FT - Rufus Harley Memorabilia

[felser]

I have a homemade CD-R of Harley's 'Scotch And Soul' and 'Bagpipe Blues' albums, made by Harley himself and signed  and dated 5/20/00.  It has a hand-designed and Xeroxed cover with various Philadelphia- and Biblical- symbols and text which were meaningful to him, as well as his address and phone number (obsolete, he passed in 2006).  I have no idea how, when, or where I came into possession of this.  It's pretty cool, but I don't need it.  I'd like to get it to someone who appreciates it, would like some sort of trade exchange for it.  I have no idea how to value something like this, or what I paid for it.  I can send files of the artwork if you want to see it, but don't know how to upload my own photos without exceeding the posting size limit.  PM if interested.  If no one is, I'll just stick it back on my shelves.

[LWayne]

Will send you PM tonight.

LWayne

[felser]

Here are pictures of the item.  A tip O' the glengarry to Rostasi for sharing his tech knowledge with me!

[danasgoodstuff]

Interesting Item.  Interesting guy too.  Met him once about 35 years ago.

[felser]

46 minutes ago, danasgoodstuff said:

Interesting Item.  Interesting guy too.  Met him once about 35 years ago.

I never met him but saw him performing at an outdoor lunchtime show  on a weekday at Independence National Historic Park (home to the Liberty Bell, etc.) in Philadelphia in the summer of 1980.  Part of a cultural festival the city was sponsoring.  He was an unforgettable presence.  I hated the job I had at the time with General Accident Insurance (and I didn't last long there), but the location and corporate culture offered a lot of lunchtime freedom.  I could pop to the park or to South Street (this was pre-Tower Records there, but the Book Trader had some great used jazz albums) or to China Town during lunch, and could walk to Third Street Jazz (Jerry Gordon's store, he went on to run Evidence Records) after work before taking the train home.

[Pim]

Cool stuff Felser

[felser]

I have found a wonderful new home for this with a great board member!