Traveling Hobbyist
I Travel For Records
Other Things
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The Discogs Dilemma
The internet has ruined a great many things. Mail-order catalogs, adult movie theaters, winning arguments by making things up that sound true but can easily be verified, the list goes on. There are also many, many thousands of little things that were lost as our access to the internet becomes simpler and simpler. One of…
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Record Store Day 2025 – Recap
Another Record Store Day has come and gone, and though I wasn’t able to grab everything I wanted, I would still consider this my best ever haul for the holiday. Record Store Day Haul This year, I opted for just two different record stores, mainly because I have been busy as all hell lately and…
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Record Store Day 2025 in Portland
It’s Spring time and that means Record Store Day 2025 is fast approaching. Do I normally participate in Record Store Day? Well sort of. Most years the record store day list will have a handful of items I am loosely interested in and this year is no different. If anything, Record Store Day is a…
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How Much Hi-Fi is Too Much?
We’ve all been there. You realize one day that your favorite album just doesn’t sound quite right. You adjust what you can on your receiver, buy some new cables, and maybe even replace the cartridge. Is it the turntable? Or maybe it’s the speakers. The pre-amp perhaps? Screw it. It’s time for a complete overhaul…
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Record Store Entrances are Memory-erasing Devices
I am not a millionaire. I’m barely a thousandaire on most days. That means I do not have the luxury of leisurely throwing any interesting-looking album onto the checkout counter when I find myself at a record store, especially with the price of records as high as they currently are. Rather, I comb through record…
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The Record Store of My Youth
I wasn’t always this cool. I wasn’t always the guy people stared at when I walked into a record store. The collector that makes shop owners sweat and rack their brains for the most obscure and rare item in their shop. Will it be enough to satiate me? What if I already have it? Or…
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The World’s Worst Record Store
Experience the highs and lows of the worlds worst record store: LA’s The Record Collector
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Why Your Turntable Set-Up Isn’t Good Enough. (July 18)
Take a look at any online forum for record collectors. Read any of the thousands of articles about the best turntable and the best speakers and the best sound absorbing wall panels. Walk into your local record store, take a look at their set-up. What do you see? I can tell you what you don’t…
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Old Firehouse Books – The Cutest Bookstore in Fort Collins
There’s something very satisfying about seeing a bookstore that looks exactly as a bookstore should. Real estate offices, digital marketing companies, and insurance firms have infested city centers of small towns across the country. Important businesses of course, but I question how many window shoppers see it fit to pop into these places to see…
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Sullivan Gulch Trail: A Quick Hidden Gem in Northern Colorado
For someone that travels a lot, local hikes can be a funny thing. I find myself making unfair comparisons about the outdoor offerings nearby. “This waterfall isn’t as pretty as the one in Yellowstone.” Well of course not, that’s I you drove 2,000 miles to experience it with 10,000 of my closest friends. I’ve been…