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Re: Repair Tech in NYC

Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2015-12-22 23:13

Paul...Mark has been at Weiner for ages.

Jonathan [Wright], i.e. self proclaimed "Crazy Jonathan," back in the day, dubbed this nomenclature for the "great deals" he use to offer when Weiner's product offering was done in a post office mailed catalog. You know, in the "stone ages" before the internet. [wink]

He has long since left.

Jonathan's sales gimmicks of "lunacy" beared, I suspect by no cooincidence, similar parallels to a now long time defunct electronics outlet in the greater NY area called Crazy Eddie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Eddie.

The "Crazy" in Eddie was a well recognized double entendre, not of Crazy Eddie [Antar's] intention I also suspect. Mr. Antar used it to convey the craziness of his low prices. Many others, while agreeing with his competitive prices, felt the name also applied to Antar's less than legal business practices, and unusual personality traits.

For many years Mr. Wright has operated his own outfit http://www.wright-music.com/ nearby to Weiner. Wright's in Port Washington, NY, a couple of towns over from Weiner's Mineola--both in Nassau County, NY.

When Wright was at Weiner, these may have been in the days when Fred Weiner was operating out of the Westernly to now, Queens County location.

I've somewhat less than agreed with some of Mr. Wright's marketing, although I bear him no ill will. Until recently, you could find pictures of him with Bliss on his website, no doubt taken at some convention, as if to imply them good friends--which I doubt.

On Weiner's website you may find pictures of their repair department's Mark Kasten training with Morrie Backun around the time the time the two developed a business relationship with each other. You can bet Morrie and Mark know each other very well.

Drift intended.

(Note: Previous poster Ed and I are not in disagreement regarding Jonathan Wright-Watkins name, and who we are both referring to.)

Post Edited (2015-12-22 23:27)

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