Dear MMDers,  I am pleased to announce that, at AMICA's 2010 convention,
the prestigious AMICA International Award was awarded jointly to Robbie
Rhodes and Jody Kravitz for their excellent work as the creators and
editors of the Mechanical Music Digest.

The AMICA International Award is awarded for "substantial contributions
to the promotion of automatic music and AMICA as viewed technically,
musically, archivally or from the perspective of the general public."
There is no doubt that Jody's and Robbie's work satisfy and surpass
these criteria.

Please join me in recognizing Robbie and Jody's achievement.

Sincerely,

Timothy Baxter
President, AMICA (Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association)

 [ Jody and I are grateful to be honored by AMICA.  
 [
 [ Mechanical Music Digest was launched in April, 1995, to enable
 [ mechanical music fans to communicate effectively on a daily basis.
 [ Since then MMD has grown to serve about 2300 subscribers.
 [
 [ We especially thank Terry Smythe for his encouragement throughout
 [ the years, and Matthew Caulfield for serving as relief editor.
 [
 [ Mechanical Music Digest
 [ Robbie Rhodes, Editor
 [ Jody Kravitz, Publisher, The Foxtail Group
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives