[78-L] Dumbest thing you've ever done to a 78, was Re: R Johnson auction

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I had found a copy of Terry Gibbs' first 78 as a bandleader, on Savoy, and was going over to his house to present it to him. On the way, I had to get gas. I had the 78 sitting on the seat next to me, but it was in the sun when I got out of the car, so I put it on the driver's seat, leaning against the back cushion instead. Sure enough, I got back in the car, leaned back, and heard a sickening "crack." I thought, "You're too good a collector to have done such an asinine thing." Terry had a good laugh over it. I soon found another copy for less money and in better shape and gave it to him.

Cary Ginell


-----Original Message-----
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 4:37 pm
Subject: [78-L] Dumbest thing you've ever done to a 78, was Re: R Johnson auction



A gorgeous late pressing of Whiteman doing the Mississippi Suite came to grief 
one day when I rolled my chair forward and the wheel base came in contact with 
the record. There went THAT compilation.

Not ponying up 70 cents (35 per disc) for Carpenter's "Skyscrapers" on Program 
Transcription one Saturday afternoon in 1962 was pretty dumb.

Not buying the transcription collection I was offered about 10 years ago which 
included a presentation set of lacquers of the Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall 
Concert (plus the program) fits in there as well, although the stakes were 
slightly higher.

dl

joe at salerno.com wrote:
> who amongst us wouldn't be kicking ourselves if we were in those same shoes?
> 
> is this a new thread, the dumbest thing I've ever done, like breaking a 
> favorite record....
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