Subj : Re: /vinyl /books
To   : August Abolins
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Aug 05 2020 15:01:00

August,

 DS> I can't help but think of the picture I saw on Facebook, with a
 DS> bookstore whose owner was named "Wong Foo King". So, if you
 DS> can't find what you want, you're at "The Wong Foo King
 DS> Bookstore". <BG>

 AA> HA! The logic sounds a bit backwards, but it's still funny.

  It took a moment when I read it, before "the light came on". :P

 AA> My book shop is next door to a heritage/vintage/thrift shoppe.  Our
 AA> front entrances are similar.  I'll get people half-open my door and
 AA> mutter "Wrong store."

 AA> I should put up a sign, "See next door for wong foo king store"

  That'd work. 

 DS> On another note, my late Mom had a large amount of books by
 DS> Clive Cussler (he passed away this past February... my Mom died
 DS> almost a year ago now), and I'd like to get rid of them. I also
 DS> have a large amount of vinyl records... some that may have been
 DS> produced 80 years ago. With COVID-19, many places are rather
 DS> leery of acquiring these items.

 AA> Cussler's are desirable, especially the early hardcovers, or 1st
 AA> editions.  A local shop may like to take them off your hands for a
 AA> small bounty.

  He has signed the majority of these, and my Mom read them all. Sadly,
I lost my Mom a year ago, and I saw where Clive passed away this past
February. I believe his son, Dirk Cussler, is doing the majority of the
work now. Their annual convention, which this year, was to be a memorial
celebration of his life, was cancelled, due to COVID-19.

 AA> Unless you have some Beatle's or Elvis in your vinyl collection, the
 AA> going rate seems to be about $100 for a milk crate full.

  I'll take anything I can get. I'm sure I have at least 100 LP records.

 AA> LPs from 80 years ago would be recordings in the 40s?  Check places
 AA> like discogs.com for anything similar.

  Possibly so. I'll make a note of that. With COVID-19, though, most
places are very picky on what they take.

Daryl

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