"I now own Greta Garbo’s Beatles records, her twist records (she was a big fan of the dance craze and even ventured out to the Peppermint Lounge to see it for herself on the dancefloor), her Linda Ronstadt records, and mind blowingly — her own copy of Gene Clark’s “No Other”."
"So I found a great little vintage decoupaged record box from my office to put them in, and bought a little red Crosley Spinnerette portable record player so I could play them easily without hassle, and if I wished, create mp files from them too."
"But I also thought it would be nice to share these records. So that’s the intent of this blog: with each post, I will share the experience of pulling a record from Greta’s collection and playing it all the way though, as we might imagine what Greta was doing when she was listening."
A friend sent me this link with great excitement. The idea seems good on paper (or HTML) but in actuality the posts are quite hokey and presumptuous ("perhaps Greta had a yearning for Beatles music or perhaps she was stuck in her penthouse apartment? Perhaps!") - it's all good and fine for a creative writing assignment, but doesn't really add anything to the world's appreciation of music. Plus, the posts on this Greta Garbo blog are simply way too long and truly not well-writ...well, enough whining, keep up the good work and keep the overhead low...KB
Posted by: Kurt A Benbenek | February 01, 2013 at 01:18 AM