[78-L] Collecting [was Record store closure]

[Bud Black]

Nothing like spending an evening with a good dog and
a book at your feet.

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On Dec 28, 2012, at 7:13 PM, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com> wrote:

> You can't drink gramophone records.
> You can't listen to wine.
> You can't read china.
> You can't serve dinner on books.
> 
> But to play a few 78's after a delicious dinner, served on your 
> favourite china, accompanied by a glass of vintage Claret, with a good 
> book at hand...who would complain?
> Kristjan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 2012-12-29 00:53, Cary Ginell wrote:
>> Model railroad, auto, and wine enthusiasts all enjoy active enjoyment of their hobbies also. Unlike wine, we discophiles can consume repeatedly, not just once.
>> 
>> Cary
>> 
>> On Dec 28, 2012, at 3:11 PM, "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 28/12/12 20:45, Mike Harkin wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> --- On Fri, 12/28/12, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <rbratcherjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <rbratcherjr at yahoo.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Record store closure
>>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>> Date: Friday, December 28, 2012, 7:49 PM
>>>> 
>>>> I'd still prefer to collect records instead of stamps though.....
>>>> 
>>>> So would I, actually.  You can only look at  a stamp, not listen to it [even if it commemorates a musician], whereas a record you can do both.  Double the bang
>>>> for your buck.
>>>> 
>>>> Mike in Plovdiv - who must satisfy his addiction now with cd reissues, the record
>>>> collector's methadone....
>>> =================
>>> Record, and film collecting, are the only "living, breathing" preserved
>>> art forms. The rest you can only gaze at.
>>> 
>>> On the question of the visual arts, I don't find watching musicians
>>> performing their art on film very satisfying. Every time you watch it's
>>> exactly the same, whereas if you are just listening, your imagination
>>> can run riot--you can imagine what the musicians look like, where they
>>> are placed in relation to each other, the decor of the studio, the
>>> lighting etc. In order words, your perception can change with each playing.
>>> 
>>>      Julian Vein
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