Subject: [removed] Digest V01 #183
From: <[removed]@[removed]>
Date: 6/9/2001 11:53 AM

To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                          The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                             Volume 01 : Issue 183
                       A Part of the [removed]!
                               ISSN: 1533-9289

                               Today's Topics:

     Confessions of a Former RSI Customer ["Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@eart]
     Tomorrow 1949                        [otrbuff@[removed]                   ]
     Re: WNEW                             [Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed]]
     Fwd: Peter Lorre Radio Shows         [JayHick@[removed]                    ]
     Radio for Kids                       ["Kathy O'Connell" <oconnell@[removed]]
     Re: Benny's Contracts                [Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed]]
     RSI                                  ["Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@eart]
     (c) Red Skelton (tm)                 ["Hoosierwood" <hoosierwood@onemain.]
     You don't know what you've got till  ["Stewart Wright" <stewwright@worldn]
     Re: Skip Homeier                     [OTRChris@[removed]                   ]
     MUSIC NEEDED                         [jef olson <jefolson2000@[removed]; ]
     Did You Know That. . .               ["Stewart Wright" <stewwright@worldn]

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:29:45 -0400
    From: "Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Confessions of a Former RSI Customer

    I've read recent posts especially Mr. Amari with great interest. I am
    recovering former Radio Spirit Customer as I have (in the PAST) purchased
    over 13 Bookshelf collections and countless individual cassettes. This
    includes two 60 Tape collections. I ceased being a customer when they began
    eliminating competition with the absorbtion of RadioYesteryear, Adevntures
    in Cassettes, and other predatory practices. Curiously, a year or so before
    RSI began these activities I was sent customer survey asking me to name
    names of sources of OTR that I do business with other than RSI. Of the 4
    outfits I names, three of them are no longer in business. However, that is a
    moot point.
        Mr. Amari says "I have no wish, or any right to stop people from selling
    shows that are in the public domain."  This is in my opinion not completely
    true. There popular website which makes available shows of X Minus One
    called Evans at [removed]. this website was
    threatened with a lawsuit by RSI/ Mediabay some time ago. The owner of this
    web site promptly took it offline, spent the time and $$MONEY$$ resarching
    the copyright status of X-1 and then after concluding that RSI had no
    exclusive claim to it restored the website and the X-1 shows. Similarly, a
    friend of mine here in Oklahoma was threatened with a Cease and Desist
    letter form Mediabay a little over a year ago for selling shows on cd on
    ebay. One his prize offerings was a CD of 100 shows for $[removed] including
    shipping. He retained a friend from College who was Attorney in Tulsa
    specializing in law in this area. After a short time he was issued a written
    apology by [removed] all need to be as vigilant.
        I ceased to be RSI customer for primariuly one reason. It was not their
    moderately higher prices, or sound quality. I saw the creation of monopoly
    to control selection. In the past, if RSI didn't carry the particular
    episode I wanted I'd order it from Radio Yesteryear, or Adventures in
    Cassettes, or Wireless, or Carl Froelich, Jr, or Charlie Garrant. With turn
    of recent events, we are increasingly having our choices dictated by one
    company. One of my Favorite shows ROCKY JORDAN is one that I wish to acquire
    every available show. But RSI will not allow me this freedom they are
    eliminated from their catalog. I'de like to know if various "show experts"
    out there limit their research to shows "available" in RSI catalog. As to
    anyone selling When Radio Was, they certaintly get what they deserve. These
    shows are butchered. A few years back I was listening to When Radio Was show
    which was playing the Gunsmoke show from the its first season called "TARA".
    The show had an entire middle scene deleted so that the ending in which
    Marshall Dillion is chasing the outlaw Jack Grase makes no sense. The scene
    in which Mr. Dillion and Kitty discovered the bodies of mr. and mrs. Kells
    was missing. I do not know whether this RSI doing to squeeze in another
    plug, or the actions of a local affiliate.  When I was growing up in late
    1970s my Dad listened John Dunning's show on local radio station in DENVER.
    There was a radio show by someone who had true love of Radio who gave
    referrals to other comapnies such as the now defunct GOOD TYME RADIO COMPANY
    but didn't try to push anytime except a fine medium. It is thanks to Mr
    Dunning that I have a wonderful hobby. Someone made the comment a while back
    OTR is a dying hobby. It certaintly hope not. The only affiliate in my area
    wich is the capital of the State of Oklahoma has dropped carrying When Radio
    Was from Sun 4am time slot a few years ago to replace it with Art Bell
    Reruns.
        In closing I just like to say with all due respect that it is through
    people like myself who though young (I am Finishing Graduate School this
    year) have enduring love of Old Time Radio. I  find acquiring a serious
    collection of shows frustrating though RSI especially as they consolidate
    their market position eliminating consumer [removed] wonder if RSI would
    consider the excellent scholarship that Mr. Dunning has done through the use
    of his collection of 40,000+ shows to be work done using bootleg and
    "illegal" copies of shows. I truly wonder.

