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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 79


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 fred allen's looks
	 Re: Mr. District Attorney
	 Heinlein and Asimov
	 YUSA on the Internet
	 What makes Harlow laugh?
	 Roma and other sponsors
	 Re: OTR books
	 Themes
	 Soap opera definition
	 RE: Asimov and Heinlein in otr
	 Re: Spam postings
	 Tape Squeal
	 AIC Pricing
	 Fred Allen films
	 YUSA schedules?

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 01:24:33 -0500 (EST)
From: tgm@[removed] (Thomas G. McWilliams)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: fred allen's looks
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

stephen n smith <SSmith5081@[removed]> writes:
 > [removed]
 >  
 > i've always wandered what fred allen looks like, help
 > thanks

Fred Allen looks like a prune that has been sucking on a lemon.

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 23:58:48 -0800
From: dennisdm@[removed] (Dennis F DeMarco )
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: Mr. District Attorney
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Joe asked in a previous edition a good source for copies of "Mr. 
District Attorney." I don't know how many copies they have offhand, but 
I have gotten a few from NARA. The two I heard were from the early 
Fifties, I believe.

Regards,

Dennis

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 08:32:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: JSEXTON@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Heinlein and Asimov
Message-id: <01I1S1OQI95I9AMISG@[removed]>

   Some of Robert Heinlein's Novels were made into both TV and [removed]
fact,the series-"Tom Corbett,Space Cadet" was loosely made from his
Space Cadet books  ([removed] "Have Spacesuit,Will Travel" etc).There are
others I'm sure for radio.
  "Red Planet" -a best selling novel for kids, was made into a 4-part
animated series on TV. It was a delightful adaptation of this beautiful
story of a kid and his alien fuzzy [removed] loved it!!!
  I think "I,Robot" was written by Asimov & was on the "Outer LImits"
tv series.
  I bet that some of the "Dimension X" and "X-Minus-One" episodes were
written by  them, although I'm not sure!!
  Asimov wrote under a pen name for some of his [removed] "Lucky Starr"
series-for example.
   Hope this helps ....Best,John Sexton (JSEXTON@[removed])

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 09:08:18 -0500
From: bkearns@[removed] (bkearns)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: YUSA on the Internet
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

This is great. It's 9:05 AM and I am listening to Randy Stone of Night Beat
over RealAudio on YUSA, as I type this message.  I may not get much work
done today.  Now I can hear what is really on this station.  I only wish it
was broadcast over a national network.  
Bill Kearns
Fred C. Church Insurance
PO Box 1865 
Lowell, MA 01853
508-458-1865      Voice
508-454-1865      Fax
bkearns@[removed]  E-Mail

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 08:52:20 -0600
From: Richard Veit <Richard_Veit@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: What makes Harlow laugh?
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

                       Subject:                               Time:8:12 AM
  OFFICE MEMO          What makes Harlow laugh?               Date:2/29/96

It intrigues me why Harlow Wilcox and the studio audience are always laughing
uproariously whenever Harlow says, "The Johnson Wax Company presents 'Fibber
McGee and Molly'." It seems to me like genuine laughter, and I am curious
whether Harlow tells a zinger of a joke, takes a pie in the face, drops his
drawers, stands under an Acme one-ton anvil, or perhaps does a pratfall on
some freshly-waxed linoleum. Does anyone have the inside information on what
actually went on behind-the-scenes in that NBC studio? This was live radio,
after all, so the intro could not have been transcribed. Surely Harlow didn't
tell the same old tired joke every Tuesday night because even he couldn't have
feigned the giggles so convincingly week after week. And while we're at it,
was it Waxy's job to "warm up" the NBC audience, or did somebody else do that?

All evidence, clues, and hearsay will be appreciated!
Richard J. Veit

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 08:52:27 -0600
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Roma and other sponsors
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I was intrigued by Arlene Osborne's question about Roma Wine, and by Jim
Widner's speculative answer.  I wonder about it and other sponsors from
time to time.

A few years ago, I noticed a whole shelf of Petri Wine in a neighborhood
grocery.  It was all in the large jugs.  Haven't seen it since.
You can still find Rinso detergent, but only it seems in the "giant economy
size."
What became of Sal Hepatica?  G. Washington Coffee?  For that matter, Chase
& Sanborn isn't what it used to be.

Answers to questions such as these are hard to come by.  The disappearance
of a trademark due to its being swallowed by another corporation is often
not documented by anyone in the corp., as they don't think it's valuable
information.

