I committed a heinous act of dickheaded music snobbery.

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I was at the store, shopping for cds, and witnessed a woman picking up Ultimate Isaac Hayes. I said to her, "Isaac Hayes, that's one of my favorite singers," then promptly picked up a copy of Hot Buttered Soul, said, "This is one of the best CDs I own," and handed it to her. I then realized I'd just commited douchebaggery of the highest order. She scanned the backs of the two CDs, noting that three of the songs from Hot Buttered Soul were on the compilation. I, having realized my error, managed to restrain myself from mentioning that the album I had offered her contained the full versions of those songs or using phrases like "immersion experience". I'm pretty sure she walked out with Ultimate Ike, so all is right in the world, but I can't shake the feeling that I violated the basic principles of human decency.

Please berate me for my snob move.

― It's Rodney, now in amazing 2-D! (R. J. Greene), Saturday, 24 June 2006 07:38 (nineteen years ago)

Uh, ok. How dare you.

― Marmot 4-Tay: forth-coming, my child. forth-coming most righteous champion (mar, Saturday, 24 June 2006 07:42 (nineteen years ago)

first there was hitler, then there was you.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 24 June 2006 09:28 (nineteen years ago)

i always just feel overbearing and nerdy (which i'm used to), not snobby.

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Saturday, 24 June 2006 09:32 (nineteen years ago)

Shopping for cds? You cad! You bounder!

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Saturday, 24 June 2006 09:33 (nineteen years ago)

Shopping for cds?

retrosexual

― rizzx (Rizz), Saturday, 24 June 2006 09:35 (nineteen years ago)

don't ever make unsolicited suggestions about anything to strangers. ever.

― the fuckablity of late picasso (vahid), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

don't worry, she probably didn't think you were a snob. in fact, somewhere on another message board there's a post that reads, "so this pervert tried to pick me up at a record store today..."

― gear (gear), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

Very presumptuous and arrogant.

― Uri Frendimein (Uri Frendimein), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

WHY ARE YOU SUCH A DOUCHEBAG

you tried to engage someone in a conversation about music AND help the person at the same time? pff.

― trees (treesessplode), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

the road to hell etc

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

I don't see anything wrong with this really

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:49 (nineteen years ago)

Exactly, I wish more people would do this to me actually, especially if they're of the opposite sex and good looking.

― Jena (JenaP), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

worst Penthouse forum letter ever.

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 24 June 2006 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

This has happened to me, and though I thought it was kind of creepy at the time, I now realize that I probably should have bought the Matthew Dear he handed to me.

It'd be fun to do the whole music-snob act and recommend horrendous albums to people just to see them buy them. And antisocial.

― chrisco (chrisco), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:06 (nineteen years ago)

Actually, the Ultimate Isaac Hayes comp does, in fact, contain the long-ass versions of the three HBS cuts it includes.

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

We don't have enough conversations with random strangers these days. It was worth it, Rodney.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

I talked someone out of buying Microphones' Mount Erie once. I thought that was pretty nice of me.

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

Once, mistaken for a shop assistant, my friend tried to get someone to buy Exile on Mainstreet rather than some Rolling Stones greatest hits CD. The shopper treated him with the contempt he deserved.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

You have inspired me to try this on women in record stores. Oh, wait, there aren't any record stores in my town anymore. Hmm.

I don't see anything wrong with this, either, although this specific example was kind of unfortunate.

― pleased to mitya (mitya), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

seriously, if somebody strikes up a conversation about a record I've got in hand, I'm happy to be talking to somebody about music

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

I mean it's kind of sad that people'd be like "oh no! sharing your opinion with a stranger! how gauche!"

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Saturday, 24 June 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

If you're handsome that kind of behaviour is acceptable, if you're ugly you're being a bit fuckin' creepy aren't you?

― dr lulu (dr lulu), Saturday, 24 June 2006 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

If you're forty and the other person is 15 and holding Ashlee Simpson, you're being a bit fuckin' creepy.

― pleased to mitya (mitya), Saturday, 24 June 2006 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

If you're forty and holding Ashlee Simpson, you're being a bit fuckin' creepy

― dr lulu (dr lulu), Saturday, 24 June 2006 18:33 (nineteen years ago)

I just hate the idea of being that dude, cause that dude's a dick. But nice to know the long versions of those songs are on the compilation.

And to the people suggesting this was sexually motivated, the woman was like 50-60. I'm 20. Ewwwwww.

― It's Rodney, now in amazing 2-D! (R. J. Greene), Saturday, 24 June 2006 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

Rodney. Now in Technicolor, High Definition good bloke!!!

