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someguyfromcanada  ·  3079 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: My 8th grade room

What a great post.

I was lucky enough to have the attic through high school. It even had its own bathroom. Maybe about 500 sq. ft. When you got to the top of the stairs my bed and the bathroom were to the left and bookshelves to the right. Go around the bookshelves and there was a couch and a round table, t.v. but most importantly a stereo and four speakers. JVC SK-303s for your quadraphonic pleasure. I had the classic 1200 turntable, a JVC amp, some equalizer and about 800 albums. Lots of drugs were smoked at that table and lots and lots of music listened to.

The one movie I remember watching in there was Eddy Murphy's Raw. Interrupted by a fake knife fight for like 20 minutes with my buddy who went on to a very successful career as a pro athlete and is now dead.

One of the albums I remember was Charlotte the Harlot. Very clearly remember getting that on release day. Also repeatedly tried to get my Mom to like Pink Floyd by playing her Dark Side of the Moon. Lost my virginity in that room as well. Good memories.

edit: The 2 major posters in the room were this music poster over the couch and something like this one of when Hendrix performed at the Isle of Wight. And I think the third was this one of Zappa.





kleinbl00  ·  3079 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How the fuck did you have 800 albums in 8th grade?

Fun thing about the Maxell poster- the US version is different from the UK version. The US version has the makeup artist for the shoot as the model, shot by who the fuck cares.

The UK version has Peter Fucking Murphy shot by Tony Fucking Scott.

someguyfromcanada  ·  3079 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Very cool. I did not know that.

My parents were probably way more permissive and generous than they should have been. I had an allowance of $100 a week when I was 12 and I spent that mostly on albums. I hung out at a record shop which was owned by Metric's Emily Haines older brother Tim who had a great inventory of things you would only generally find in obscure large town locations.

I am a bit obsessive about collecting things I like.