What happens to our stuff?

darwinstheory

Spiritual_Chaos said:

darwinstheory said:

So it got me thinking...albeit a bit morbidly,  that maybe there should/could be some sort of something (trading post/will given items, etc...) set up where members give/sell their items to other members based on a prior agreement. Maybe they even to have to add it to their will or whatever.

I've seen this Hitchcock movie.

And it was better than any Freddy Kruger movie EVER!

given2fly23

All I really care about is that the live shows that I have taped (mostly non-PJ) live on.  Everything else is just stuff, but those tapes are moments in history.

I'm an estate planning attorney, so I deal with this topic every day.  Stuff seems so pointless, yet I still fall for posters and merch every tour, especially if it's Chicago-related.

goldrush

I had a dream a few weeks ago that was similar to this.

I was dying (not sure what of, but it kinda sucked!) and started a thread on here asking people to PM me with their home addresses. Then my entire vinyl collection was split between everyone who replied. It was like scattering my ashes, only I was scattering my vinyl across the world instead! It actually felt quite cathartic.

PJ_Soul

goldrush said:

I had a dream a few weeks ago that was similar to this.

I was dying (not sure what of, but it kinda sucked!) and started a thread on here asking people to PM me with their home addresses. Then my entire vinyl collection was split between everyone who replied. It was like scattering my ashes, only I was scattering my vinyl across the world instead! It actually felt quite cathartic.

Oh weird... Turns out I have always thought of my vinyl collection as something that exists as a whole, like they are all interconnected. It never even occurred to me that it could be split up until you said that.

on2legs

tempo_n_groove said:

tusevun said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Mine will be burned with me during cremation.  If I ever get a Vitalogy Health Club starter kit, the box will be my urn.

Send me your address and I will send it to you if you pay shipping. Not sure what all is in it tbh.

Ooooooooohhhhh!!!! A VHC box and it has some goodies in it?!?!?!?!

Here I was a few days ago looking to get rid of everything before it goes in a landfill and just like that the mere mention of a VHC box lights me up...

Damn it...

Does anyone know the legal limit for how many pairs of socks you can be wearing when they bury you?

JT167846

Just get box sets etc of bands you don't give a shit about haha. Then you won't care about when you sell them 30 years from now.

I'll probably give mine to relatives. Though I have a copy of Tool's Salival signed by all four and made out to me so I dunno who the hell I should give that to. I have namesake friends but that would be cheating wouldn't it?

If I had my Ten Super Deluxe set signed by all the band as well as all the past drummers and Ed made it out to me I'd be buried with that. After all all five had something to do with Ten either directly or indirectly. 

jerparker20

I used to have all kinds of collections: baseball and hockey cards, star wars, a massive book collection, and crates of CDs. Not a lot of PJ stuff, but I had a few dozen posters and other odds and ends. Over the past two years I unloaded the vast majority of it. The wife would have tossed or donated most of it if I kicked off. Plus, I wouldn't want to burden her with having to deal with getting rid of it.  So, I sold the majority and set up some additional investment funds. The idea of being able to retire sooner is more appealing to me now that I'm over 40 than owing some stuff.

I've kept some old first and early edition Tolkein and Orwell books, a collection of signed Apollo astronaut books, and a small collection of MN Twins baseball cards. All of it would fit in an apple box. I'm happy with it.

Not poo-hooing on collectors. I love seeing some of these collections. It's just not for me anymore. 

bbiggs

given2fly23 said:

All I really care about is that the live shows that I have taped (mostly non-PJ) live on.  Everything else is just stuff, but those tapes are moments in history.

I'm an estate planning attorney, so I deal with this topic every day.  Stuff seems so pointless, yet I still fall for posters and merch every tour, especially if it's Chicago-related.

I think I was talking with you in line for Wrigley merch this year the first morning it went on sale. You have the 2013 Wrigley Munk One/Dabs Myla hanging in your office? 

Zod

I kind of assume no one will want it after I'm gone.  If live to be a ripe old age most people who would want a collection of 90's rock stuff will probably be gone or close to it.   Who would buy it?