― tolstoy (tolstoy), Saturday, 24 June 2006 22:19 (nineteen years ago)

so was this an actual conversation(did she talk)? I'm just picturing her fixing her eyes on you and doing a "step away slowly" maneuver

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Saturday, 24 June 2006 23:31 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, Rodney, I'm agreeing with you. It's good that you realized, just try to realize it sooner next time. Of course, delivery is everything. I'm sure it was totally innocent enthusiasm, but who knows what she was thinking. Probably semi-good things, I would imagine. The older I get, the weirder my perception of younger people gets. It's both flattering and annoying when they talk to me like an equal for some reason. It's really annoying when I get the sense they are humoring me or something, like, "Yeah, that's cool, daddio! Way to go, pops! We yunguns like that, too!" Meanwhile, they've got that longish, pointy anime "panic at the disco" / "my chemical romance" hairdo that makes me want to stick their head in the toilet.

― :):):):):):):):):):):) Smiling Friend (:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(: (Uri Frendimein), Saturday, 24 June 2006 23:34 (nineteen years ago)

I think everything would have been fine if you hadn't grabbed her breasts and shouted "SO AM I IN THERE?????????"

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Sunday, 25 June 2006 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

Don't sweat it Rodney - such an insignificant bit of musical dickery had probably been displayed twentyfold by the cashiers within that very store, probably before their lunch break, even.

― Myonga Von Bonhomie (Monty Von Byonga), Sunday, 25 June 2006 13:14 (nineteen years ago)

...Of course, no ILMers work at such a store, surely. Or if they do, they're the exceptions that prove the rule.

― Myonga Von Backpedaling (Monty Von Byonga), Sunday, 25 June 2006 13:20 (nineteen years ago)

"A greatest hits collection? *SNIFF* Allow me to enlighten this inferior mortal with my informed opinion!"

u deserve a cockpunch

― XD (eman), Sunday, 25 June 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

"Don't bother with that. What you want is Fela Kuti's Rofofofo Fight... It's out of print, but I wouldn't bother with any Isaac Hayes..."

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Monday, 26 June 2006 01:23 (nineteen years ago)

I sparked a conversation with a customer buying the Beatnuts first cassette when I worked in a chain-store circa 1996. The guy ended up nearly stalking me as he had no friends, especially not friends that shared his music taste. Eventually he called me collect from jail. I didn't accept the charges.

― PappaWheelie 2 (PappaWheelie 2), Monday, 26 June 2006 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

Coincidentally, the guy was black and named was Isaac.

― PappaWheelie 2 (PappaWheelie 2), Monday, 26 June 2006 02:05 (nineteen years ago)

This story would be much better if I could remember the band involved, but here goes: I was once in a record store and a particular band came up in conversation, and I dismissed them with a brutal one-liner as is my inclination. I was told by my friend after we left that within earshot of my diss was a guy holding a CD by the very same band. My friend claims that the guy hung his head, put the CD back, and slinked away, presumably ashamed.

― Sean Braud1s (Sean Braudis), Monday, 26 June 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

If you're a clear & telling her that Hayes is great then it's creepy.

If you're sane & telling her not to support Scientologist whiners, then you're aces.

― ramon fernandez (ramon fernandez), Monday, 26 June 2006 02:46 (nineteen years ago)

To be fair, I have no remorse for talking my friend who was with me out of buying Ryde Or Die, Vol. 4.

― It's Rodney, now in amazing 2-D! (R. J. Greene), Monday, 26 June 2006 05:34 (nineteen years ago)

I think she was better off with Ultimate Isaac Hayes actually.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Monday, 26 June 2006 14:43 (nineteen years ago)

Problem with Isaac Hayes comps is that you end up with later stuff that doesn't hold up, like "Don't Let Go" and "Ain't That Lovin' You (For More Reasons Than One)."

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 26 June 2006 15:31 (nineteen years ago)

In three weeks, this woman is going to be the most revered soul DJ ever...

..and it's because you told her to skip the cursory purchase and go for the real thing.

Be proud.

― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Monday, 26 June 2006 15:54 (nineteen years ago)

..even if she thinks you're a perv.

― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Monday, 26 June 2006 15:54 (nineteen years ago)

"Don't Let Go" doesn't hold up? I love his take on that one, but then again I think I like every version of it I've ever heard.

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Monday, 26 June 2006 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

Did this once to someone flipping through the 10cc CD section - tried to convince them to purchase their first. The gentleman then either 1) tried to recall the protocol for responding to someone who speaks to you or 2) tried to reconcile his mother's "don't talk to strangers" warning 40 years hence with this particular situation. After a long pause (including a glance or two at the disc he had in his hands), he quietly responded "I already have that on lp."

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Monday, 26 June 2006 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

bump just cuz

― Confounded, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 04:48 (eighteen years ago)

Oh yeah, that one thread where I was so afraid of making a giant douche out of myself that I made a giant douche out of myself. Oh well, it happens.

― The Reverend, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 04:55 (eighteen years ago)

Hey, wasn't that the voiceover guy who did Chef? It blew my mind when I found out he used to be a recording artist.

― moley, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 05:51 (eighteen years ago)

Just kidding.

― moley, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 05:52 (eighteen years ago)

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