[78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls

Wed Nov 4 13:15:34 PST 2009

I've seen some squirming in my day but this takes the cake. You've cleverly 
changed the subject away from your peurile criticism
of Dave Lennick's stated opinion to accusing some of 78 rpm members of 
taking a "hobby so seriously."
What you originally  seemed to reflect displeasure with Dave's use of the 
appelation "Lenny"
Now suddenly,  you're philosophically above it all and you remind us that 
'Reality is what really matters in life:"
I suppose in contrast to thin skins?
There may be some in this group but what do we call an objection to using 
"Lenny" instead of Leonard Bernstein.
Ain't that as thin as skin can get?

Al Simmons

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Beard" <soundssights71 at yahoo.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls

Steve,

That's all it was....my personal view......thanks for your welcome and kind 
comment. Yes, I've certainly encountered some "thin-skinners" on the board, 
but hoped, perhaps, that there were a great many 78 rpm enthusiasts here who 
didn't take the hobby so seriously. Let's face it, it's a HOBBY, such as 
stamp collecting, film collecting and so forth....When a hobby becomes such 
a serious matter that we lose sight of reality, then it's best to take a 
step back and realize what matters most in life.

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From: Steve Thornton <fnarf at comcast.net>
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Sent: Thu, November 5, 2009 3:01:57 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls

Wow, you folks got some thin skins. I didn't see any snark in Jason's post
at all. I thought he was trying to be clever, and paying you a compliment in
the process.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of
> David Lennick
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:53 AM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls
>
> For a newcomer, you certainly have more than your fair share
> of snarkiness. I
> don't have to justify my opinions of Mr. Bernstein to you or
> anyone else. I
> bring 40 years of professional work as a music programmer,
> classical deejay,
> record producer, reissue transfer engineer, reviewer, liner
> note writer et al.
> Don't like my opinions? Don't read 'em. I won't be reading
> any of yours.
>
> dl
>
> Jason Beard wrote:
> > I am truly impressed at your almost encyclopedic knowledge
> of, as you refer to him, "Lenny's" career, even though you
> wrote that you "...have very little respect for (him) as a
> musician, a composer and a human being...." Everyone whom you
> dislike should be given such a high honor; please feel free
> to subtly, yet briefly, vent your anger toward "Lenny" in
> this thread, WHICH, I believe, began as a thread for Vogue
> Picture Records.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> > To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> > Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 1:25:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls
> >
> > You find me anyone who hasn't referred to him as "Lenny"
> over the last 60 years
> > and I'll buy you lunch. He even worked as "Lenny Amber" while doing
> > arrangements for Harms in his early years.
> >
> > Incidentally, I have very little respect for Leonard
> Bernstein as a musician, a
> > composer and a human being. I find many of his later
> performances eccentric and
> > unlistenable, I find much of his symphonic work derivative
> and full of outright
> > plagiarism, and I think the man had blood on his hands.
> That aside, he still
> > turned out a couple of theatrical masterpieces.
> >
> > dl
> >
> > Jason Beard wrote:
> >> David,
> >>
> >> It's indeed an honor to learn that you were of such
> a great acquaintance with Mr. Bernstein, that you felt free
> to address him as 'Lenny". Not many of us are in your league.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> >> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >> Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 11:41:21 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls
> >>
> >> It's of its time. Anybody could and did play the Rhapsody
> in Blue. Even today,
> >> there are versions of it that are unbelievably ghastly,
> some of them by well
> >> known artists who should have known better (Lenny
> Burnsteen being the worst
> >> offender, Andre Previn coming in second, with a special
> award going to every
> >> Paul Whiteman version with the distorted rhythms and the
> heavenly choir).
> >> Spitalny's choral sides make me to barf, but again,
> they're of the period.
> >>
> >> dl
> >>
> >> Jason Beard wrote:
> >>> I disagree...from the little I've heard, I recommend it
> to lovers of great music.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> >>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >>> Sent: Tue, November 3, 2009 7:14:22 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls
> >>>
> >>> The Spitooney set is one of the most common..although
> I've never found it in
> >>> the box. In an album, a couple of times..as individual
> discs, a couple of
> >>> times..and the Rhapsody issued separately, once.
> >>>
> >>> Some Vogues are even worth listening to. The Study in
> Blue isn't one of them.
> >>> One that is is Enric Madriguera's "Minute Samba" which
> has a neat little fiddle
> >>> & guitar chorus reminiscent of Grappelli & Django.
> >>>
> >>> dl
> >>>
> >>> Jason Beard wrote:
> >>>> I SERIOUSLY doubt that the seller will receive thier
> asking price. If not, just wait them out.....eventually,
> they'll realize that their price is a dream, and just
> that...a dream. Let's cool our thoughts for a while, but BOY,
> would I love to own the phonograph! In this life, NEVER say
> never...and the seller will ship from Switzerland, is it?
> SERIOUS thoughts of ill-packing possible...broken
> discs...etc. I own one of the sets...by Phil Spitalny and his
> All-Girl Orchestra...in the original "box". I paid the lavish
> price of (drumroll please....) $2.00. EXCELLENT
> condition...no scratches or scuffs. The illustration work on
> that set is incredible, ESPECIALLY on "Blue Skies".
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>> From: "fnarf at comcast.net" <fnarf at comcast.net>
> >>>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >>>> Sent: Tue, November 3, 2009 5:12:53 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls
> >>>>
> >>>> Dang, these "selling as a lot only, don't ask about
> pieces" people are stupid.
> >>>>
> >>>> The number of people who are hot to get ahold of a
> complete collection of Vogues, but currently have zero of
> them, has got to be zero. EVERYBODY with any interest in any
> part of this wants more parts, to fill his gaps, not the whole.
> >>>>
> >>>> Some of those items are indeed spectacularly rare, and
> undoubtedly worth a lot. You get two guys with everything
> except those "ultra rare" items listed going against each
> other, and you've got yourself an auction. But they're not
> going to bid on a complete lot.
> >>>>
> >>>> The ONLY person who's going to bid on this is a dealer
> with deep pockets looking to break the set up, IF he looks at
> the list and sees a profit there as single items. This seller
> here could have that profit for himself if he had a brain.
> >>>>
> >>>> Won't sell.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> >>>> To: "78L" <78-L at 78online.com>
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 1:53:49 PM GMT -08:00
> US/Canada Pacific
> >>>> Subject: [78-L] Now's your chance, boys and girls
> >>>>
> >>>> Got $300,000 lying around? And that's the STARTING bid.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/yl3xx4n
> >>>>
> >>>> dl
> >>>>
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