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SAN LUIS OBISPO,
CA Who doesn't have a favorite song that connects to friends,
family, or a special time? Taking time to celebrate the
memories of music, "Vinyl Record Day" will take place
Saturday, August 17, 2002 in San Luis Obispo, California on the
Mission Plaza, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The purpose of this
day-long event is to encourage celebrating those good, positive
memories associated with great music. All ethnic backgrounds, ages,
economic levels, makes no difference. Everyone has a favorite song to
enjoy with a good memory.
Vinyl Record Day
is the brainchild of local investment counselor Gary J.
Freiberg, a music enthusiast and patent holder of "The Record
Album Frame," an acrylic frame to display album cover art. The
frames have decorated the halls of the Smithsonian, the Hard Rock
Hotel Orlando; they are the only product of their kind sold at
Graceland and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
"The
objective of Vinyl Record Day," says Freiberg, "is to
remember that, whatever we go through on a personal or national
level, life has its goodness. Music is the primary vehicle to our
fondest memories, Vinyl Record Day is to celebrate and remember
them." This event will hopefully say, "Let's remember our
favorite music, let's remember fond memories, let's celebrate our
good times," says Freiberg, host of KVEC radio's popular
"Financial Fitness" program.
Encouraged by Dick
Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Vinyl Record Day
is intended to appeal to all ages, economic levels, and ethnic
backgrounds. Scheduled activities will range from Swing dance to
teenage DJ mix contest and demonstration. Exhibitors include rare
photos of music artists from Michael Ochs' Archives, original
1960s rock posters, classic phonographs and radios, a record mart,
and a historical display of album cover art. Music will be both live,
and of course, vinyl.
In a 5-0 vote, the
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors recently declared August
12, 2002, as the official, countywide inaugural Vinyl Record
Day. August 12th, 1877 is the date Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
"The vinyl
record is a symbol of all American music from Country to Blues, to
Rock to Jazz". [It] should be commemorated, not forgotten, for
its unique contribution to our society," the Board of
Supervisors declared in a specially prepared resolution.
For a full
schedule of activities or for information about becoming involved,
log onto http://www.VinylRecordDay.com. or call 1-888-644-4567
BACKGROUNDER
Vinyl Record Day
is a celebration of music and memories that will be taking place in
San Luis Obispo, California's Mission Plaza on August 17th,
2002. The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted
unanimously to recognize Vinyl Record Day earlier this year on
February 19.
The conception of
Vinyl Record Day sprang from Gary J. Freiberg, a radio host and
investment counselor in San Luis Obispo County.
The purpose of
Vinyl Record Day is to encourage celebrating those good, positive
memories associated with great music. It is also intended to be an
affirmation of the following facts: friends are important, family is
important, and the memories shared through music should be celebrated
and remembered.
The organic music
that was born here in the United States like Jazz, Blues and Rock and
Roll are all integral parts of American history, and the record
album the LP is pure Americana. Since the 1940s, music
has been an integral part of American history.
What would the 50s
have been like without Elvis or the 60s without the Beatles? How much
did disco influence clothing, attitude and culture in the 70s? What
has rap music meant in America since Run DMC's rap version of Walk
This Way topped record charts in the 80s on vinyl? And in the 90s
when compact discs were the music format of choice, Pearl Jam made
international news by mandating the release of their Vitalogy album
on vinyl.
Technology has
changed how the world listens to music, but doesn't lessen the
collective affection for the music format that brought music out of
concert halls and radios and into living rooms and bedrooms. The
fondest memories of music were born on the vinyl record. First loves
don't fade, but instead grow stronger over time.
BIO: GARY J. FREIBERG
The conception of
Vinyl Record Day sprang from Gary J. Freiberg, a radio host and
investment counselor in San Luis Obispo County for more than 15 years.
Freiberg is a
music enthusiast and is the patent holder of The Record Album Frame,
a device that holds vinyl records and displays them as works of
art. Freiberg's invention adorns the halls of the Smithsonian,
the Hard Rock Café in Orlando, and is the only product
of its kind sold at Graceland and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Freiberg designed "The Record Album Frame" with his wife
Mary, and engineer, on the back of a paper napkin over dinner.
Freiberg is also
the owner and operator of Rock Art Picture Show. Rock Art Picture
Show creates frames for all forms of vinyl art, Picture Sleeves,
Picture Discs (both 7" and 12"), and LP covers.
Freiberg's radio
program "Financial Fitness" airs on KVEC (AM 920) in San
Luis Obispo and offers free, creative and useful financial advice to
the community. On his program, Freiberg preaches the values of being
financially fit to his listeners.
In 1991, his love
of music led Freiberg to write and produce his own single, "Those
Economy Blues." And, according to Gary, someone outside of his
circle of immediate family and friends actually bought a copy of the
single at a local record store.
Gary is not a
first time inventor, either. Before conceiving Vinyl Record Day,
Freiberg conceived and created "Flick-It, a stress toy for the
office or car.
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