[78-L] TMFR, was Re: [8-L posts--WAS: Washing records

[martha]

 I'm too old and feeble to ever move again, so my records & I will be 
carried out of here.   The only question is whether I or they get thrown 
into the dumpster.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert M. Bratcher Jr." <bratcher at pdq.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] TMFR, was Re: [8-L posts--WAS: Washing records


> At 05:28 PM 2/15/2010, you wrote:
>>Julian Vein wrote:
>> > Steven C. Barr wrote:
>> >
>> >> Based on my guess that there exist around 3 million different 78's in
>> >> total, I own c. 2% of the extant quantity (my "incomplete" can 
>> >> partially
>> >> be explained by the fact that I don't actively collect classical
>> 78's...?!).
>> >
>> >> Steven C. Barr
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> > How many more 78s do you think you could practically acquire with a 
>> > view
>> > to extracting information therefrom? In other words, when does your
>> > accumulation become your master rather than your slave? There must come
>> > a point when the number of 78s you have becomes intimidating and starts
>> > to overwhelm and envelop you.
>> >
>> >       Julian Vein
>>
>>Tell me about it..I'm facing MOVING in a few weeks. And it's time to do 
>>some
>>serious culling. I know Mr. Barr will say "bring 'em over here" but
>>it's gonna
>>be "rent a van and come and get 'em" from this end.