This is cool. Not crazy about what you've written about so far, but it'll still be neat to watch how you change as a writer and maybe how your taste in music evolves. I'll definitely try to keep up with this. That's kind of the point of the project. My tastes have definitely changed over time too, so I think it'll be good to see the whole scope should/when I complete it. Thanks for having a look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't know exactly what your goals are. If you want people to read this, you have to be quicker. A paragraph, maybe list a couple standout tracks. If this is your journal essentially and you are just trying to capture your thoughts on digital paper, then you are doing fine. You are quickly going to rack up a ton of words writing that much a day and only maybe your closest friends are going to spend the time reading it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popscratch Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I really like what you're doing here, I read through the first four days just now.If you kept this going I'd definitely read it. Hopefully I'll be introduced to a lot of new music. Right now I'm giving Thursday a listen, never heard enough by them to keep me digging for more of their music, but maybe I'll be more interested and listen to some more of their stuff. Awesome job so far on the blog/diary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't know exactly what your goals are. If you want people to read this, you have to be quicker. A paragraph, maybe list a couple standout tracks. If this is your journal essentially and you are just trying to capture your thoughts on digital paper, then you are doing fine. You are quickly going to rack up a ton of words writing that much a day and only maybe your closest friends are going to spend the time reading it all. There's a goals/explanation page. Anybody can do a paragraph, and I'm sure it's been done before. But there's a market out there for longform stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I really like what you're doing here, I read through the first four days just now.If you kept this going I'd definitely read it. Hopefully I'll be introduced to a lot of new music. Right now I'm giving Thursday a listen, never heard enough by them to keep me digging for more of their music, but maybe I'll be more interested and listen to some more of their stuff. Awesome job so far on the blog/diary thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 pshhh its been doonnneeeeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 There's a goals/explanation page. Anybody can do a paragraph, and I'm sure it's been done before. But there's a market out there for longform stuff too. I think you will get readers when you have 4 review. When you have 350, people will get overwhelmed, unless they were with you all along. Maybe that's me just saying "I like what you are doing but am too lazy to follow all this". If you have readers, don't listen to me and do your thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 pshhh its been doonnneeeeeee your point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 i agree with the idea of keeping it to one-two paragraphs if one of your main goals is to get other people to read it and follow along. other than that, cool idea, wish i had that kind of determination! best of luck! alexschelldorf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Not understanding how any of these posts are considered too long. Each one can be read through without skimming within a minute or two. This is really cool stuff, I'll keep up. alexschelldorf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Not understanding how any of these posts are considered too long. Each one can be read through without skimming within a minute or two. This is really cool stuff, I'll keep up. thanks! if it makes it any easier to follow, I'm "simulcasting" the posts on a Tumblr: http://onerecordperday.tumblr.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 your point? im just messing around, its a really cool blog, man. alexschelldorf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I do this every once in awhile, I go A to Z in my records. But I normally save Bayside for when I'm drinking IDK what it is, but I love to get drunk and sing Bayside smash2pieces 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 im just messing around, its a really cool blog, man. WORD, thanks, I don't reed internet sarcasm gud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seangj Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 thanks! if it makes it any easier to follow, I'm "simulcasting" the posts on a Tumblr: http://onerecordperday.tumblr.com I'll follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbruise Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Not understanding how any of these posts are considered too long. Each one can be read through without skimming within a minute or two. This is really cool stuff, I'll keep up. 'Merica alexschelldorf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 haha I was just thinking this while brushing my teeth not even 5 minutes ago..weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 haha I was just thinking this while brushing my teeth not even 5 minutes ago..weird only 5 days into the year, it can be done still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 I have now completed nearly a month's worth of posts here. Pretty good response for the project so far! Bumping so people will know I haven't abandoned it. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 two months in bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Special bump for a special post tonight: http://onerecordperday.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/day-71-76-the-chariot-wars-and-rumors-of-wars/I was selected as one of hundreds of entries for an Old Space "interview" with the character from their new ad campaign, Mr. Wolfdog. The whole post is about that and not about the Chariot. hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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