Paul Whiteman's stapler only cost me $35, as I recall. Tell us about that. Thanks for the post, I really enjoyed it.
> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:00:07 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] AL JOLSON'S VICTOR 2-65 ORTHOPHONIC VICTROLA? > > > Harry Akst was his accompanist in Korea, yes. Al very possibly killed himself > with the effort he expended on that tour, or at least he dealt the final blow > to his ailing heart. > > Actually, I have no problem believing that he'd have a 2-65 Victrola - they > were much better machines than any portable made in the 1940s. Who knows - > maybe a soldier made the name plate, stuck it on his own machine, and gave it > to Al. But still not $3,500 ... Paul Whiteman's stapler only cost me $35, as > I recall. > > I had a friend who was in the Army during WWII, and when Bing Crosby visited > his camp, he was put in charge of driving Bing around & helping him in > general. Bing forgot one of his pipes, so my friend mailed it to him. A few > months later, Bing sent the now autographed pipe back to my friend, along > with a really nice letter and several photos taken of the two of them during > Bing's visit. What class! > > > On 12/26/12, Steven Medved wrote: > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SinJgcJQhII > > http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-NA001477.jpg?size=67&uid=dbb4b702-f7fe-420c-aa83-03a587d44190 > > Looks like he had a live piano player. > > > > To: [email protected] > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:27:22 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] AL JOLSON'S VICTOR 2-65 ORTHOPHONIC VICTROLA? > > > > > > What troops, exactly, was Al Jolson entertaining? We were not at war > > 1919-1941, and had relatively small armed forces during that period. > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
