Topic: Kazoo museum in upstate NY

[Rivers]

http://www.edenkazoo.com/history.php

The site is kinda 'web 1986' and therefore generally in keeping with the whole kazoo ethos. Quote: "Believe it or not, kazoos are made the same way today as in 1916"

Another interesting factoid to trot out at your cocktail parties with the smart set: "The kazoo was invented by an American named Alabama Vest". I did not know that.

You can purchase a 24kt Gold Plated Classic Metal Kazoo for $18.99, seems like a good deal.

[dj]

Wow.  I have family just a couple of towns east in Holland, NY.  I'll have to get to the museum the next time I'm out there.

For those of you planning a museum tour of western New York State, don't forget the Jello Museum in Leroy.

[frailer24]

Jello museum? Did I read that correctly, or have I gone mad?

[dj]

Yes, the Jello Museum.  It traces the history of Jello from one man's attempt to develop a laxative tea.  His wife suggested adding gelatin to thicken it up and the result evolved into the dessert we all... uh... tolerate.  The museum also answers all those questions you've been asking yourself about Jello, like "If I stick electrodes into a bowl of Jello, would the resulting electromagnetic signature in any way resemble what I'd see if I did the same thing to a human brain?"

[ozrkreb]

"The kazoo was invented by an American named Alabama Vest".

Unfortunately, this is hogwash. It was invented by an American, but Alabama Vest is a figment of someone's imagination. It was actually invented by Warren Herbert Frost.