    Sincerley
    Mike Kerezman

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:33:18 -0400
    From: otrbuff@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Tomorrow 1949

    Tom Meland inquires about a show titled Tomorrow 1949 featuring Fred
    Allen.  There is no show listed by that title in Hickerson, Dunning,
    Sies, Terrace or Swartz/Reinehr, perhaps the most reliable and inclusive
    lists of programs currently available in print.  Perhaps no such show
    ever aired.  I'm thinking it may be a compendium of Allen material
    perhaps pulled together on behalf of a particular organization or
    commercial firm, possibly offered as some type of premium or other
    giveaway.  Maybe someone else will have more definitive data to prove it
    actually aired as a program at least once but that conclusion has escaped
    me thus far.

    Jim Cox

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:33:24 -0400
    From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: WNEW

    Jim Stokes wonders,

>     I surely would like to know the history of WNEW-AM in New York, which was
>     the radio home of Al Jazzbo Collins, Ted Brown, Gene Rayburn, William B.
>     Williams, and others.  The web does not have any real history of this
>     wonderful station.   I can only recall WNEW's pleasant MOR ID song about
>     1962 when Ted Brown was still there.

    WNEW went on the air on 2/13/34, founded by advertising executive Milton
    Biow by means of a merger of two former time-share stations, WODA and
    WAAM, and was originally licensed to Newark, New Jersey. (The station's
    original corporate name perpetuated the memory of the stations it
    absorbed, as "Wodaam, Inc.")

    The station's original equipment (including control-room gear, furniture,
    and several nearly-obsolete RCA 4-A condenser mikes) was purchased by
    Biow for approximately $9800 at the December 1933 Irving Trust Company
    foreclosure auction in which the ruins of Ed Wynn's Amalgamated
    Broadcasting System were liquidated, and the station's original New York
    studios, at 501 Madison Avenue, were those originally built for
    Amalgamated. Wynn himself, however, never had anything to do with the
    station, nor do the letters "EW" in the call letters make any reference
    to Wynn. "NEW" stands for "NEWark."

    WNEW originally broadcast on 1250 kc, and shared time two days a week
    with WHBI, another small station in Newark. WNEW from the beginning
    emphasised a heavy schedule of popular music, both live and recorded, and
    was on a 24-hour-a-day schedule as early as 1939. It also presented heavy
    coverage of local sports, including boxing matches and Newark Bears and
    Jersey City Giants International League baseball. During the late
    thirties, when the three major-league teams in New York City had banded
    together to prohibit broadcast coverage, the only baseball broadcasts
    available in the greater New York area were Earl Harper's minor league
    broadcasts over WNEW.

    The station moved to 1130 kc in 1941, as a double consequence of the
    Treaty of Havana frequency realignment and a frequency-trading deal with
    station WOV. WNEW remained on the air in its original format at 1130 into
    December 1992. The format moved to WQEW (the former WQXR), and after a
    gradual transition period, WNEW mutated into WBBR, the Bloomsberg
    Business Radio station. (This WBBR has no relation to the original WBBR,
    the Watch Tower Society religious station which existed from 1924 to
    1957).

