[78-L] BREAKING NEWS, OR BRAKING NEWS!

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Tue Feb 8 15:56:25 PST 2011


Drool....

dl

On 2/8/2011 6:50 PM, Dennis Flannigan wrote:
> How often can 78-l use that pretext? Not often. Here in Tacoma Washington
> tonights news will feature the discovery of 8,000 pristine, Armed Forces,
> 16" electrical transcriptions. These appear at first glance to be carefully,
> purposefully preserved, catalogued and stored in the walls of the gymnasium.
> The gym is being demolished for whatever comes next and certainly surprised
> workers today when they found this treasure/obligation/whatever (depends
> upon your view). They were stored in the walls in the early 1940s -- 1944, I
> believe.
>
> I've been asked to help them hear what they've got. Now, digital recordings
> store that long would be long gone, at least if my CDs are any example.
>
> Dennis


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