Movie Night: Desperate Man Blues

March 16, 2016

Doors open at 7:00 pm, Film starts at 7:30 pm

$7 adults, $5 students, FREE for members

Directed by Ed Gillan, Desperate Man Blues tells the story of self-proclaimed king of record collectors Joseph E. Bussard, Jr.

Joe, of Frederick, Maryland, has amassed probably the greatest collection of 78 rpm recordings of country, blues, jazz, cajun and gospel music in the world. He has spent most of of his waking hours in pursuit of old 78s. To call it a hobby would be an insult: It’s his life. (2003, 55 min, digital)

Doors open thirty minutes before the film begins.

TRAILER

TICKETS
Regular Admission: $7
Student, Senior (65+): $5
Verge Member: FREE

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RELATED EXHIBITION
We Buy White Albums by Rutherford Chang

For the duration of the exhibition, the gallery will function as a record store stocking only numbered copies of the Beatles’ 1968 self-titled double-LP, popularly referred to as the White Album. But rather than selling albums, the anti-store will solicit additional albums for Chang’s collection of already over 1,600 copies.

Before the film, event attendees are invited to browse the albums, listen to the vinyl, and of course contribute their copies of the White Album to the collection!