Re: [ARSCLIST] obituary - Franz Jolowicz, Discophile NYC

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Hirsch wrote:

> Don,
>
> That really blows my mind. My memory of Radio City was of a few bins
> tucked in a tiny shop in close proximity to the bus terminal, which, in
> Hempstead was just about the only center of activity most of the time.
> Of course, I should have also mentioned the Salvation Army's excellent
> arena for (mostly 78) rummaging, though I imagine the one in my neck of
> the woods was not atypical for that era.
>
> I am glad to hear an all too rare bit of record collector chatter on
> this list for a change since I have next to no knowledge to the
> technical side of recording and one could get the impression from
> reading the postings on most days that the list of the Association of
> Recorded Sound Collections has no interest how people actually come to
> have these collections or find themselves charged with their care. I
> have found much of the technical discussion and debates on issues,
> particularly copyright, informative at times, but I have a much more
> emotional attachment to the content and have a lot more to say about it
> than I do regarding bitrates, fair-use clauses and the like.
>
> Not really a carp or criticism, just an encouragement to kindred souls
> to post more.
>
> Peter Hirsch

Of course we have 78-L for civilized discussions related to record collecting (as
Mr. Chichester does a spit take and sprays tea all over the computer), but attend
any ARSC conference and you'll find quite a few members whose first task is to find
the local used record stores and Sally Ann locations.

dl

>
>
> Dnjchi@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >In a message dated 12/8/2005 12:10:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >punto@xxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Even the little village of
> >>Hempstead where I graduated from HS in 68 had its Radio City Records,
> >>presided over by "Swede" and I still have some of the (mostly mono - we
> >>only owned one speaker and my parents remained skeptical on the stereo
> >>issue well into the 80s and beyond) albums bearing its rubber-stamped
> >>name, address and phone number on  them.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I worked in that store in the mid-'50s!  That was Swede Olsen, whose wife
> >Karen worked there, too. Swede and I did some community theatre with Lantern
> >Theatre on LI for several years, until I graduated from Hofstra.  They live in
> >retirement in Florida.
> >It was ar the Hempstead Salvation Army that I met Bob Colton who introduced
> >me to 'Record Research'; they were on issue no. 2!
> >
> >Don Chichester
> >
> >
> >
> >