Record Collector Confessions

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Record Collector Confessions

The intersection of mental health and record collecting

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    #33 DG Monologue: Inspiration / Jazz & Hip Hop / Making Music

    In this week's monologue, I talk a little about the budget, how I am getting back into making music, some of my current inspirations, and revisiting the worlds of "jazzy hip hop" and hip hop production. Yesterday's New Quintet Playlist Made by Me: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zHgo5QH5n4nZblWIXp6bZ?si=84cfb470d53742b9 Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    40 min
  2. #32 DG Monologue: Boredom

    12/30/2024

    #32 DG Monologue: Boredom

    I kick things off this week with a just-in listener confession. I then talk about getting excited about a new piece of music equipment, and then once I got it, I quickly lost interest. This leads me to discuss creativity and the spontaneity it requires, and how difficult it becomes to find the time and motivation to be creative as I get older. I then return to the topic of the critical seller I dealt with last week, and I then share my thoughts on phono cartridges. Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    47 min

  3. 12/23/2024

    #31 DG Monologue: Embarrassment / High-Functioning Autism / Social Challenges

    This week's DG Monologue is an extended Christmas special of sorts. I read two listener confessions, one about the London Jazz Collector website, the other about negotiating record prices online and in person. I also talk about having a hard time taking a joke, the social challenges that come along with high-functioning autism, one-sided verbosity, feelings of embarrassment and guilt centered around friends getting real with me, wondering if I'm autistic or just an a*****e, and more on feeling shame and questioning my standing with other collectors due to my obsession with Blue Note. My article on the LJC website: https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/guest-post-how-they-heard-it-blue-note-records-and-the-transition-from-mono-to-stereo/ Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    1h 25m
  4. #30 A Conversation with Joe Fello

    12/16/2024

    #30 A Conversation with Joe Fello

    I have a conversation with Joe Fello, a very good friend of mine who was recently diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 47. Joe and I both came up together in the Albany, New York hip hop scene during the 2000s. Later on, a small group of local friends coalesced that Joe and I are both still a part of to this day. Joe and I talk about the Albany hip hop scene, Covid, funny moments with friends referencing jazz, Company Flow, freestyling, IQ tests, Adderall, and complimenting men, amongst other things. Joe's Instagram: https://instagram.com/thejoeshow Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    2h 26m

  5. 12/09/2024

    #29 DG Monologue: Still a Shopping Addict

    I think I'm slowing down with buying vinyl, but ramping up with buying CDs. And now I'm starting to look at vintage iPods and vintage MacIntosh computers, ugh. Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    32 min
  6. #28 A Conversation with Fredrik a.k.a. FW Rare Jazz Vinyl Collector

    12/02/2024

    #28 A Conversation with Fredrik a.k.a. FW Rare Jazz Vinyl Collector

    I have a conversation with Fredrik a.k.a. FW Rare Jazz Vinyl Collector. Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Fredrik is a true OG of creating internet content on jazz collecting. We discuss growing up as a metal drummer, commenting on the Jazz Collector website in the late 2000s, buying rare first pressings from Music Matters owner Ron Rambach, and compulsively checking to make sure his equipment is set up correctly, amongst other things. Fredrik's Website: https://fwrarejazzvinylcollector.com Fredrik's Instagram: https://instagram.com/fwrarejazzvinylcollector Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    2h 27m

  7. 11/30/2024

    #27 DG Monologue: Burning Out / Insomnia / Setting Rules

    In this special bonus monologue, I talk about how I'm approaching online record shopping burnout, and how my OCD with online shopping is threatening to start causing me anxiety and mess with my sleep pattern. I also read a great in-depth listener confession. Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    48 min

  8. 11/25/2024

    #26 DG Monologue: Budgeting / Authenticity / Radio / Blue Note

    In this week's monologue, I give a budgeting update, which includes getting back to (trying to) stick to my $200 max per record, and I talk about how that decision has brought back a feeling of authenticity to collecting. I also give an update on my AM radio adventures, and I return to discussing my obsession with Blue Note Records, a topic I originally approaches in a confession video on YouTube several months back. YouTube Blue Note confession video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wtPtmSOx6k Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    39 min
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