[78-L] It's hard being loyal to 78-l

[Bill McClung]

I love 78s.  Both for the music and for the object.  I love learning about
them and making connections to other artists, labels, and events.  I have
much yet to learn.

I left 78-L late last year because I tired of the jokes and puns and wasted
time.  The final straw was when I had asked a sincere question and got
sarcasm in reply.

I came back to the list this spring because I missed the learning and I
missed the community.  I do hope this thread has a positive result.  




> [Original Message]
> From: Tom Hood <thood at shaw.ca>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: 6/27/2009 12:49:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] It's hard being loyal to 78-l
>
> Hi Dennis
> Your posting was a breath of fresh air! The name of the group is 78-l 
> Reading recent postings one gets the impression it is 78-drivel.It's bad 
> enough to wade thru posting likes "I have that too"  or clumsy attempts
at 
> humour with school boy puns & like nonsense.M Jackson is dead...has this
a 
> serious impact on the 78 collecting fraternity NO! Will it NO! so get
back 
> to why the list was created.
> Tom Hood
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <krabgrass at aol.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:53 AM
> Subject: [78-L] It's hard being loyal to 78-l
>
>
> > I'm mostly a digest reader, offering a question or comment
periodically. I 
> > bought and watched Leah Biel's DVD on record collectors and saw myself
in 
> > many of the folks interviewed. Couple that viewing with the recent spat
of 
> > racist, and dogmatic self-congratulatory postings by some of those
filmed 
> > reminds me that collectors like the general population include ass
holes 
> > and saints. The saints appear to be losing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Collectors tolerate each other because no one else knows what we're 
> > talking about. However, please discuss more about groove width, Enrico 
> > Dylan's vocal range, V+ vs. E--, or anything but how wonderful you are
to 
> > put down Michael Jackson's life.
> >
> >
> >
> > Compare it with your life. One surrounded by an accumulation of
recordings 
> > you've never heard, won't hear, and still defend when your spouse and 
> > family want some time or to be heard. I know, I've hidden behind my
stacks 
> > of shellac long enough to have moved from "this will all be worth 
> > something when we need money," to, "it has an intrinsic historical
value 
> > that I'm preserving," or, from Capitalist to Public Servant.
> >
> >
> >
> > Again, I ramble. I'm shamed by some comments on the list lately. Not 
> > because they abuse free speech--say what you want. I'm shamed because I 
> > hope for more decency from the members. I guess we're just proving
Nerds 
> > need a locker room too.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dennis Flannigan
> >
> >
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