First issue:
I'd be happy to do the picking and choosing of names. Email me at
bradfordcheng@yahoo.com with the subject header "Head-fi Holiday Exchange" and an affirmative message like: "Count me in", "I want to join", etc. Plus some other info, which I'll explain about next. I'll give everyone until October 30 to decide - that still leaves up two months until the holiday. Then - in this forum - I'll post a listing of the pairs of people I've picked at random. I'll also forward you the email address of the person you're paired with, so you can contact each other in private to exchange addresses.
Second issue:
Would it be beneficial if we broke down into topics the kind of music we'd like to receive. A genre we're interested in hearing but don't have a lot of - something that comprises a hole in our collection. That might help eliminate getting something we already have (I think it would be really hard to list our collections). Suppose we had topics like:
I'D LIKE TO RECEIVE MUSIC IN THE GENRE OF:
A. Jazz Vocal
B. Jazz Instrumental
C. Historic Jazz
D. Modern Jazz
C. Classical (Historical Recording)
E. Classical (Contemporary Recording)
F. Modern Composers
G. Soundtrack
H. 60s Rock
I. 70s Rock
J. 80s Rock
K. 90s Rock
L. Contemporary Rock
M. Folk
N. Blues
O. Country
P. Great Headphone album
Q. Best Recording You Know
R. Funniest Album You Know
S. Weirdest Album You Know
T. Music from Your country
U. Specific artist .......
V. Trance
W. Acid Jazz
etc....
(Please add more categories)
Say you pick THREE categories you're interested in.
Plus, when you send me those choices, you name THREE categories that you think you know about musically. Thus, someone who wants to hear or learn more about the blues will get paired up with someone who knows about the blues. Does that make sense? Let me know.
Finally
Okay. But first we need to get this RIAA issue voted on. I think mix cds would be the most creative and fun but, out of fairness to Head-Fi, I'm for new CDs. How about a quick vote? Can someone set up a poll? I'm not sure I know how.