Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 1998/12

From: Ken Wolman <Ken.Wolman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] P.T. Barnum was right . . .
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:18:20 -0500

nleupold@-----.edu wrote:

> > Another sucker was "born" on eBay tonight. An old pink (yes, pink)
> > plastic Vito Dazzler went for $860.00. I've seen R-13s go for less than
> > that on eBay."
>
> The only other problem, of course, is that P.T. Barnum never
> said that. I don't remember who actually did, but this attribution
> has always been incorrect.

Then again...Barnum never paid $800 for a plastic clarinet either. But
if he were around today he could probably get $20,000 for a used bassoon
made out of PVC and make you think the damn thing belonged to Judith
LeClair.

Ken
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Let it come, as it will, and don't
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comfortless, so let evening come.
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