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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill wrote</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><I remember back in the early fifties you had to buy them "under the
counter" and were warned not to get caught with it?> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Dick wrote (in response to Bill)</FONT><BR><In fact, I
recall a big bust of fake book publishers that took place in<BR>Staten Island,
NY (where I grew up) in the early '60s. As I remember,<BR>several of the
kingpins paid big fines and did a couple of years.></DIV>
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<DIV>I think I'll write a little article on the history and the unblemished
truth.</DIV>
<DIV>I knew the guys who put the books together, how it came about, and
who</DIV>
<DIV>went to jail or was fined. You will probably be very surprised.</DIV>
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<DIV>hint: I sold or re-sold the original books from 1949 - 196?. I bought them
from the</DIV>
<DIV>source. Always got calls from major publishers asking to buy
copies.</DIV>
<DIV>I sold these on local 802 union floor for $5.00 each.</DIV>
<DIV>Publishers paid two dollars.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and now, the rest of the story (not
really)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll write it off line and paste it into an
email.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,<BR>Al<BR>Pianist, Composer, Arranger,
Conductor, Teacher and Music Prep.<BR>Please visit me at<BR><A
href="http://alevy.com">http://alevy.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>