[78-L] Huh?

[Michael Biel]

I wonder if stamp collecting--and possibly even coin collecting--is
undergoing a similar crisis because young people do not snail-mail
things nor use coins except in parking meters.  If they HAVE to
snail-mail something they can get the postage on-line, and credit cards
can be used in parking meters in many cities.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  



Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
> Thatcher Graham says: “I find that music collectors just a bit younger 
> than me don't even know
> 78s existed. Or if they do, don't understand the different between them 
> and LPs.
> having never played records of any kind, they recognize them by diameter
> not material or playing speed. My interns abstain from physical media
> entirely - downloading and sharing digital media exclusively. They see
> our hobby as a novelty. The genre of music is not the obstruction. They 
> just have no connection
> to physical media.”
>
> Thank you, Thatcher, for raising this issue. One of the big concerns of 
> the IAJRC (International Association of Jazz Record Collectors) is how 
> to attract young people to the hobby. We do have several members in 
> their 30s who attend our annual Convention, but most attending members 
> are in their 50s, 60s, and beyond. As the membership ages, we are not 
> adding new blood. Your comments and that of other contributors on this 
> matter have given me an idea that I have just e-mailed to the Manager 
> of our 2010 Convention in September: Contact one or more local schools 
> and invite a class or two to visit our Convention Record Room where 
> they can see and hear 78s and LPs, what makes them different from CDs, 
> how a phonograph works, and have a demonstrator give an entertaining 
> explanation of these and other features. Seeing, hearing, and touching 
> may be a way to help young people become aware of records, how much fun 
> they can be, and why people turn collecting them into a lifetime hobby!

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [78-L] Huh?
From: Thatcher Graham <thatcher at mediaguide.com>
Date: Mon, May 03, 2010 11:31 am
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>

Ha!
I actually brought my little VV 1-5 to work to demonstrate to the 
younger employees .
It turned out that only 3 of my co-workers had seen one before either.

Then I took out a pin and a paper cone and repeated the demo!

-- Thatcher