[KMCG]

I still have my collection and enjoy it greatly, from all those CDs I’ve acquired since the mid-80s to the books/magazines/comics that have grown alongside those CDs (and from much earlier).
We moved house in late 2024 (first house move in near 30 years) and that gave me an opportunity to prune/whittle a stack of stuff that had just been gathering dust in the loft (converted) all that time.
I did keep things that were especially dear or nostalgic to me (complete set of Fantastic Films mags, Soundtrack/MFTM/CinemaScore/FSM mags, movie brochures and collectible mags/books, complete Stephen King/Robert McCammon etc works + trading card sets and whatnot) and re-housed them and enjoyed leafing through/saying goodbye to the dead wood stuff (some of which I bagged a nice fee for on eBay…ker-ching).
I’ve always known I was a weirdo and collectible-minded since an early age and had an obsession with keeping ‘my stuff’ in pristine condition when I was buying Starburst magazine and the like, way back when.
I’m fortunate to have a partner (36 yrs and counting) who is the complete opposite, materialistic-wise, but happy enough to indulge me as long as I ‘keep it neat and tidy’ and go along with the odd holiday or 7 every few weeks/months.
We have two grandkids to occupy us during some slow times, which is cool and we like our jobs enough to keep things tiding over (she only does 2 days a week anyway).
Health-wise I’m doing okay, although at 61, I’m sure stuff will start falling off soon enough.
I can still manage a game of footy now and again and the boys keep me energetic in the garden and parks.
I do drink, but not as mad as I used to and actually find Benedictine and Glayva quite medicinal 🙂
But yeah…deffo a weirdo.