And about those wines:  in hearing the commericals from the 1940s, you get
the impression that about all that was available in the [removed] were sauterne,
burgundy, [removed] port.  Judging from the number of ads, it seems
like Americans used to swill down a lot of port.

John Henley
jhenley@[removed]
ph  (512) 495-4112
fax (512) 495-4296

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 10:18:29 -0600
From: bigsteve@[removed] (Steve Darnall)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: OTR books
Message-Id: <v01530500ad5b7c606a77@[[removed]]>

I haven't seen Bob Burnham's book, but I found myself encountering some
similar frustrations when I picked up "Blast From The Past: A Pictorial
History of Radio's First 75 Years." I picked up a copy for $35 (I've seen
it advertised for as much as $70), and I'd be willing to admit it's
probably worth it for the pictures alone. Unfortuneately, there are moments
when the text reads like the author (Eric Rhoads) simply had to get this
out for radio's 75th anniversary and couldn't be othered to double-check.
So it is that that two different photos of Jack Benny get the exact same
caption, while in another, Jack is seen with Jack Paar and identified as
Benny Goodman (?!?). It's apparent that Rhoads' knowledge of modern radio
is pretty comprehensive (he can't seem to get enough of Howard Stern and
Rush Limbaugh), but when he mentions that in the late 40s and early 50s
that "Advertisers were dropping off the networks for no apparent reason,"
one wonders if he read the previous paragraph (about CBS' talent raid on
NBC) or the following one (about the coming of television). And I might be
prejudiced, but dismissing Bob & Ray as "deejays" (they're lumped into the
same paragraph as Steve Allen and Dave Garroway) suggests someone who's
never actually gone to the trouble of *hearing* Bob & Ray. If Rhoads had
written a book about the A-bomb, would he dismiss Einstein by referring to
him as "a doctor"?

In fairness to Rhoads, his pages on the creation of radio are interesting
and succinct, and a lot of photographs are marvelous. And if he glosses
over a lot of vital history (or lumps it together), part of that can be
attributed to the fact that he's trying to cover a large landscape in a
short time. Perhaps, as with Lackman's book, a lot of bugs will be worked
out. In the meantime, you might pester your local library to get it and
save yourself even more money than I did.

Okay, lecture's over. Thanks for listening.

Steve Darnall

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 96 13:47:42 est
From: lee_maschmeyer@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Themes
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Two classical themes I don't think anyone has mentioned yet: Tales from the 
Vienna Woods by Johann Strauss, Jr. was the theme for that show with the 
singing canary.  Was that a real bird?  Did he ever decide not to sing 
during a program?

And the theme to Young Dr. Malone was by Richard Strauss, but I don't know 
for sure what it is.  It's in three-quarter time so it might be from a 
famous set of waltzes, but I don't want to mention them in case someone 
latches onto it and propagates some misinformation.  I thought it was 
Burleska, but it isn't.

the theme to Just Plain Bill, played on harmonica and guitar, was closer to 
Polly-wolly-doodle All The Day than anything I can think of, though the 
rhythm at the end of the melody isn't right.

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 10:45:01 -0500
From: JRayb71827@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Soap opera definition
Message-ID: <960229104458_156470950@[removed]>

  I would certainly agree with Jim Widner that "it depends on definition"
when you talk about the "first" major soap opera.  I listed "Myrt and Marge"
out of deference to the opinion of noted researcher John Dunning.  I
certainly have no axe to grind either way but that "definition" part comes in
again concerning "The Goldbergs."  I just can't bring myself to think of it
as a soap opera, even though much of its run was in "soaper" time slots.  I
feel it was more of a comedy/serial and it certainly was the first major
Jewish comedy on radio.  The program was unique and is a vital part of any
history of the medium.  However, it was sort of like a Jewish "One Man's
Family," and once again we have to resort to "definition."  Was OMF a soap
opera?  It's difficult to confine some shows to a specific category, but it
sure does make for interesting comment and theories, doesn't it?  My thought
is that's what the Digest is all about.  I appreciate Jim's input and we have
no quarrel one way or the [removed] healthy discussion.  Everybody keep it
up! 

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 10:26:49 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: RE: Asimov and Heinlein in otr
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi All,
 
Marcus Antonsson wrote:
 
> To of my favorite sf-writers are Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. I know
> the BBC's dramatization of Asimov's fondation trilogy and that at least
> one of Heinlein's  stories "the roads must roll" appeared on dimension x.
> But how is it otherwiese? If anyone knows more about radio versions of
> these to authors works, please tell me about it, I'd like to add more to
> my collection if posible.
 
