If you go to Sony Hall in New York City to see a concert—as my beloved and I did yesterday—you’ll be greeted at the door by this massive display of Sony artifacts—electronics and albums put out by the company over the years. I have a soft spot in my heart for the 1990s section’s MiniDisc of Mariah Carey’s “Emotions” album—because the one in the display used to be mine. I bought a stack of maybe 10 MiniDiscs at a garage sale for $2 and after I eventually realized that no, I was never going to buy an MD player, I threw them on Discogs for stupid money…and a few weeks later, a woman contacted me about the Carey one, asking to buy it and could I overnight it? I said sure—and she gave me her address as Sony’s NYC HQ. I couldn’t help but ask why Sony needed one if they surely had one in a closet somewhere and she responded that it was for a corporate display. Knowing it would be seen somewhere in a giant office building, I took some car headlight buffing compound and shined it up, taking out the most infinitesimal scratches, and sent it to her. Fast-forward a few years, I went to Sony Hall one night, and there was a Sony corporate display with a familiar MiniDisc in it—I’m certain it’s the one I sold them. Glad I shined it up. So we went to see jamband Pink Talking Fish last night, covering Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish, and it’s such a hairbrained idea that it works. A good night out! #sonyhall #sony #mariahcarey #talkingheads #pinkfloyd #phish #pinktalkingfish #livemusic #concert #minidisc https://www.instagram.com/p/CqN4b5FubCJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
