[78-L] Another Museum Closes

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Ken "Silver Showcase"" <kenreg at tds.net>
> Bill Knowlton wrote:
>> Just got word that the Liberace Museum is closing, joining the Roy Rogers 
>> Museum as toast.
>> Sad nobody cares anymore about anybody dead except Elvis <g>
> Well, its really not a surprise.  Although wildly popular in his day,
> time moves on.  As Taylor pointed on in another post, the the generation
> that enjoyed Liberace and Roy Rogers, who's museum also closed, is
> dieing off.  Although I would enjoy going to either of those museums and
> am sad to see them close, to be realistic I think the best hope is for
> an entertainment museum that would be inclusive of all iconic performers
> from various genres.  Such a museum could highlight everyone from
> Liberace to Harry Lauder.  (And both men made 78s so this is on topic.)
>
Sooner or later, the last artist to record on 78 will leave us? The last
commercial 78's were recorded c. early 1962...that was over 48 years
ago! Even if we figure a 12-year-old "child star" appeared on one of
these final 78's...he/she/it would be reaching 60 now...?!

Steven C. Barr