[Phono-L] MAPS going strong - (was Looking for
theVernonDalhartBook)
George
victrola at triton.net
Sun Jun 21 17:49:06 PDT 2009
Attendance had dropped off at Phonoventions in recent years as I'm sure, to some degree, at all shows. Many of us dealers had all but given up on Phonovention when the Hoosier Chapter picked up sponsoring the show in Auburn IN. This would seem like an ideal location, being much more centralized than Lansing. As a dealer I and many others agreed to stay on another year when this move was announced.
Last years show was not terribly well attended, but the location was still great. It's held in a beautiful atrium type setting with access to the National Military History Center as part of your entry fee. This access is well worth it even if you did not attend the actual show. The Hoosier chapter has worked very hard to try and arrange a great show at a great location. I hope that many of the faces that we have not seen in a few years will again give Phonovention a try. You have nothing to lose!
Thank you,
Great Lakes Antique Phonographs
George Vollema
Newaygo MI 49337-8556
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffry Young, D.O.
To: Antique Phonograph List
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Phono-L] MAPS going strong - (was Looking for theVernonDalhartBook)
Just a comment in passing!? My son Greg (12 and 1/2 years old) and I
were on our way into Jaspers on Saturday night after a day at Union.
Randy Doneley mentions on the way in that "you are the youngest
collector at the show, and we need to do something to change that! It is
good that you are bringing your son!" He was talking about ME, not GREG!
I will be 50 in September. If Randy's comment is even close to being
prophetic, as collectors we are in big trouble, because there will be no
one left who is interested in our collections. There is sort of an
analogy with pre-war and post war Lionel trains. Look at the interest
and the values. It speaks for itself.
I have been a member of MAPS since 1992. I am also a member of the
Wisconsin Chapter, the very first sub-chapter of the original group. The
monthly newsletter is great. Phil an Eileen do an incredible job. Thank
you to those who contribute articles every single month! If it were
easy, they would have had someone step up to the plate two years ago
when they said they were getting tired. Does any one want this job?
Hello-o-o-o-o? (Can you hear the echo?) It is a hell of a lot of work
with few thank you's and far to many complaints. But, do we need to
think beyond "dead tree media?"
Do we need a more interactive web site? The one we have is maintained
voluntarily. THANK YOU!!! Do we need a phono BLOG on the site. Do we
need different areas like jass and blues, R&B, spirituals, Cajun,
country? (If all this is there, and I have not noticed, I apologize, it
has been awhile since I have been to the site and don't mean to under
appreciate anyone.) How do you attract the i-tunes crowd to the ORIGINAL
stuff, not just what they can download. Maybe the desire to own the
ORIGINALS is just not there in our "knock-off" youth? If we don't get
the kids involved by using TODAY'S technology, we will not be able to
get them to appreciate the technology of the past! ALL IDEAS WELCOME!
Let's brain storm.
Anyway, I am rambling. The Wisconsin Chapter of MAPS used to run the
phonograph competition when the event was held in Lansing. I understand
there is no longer a competition. It has been a long time since I have
been to Phonovention, but I am going to Phonovention this year! Thank
you Indiana Chapter! Even if you do not care about the old music, the
Auburn/Cord/Duisenberg museum is GREAT!
Thanks for listening!
Regards,
Jeff
Wisconsin
-----Original Message-----
From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org]
On Behalf Of Douglas Houston
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:10 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] MAPS going strong - (was Looking for the
VernonDalhartBook)
Good message, Steve. Are you asking me, or telling me? I've been a
member of MAPS since about 1981, so I do have an idea what's going on
with the group here in Michigan. I've even written articles on
occasiion. I did the presentation for, I believe, three of the
phonoventions. You're in Philly, 600 miles from here, and I'm in
Michigan, where this outfit is based. I don't think that you've seen any
of what went on here. We see your articles, but we've never seen you.
