oddly enough, *this* was more the response i got wondering
about the release, rather than too many people actually telling me
about it... oh well...
but, what is the deal with the archives? is there an attempt at bringing
back
that keen format from, um, years ago? could search, etc... was nice : )
----- Original Message -----
From: <bobboehler@juno.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] Savath + Savalas
quoted 57 lines Having been lurking around here for a while, I'll grant it's a little
> Having been lurking around here for a while, I'll grant it's a little
> strange when these older titles come up...
>
> But then again, when you think of it, isn't it also a little strange to
> think of FSTH as old news? Bach's Mass in B Minor is old news, but this?
> Still, everyone jumps on the merry-go-round at a different point - so
> it's all new stuff to somebody...
>
> Having said that, it wouldn't hurt if people hit the archives; although
> it _is_ a pain to try to find things there. I'm really looking forward
> to having the IDM data base up and running. (soon...?)
>
> It was really the query about local availability that caught my
> attention, though. I just tried to place a special order at a pretty
> good local shop for Vert's _Koln Konzert_, only to discover that it's no
> longer available. Grrr! I didn't think I was _that_ slow on the uptake,
> to miss it entirely! I can't tell you how often I've gotten excited
> about something I've heard about here, only to find it unavailable: even
> by special order.
>
> I know there are the on-line sources for stuff, but I really believe in
> trying to support the folks locally... at least the ones that really make
> an effort to track things down for you.
>
> I may not just read about stuff I can get locally, but it sure is
> frustrating to read about music, 90 % of which I'll probably never
> actually get to hear...
>
> (sniff... whine...)
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 20:25:40 -0500 Michael Upton <jetjag@MailAndNews.com>
> writes:
> > Why are people asking for reviews of 'Folk Songs for Trees and Honey'
> > now?
> >
> > and I'm interested as to whether people eg. didn't read those
> > threads (and why they didn't) or weren't on the > IDM list
> > at the time or what...
> >
> > This makes me wonder: do people only read about stuff they
> > already know they can definitely find locally?
> >
>
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