[78-L] Train Blockage Re: Whither NOLA

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I think it's the start of a country song - at least it has the train 
part covered. Is there a prison nearby?

joe salerno


Martin Fisher wrote:
> Lets think about this....TRUTH exposing historians (Beil & Beil, both of 
> whom we love dearly) are blocked from a shrine to a LEGEND (Rodgers) by a 
> protective Train (take your pick here).
> 
> OK..so I'm not an eloquent writer....
> 
> Is there not something romantically poetic goin' on here??
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Martin
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> To: <78-L at 78online.com>; "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Whither NOLA
> 
> 
>> Leah and I thank Dave B for his kind comments, and we two too enjoyed the 
>> pleasure of his company.  I will add that I fought fiercely against the 
>> use of concurrent conferencepresentation scheduling, but when I was off 
>> the board they went to it, and it has led to a lesser amount of unity in 
>> the group  And a greater amount of missing presentations.  The are some 
>> like the Little Wonder session I have to watch on my videotape because 
>> several people have told me I need to check out some statements that I 
>> might have questioned if Ihad been at that session.     We found out on 
>> the web while in transit that the Jimmie Rodgers museum was closed Sun & 
>> Mon and if the brochure had said that we would have gone on the way down 
>> Wed like db did.  We went to take pictures anyway and wonder how he found 
>> the place because we hit all kinds of blocked roads with detours and a 
>> train blocking yet another road!  Question -- would it jhave been worth 
>> the 8 bucks admission each?
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com>
>> To: <78-L at 78online.com>,"DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
>> Date: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:35:57 PM GMT-7
>> Subject: [78-L] Whither NOLA
>>
>> I'm rather proud of myself. I spent my entire time either at the ARSC 
>> conference, walking around town, listening to music, or eating (sometimes 
>> did the last three simultaneously). I watched no television, turned on no 
>> computers, and basically submerged myself in the NOLA scene. I'll gather 
>> my thoughts together later this week and give a report, but suffice to 
>> say, it was a whole lotta fun.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> I concur completely with Cary's last phrase. This was my first ARSC 
>> conference, aside from a brief visit during the 2004 Cleveland one, and 
>> the first time I've been a member. The administrators and attendees exuded 
>> a warmth which was palpable. I got to meet lots of new friends and people 
>> who had only been names to me, like Cary, Seth Winner, Doug Pomeroy, Kurt 
>> Nauck III and particularly Mike and Leah Biel. These last two I met 
>> briefly at the 2004 conference but this time we had extended chats about 
>> everything phonographic, particularly for about 3 hours after the final 
>> night's banquet, and I discovered an affability which can only be 
>> appreciated in person.
>>
>> The only problem I had with the conference is that with the structure of 
>> having two presentations happening concurrently, it's frequently difficult 
>> to decide which one to attend. I sometimes ran back and forth between two 
>> presentations and missed the full impact of either.
>>
>> I'm still on my way back to Toronto, (in Birmingham Alabama), but the 
>> sounds of the conference are still with me as I enjoy a set of CDs which 
>> was launched during the conference, containing early 20th century New 
>> Orleans jazz recordings.
>>
>> db
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