[78-L] Jack Palmer

[David Lennick]

On 11/10/2010 10:25 PM, Steven wrote:
> From: Steve Ramm
>> Did I miss a posting somewhere? I JUST heard that our good friend Jack
>> Palmer (Mr. Vernon Dalhart) died just before Halloween! There will be a
>> short tribute to him in the December "In The Groove" but this was shocking
>> news to me! Jack contributed so much to our hobby and was the nicest guy
>> to chat with at ARSC Conferences - where he gave his Dalhart paper. (SAdly
>> it was before the Conference programs were put up on the ARSC website for
>> us all to hear.).
>>
>> I did dig through my photos and found one I took of him giving his paper
>> at the ARSC Conference in Austin in 2005. I'd like to share this tribute
>> to Jack. Look at the photo at: http://tinyurl.com/29faytb   and think of
>> our friend.
>>
> The harsh, sad and bitter reality is that we can expect a LOT more similar
> messages in coming time! I have no idea what the average age of us 78
> collectors (or 78-L in general) is...but I expect it is WELL into "senior-
> citizen-hood"...?! Somewhere out there is some young (now) 78 fan who
> will be, in a few decades or so, the last 78 collector...and thus wind up
> with all the 78's that don't get "land-filled" by unknowing descendants
> who are charged with settling the estates of collectors...?!
>
> Apparently, libraries and similar institutions are not very interested in
> receiving and preserving our 78's...?!
>
> As far as Mr. Palmer, I used to see him at occasional CAPS (Canadian...)
> meetings; in fact, I used to save Compo issues of VD sides in case he
> didn't have a copy!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>

I found a few he didn't have, in a Salvation Army store in North Bay. And for 
those who don't know, he sold his 78s a couple of years ago. (Possibly to a 
Toronto collector.)

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