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:     By the time Jon was in [http://www.stjohns-chs.org/ High School] he was sneaking out at least one night a week to hit up a party. Jon gained a strong interest in the [[Jamaica|Jamaican]] [[Reggae]] [[culture]] through his next door neighbor Luchinvar while living in [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park, MD]]. Luchi's father Lloyd was a former [[Sound system (DJ)| Sound System]] [[DJ]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] and would play his music proudly whenever the chance arose.

:     It was around the [[summer]] of [[1995]] that Jon with his family and several boxes of stuff moved to [[Maine]]. Being put in a town he had only visited on [[vacation]]holiday put an end to his regular partying. It was not until he met several of the DJs from [[WRBC 91.5FM]] ([[Bates College]] Radio) that he first found out about the local Maine scene. However, the parties he attended in Maine bore little resemblance to the scene he was used to; being more [[Rock music|rock]] oriented, rather than [[hip-hop]], [[Freestyle house|freestyle]] and [[House music|house]] oriented.

[[Image:NE Hardcore Logo.gif|thumb|200px|right|New England Hardcore logo, sadly a now defunct crew.]]

:     While vacationingholidaying in [[Athens, Greece]] in [[1996]], he walked into a three story [[Virgin Megastores|Virgin Megastore]] and picked up his first hardcore [[Compilation album|compilation]] the three CD ''[http://www.discogs.com/release/173928 This is Hardcore]'' set mixed by [http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+Vibes DJ Vibes]; this began his [[addiction]] to [[collecting]] hardcore [[Gramophone record|records]]. Upon his return to the [[United States]] he moved to northern [[New England]].

:     The parties he attended in [[Maine]] bore little resemblance to the scene he was used to. It was not until a party in [[March]] of [[2000]] called "[[Arrested Development (hip hop crew)|Mr.]] [[3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...|Wendal]]" that he first saw some of the various [[:Image:NE Hardcore Logo.gif|New England Hardcore]] DJ's play the tunes he knew and loved that he had not heard played out since his move.

:     The following year in the early spring of [[2001]], he went to the UK on vacationholiday. Visiting well known hardcore shops like [[Wax City]], [[Elite Records]], and [http://www.blackmarket.co.uk/ Blackmarket Records], it is no wonder he returned home with two large bags full of hardcore [[Vinyl record|vinyl]] and an empty [[wallet]]. Sadly Elite Records is [http://www.happyhardcore.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1261 no longer in business]. After returning home he began to spin. Spending long hours as frequently as he could, he began to grasp the concept of [[beatmatching]] and [[scratching]]. A few years later and quite a bit [[poor]]er, he has amassed enough [[Vinyl record|vinyl]] to make it impossible to find what he wants when he needs it...

:<br /><p align="center">[http://www.discogs.com/collection?user=Alkivar '''''A partial list of my vinyl &ndash; My electronic record collection''''']</p>