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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 422

Table Of Contents: 

	 Looking for tapes!!!
	 Peter Quill inquiry
	 CBS RMT
	 Updated web pages
	 re Amsterdam "plagiarism"
	 Karloff titles
	       Various
	 Boris Karloff
	 Morey Amsterdam
	 W9FJL: Mer-e-andy (sp) Man From Mars
	 W9FJL: Amos & Andy 78rpm Record
	
	 GIANT SPIDER / War of the Worlds
	 Boris Karloff on OTR
	 Walter Phillips:  Talkshow on WLW

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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 00:00:53 EST
From: jdeff@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Looking for tapes!!!
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

I have been looking for certain tapes for a long time now and cannot find
them anywhere.  I am hoping someone on here could help me or maybe some
knows someone that could help me.

The tapes that I am looking for are the Long John Nebel show, which was
aired in NYC on WOR radion.  It was a nightly show that ran for about 4-5
hours.

I have more information on when it aired if it would help, if needed
pleased let me know.

It would be greatly appreciated if someone could help me in this area.

Hope to hear from someone sooooon!!!!!!

	Jeff D.

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 06:09:06 -0500
From: JRayb71827@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Peter Quill inquiry
Message-ID: <961101060902_1583018891@[removed]>

About this little known show, the only thing I can find is that the lead role
was that of a detective who managed to solve all his cases and bring the bad
guys to justice by use of scientific methods.  Great plot, huh?  Quill was,
indeed, played by Marvin Miller (original spelling "Mueller," according to
some letters he sent to a friend of mine).  Alice Hill played his aide, Gail
Carson and the police captain, Roger Dorn, was handled by Ken Griffin.  The
half-hour show ran on Mutual starting in 1940, I believe.  You might check
out Jay Hickerson's listings to determine whether there are any programs out
there somewhere.

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 04:12:20 -0800
From: "JACK MANN" <jmann@[removed]>
To: <otr@[removed]>
Subject: CBS RMT
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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Hi Digesters:
For those of you who enjoy the CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
you can listen to it right here on the Web ( thanks for the tip,
Rich Pieniaszek ). Find its address in my OTR URL List at:

[removed]

Jack

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 07:39:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Updated web pages
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

New at [removed] :

TimeLines for November - what new shows and other timeline
   features in the world of otr and news for November.
Two new episodes of Captain Midnight (now in RealAudio [removed])

New episode of Temple of Vampires. Second last episode of
the series.

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Jim Widner
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jwidner@[removed]

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 07:02:50 -0600
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: re Amsterdam "plagiarism"
Message-Id: <v01530501ae9f5d9e6255@[[removed]]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Per Alan Bell,
>It seems that Mr.
>Amsterdam did *not* write that song [Rum and Coca-Cola], as was popularly
>believed, and in fact
>was successfully sued for plagiarism by the actual composer of the song.

I believe not; Amsterdam was credited as lyricist, and as such committed no
plagiarism (unlike the 2 guys who claimed credit for the music), so was
excluded from the suit.  The story is told briefly in a music reference
book I know about, but I don't have access to it today.  I'll try to get to
it and post the whole story next week.

John Henley
Austin Tx USA

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 07:02:55 -0600
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed], [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Karloff titles
Message-Id: <v01530502ae9f5ee8afb8@[[removed]]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Bill asked,
>Can anyone give me the names of shows that Boris Karloff appeared on?
>I no about the Whaling Wall on Innersanctum

Other Inner Sanctum titles with Karloff are The Corridor of Doom and Death
For Sale. I don't have dates for them.  And, he appeared at least one
earlier Lights Out episode - The Cat Wife, for which I have a date of 1938.
And as an aside:  someone recently asked if the actor George Zucco appeared
on OTR.  There's a Lights Out which in my collection is titled Bathysphere,
and its unidentified players are almost certainly Zucco and Hans Conreid.

