Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for August 02, 2019

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    retrocool  over 5 years ago

    clever.

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    Paul Gundlach Premium Member over 5 years ago

    It’s incredible that a record back then cost one dollar. There’s no date on this but it sounds like it’s from the 1950s, but even if we conservatively date this strip at 1960, that is $8.50 in 2019 dollars. It’s nice to know that music costs nowhere near that amount now.

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    sheilag  over 5 years ago

    I think this is still from the late 40s, (1949 was a date that we saw a lot)… I’ve not heard the term “sweet potatoes” applied to whatever instrument that is, but I think everyone knows drumsticks and even “platters”; I only heard “licorice stick” for the clarinet used in a movie: “The Benny Goodman Story”. :-)

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    jagedlo  over 5 years ago

    I admit I had to look up the “sweet potato” reference…https://www.britannica.com/art/ocarina

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    romandogbird  over 5 years ago

    nice

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    Another Take  over 5 years ago

    3- SLUGGO: I don’t know the first thing about music so I just call stuff by what it looks like. I’m not always wrong though. That trick actually worked on the washtub bass we sell.

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    Deleted Account2623  over 5 years ago

    If you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda, you’ll probably recognize the “Sweet Potatoes” (Ocarinas) immediately

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    WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Archaic nick-names for those instruments – interesting! I’m not familiar with them.

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    brklnbern  over 5 years ago

    The slang shop.

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    rgcviper  over 5 years ago

    Fifty bucks for a licorice stick? Sheesh!

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    C00Lskeleton95  over 3 years ago

    whats with the ocarinas?

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    Diamonds&Roses Premium Member about 3 years ago

    From what I was able to deduce, I believe this comic is from 1949. Here are what those prices would be worth in 2021: 75¢ would be worth around $8 or $9, $1 would be worth around $11 or $12, and $50 would be worth around $575.

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