[HAM] 50 Years Ago

Scott Hawthorn organfreak at donobi.net
Sun Aug 12 10:17:08 CDT 2007


At 02:53 PM 8/11/2007, Joan Gand wrote:
>I just read this in one of the music industry trade magazines:
>"50 years ago the Hammond Organ Company became the first music
>industry firm to secure a listing on the New York stock exchange. The
>pioneering organ maker earned an eye-popping $5 million on sales of
>$28 million in 1957. "
>Those were the days - a Hammond in every living room! (now replaced
>by a flat screen TV with game console)
>Joan G.

Well, I have TWO flat-screen TVs AND a Hammond in my house. But, er, what 
in the world is a "game console"? :-)




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