    A partial listing of WNEW personalities over the decades can be found at
    [removed].

    Elizabeth

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 10:37:07 -0400
    From: JayHick@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Fwd: Peter Lorre Radio Shows

    From: Cmorris781@[removed]
    Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 19:25:22 EDT
    Subject: Peter Lorre Radio Shows

    Dear Jay,

    My name is Cheryl Morris.  Richard Pirodsky, a friend of mine, gave me your
    eMail address and suggested I get in touch with you.  I'm hoping you can help
    me with a project I have.

    I'm also a long-time friend of Stephen D. Youngkin, co-author of The Films of
    Peter Lorre (Citadel Press, 1982).  Mr. Youngkin is currently finishing up a
    book-length biography on Mr. Lorre to be published within the next year by
    [removed] Press.  I'm working on a list of Peter's radio and TV credits for the
    book's appendix.

    Richard told me you have a Mr. and Mrs. North episode list.  One of the most
    difficult areas is the list of Mystery Playhouse episodes that Peter hosted.

    Do you have the correct title and date for a [removed] North episode in which
    Jerry is out of town and Pam North helps their friend, Weasel, solve a murder
    involving Weasel's boss Mr. Crane?

    Do you have the correct title and date for the [removed] North episode in
    which Doug Grant's wife dies?

    Do you have a log of Mr. District Attorney episodes?  If you do, I also need
    titles and dates for these episodes:

    1)  A black-faced comedian is knifed to death in a burlesque theater.
    2)  A dishonest lawyer plans to murder two eccentric old ladies.
    3)  Mr. [removed] solves a mystery involving gas shipments.

    Thanks for any help you can give me.  I'm sure Stephen Youngkin will be glad
    to add your name to the Acknowledgements.

    Best wishes,
    Cheryl Morris
    CMorris781 @ [removed]

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 11:05:32 -0400
    From: "Kathy O'Connell" <oconnell@[removed];
    To: "Oldtime Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Radio for Kids

    Thanks so much to Mark Kinsler for his kind words about me!  You can bet the
    rent I'm hanging on to [removed]

    KIDS CORNER is, indeed, radio for kids.  Specifically, it's a daily, live,
    call-in radio show for kids.   We broadcast from WXPN in Philadelphia.
    We're online at [removed] or [removed].  Going to
    [removed] will take you to my show's website, where there's lots of
    information about the show, along with several photos of my (live) dog and
    my (long deceased) grandmother.  And isn't that why the web was invented?
    Kids Corner airs Monday-Friday from 7-8 pm.  WXPN is at [removed] fm in the
    Philadelphia area.  We're also at [removed] (WXPH) in Harrisburg, [removed] in the
    Lehigh Valley (PA) and [removed] around Worton, Maryland.  Join [removed]
    Outside of my talking about "Gunsmoke" (TV) on the air, the main connection
    to otr is in the recordings I've shared with kids over the [removed]
    Jones, Abbott & Costello, Stan Freberg, The Foursome ("The Korn Kobblers").
    Along with treasures like John Lithgow's "Singin' in the Bathtub" cd, where
    he covers the Hoosier Hotshots ("From the Indies to the Andes in His Undies"
    complete with "are you ready, Hezzie?" at the beginning), Flanders & Swann
    ("I'm a Gnu"), and Allan Sherman ("You Gotta Have Skin").

    There's actually quite a bit of radio for kids being done at local stations,
    as well as programs like "Pickleberry Pie" that have been syndicated for
    years.  PJ Swift, the creator of "Pickleberry Pie," maintains a list of
    radio programs for kids on the Children's Music Web website (sorry, I don't
    know the address, but a search will take you there).

