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I Just Inherited 4,000 LPs

My longtime friend just passed away, leaving me his 4,000 LPs. 

I haven't had time to really look, I know there is a ton of jazz. He lived in New Orleans for many years, we went to the music festival together twice, listened together here often over the years. The LP's are only 5 minutes from here.

And serious wood library shelving, each self-contained 3 ft wood shelf has a partial back and recessed metal tracks for adjustable metal dividers. They can be put individually on top of any shelf, I will leave the too tall uprights, put the shelves into new wire shelving.

Our house is a small split level with an internal garage full of 42 years of junk as well as our existing 2,500 LPs.

OMG, what a project to rearrange, discard long dusty stuff, (Donna’s 100% on board) assemble new wire shelving to condense stuff we keep and new wire shelving to fit the LPs here.

Then: how to merge them with my 2,500 LPs which are alphabetical. Logistical Options keep me up at night.

Twenty 3 ft shelves, I will use 3 bankers boxes per shelf to get them off the shelves, leave 60 boxes over there, get the shelves over here on the wire shelving, finally the LPs over here. I believe his are generally alphabetical, perhaps Donna and her twin sister Effie can find what's out of order over there while I am working here.

A labor of love, and a lifetime memory and gratitude to my friend Roderick.

Elliott




elliottbnewcombjr
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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davehg4

I am emotionally very pleased my friend chose me, I know he did have an idea to give them to Tulane University in New Orleans.

My step-father (the evil one) kept admiring a house with plentiful landscaping and gardens, frequently asking the owner to sell to him. Finally he got it.

After a few years, he said he felt like a slave to the gardens, living someone else's life.

At first I wondered, where will I put them, will I be a slave to all these? Perhaps I should simply cherry pick. Every random pull was a keeper, so it was off to the total rearrangement of the garage, nearly done.

I like to keep one small thing I can hold in my hand of anyone I want to remember. His DUFF Beer glass does that, I better get a spare, he has many.
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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thanks to everyone expressing condolences. 

I've dealt with some serious loss, it hurts, then comes 'Beautiful Pain', Along with the tears come beautiful memories.

When someone else is in so much pain that you think in a small way 'better off' I always play this song in my head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIH1KccVlHk
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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Bill,

I'm waiting for you to have a fight with that girlfriend of yours, then you come spend a few days here. You can act like the teenager we all think we are, and I'll rest my herniated discs, bulges, pinched nerve, small tear.

I'm actually searching for a back surgeon now, thinking, I have to finish this project first!
ksosne
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Elliot

I am not a big jazz fan but if there are some you want to sell just let me know.  We just set up an AR-1 that we had restored these past few months.  If you have any folk that you want to sell email me [email protected].  I can send you a check for your price plus shipping.  I know it is hard when a good friend passes. Made the mistake of not taking the show tunes and musical LPs from my parents home that was just sold off. 
big_greg
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Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend Roderick.  I've been going through my 2,000 (ish) album collection and making sure they are all play graded and logged in the Discogs database.  I can't imagine adding another 4,000 to the collection!
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