[78-L] Facebook - again

[Randy Watts]

Well, to me, it has nothing to do with 78L being "old" and Facebook being "new" or one being better or worse than the other. Just an honest acknowledgement that discussions of this music on Facebook groups is much livelier and busier these days than on mailing lists like this one. The infusion of fresh blood -- the younger people who use the Facebook groups -- has helped, too. They have an enthusiasm which has been lacking on many mailing list groups. There's less of a tendency for groups to go off-topic or to get bogged down in hair-splitting minutia or silliness, mainly because if you're that interested in other topics or in the minutia, there's probably a Facebook group that focuses on it.
 
Randy 
 

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 From: Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Facebook - again
  

Halleloo, sounds like the promised land.
Have to toss out that old, outdated, nasty 78L for the brand new shiny 
model.
I can't wait.
Malcolm

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On 4/29/2014 7:20 PM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
> I guess I'll have to give it a try (if I can figure out how).
> RayK
> From: Cary Ginell
> Black & White Hillbilly & Blues Music is good, as is the Rarest 78s group.
> Cary
>>
>> Any groups on Facebook for old C&W?
>> RayK
>> From: David Lennick
>> And there are a couple for the 45rpm enthusiasts. Almost too many groups,
>> actually. And sub-groups like Ken McPherson's blog (and he posts to both
>> 78
>> groups) and James Koenig's "Brand X", devoted to budget and cover
>> labels...
>>> Cary Ginell wrote:
>>> There's also Hot Jazz 1917-1931 and even one for the rarest pre-war
>>> records, based on the old 78 Quarterly magazine listings.