    One more [removed], the question of what otr shows appeal to kids
    arises on this list.  Back when I was teaching a couple of courses on
    creating radio programs for kids, I found that "Our Miss Brooks" had
    enormous appeal for my students (3-5 graders).  I think there's something
    about the school experience that transcends the generations.  And it didn't
    hurt that the Our Miss Brooks tapes I had were nice and clear to listen to.
    * ***************************************************************************
    ALOHA!  I have a question.  I'm going to be traveling to Hawaii in a couple
    of weeks (tough life, huh?).  Does anyone know of any otr broadcasts in
    Hawaii?  And, does anyone know anything about the history of Hawaiian radio?
    Any websites that talk about the subject?
    Thanks in advance,
    Kathy O'Connell

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 11:05:29 -0400
    From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Benny's Contracts

    Peter from Hawaii offers,

>     Concerning Jack Benny, I don't think he ever "owned" his show. The sponsor
>     may have owned it, or the network, or maybe the advertising agency, but
>     surely not Jack Benny.(Elizabeth, Michael, if I'm wrong please correct me).
>     But everybody knows that Jack kept a transcription disc of each and every
>     show he did. Buying or copying these discs from Joan Benny does not give you
>     exclusive rights to the material.

    Benny is a good example of how complicated all these issues can become.
    While different agencies over the years were responsible for the
    production of his shows (N. W. Ayer, Campbell-Ewalt, Young and Rubicam,
    Foote, Cone and Belding, et. al.) all indications I've seen point to him
    employing his writers directly, all the way back to Harry Conn in the
    early thirties. The writers, as creators of the script, were working for
    Benny and not for the agency -- but Benny himself was working for and was
    paid by the agency, at least until 1949 when he began working directly
    for CBS. This is why all these contracts would have to be examined in
    detail to determine by definition who exactly owns what. It is a fact,
    though, that Benny's scripts were held under common-law copyrights and
    were not registered -- and so were not subject to expiration or renewal.
    It's also a fact that Benny sold his production company to CBS in 1948 --
    and the original contract governing that sale would have to be examined
    to determine exactly what intellectual property rights were conveyed.

    And there is yet another joker in the deck: state laws regulating the
    duplication of master recordings. Jack owned his personal transcriptions
    of the broadcasts as physical property, regardless of the contractural
    provisions governing their content. These discs were donated to UCLA in
    the 1970s, but the Benny estate retains the right to control access to
    the discs. Under California state law, the exclusive right of duplication
    of a "master recording" is held by the owner of that master recording.
    This law was enacted to protect the masters of materials intended for
    commercial release, but it seems likely that it could be applied to
    original radio transcriptions as well (not copy discs, not dubs, not
    pressings, not transfers, but one-of-a-kind masters onto which the
    original sounds were directly recorded.)

    This is *not* Federal copyright. But under that California state law, a
    vendor could license the rights to use the sounds recorded on those
    master discs, above and beyond any copyright protection to which the
    actual content might be subject. Other such laws exist in other states
    governing pre-1972 sound recordings -- in Illinois, for example, it's a
    Class 4 Felony to make "unauthorized commercial use" of a recording. What
    jurisdiction a California, New York, or Illinois law has across state
    lines, or in foreign countries, is for the lawyers to explain -- but I
    wouldn't be surprised to learn that a lot of the "exclusive agreements"
    under discussion here fall under such state laws rather than Federal
    copyright. In such cases, it's entirely possible for one party to own the
    physical property of the master recordings and another,totally unrelated
    party to own the intellectual property contained on those recordings. Two
    valid claims to the same program, covered under entirely different sets
    of laws.

    For an interesting summary of this issue, see
    [removed].

    Elizabeth

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:23:41 -0400
    From: "Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  RSI

