i've often joked about the autism of my dj friends. like why does carlos souffront know that the 2nd track on the b-side of the second disc of brendan gillens's copy of minimal nation has a skip in it??!!
glad our scientists are on it ;) On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Robert Taylor wrote: > It doesn't stop at trains, I've seen bus spotters, coach spotters and truck > spotters. > It has been argued that trainspotters (and that includes those of the vinyl > persuasion) are in fact suffering from Asperger's Syndrome, a milder form of > autism. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Brunton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 313 > Subject: Re: (313) Trainspotting > > > Weird! That very film is playing right now on Channel 4 (UK). > Trainspotter is an amusing derogatory term used to describe people who > are more interested in the nuances and details of said pastime than > the actual music itself- obsessions with labels, original pressings. > catalogue numbers ad finitum. It comes from the act of > "Trainspotting"- an actual hobby where train enthusiasts stand in train > stations and record the numbers of different trains and their types and > compare notes. I think most of us on the 313 could be described as > trainspotters at one time or another :) > > Jason > > > On 18 Jan 2004, at 23:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Where did the term "trainspotting come from? > > I know there was a film - which I didn't see. > > What does it mean? > > > > ##################################################################################### > Note: > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent > those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This > email > and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of > the > individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this > email in > error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank You. > ##################################################################################### > >
