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Crate Diving in Modern America
When Jesus Was A Cancer
Or Capricorn
Kris Kristofferson put his words where his mind was, and in a love song for the ages, declared Jesus to be a Capricorn, with inspiration from John Prine. Prine certainly inspired Kris and he might have inspired Jesus, too.
On our precious internet, I learned that a Capricorn is:
“Ambitious, hardworking, and enterprising… The Capricorn natives are extremely driven, enthusiastic about life, and capable of setting lofty but attainable objectives.”
Seems about right for all I know about that particular trinity — Kris, John, and Jesus.
Is it right for me, though? Since I’m a Cancer, the first blush response is No. But when it comes to crate diving for vintage vinyl?
I’m not sure that I have set any clear objectives, other than to acquire a complete collection of Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn LPs. I did pass up a copy of Loretta’s Hymns yesterday, so goals are sometimes worthy, sometimes not.
I will also confess that the goal is more attainable when consulting and then buying from Discogs, though finding what you want through such search engines isn’t nearly as rewarding, nor as “enterprising,” as walking into a store and finding Blue Kentucky Girl staring at…