top things in YOUR collection

drsluggo · March 2012

theserialthrilla wrote:

drsluggo wrote:

Ahhh.. it was you who got them. I think you got quite the deal on them, too.

dont tell that to my wife..lol

most ive ever spent on cds...this collectin games insane

Haha yeah it is beyond insane. It makes insane look quite reasonable.

But yeah - I was shocked when I heard what the two were sold for. Since they never see the light of day its impossible to know the actual "value," but I'd wager you got at least half off what they'd go for on ebay if not more! Nice score!!

monkeewrench · March 2012

theserialthrilla wrote:

as of today

http://www.pjcollectors.com/detail.asp?id=325

http://www.pjcollectors.com/detail.asp?id=326

:shock: Nice find!!! Whatever you paid, I understand!

vedderman72 · March 2012

Soldier Field Test LP
Soldier Field Reg LP
Soldier Field CD
Backpack PJ20
All three variants from PJ20

Just a few of my prized items.

bootlegger10 · March 2012

Chicago 2000 poster
Benaroya vinyl
Orange Fixer (first to arrive at the record store)

BrokenHalos · October 2012

Fender2000 wrote:

adusick wrote:

Given to Fly 7" single. Here's why (sorry for storytime, had to get this out though).

I was just a kid back in '98, and didn't really have means to travel to the nearest retailer selling the NEW release, Yield. Best Buy was doing a promo where you buy the album, get a free Given to Fly 7". The nearest Best Buy was 20 mins away (Eau Claire, WI). I couldn't drive yet, so I begged and begged my Dad to pick up the Yield CD on the release day, and asked him to pleeeeease get the free 7", for some reason back then that single meant the world to me!

Dad came home with a yellow Best Buy bag, Yield CD inside, but NO 7" . I thanked him for grabbing the CD, and not wanting to seem ungrateful, neither I nor he made any mention of the 7" single. I figured it was nice enough for him to pick up Yield for me the day it came out... but in my heart I was pretty bummed.

Later that night as I was in my room enjoying my first listens to Yield, my dad knocked on my door and popped in. He said something like "Oh, hey, this came with your album" and nonchalantly gave me the Given to Fly, like it was no big deal or he had forgotten or something. I knew he was hiding it, waiting to bring me down just a bit, then BAM, SURPRISE, good ol' pops came through for ya after all son! I was ecstatic. (To this day, my friends know that one of my signature moves is the LET DOWN PUMP UP )

Anyway my father passed away of cancer a couple years ago, and every year that goes by I find myself trying to cling tighter to the memories, cherishing those little moments with my Dad that once were, as I don't want them to slip away. Remembering the good things about him, the bad, missing him, thinking of him every day of my life. Some of you know that I love collecting PJ vinyl and go pretty nuts over a lot of it, but I truly believe in the end this is all just "stuff", it is temporary, it will not make you any happier. It is the relationships, the kindness, the memories that you get from these "things" that matter most to me.

Sorry to be over-sentimental! I sometimes need to remind myself to take a step back from collecting more "things", and to keep collecting more moments and memories. Looking forward to many more with all of you.

Wow! Great story. You are very lucky to have a nice and caring father. Enjoy your memories!