Music Mambo #36: Holiday Wishlists
Monday, November 29th, 2004It’s officially the holiday season. Time to shop and be shopped for. So in the spirit of the busiest time of the year, the mambo will be about musical gifts.
What album do you want the most for the holiday?
it’s been a while since i’ve felt there was a CD that i absolutely have to have, but the one i’ve been thinking about recently is the soundtrack to Man on Fire.
Are you buying any of your friends or family music for Christmas? What are you buying them?
i haven’t really thought about getting CDs for anyone this year.
What was the best musical gift you ever received? (Doesn’t have to be for the holiday season)
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my parents got me a drum set, and if i remember correctly, it was
for 8th grade graduation. it was a used Ludwig that had the same bowling ball pattern as Ringo Starr’s, though the finish on his was Black Oyster (right), whereas mine was in Blue Oyster, though it looked more like a mucky green to me. the b/w thumbnail on the left is the exact model–not replica– of the one i had. the set is dated 1969, unlike the replica on the right, which isn’t available in the mucky green Blue Oyster finish. had i known this, i would have taken better care of my set because it could be worth something now! grrr…
after my first husband and i got married, he gave me a Yamaha electric/acoustic with a cutaway neck, which is similar to what Bob Mould played at the time. i had the APX4 but the model you see here is the APX5A. it appears that mine has been discontinued, unless they’ve renamed the model.![]()
for my birthday one year, he gave me a Gibson SG Special (left) in Candy Apple (right) with a black pickguard: ![]()
apparently, they no longer make the SG in Ferrari red. though i suppose you could have a custom finish. this is the type of guitar Angus Young from AC/DC plays.
finally, for Christmas one year i got a Peavey Classic? 50/212 tube amp. this baby is ssssoooooo loud. it rocks.
Are there any holiday concerts you want to attend?
i’ve never been to a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” i wouldn’t mind seeing that some day.
Other than CDs what music or music related gifts are on your wishlist?
i can’t think of any music-related gifts on my wishlist, although our old stereo, which my dad gave me for Christmas in ‘94 or ‘95 gave out earlier this year. Brian and i have 2 low-quality CD boomboxes and the computer’s CD player. we aren’t satisfied with their performance–the CD player and speakers in our car are way better, for God’s sake–but we’re in no real hurry to get an entirely new stereo system. a better quality CD boombox would be fine, and even that isn’t really on the wishlist.
Do you keep a wishlist at Amazon or any other site for your musical wants?
i do have an Amazon wishlist, but it consists mainly of books. however, there are a few DVDs and CDs listed, and if i decide to expand my minuscule CD wishlist, i’d add them onto the Amazon list.
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