50+ Years of Downbeat Gone

**Dana5140** · 1 Week Ago

Oh, jeez. I finally did it. I pitched my entire collection of Downbeat magazine, which goes all the way back to 1970. I had carried these issues with me from home to home, and finally realized, now that I am 71, that I was likely not going to ever look at them again. So I went through every issue and kept only those that featured my favorite musicians- Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Miles, and so on. They filled 2 full large garbage cans and weighed tons and I think I need an emotional support dog now. (I also pitched 40+ years of Playboy. I do not envy the garbage men coming later today). Culling is hard, folks!

**Rick L.** · 1 Week Ago

That's good. Reading less Downbeat back issues will open up more time to post about Jinjer on PE.

**hippypants** · 6 Days Ago

Yeah, I'm a hoarder too to a certain degree. They have recycle places in many towns for stuff like that too, just saying.

**MudShark22** · 6 Days Ago

Originally Posted by Rick L.

That's good. Reading less Downbeat back issues will open up more time to post about Jinjer on PE.

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**Dana5140** · 6 Days Ago

That's good. Reading less Downbeat back issues will open up more time to post about Jinjer on PE.

Hey, it used to be Magma. Which I still love though they have been awful quiet of late. Jinjer is a recent find so I am in the "new convert" stage of life, quite evangelical. We all have our passions. Meantime, I hadn't read any issue in years so your initial thought isn't true anyway.

**Digital_Man** · 6 Days Ago

You could have made a lot of money, imo, by selling them on ebay but I can understand not wanting the hassle.

I remember finding out that my nephew had a friend who was into prog. I wound up having my brother give him all of my old Progression magazines. That guy who was maybe 15 or 16 at the time probably found out about a lot of bands he otherwise would not have known about. I also gave him (indirectly) all my old prog posters. I personally would rather sell or donate stuff than just throw them away (only throw away as a last resort if all else fails). I'm still a hoarder since I still have all my old playboys and PROG magazines so if I can't sell them which is definitely a possibility I might wind up throwing them away eventually too. I certainly wouldn't donate PB or PROG. Lol.