From stepintime Sent Mon, Jan 4th 1999, 21:57
On Mon, 4 Jan 1999 12:48:16 EST xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx writes: > >In a message dated 1/4/99 10:29:40 AM, you wrote: > ><< >No one who bought a TR-808 is in any position to criticize others for >spending too much money on "rare" items. >>> > >WHOA,WHOA,WHOA, LET'S BACKUP FOR JUST ONE MOTHAFUGGING SEC HERE OK???? >this is really getting out of hand, comparing the purchasing of a timeless and >EXTREMELY usefull musical instrument akin to a stradivarius violin or wicked >old fender guitar in the electronic world to a few tracks of wanky electronic >music that was underpressed to make a little stir in the underground and get >some attention is just plain WRONG!!! for all you know he got his tr-808 for >$50 in a pawnshop (like the one I am using=) if you want to hear the skam/mask >stuff you can just get copies (people are offering them up for free for >chrissakes) and don't even start on "you can just get 808 samples". leave the >808 users alone;> yr probably just jealous cause yr alesis HR-16 falls out of >sync or the little shitty ac adaptor won't stay in place. > >luv to almost everyone > >kid808 YUP! gotta support that. if there i had a choice between an 808 or mint copies of all the Mask EPs, i chose the 808 (even if i can buy a 606 and have it modded). its kind of reminiscent of "give me liberty or give me death". listen to the Kid. true-ness// Rod606 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]