When I met my future wife at a college party, I was introduced to her as Quincy. I even had a weekly advice column in the college newspaper for two years called “Dear Quincy”. I’m guessing many people didn’t even know my real name. And soon enough, that became my nickname in high school.Īnd then, as fate would have it, two guys from my high school went to the same college as me, and before I knew it, everyone I knew on campus referred to me as Quincy. One guy from my grade school went to the same high school as me and continued to refer to me as Quincy at high school. When I graduated from eighth grade, I thought it might be all over. And before I knew it, that’s what everyone was calling me. I would say things like “You’re such a Quincy!’ or “Don’t Be a Quincy!” Of course, these had no specific meanings, other than to ridicule the other person.Īnd I guess I must have used it way too much because I became known as the Quincy guy. I just thought it was the weirdest and funniest name I had ever heard. And I’m sure I did.īut by far the name I used most often to insult other people was Quincy. I have a clear memory of reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, starring Ichabod Crane, and in the middle of a discussion, Sister Dolores turns to me and says “Now there’s another name you can use Borden”. Our teacher, Sister Dolores, seemed to be aware of our naming game. There were also the usual names like “four eyes”, “stinky”, and “weakling”. So that was a good name to insult the other guys in my class with at recess. I went to Catholic school after all □Īs an example, the name of one of the guys in the board game Mystery Date was Poindexter, and nobody wanted to get him as their date (side note – I had two older sisters…). As young, immature boys are wont to do, we would often call each other the stupidest name we could come up – while keeping it clean, of course. I guess it all started about 50 years ago, in grade school. Some astute readers also noticed that the icon that goes with my WordPress name is the letter Q – that is indeed in recognition of my nickname. I also mentioned at the end of that post how my nickname is Quincy, and some people were curious about how that nickname came about. I was surprised at how many people wrote back saying they have had the same experience and the same feelings. To me, it’s a sign of lack of caring, a lack of paying attention to the details, and disrespect. The best part about it is that the CAS listening party is FREE.Last week I wrote a post about how I find it annoying that when I sign my name as Jim at the end of an email, many people will write back with “Dear James”. Then stick around for the book launch party for not only the Official Book of Record Store Day 2014, but the most highly anticipated vinyl records book ever. Led by Ron Like Hell and Paz himself, the session has an audio menu as follows:Ĭome hear this classic record like you’ve never heard it before. The record that will be featured is Quincy Jones classic Walking In Space, author Eilon Paz’s favorite record. As a pre-launch for Dust & Grooves book release party, Classic Album Sundays will be hosting a special one off listening session at the PowerHouse Arena in DUMBO to celebrate the launch. CAS is a beautiful idea, and a way to hear classic releases like you’ve never heard before.įor those in the NYC area on April 19th, you are in for a special treat. We all listen to records, but do we listen to them? With much background noise and distractions, like sitting at your computer or chasing a child, or ordering another round at the pub, we may be hearing music, but not really listening. Listening the way we used to do it when we waited in line, or drove an hour and a half to get that special release before racing home and locking ourselves in our record room to listen alone or with friends. Coleen “Cosmo” Murphy and her husband are bringing the art of listening to an entire album without interruption back. Since its inception, CAS has traveled around the world revisiting classic records from Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Roxy Music, David Bowie, and many more. Inspired by a friend who had a site that prompted people to listen to a record from start to finish on a particular Sunday night, Classic Album Sundays was born. Play it over an audiophile sound system for an audience in its entirety to give the listener a pure listening experience.
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