[78-L] Drink any good records lately?

[Michael Biel]

We discussed drinking boiled records many years ago here and thought it
was an urban legend but here is an actual Reuters story and we got to
believe it if it comes from Reuters!!!  What could be in it they would
like?  Bug juice?  

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

-------- Original Message --------

From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
This appeared on 88sOn78s. dl

 One was Reuters. In addition to their very
thorough stories about "hard" news. Reuters periodically sent brief
droll ones about quirky things. This story came over during one of my
shifts. I love it. I didn't save the year, but I think it was the
1970s.

 "Drink
 "Shepton Mallet, England, July 2, Reuter --
A magistrate's court here was told today of the local destitutes' top
drink -- boiled phonograph records.
 "Scotsman Thomas Duncan, 50, said the hit beverage was made by
breaking up and boiling old 78 r.p.m. records.
 "Duncan was jailed for stealing two brass vases from a house where
he went for water to dilute his favorite drink.
 "The police analyst in this town about 20 miles (22 kilometers)
south of Bristol is to study Duncan's claims.
 "Reuter 1935"

 I brought the story home and framed it. It's on the wall of one of
my rooms full of 78s.   Don Tait