I Feel Like I Won Some Kind Of Weird Prize

A few minutes ago, I received a private message from a user on Soulseek. This is what it said:

your file directory says “i will ban you if you don’t share” well the files you share are total crap – so i’m banning you for sharing crap

I mostly share radio airchecks and broadcasts from the United States and the UK, comedy albums, found audio, out-of-print albums, and several Malkmus and Pavement live recordings. I make a point of not sharing much pop music because I’d rather a) give little to no reason for the RIAA to go after me and b) I’d rather just hook people up with uncommon and rare stuff. This guy is sharing albums by The Eagles, Toto, Snap, Steppenwolf, late period Pink Floyd, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, The Osmonds, Chicago, Dixie Chicks, Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, Sarah Brightman, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, the Grease soundtrack, etcetera, etcetera, you get the idea. He’s the kind of guy who is almost begging the RIAA to sue him.

(Somehow there is no Billy Joel in his collection. I thought that was kind of weird at first, but it occurs to me now that I like a few of BJ’s songs, and since this guy is apparently the Anti-Me, he cannot have anything that I’d like.)

Do you think this guy just goes around banning anyone on Soulseek who doesn’t share his taste? Which would be, like, most everyone? I find that note really funny, and kind of flattering in a weird way.

Funkaho “Goatworld” – Anyway, here’s a song that I’m sure this guy would qualify as ‘total crap.’ I heard this for the first time on last week’s episode of Brian Turner’s show on WFMU. It’s completely bizarre, and it is apparently part of this guy’s hip hop supervillain schtick. It’s more of a weird novelty than a great song, but I like it.