My claim that MAPS is falling apart in Michigan is based on the fact
that there are no monthly meetings, hosted by members who are
collecters. I have a lot of radios (about 600), and probably 20
phonographs, many of them, part of the radios but there's no space here
for hosting a meeting. Also, I'm no longer the kid that I was, and
that's a factor as well. I enjoy sharing my chatter with the other
members in the meetings. Don't get the idea for a second that I'm a
freeloader. I sort of read that in your copy. We've lost the cohesion
that we once had. Phil Stewart has wanted to pass the editorial torch to
someone else, and there have been no takers. That's a thankless job that
has to be done. The publication is the foundation of any organization,
and you don't find editors, standing around on some street corner. In
the absence of a new taker, Phil consented to stay on for a while
longer. How much longer will it be reasonable for Phil to hang on? Like
all of us, he's going to
need a rest.
The interest is here, but it has to be re-kindled, and hopefully to the
pitch that it once was. That's going to take imagination, dedication,
and just plain leadership. It isn't there now. Somebody has to take the
reins, and get this rig back in motion. The monthly (or nearly so)
meetings were something to liook forward to, and to remember afterwards.
That getting together once made a strong, and enviable organization.
It's somewhere, asleep, and needs to be awakened. I hope to live long
enough to see it. None of that is going to be easy, but it will be
rewarding, once it gets thing going again.
> [Original Message]
> From: <Srsells1 at aol.com>
> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Date: 6/20/2009 10:43:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] MAPS going strong - (was Looking for the Vernon
DalhartBook)
>
> In a message dated 6/13/2009 11:05:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> cdh041 at earthlink.net writes:
>
> Something got caught in the machinery here. I must have been asleep
when I
> sent my last message. Fer Pete's sake, all you have to do is contact
Phil
> Stewart at: ITGMail at aol.com. Steve lives in Battle Creek and not far
from
> Jack. Jack has been at several get-togethers in the years since the
book
> was published, so he hadn't dropped out of sight back then. MAPS has
pretty
> much fallen apart, and there are rarely any meetings anymore. I
haven't
> seen Steve for quite a while, sadly.
>
> Steve? Steve who? (you never mention a Steve). As for MAPS
meetings,
> they seem to be happening monthly month as they are listed in In The
Groove
> each Month. (May meeting was at John Haugers). Are you in Michigan?
Are you
> involved at all in helping host a meeting?
>
> Also, MAPS has Chapters around the country - Oregon, Wisconsin and New
> England - not just in MI.
>
> Actually, from what I know, the monthly meetings are small because
only a
> percentage of members live within driving distance. And the
Phonovention was
> moved because (as I understand it) they had a host and it was easier
for
> folks to get to.
>
> The backbone of MAPS is the wonderful monthly magazine "In The Groove"
> which is lovingly put together by Phil and Eileen Stewart as Editors
and
> Publishers. It's a lot of work. I know because - for over 18 years
(yeesh!) I've
> been writing a monthly column for ITG (and have yet to miss an issue).
I do
> it for free and - believe me it IS a lot of work. The articles in ITG
are
> well written and cataloged in Tim Brooks' "Current Bibliography" in
the
> ARSC Journal. (I know for a fact that some of the things I write
about are not
> covered ANYWHERE else.) The Calif. APS magazine is a quarterly with
> articles but no current news. ITG comes on time MONTHLY and has free
classifieds
> (though I wish folks would send in NEW ones instead of repeating the
same
> ones each month <g>).
>
> With postage rates going up they had to increase the dues (but gave
> everyone a chance at "last year's prices). MAPS is a non-profit and
the folks
> putting out ITG are not getting rich.
>
> So, I'm not sure what the issue with monthly meetings is -(again, only
a
> small portion of members reside in MI) Anthony Sinclair, Ron
Dethlefson and I
> are still cranking out what we hope are useful articles and columns
for
> its readers. (And a tip of the hat to the MAPS website webmaster who
keeps it
> current.)
>
> Steve Ramm
>
>
>
>
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