Victor Records owner hopes to entomb the bones of iconic ‘Nipper’ in the city that made the dog famous

[alang]

Interesting. We recently discussed how the new owner of the Victrola trademark uses it on modern equipment of varying quality. Apparently, Graham Alexander really wants to keep the Victor and Nipper memory alive, even with much creative and commercial freedom applied to the history. I was surprised to read that his "company also maintains an archive that includes thousands of master recordings". Anyway, entombing 130 year old dog bones seems a bit excessive and morbid to me, but to each his own
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/v ... b36a959c8b
also
https://www.inquirer.com/news/rca-victo ... 21220.html

Andreas

[epigramophone]

Presumably Mr Alexander does not know that Nipper's last known resting place is well documented :

[gunnarthefeisty]

Here's an idea; If he has all these masters, why doesn't he transfer or start pressing with them? He still strikes me as a fraud and until he markets a product that is any more than a turntable made by another company, I will continue to think of him that way.

[Wolfe]

Presumably Mr Alexander does not know that Nipper's last known resting place is well documented :

I believe that plaque was placed near the place where Nipper was supposedly exhumed in 1950.

The book "The Story of Nipper and the His Master's Voice Picture" by Leonard Petts would be good for someone interested in this subject. It has quite a bit of stuff within it's 68 pages. Including pictures of the 1950 dig and the bones as they were found then.

[Django]

Rest in pieces little guy. As someone that lives with and loves dogs, I find it sad that they can’t just leave him in peace. His image and legacy has brought a lot of pleasure to many. Dogs don’t have egos. They don’t want a memorial. They want to eat, play, sniff, sleep and hunt. They know how to live. We could learn a lot from dogs.

I apologize for the grumpy response, but Nipper was a not from NJ, or even the US and he is not an artifact. He was a living creature, There I go again, (I can’t help myself when it comes to dogs).

Django was my first Corgi and he helped me to get through some of my toughest times, (I named him after Django Reinhardt). He is buried at the end of our garden. I don’t own his bones. They are not an artifact. They are the remains of my beloved friend.

I am glad that this was posted. I am not criticizing the thread.