I was new at school and a kid I played sports with invited me over Saturday and said, bring a couple of your favorite albums - the more obscure, the better. We love hearing new stuff.

HAA! Boy could I ever do obscure. I took Can Future Days, Yes Close to the Edge and ELP Tarkus.

This wasn't exactly a party. It was just a few dudes with albums showing up with chips and snacks and listening to music.

It was always cool. We got to hear new stuff. I literally heard Kansas for the first time at one of these get-togethers.

This isn't something that I've ever seen anyone doing since. Something cool has been lost.

This is a custom I would love to see make a comeback.

Just a reminder to some authors of some things we did for fun back in the day.