Free, Free, Set Them Free

     This is a follow up post to my recent entry about downsizing my collection. Despite what I said about wishing I hadn't got rid of my Chavez CD compilation, I am in the middle of a purge. We are closing on a new house, in a new city next week, and officially moving in a couple months. I'm going to miss some things about Cleveland; like the Rock Hall, the Record Den, and my favorite  restaurant Pier W. But I'm sure Columbus has record stores and restaurants and gin. 

     I mentioned before that I rarely listen to CDs anymore because I don't have an adequate device to play them. After some soul searching, I finally wrapped my head around letting go of around 80% of my CD collection. I'm also purging another 125 records that are either duplicates, or things I'm realistically never going to listen to. All told, I'm getting rid of about 900 items. I have to admit, once I got on a roll it was kind of cathartic. I entered a flow state removing things from my Discogs database. It even motivated me to put all of my Funko pop figures up for sale. Other than about 200 CDs, I'm focusing on records and my books. I can't bring myself to purge my books which are mostly; music related, Kafka, Proust, philosophy, Marxist literature, and fantasy novels. It's possible that most of my DVDs will be set free as well. 

     Having said all of this, I still have over a thousand records to box up, move, and display somewhere in our new, down-sized house. I intend to collect more records. I have a huge Record Store Day list for this year. I'm still waiting to get my copies of the new Doves and HENGE albums. I plan on visiting all the record stores in Columbus when we get settled in. Record collecting and cataloging my collection brings me joy, but I have to shift my mindset from quantity to quality. Give me strength. Peace.