[78-L] 78s - on hold!

[Taylor Bowie]

I still recall the night some ten years ago when I was in an expensive 
seafood restaurant in downtown Seattle and listening to the Muzak...which 
was all standard 40s records of swing and pop stuff,  only slightly less 
well-known than In The Mood or Sing,  Sing,  Sing.

Imagine my surprise when I realize that they are playing the 1932 record of 
Ah!  But I've Learned...an ARC side by Gene Kardos with a Chick Bullock 
vocal.

I'm sure my reaction was much like Rodger's when he got put on hold by the 
grocer.

Of course no one else in my party was particularly interested,  or 
understood how cool in was,  but I still was delighted myself!

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodger Holtin" <rjh334578 at yahoo.com>
To: "78-List" <78-l at 78online.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:53 PM
Subject: [78-L] 78s - on hold!


We placed an order for a special item from the local Kroger grocery and 
yesterday I got a call back from the corporate headquarters office that 
handles special order stuff. In the course of the conversation she put me on 
hold to verify some information about the item.

Imagine my delight when I heard some acoustic classic coming over the phone. 
Took me a moment to be sure it was real, but sure enough, it was some early 
20s dance band, perhaps the Virginians or somebody like them. Too bad I 
didn't recognize the tune or the specific record. Alas, the young lady came 
back on the line, but I got a good two minutes of it, no hot solos but 
certainly that jazz era enthusiasm. She had no idea who in corporate may 
have been responsible, but I certainly appreciated hearing something the 
average American would never get to hear. Of course that's a privilege I 
enjoy every day, but nice to hear it on the phone!

If only I could get my out of office e-mail set to send mp3s of 
Coon-Sanders.

Rodger

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