I'll chime in here and also say that your story of how you discovered phonographs, and what appeals to you about them, should be shared with the group, which after all is the point of this list. Everyone got their start in this hobby one way or another, and each story I'm sure is a personal one to each individual, regardless of circumstance.
Andrew Baron On Jul 30, 2012, at 2:48 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: > No, please post your story. > > If people don't want to read it (or anything else posted here, for that > matter) they can learn to click "delete" - it's not hard to do. > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- Peter > [email protected] > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 1:04 PM, "Ken aka: OnATorrent" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Everyone, >> >> It had been suggested to me by a couple of people to right up my story about >> how I fisrt got the Phono Fever at the age of 26 years old. Unfortunately >> it will contain parts of my life away form the topic of Phonos as I overcame >> major life issues. I guess now it would be inappropriate to post my story >> here. If any of you that encouraged me to do this, and if you still would >> like to read my story, please contact me off board. As I donot want to cause >> problems or get people here upset with me. I to am sorry for posting my off >> topic personal major life event. >> >> I really did not mean to ruffle anyones feathers, >> Kenneth >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Loran T. Hughes <[email protected]> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 2:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Apology to all >> >> John, >> >> You owe no one an apology. Yes, one purpose of the list is to share & >> further knowledge about the hobby. Phono-L is also a conduit for >> socialization among those of us who share common bonds. >> >> Folks, if you get your panties in a wad over some non-phono related >> chatter, run your own listserve and make the rules. Hang out here, you >> play by my rules. >> >> Thanks, >> Loran >> >> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:21 AM, John Robles <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Good morning all. >>> I received an email this morning from a list member stating that it would >>> be nice if I "did not use Phono-L for my personal email or soapbox", and >>> that "not everyone wants to hear all this". It was further stated that the >>> purpose of Phono-L was to share and further our knowledge about our shared >>> hobby. That is true. >>> >>> I simply responded to a public message that was posted by a list member. I >>> had written him privately asking him to let me know how he was doing. He >>> answered publicly. Was it off subject? Yes. I did not use the list as a >>> "soap box"' I merely made a compassionate response to a list member's >>> message. I assume he received a similar response. I also assume that if the >>> medical issue had been cancer or some other "mainstream" ailment, I would >>> not have been accused of being on my "soapbox", which implies a political >>> attitude. >>> >>> Be that as it may, I am sorry if my public response to a public message >>> offended anyone. I will try to keep my compassion for suffering private >>> from now on. >>> >>> John Robles >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
