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In Reply to: For those in the midwest.....used vinyl and vintage gear show. posted by HamBone77 on April 9, 2007 at 06:42:38:
Is there a link or more information on the show?
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This is an annual event. There should be a lot of albums in good shape. Perhaps thousands. Event known for selection of jazz and blues. There was a newspaper article this weekend here. Stated most albus will be $1 with the exception of more "collectibles" at higher prices. Article also indicated that there will be a good selction of rock albums. There will be some vintage gear, but focus is on the vinyl. It is only one day, all day.Regards,
HB
http://weft.org/ has a short description of the sale, but they only mention media, not gear.
BTW, Any other inmates in that area (Urbana/Champaign) in the mid/late 70's? I was there attending U of I in 75-78. I was into stereo, but on a limited budget (SX-626, EPI-100s, Phillips 212 TT). Sometime around 1976 the local stereo store burned down, along with a popular bar which was downstairs. Word spread thru the dorms the next day, that a bunch of students had salvaged (stolen) all kinds of NIB stereo equipment from the ashes, and were trading amongst themselves to assemble complete systems. We walked thru the rubble the next night (dumb idea!) but found that nothing good was left... only a few burned up stereos and broken liquor bottles. Someone had even broken into the pinball machines and taken the quarters. Does anyone recall the name of that stereo store (or the bar)?Paul
Believe the bars name was "Chances R" There have been several bar burning downs in and around the campus area. Two of them were known as "gay" bars and the fires were of "suspicious" nature. Imagine that in the middle of a corn field. No bigotry here. One of the other bars to burn was Panama Reds, but after it was sold and the name changed, as well as the client base. Studio One burned down also. However it appeared to burn after the owner filed bankruptcy and rumour had he was so bankrupt that he missed insurance payments. I should know all of this like the back of my hand, ahh but the memories fade.Don't remember the name of the stereo store. However, Glenn Poors, Champagne Audio and Good Vibes have been around for awhile. It could have been one of them.
If you were here in the mid 70s I'm sure you remember that faithful spring gathering on a Wednesday. If you made the annual legalize hemp gathering known as Hash Wednesday you might remember Chef Ra who wrote for high times. He died this past year and up until his death you could see him jockeying a yellow cab around town.
If I remember the fire correctly I don't think there would have been much left in the way of stereo equipment. The building was a total loss.
Peace,
HB
Chances R sounds correct for the bar. The stereo store may have been Good Vibes (I'm sure it was not either of the others you listed). I don't remember ever hearing that this fire was suspicious.
I think some of the stereos survived because they were piled so deep they were insulated by the outer layers. I saw piles of boxed units in one of the dorms which had been pulled from the rubble.
Yes I remember Hash Wednesdays. U of I was a do-whatever-you-want campus in the 70's, unlike Purdue where you had to be sneaky just to get some lousy beer into the dorms.Paul
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