Toys, Ornaments and Memorabilia: What is the Symbolic Value of Objects?

[JackDaydream]

@Pattern-chaser

Just out of interest, when you speak of collecting music, I am wondering what music you like.I like music ranging from alternative rock to psychedelic, goth and even some metal and punk. My favourite artists include U2, the Waterboys, The Psychedelic Furs, Bowie,The Stone Roses and plenty of current music. My favourite album so far this year is by the Manic Street Preachers. I find that people are going back to vinyl but records take a lot of room. I find CDs so durable and as I have more than anyone I know I consider myself as the CD king. What may lead people to be against CDs is that some of the players have bad sound quality, but I just wire mine up to separate set of speakers to maximise it.

[Pattern-chaser]

I do take your point about the idea of being a 'little bit autistic' as being problematic. I remember saying that to my friend who has really self-'diagnosed himself with autism. I said that it is a condition which is diagnosed by medical specialists not oneself.

The Autism Specialist Nurse who diagnosed me, told me that every self-diagnosed autist he had assessed turned out to be #ActuallyAutistic, as we term it on Twitter. But that's enough of autism for now. Look for me as @PatternChaser2 on Twitter if you would like to continue this dialogue?



Normal service is now resumed. Collections.

[Pattern-chaser]

@Pattern-chaser

Just out of interest, when you speak of collecting music, I am wondering what music you like.I like music ranging from alternative rock to psychedelic, goth and even some metal and punk. My favourite artists include U2, the Waterboys, The Psychedelic Furs, Bowie,The Stone Roses and plenty of current music. My favourite album so far this year is by the Manic Street Preachers. I find that people are going back to vinyl but records take a lot of room. I find CDs so durable and as I have more than anyone I know I consider myself as the CD king. What may lead people to be against CDs is that some of the players have bad sound quality, but I just wire mine up to separate set of speakers to maximise it.

I have around 800 physical CDs, and enough digital music to play for 62 weeks and 3 days, if played day and night without a break. I don't use streaming services.

My favourite music includes folk, folk-rock, a little pop (only really special singles that appealed to me; not many of those), rock, progressive rock, jazz-rock, reggae, some classical (Debussy, Schubert, Paganini...), singer-songwriters of all sorts, some post-rock (etc), and jazz, especially 1950s small-band jazz. Will that do, for a start?