NYC Mayor Back to Drawing Board (moves to ban boxed CD sets)

It's Only Mock & Roll ^ | March 18, 2013

[GSWarrior]

Just days after NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large sugary drinks was struck down by a judge, the feisty Mayor is at it again. Holding a press conference in a back office of J&R Music World, Bloomberg is now trying to pass a law banning all boxed sets containing more than 4 CDs. "This is just one more example of things going too far." Bloomberg was armed and ready, citing both the Complete Blue Oyster Cult collection and the Beatles remasters, as "prime examples of excess."

The NYC Mayor was determined. He went on to explain. "The public is spending too much time with one band. This can't be a good thing. Why not 16 different CDs of different artists? They should really expand their musical experiences. Look, I don't have to tell you anything about my musical taste, but just to get you off my back, I love "The Flame" as much as the next guy," he stated while holding the chunky 14 CD Cheap Trick collection. "But staying at home and listening to 4 different versions of 'The Dreaming Police' is just not healthy. Go outside."

Vice President of the United Parcel Service Joe Gribbs, as well as Head Of Operations for Federal Express Con Czrzezwicz, flanked the NYC Mayor, supporting his ban 100%, claiming the weight of the packages, especially "those damn Bear Family boxes from Germany" are too much to handle for some of the older carriers. Gribbs was angry. "Our drivers have to break their backs because some selfish music lover needs to hear Agents Of Fortune demos? Not gonna happen, my friend."

Double CDs will still be allowed, but only if accompanying booklet is 8 pages or less.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Hey! “Czrzezwicz” is my middle name!

Funny stuff!

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Oh, thank God! At least he’s not coming after the 3-CD live releases by Dream Theater and Rush.

[jboot]

I got to the third paragrahph before I recognized the satire. Pretty scary how plausible it seems!

[PGR88]

Head Of Operations for Federal Express Con Czrzezwicz

Pat, I'd like to buy a vowel for $250.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

LOL!

[Baynative]

In a place as messed up as NYC you’d think this guy could find something useful to do.

[mylife]

Hawkwind~Back In The Box

[dfwgator]

Hey! “Czrzezwicz” is my middle name!

Not a real Polish name, there are too many vowels in it.

[Alex Murphy]

Holding a press conference in a back office of J&R Music World, Bloomberg is now trying to pass a law banning all boxed sets containing more than 4 CDs. "This is just one more example of things going too far." Bloomberg was armed and ready, citing both the Complete Blue Oyster Cult collection and the Beatles remasters, as "prime examples of excess."

It's a good thing that I found & bought that nine-disc boxset last month!

[Alex Murphy]

Not a real Polish name, there are too many vowels in it.

True - it should have only one vowel for every three syllables.

[SoFloFreeper]

Satire?

[Vigilanteman]

I know this is satire but, seriously, who buys retail CDs anymore? There are tons of bargain CDs available locally and on Amazon. Plus downloads galore.

My favorite way to get CDs for my travel needs:

1. Go to musicvf.com and identify favorite years or even favorite artists.
   
2. Clink the links which they conveniently provide to get the youtube or other links.
   
3. Go to clipconverter.cc to convert your favorite songs to MP3 files.
   
4. Download the converted files and burn on CDs.

Since youtube makes you view ads to get their clips, I am told that getting files in this way is just as legal as recording songs off commercial radio. Anybody know for sure?

[mtg]

You should have waited just a bit. April Fools Day is not very far away.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

It’s pronounced just the way it’s spelled.

[SoFloFreeper]

Largest Box Set on the Market today:

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 Discs...Available on amazon.

[COBOL2Java]

You mean we won't be able to buy the 6-CD boxed set anymore? What if the Martians come?

[JoeProBono]

[dfwgator]

Must be from Szczecin.

[1_Rain_Drop]

Welllllllllllll, he’s being extremely generous.

Remember the vinyl 45’s? boomberg could have limited the CDs to only two songs, at high speed.

Another options would be to reissue the box sets: lyrics only, no music.