PJammer4life

If you believe the music is timeless like the Beatles or Elvis there will be a market in the future. Future generations will connect to Ten, Vs., Vitalogy, No Code, Yield, etc. But then again, tastes change too, so you never know how many will be into rock in the future enough to spend big bucks on things.

given2fly23

bbiggs said:

given2fly23 said:

All I really care about is that the live shows that I have taped (mostly non-PJ) live on.  Everything else is just stuff, but those tapes are moments in history.

I'm an estate planning attorney, so I deal with this topic every day.  Stuff seems so pointless, yet I still fall for posters and merch every tour, especially if it's Chicago-related.

I think I was talking with you in line for Wrigley merch this year the first morning it went on sale. You have the 2013 Wrigley Munk One/Dabs Myla hanging in your office? 

Hmm, no, not me. The only 2013 Wrigley I have is Cracker Jack. I did go to the tent though and talked to someone from Mundelein.

bbiggs

given2fly23 said:

bbiggs said:

given2fly23 said:

All I really care about is that the live shows that I have taped (mostly non-PJ) live on.  Everything else is just stuff, but those tapes are moments in history.

I'm an estate planning attorney, so I deal with this topic every day.  Stuff seems so pointless, yet I still fall for posters and merch every tour, especially if it's Chicago-related.

I think I was talking with you in line for Wrigley merch this year the first morning it went on sale. You have the 2013 Wrigley Munk One/Dabs Myla hanging in your office? 

Hmm, no, not me. The only 2013 Wrigley I have is Cracker Jack. I did go to the tent though and talked to someone from Mundelein.

My mistake. Must have been another Chicago attorney who’s into PJ posters. I thought it was cool that he had some hanging in his office. 

lastexitlondon

I also have recently given away or sold most of my stuff. I have all my picks and band stuff like sweatbands and drum sticks from band members which I always said bury with me. But the closer I get to death I realise it's all just stuff in a cupboard the journey is over.

Zod

PJammer4life said:

If you believe the music is timeless like the Beatles or Elvis there will be a market in the future. Future generations will connect to Ten, Vs., Vitalogy, No Code, Yield, etc. But then again, tastes change too, so you never know how many will be into rock in the future enough to spend big bucks on things.

Yah, but you could can buy old beatles records from the 60s for next to nothing   I'm sure you'll have collectors, but when the masses of the people are gone that appreciate it the most... there's not going to be a lot of takers.  There will be a lot more stuff than can be sold.

Personally I buy my stuff for my own enjoyment.   I hope to live old and don't suspect there's going to be a lot of demand for it at that point.

Norman MF Skeeter III

I appreciate everyone’s responses. They all have an interesting spin. I see many looking to either ditch it soon or hold it forever. Some have already started selling or have sold. I especially love that one member found another member that was willing to donate a Yield “urn”. I love this community and the interactions that take place. Nuthin’ like it.

HughFreakingDillon

tusevun said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Mine will be burned with me during cremation.  If I ever get a Vitalogy Health Club starter kit, the box will be my urn.

Send me your address and I will send it to you if you pay shipping. Not sure what all is in it tbh.

@HesCalledDyer in case you didn't see this

Poncier

Seeing how pleased my wife is any time a poster tube or any other item from Santos shows up in the mail, if I die first, it'll all end up in the trash. If we go together (if a double decker bus kills the both of us) then hopefully my kid will at least research and see if any of it still has value and be smart about what he does with it. As I'll be dead, I probably won't care at that point.

tempo_n_groove

on2legs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tusevun said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Mine will be burned with me during cremation.  If I ever get a Vitalogy Health Club starter kit, the box will be my urn.

Send me your address and I will send it to you if you pay shipping. Not sure what all is in it tbh.

Ooooooooohhhhh!!!! A VHC box and it has some goodies in it?!?!?!?!

Here I was a few days ago looking to get rid of everything before it goes in a landfill and just like that the mere mention of a VHC box lights me up...

Damn it...

Does anyone know the legal limit for how many pairs of socks you can be wearing when they bury you?

lol.

I'll only wear one pair.  The others can go and hopefully the unworn collection will go to a good home...

a5pj

So no one plans to haunt their collection once they're gone?! And you call yourselves fans...

PJ_Soul

a5pj said:

So no one plans to haunt their collection once they're gone?! And you call yourselves fans...

If I could take my vinyl with me, I would!