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Sven-S. Porst is back on the map after too long away. In honor of the occasion, I’ll webjack one of the posts he made during his server’s time wandering the woods.

First record I ever bought

My sister and I went halves on Mothership Connection by Parliament. Once I started my paper route and had regular money coming in, I bought the first two B-52s albums in quick sucession.

First gig

That would have been Yes at Joe Louis Arena in, I think, ‘83. The first show I ever drove to myself was probably The Call at the Ritz, in ‘85.

Best gig

This is a tough one. It’s tough to separate the emotion surrounding Kraftwerk’s Detroit show from the show itself. I have very fond memories of the time I saw My Bloody Valentine and Yo La Tengo in 1991. Of course, I don’t even know where to start when it comes to some of the great parties I’ve been to — all the times seeing Jeff Mills, Claude Young, Richie Hawtin, Derrick May, Carl Craig, and all those brilliant lesser known jocks melt brains in tiny little sweatboxes over the years.

Gig I wish I’d been at

Our car broke down on the way to see Wire in 1986. For some reason I still can’t figure out, my friends and I missed seeing Unrest and Stereolab the year they double headlined a club tour. I wanted to see Brian Wilson do Pet Sounds live. I also had to skip out on all the Movement afterparties last year.

CD in my player at the moment

Jay-Z, DJ Dangermouse and the Beatles: The Grey Album.

A record that makes me laugh

I’m not much for comedy records (what do you do with them after you’ve listened to them once?) but I always liked Richard Pryor’s and Cheech n’ Chong’s 70’s albums.

A record that makes me cry

Chris Bell: “You And Your Sister”

A record that reminds me of school discos

New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle”, Front 242’s “Headhunter”, and Renegade Soundwave’s “Biting My Nails”, all of which were U-Club staples when I was in school.

A record that sounds better in the dark

Basic Channel: “Octagon”

A song I wish I had written

The Zombies: “Care Of Cell 44”

A record I’d like played at my funeral

Brian Eno: “An Ending (Ascent)”

Soundtrack for a long car journey

Duh, a 40-gig iPod on shuffle.

:: Dave Walker 19:02 (EST/EDT) [+] ::

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