Danny "The Ear" Mossett, most famous for being the record man who passed on the Beatles back in 1962, says he's sticking with his VCR.
"It's a more reliable technology." he said from his home outside of Boca Raton Florida. We caught up with a frustrated Danny, who was transferring all of his DVDs to video cassettes. "You can't buy the damn things anymore!" Mr. Mossett griped, referring to movies on video cassette. "Hell, it's almost impossible to find the damn blanks anywhere nowadays." he added with a sigh.
When asked why he went through all the trouble of converting movies to tape he answered, "I just have a hunch, the trend is going to turn back that way." Danny's hunches haven't always been correct. When we reminded him that his record company, Union Leader Records passed on four unknown lads from Liverpool, leaving them to be snatched up by rival company Capitol, Mr. Mossett was incredulous. "Dirty hippies," he answered. "Dambed dirty hippies."
Danny, who still looks good at 88 was quick to point out that he did discover acts such as "Lou Crisco from San Francisco", "Little Robin Poorboy" and most famously "Nadine Stiff and the Limp Hoses."
I asked "The Ear" what he thought of ipod and mp3 advancments. "I don't get involved in religous debates." he snapped, "There's still a lot of excavating to be done over there."
As I left, I couldn't help but think, "I just shook the hand of the man who refused to shake hands with the Beatles."
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