John Henley
Austin Tx USA

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Date:          Fri, 1 Nov 1996 08:10:40 DST
From: "Pat premo" <PPREMO@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:       Various
Message-Id: <E10A5086042@[removed]>

Here are a couple questions that perhaps someone can answer:

1.  Who played Sgt. Preston on radio, on TV?

2.  Who played Straight Arrow and Packy on radio?

3.  Who else besides Brace Beemer and John Todd played the Lone 
Ranger and Tonto, respectively, on radio?

Many thanks.

Pat Premo

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 09:48:47 -0500
From: AIC4Radio@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Boris Karloff
Message-ID: <961101094846_1981068777@[removed]>

In a message dated 96-11-01 00:04:33 EST, you write:

>Can anyone give me the names of shows that Boris Karloff appeared on?

My personal favorite, from the Arch Oboler Lights Out Everbody series: Cat
Wife. Beware of "Linnndaaa!"

Sue Hamilton
AIC4Radio@[removed]
[removed]

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 09:42:45 -0500 (EST)
From: lev@[removed] (S or A Levene)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Morey Amsterdam
Message-Id: <v01530500ae9f78e9b1af@[[removed]]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I posted that note about 'Rum and Coca Cola'.  I seem to recall that there
was a controversy about  the song,  but Mr. Amsterdam is still credited as
a collaborator on it in a popular music reference book that I have.  He
also wrote other songs. I once had a 78 rpm album of his material - much of
it comic and satirical songs - with a hilarious set of liner notes by
Amsterdam  in which I believe he referred to problems over 'Rum and Coca
Cola' . But  I no longer have  the album.
Sam Levene

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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 09:47:15 EST
From: w9fjl@[removed] (RICHARD S. FISHER)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: W9FJL: Mer-e-andy (sp) Man From Mars
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Richard S. Fisher
Amateur Radio Station W8AM
2529 Concordgreen Dr.
Cincinnati, Oh. 45244

--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
From: W9FJL
To: airwaves@[removed]
Subject: Mer-e-andy (sp) Man From Mars
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:10:00 PST
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

I have asked about this program everywhere OTR buffs gather and can find
no one who remembers it or knows anything about it.  

My recollection is that it was on in the early 40's (probably only one
summer) as a summer replacement for one of the kids shows such as Jack
Armstrong.

It was heard on either WLW Cincinnati or one of the Indianapolis, Indiana
stations. 

The story was one of the old science fiction ploys- scientist develops an
acid that dissolves the world.  Mer-e-andy (spelling) the Man from Mars
came to earth someway and I think rescued the world from certain
destruction!!!

May have been a locally originated show.

Any ever hear of it and if so any shows left out there?

Dick
Richard S. Fisher
Amateur Radio Station W8AM
2529 Concordgreen Dr.
Cincinnati, Oh. 45244
--------- End forwarded message ----------

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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 09:50:47 EST
From: w9fjl@[removed] (RICHARD S. FISHER)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: W9FJL: Amos & Andy 78rpm Record
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Richard S. Fisher
Amateur Radio Station W8AM
2529 Concordgreen Dr.
Cincinnati, Oh. 45244

--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
From: W9FJL
To: airwaves@[removed]
Subject: Amos & Andy 78rpm Record
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 14:49:11 PST
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>


Does anyone out there know how to or if a 78rpm record can be dated?

I have a very unfunny (by todays standards) Amos and Andy 78rpm record. I
was given the record by my friendly mail man who purchased it a a garage
sale a number of years ago.  He said the older people who had the record
thought about 1932 for the date.

The record is a Victor 22393 A&B and each side runs about 4 minutes.  The
titles are I'se Regusted (Take Off That Shoe) and Check and Double Check
(Don't Hold Your Breath, Unlax) 
and it also says "Humorous Dialogue"  Orthophonic Recording Victor
Talking Machine Co. also a VE appears at the top and bottom of the label
of course it also list Gosden and Correll as the performers. It's
interesting that one of the titles turned into the title of their only
movie.  The "Humorous dialogue" does not have any reference to the
movie-maybe they just like how that phrase sounded!!