Here's some Asimov-based shows:
 
  Dimension X: #37, 06/17/51, Pebble in the Sky
  Dimension X: #50, 09/29/51, Nightfall 
 
  X Minus One: #28, 12/07/55, Nightfall
  X Minus One: #37, 02/08/56, C-Chute
  X Minus One: #79, 12/12/56, Hostess
 
  Another BBC: 06-??-89, "The Caves of Steel", 90 minutes long
 
As for Robert Heinlein, there's:
 
  Dimension X: #10, 06/10/50, The Green Hills of Earth
  Dimension X: #12, 06/24/50, Destination Moon, written with George Pal
  Dimension X: #22, 09/01/50, The Roads Must Roll
  Dimension X: #31, 11/26/50, Universe
  Dimension X: #32, 12/24/50, The Green Hills of Earth (Repeat, same cast)
  Dimension X: #42, 08/02/51, Universe (Repeat, same cast)
  Dimension X: #49, 09/22/51, Requiem
 
  X Minus One: #4,  05/15/55, Universe
  X Minus One: #8,  07/07/55, The Green Hills of Earth
  X Minus One: #22, 10/27/55, Requiem
  X Minus One: #32, 01/04/56, The Roads Must Roll
 
  CBS Radio Workshop: #76, 07-21-57, The Green Hills Of Earth
 
The X Minus One shows, although repeats of the Dimension X ones, have
different casts, I believe.  There's probably others.  Hopefully, others
will respond.
 
Frank
 

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 12:24:39 -0500
From: JShnay@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: Spam postings
Message-ID: <960229122439_156542072@[removed]>

It was silly, but all it did was clutter the Digest.
I am more concerned about the sometimes malicious diatribes that pass for
comment, such as a recent libertarianj viewpoint on the nature of property
rights and such.
Let's not do anything until we have more problems.
Jerry Shnay
jshnay@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 12:42:42 -0800
From: Mike Hamm <[removed]@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Tape Squeal
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I'm not sure what tape squeal is.  I have heard a few reels that have a 
"tinny" sound.  This problem usually occurs close to the hub of the reel.
That is, track 1 sounds fine; track 2 starts out with this tinny sound
for about the first 10 or 15 minutes, and then the tinny sound slowly 
fades away; track 3 sounds fine; track 4 is like track 2.  Is this tape
squeal?

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 14:09:14 -0500
From: AIC4Radio@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: AIC Pricing
Message-ID: <960229140913_156616519@[removed]>

>On the other end of the quality scale, I was very pleased with the cassettes
I bought >from ADVENTURES IN CASSETTES, but they are very pricey ($[removed] for a
1 hr >cassette). 

DON'T TOUCH THAT [removed] you for the kind mention of Adventures in
Cassettes--we love what we do! And since you mentioned [removed] please keep
in mind that a 6-tape/6-hour album at $[removed] breaks down to being $[removed] per
cassette--plus you get a "FREE" book-shelf sized album case to keep your
shows organized. As Jack Benny says on the "King for a Day" skit when Fred
Allen mentions they're GIVING AWAY prizes:

JACK:  "You mean free?!" 
FRED:  "Yes."

I hope you'll take a moment to visit our Web Site, as well. We have a "BEST
BUYS" section set-up for 'netters. People were looking for the Ray Bradbury
tapes awhile ago, we have a few left in stock (VERY LIMITED QTYS). The
available titles and prices are noted there.

Sue Hamilton
AIC4Radio@[removed]
[removed]

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 12:10:41 -0800 (PST)
From: roy547@[removed] (Roy Trumbull)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Fred Allen films
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

With regard to the query as to what Fred Allen looked like
I'm sure a number of movies will be mentioned but I'm
stuck with trying to remember the one I [removed]!

It was a collection of O'Henry short stories made up
as a feature film. It was noteworthy in that Marilyn Monroe
appeared in one of them. It may have been her first film
role. But the last story in the collection was "The Ransom
of Red Chief" which was about two drifters who kidnap the
son of the man who owns the entire rural real estate at
story site. They bite off more than they can chew. The
drifters were played by Fred Allen and Oscar Levant. 
Probably the best casting done this century.

Without a film guide in my hands I don't have a clue as
to the name of the movie.

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 19:42:45 -0500
From: stevecap@[removed] (Steven Capsuto)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: YUSA schedules?
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I was poking around the YUSA and affiliates websites and couldn't find a
schedule of what shows they're airing when.  Does such a schedule exist?
___
Steven Capsuto, Philadelphia
stevecap@[removed]
WEB page: [removed]~[removed]

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