[78-L] Brian Rust R.I.P. [fwd]

[Mike Harkin]

Most people would vote for 'Sir' Elton than for Brian Rust because they never heard of Rust.  Which, as WE know, is their loss!

Mikw in Plovdiv

--- On Fri, 1/7/11, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

> From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Brian Rust R.I.P.
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Friday, January 7, 2011, 4:39 AM
> 
> A ridiculous comparison. Elton John did not get knighthood
> instead of Brian Rust. And gauging "importance" is
> completely subjective. I'm sure that millions of people
> would deem John's accomplishments much more influential than
> Brian's if faced with the choice. The fact of the matter is
> - nobody faced such a choice.
> 
> Cary Ginell
> 
> > From: stevenc at interlinks.net
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 21:10:50 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Brian Rust R.I.P.
> > 
> > From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
> > > Mike Fitzgerald of the Jazz Research list has
> just sent an e-mail 
> > > announcing
> > > that Brian Rust passed away in his sleep last
> night. He was 88.
> > >
> > I knew he was quite old; we of the 78-ophile community
> SHOULD be
> > working on trying to arrange a posthumous knighthood
> for him! After
> > all...our "hobby" (rather, fascination...?!) has
> depended on the work
> > of Sir Brian Rust for some fifty years...?! He is (or
> should be?) MUCH
> > more important than "Sir" Elton John...?!
> > 
> > Steven C. Barr 
> > 
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