The humor is non existent today and it's quite boring to listen to but it
is a part of history.

Having been born in 1930 I remember A&A very well in the 15 minute format
and my favorite line that I have remembered all these years was "Buzz my
Miss Blue". I have seen hundreds of records that are just like this one
with virtually the same wording in the Victor lable-they must have used
that exact wording for years.

I have been told that few if any of the 15 minute shows remain and that
that statement was used on a 30 minute show which I have.  But I would
sure like to hear it on the old 15 minute shows.

Ted Davenport at Radio Memories has several of the 30 minute shows
available in excellent sound (right off the transcription disk)

If any of you wonder if I have an interest in Teds business I do NOT. I
have just been so pleased with his help and the quality and price of his
products that I cannot help mentioning a really good supplier of OTR
material. He has gotten me things that no one else would have taken the
time to be interested in.  For those who were asking recently for a
dealer I would recommend Ted Davenport at Radio Memories 1600 Wewoka St.
North Little Rock, Ar 72116 Phone 501-835-0465.

Again I do not have any interest in Mr. Davenports business.

My only comment on A&A after all the comments that have been going around
is that I thoroughly enjoyed the program and did not find it offensive. 
But on the other side of the coin I am not black and I do respect the
opinion of all others.

Nuff said.


Dick









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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 09:47:15 EST
From: w9fjl@[removed] (RICHARD S. FISHER)
To: otr@[removed]
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Richard S. Fisher
Amateur Radio Station W8AM
2529 Concordgreen Dr.
Cincinnati, Oh. 45244

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 09:03:28 -0600 (CST)
From: Karen Warton <kwarton@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: GIANT SPIDER / War of the Worlds
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII

1)  Giant Spider

Pat Premo asked about a show with a giant spider.  For some reason I am 
thinking this was a "Hall of Fantasy" episode, but even if not, I know
the show you're talking about--not the jungle story about the sentient
spider.  The spider we are talking about ate something some scientists had 
concocted and outgrew the room they were keeping it in.  It eventually
[removed] remember quite clearly the revolting scraping noise
they used for its movements!!!

2)  Halloween listening to WOTW

We did listen to it, albeit a day early.  My husband bought me a 1945 
Zenith, beautifully restored, for my birthday a few years ago.  He had 
an input jack installed, and we plug a Walkman into it so we can run OTR 
right out through the fabric panels!  It glows beautifully and picks up 
AM frequencies (once the tubes warm up), but I remember feeling startled 
that it could pick up modern stations--I guess I felt it wouldn't be able 
to receive anything but long-gone airwaves!

Anyway, it is lovely to sit in the dark, listening to shows that might 
have originally aired over those same speakers forty years ago.

Happy listening!

Karen Joy Warton
SMU, Dallas, TX

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 12:32:06 -0500 (EST)
From: "Stephen J. Ferenchick" <sferench@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Boris Karloff on OTR
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
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> Oh yes Can anyone give me the names of shows that Boris Karloff appeared on?
> I no about the Whaling Wall on Innersanctum

Boris Karloff was in an episode entitled "Cat Wife" on Lights Out, where he 
plays a man whose wife begins to turn into a cat.  Although the premise 
sounds unusual, it's actually quite scary, especially when you try to 
picture what this woman must look like and you hear her purring in agony.

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 12:24:49 -0600 (CST)
From: James Ouzts <jouzts@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Walter Phillips:  Talkshow on WLW
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Several weeks ago I posted a query regarding this WLW late-night host back 
in the early to mid-1950s.  Somehow I missed seeing the post on the Digest
or any responses to it.  In case there is anyone who can provide some 
information regarding that late-night show, I'd appreciate contact.  Anything
is welcome.
Jim

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                         jouzts@[removed]
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  Department of                                 Delta State University
  Audiology and Speech Pathology                137 Bailey Hall
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