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Ol Skool DJs - When was the last time...

DJ Art Pumpin Payne 5:57 AM - 23 June, 2012
... you opened a shrink wrapped 12" Single or Album by rubbing it on your leg...

Somebody posted that on Facebook and my leg actually tingled (NH NM)- I miss that - it was so cool!

Damn Serato - a blessing and a curse!
Mike_P 1:37 PM - 23 June, 2012
I open up my CVs like that. Lol. I must say it's been a while, since I don't buy "new music" on vinyl anymore. I only dig now.
DJ GaFFle 1:37 PM - 23 June, 2012
I miss that warm vinyl sound in a club. The differences between a quality produced digital sound file against a quality produce vinyl record are very noticeable.
DJ Eighty 8 3:50 PM - 23 June, 2012
I still buy vinyl..........
DJ Val-BKNY11203 1:46 AM - 24 June, 2012
It's been about 5 years since my last brand new piece of vinyl was purchased. I have been buying used stuff here and there
Mighty Dragon Sounds 12:04 AM - 25 June, 2012
I miss thumbing through crates during a gig..........

Then again back that I always thought it was a pain in the @$$
MrMoody 2:42 AM - 25 June, 2012
I don't miss those damn paper cuts from sharp album covers. Some of those things were like razor blades.
Joshua Carl 3:43 AM - 25 June, 2012
It was sOooo easy to say, "nah, I don't have that in my crate"
End of dumbass conversation.

I just bought 100 worth of records a few weeks back at Rock & Soul.
Funny thing is, they were all OLD!
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 5:09 AM - 25 June, 2012
Man, I NEVER did that mess....

I was gettin' papercuts galore by using my thumbnail....
DJ Art Pumpin Payne 6:14 AM - 25 June, 2012
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Man, I NEVER did that mess....

I was gettin' papercuts galore by using my thumbnail....


Damn Johnny I thought you were a real one???

I saw a DJ do that many, many years ago and haven't looked back since. I admit, I am usually wearing jeans or denim when I was around the house listening to new stuff back in the day. Made it easier than doing it in dress slacks

I will admit I still CANNOT easily open a retail CD. I got a promo CD slicer/opener at Winter Music Conference one year but lost it. It used to take me about 4 or 5 minutes to open a stupid CD without that thingee.

Thank goodness for digital downloads and online record pools...
Nicky Blunt 10:52 AM - 25 June, 2012
I still buy vinyl so about 3 week ago.
DJ Alkemy 10:56 AM - 25 June, 2012
About 3 days ago. I still buy vinyl.
DJ Dub (DC's Own) 11:44 AM - 25 June, 2012
"It's been a long time..."
DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 2:16 PM - 25 June, 2012
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Man, I NEVER did that mess....

I was gettin' papercuts galore by using my thumbnail....


Damn Johnny I thought you were a real one???


LOL! No you misunderstand me...

I never used the "across the jeans" way, I always used the "Thumbnail" way....

Doing it across jeans to me would prematurely damage the jacket... :-)>
Joshua Carl 2:57 PM - 25 June, 2012
we actually used to have these little openers at my shop.
simular to the cd package openers, but obviously smaller.... simple but effective.

www.promotionalpromo.com

i think it was about 3 weeks before 500 of them "grew legs"
MrMoody 3:23 PM - 25 June, 2012
Quote:
we actually used to have these little openers at my shop.
simular to the cd package openers, but obviously smaller.... simple but effective.

www.promotionalpromo.com

i think it was about 3 weeks before 500 of them "grew legs"


Nice! Wish I had one of those back in the day. Hell, I wish I had one today! Those packages from Stokyo are a bitch to open.
ced_so_thoed 3:29 PM - 25 June, 2012
ay
still buying. Tried to do the leg rip and failed every time
yep
Dj JesC 2:08 AM - 26 June, 2012
the weekend, i usually use my carpet coffin instead of my leg. nm nh
DJ GaFFle 9:17 AM - 27 June, 2012
Some of y'alls techique may have been a little off. The key is to use light pressure but fast back-N-forth friction, on denim, to open the LP covers. Worked like a charm. (Nm)
WarpNote 9:46 AM - 27 June, 2012
Quote:
Quote:
we actually used to have these little openers at my shop.
simular to the cd package openers, but obviously smaller.... simple but effective.

www.promotionalpromo.com

i think it was about 3 weeks before 500 of them "grew legs"


Nice! Wish I had one of those back in the day. Hell, I wish I had one today! Those packages from Stokyo are a bitch to open.

Just get some -> www.google.com
FunkyRob 11:12 PM - 27 June, 2012
I use that old trick to open up shrinkwrapped reams of letterhead at work.
ced_so_thoed 11:51 PM - 27 June, 2012
ay
what kind of denim are we talking about hear? Lucky brand? Levi? Lee Dungare? Paco? Bugle Boy?
yep
FunkyRob 11:57 PM - 27 June, 2012
Faded Glory jeans, available at fine Walmarts everywhere.