        I've read recent posts with great interest. The fact is RSI has in the
    past used Cease and Desist actions against websites carrying Public domain
    shows. The following web [removed] received a cease
    and desist letter. The owner of this site after spending time and money
    "doing his homework" put his site back up because he was able to determine
    that RSI cannot lay exclusive claim to X Minus One although they claimed to
    in their Cease and Desist [removed]
        I am a former Radio Spirit Customer as I have (in the PAST) purchased
    over 13 Bookshelf collections and countless individual cassettes. This
    includes two 60 Tape collections. I used to be big booster of RSI, I was
    especially fond of their FAST delivery. I ceased being a customer when they
    began eliminating all competition.  I ceased to be RSI customer for
    primariuly one
    reason: RSI establishment as a practical  monoploly over Old Time Radio
    which allows them to complely control selection. What has happened to Radio
    Yesteryear, or Adventures in Cassettes, or Wireless, or Carl Froelich, Jr,
    or Charlie Garrant. One of my Favorite shows ROCKY JORDAN is one that I wish
    to acquire every available show. I will not be able to through Radiospirits
     .
    Sincerley
    Mike Kerezman

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:36:13 -0400
    From: "Hoosierwood" <hoosierwood@[removed];
    To: "group OTR (E-mail)" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  (c) Red Skelton (tm)

    I know that Red Skelton's widow has filed for a trademark on just about
    everything related to Red Skelton (tm). Some of his TV shows are being sold
    without her permission. They are considered PD but they were produced by
    Red. Red was know to keep ownership on just about everything he made. It is
    unlikely that his shows are copyright free, including his radio shows. At
    first the radio shows may have been copyright by NBC, CBS, or even MGM (he
    was under contract with the studio at the time). I would not be surprised if
    Red bought up the copyright if he had the chance. Mrs. Skelton is selling
    the radio show on the official Red Skelton (tm) web site. I do not know what
    type of deal she has with Mr. Amari (if any) but it would seem to me that
    she would want to be the only seller of Red's show (which is her right). If
    Mr. Amari wants respect for his legal rights, he should put a trademark on
    everything related to Red and put at notice on who owns the trademark.

    I am not totally against Mr. Amari. He is bringing OTR to the general
    public. If he fells that he loosing money by this group of online traders or
    dealers like that are at conventions then he has a right to protect his
    business. It would be a good guess that the dealers at the Cincy con are not
    connected to him. If you were not aware of Mr. Amair's business, it is hard
    to find radio shows. If you Mr. Amari can't beat them, join them.

    For those who have the time, they can try to understand how to find
    copyrights from the Library of Congress. I tried but no luck. I might of
    missed something.
    [removed]

>     >From [removed] : THE NAME RED SKELTON AND ALL OF HIS CHARACTERS ARE

    REGISTERED TRADEMARKS AND MAY NOT BE USED IN ANY UNAUTHORIZED FORM OF
    ADVERTISING OF PRODUCTS FOR SALE OR PRINTED MATERIALS FOR PROMOTION
    I am not aware if I have violated and copyright laws. This is a public
    notice and I do not get any financial reward for bringing this to your
    attention.

    "What we have here, is failure to communicate" Strother Martin (Kokomo, IN).
    [removed]

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:36:40 -0400
    From: "Stewart Wright" <stewwright@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  You don't know what you've got till it's gone!

    LATE-BREAKING NEWS
         "Return With Us Now," the Newsletter of the Radio Historical Association
    of Colorado (RHAC), is NOT ceasing publication!
         In a conversation on Friday, June 8, 2001 with RHAC President, Larry
    Weide, I learned that RHAC members have volunteered to take over the
    production of the RHAC Newsletter.  The publication of "Return To Us
    Now" should continue without interruption.

    OTR CLUBS AND VOLUNTEERS
         In this age of the Internet instant gratification are the traditional
    OTR Clubs and Organizations obsolete?  I think not!  Traditional OTR Clubs
    offer MUCH MORE than just radio shows on tape!
         Here is a general summary of the of what amenities OTR Clubs, as a
    whole, offer the OTR Community:
    Conventions
               Want to meet some of OTR personalities you have heard?
                Want to see radio show recreations with OTR performers?
               Attend an OTR Convention!
    Newsletters
               stories and history about OTR and OTR series,
               tape library order forms,
               updates to the Club library catalog,
               information about current OTR conventions & activities,
               interviews with OTR stars, and
               OTR book reviews.
    Meetings on
               OTR Shows,
               panels on subjects OTR, and
               Interviews of OTR personalities
               show re-creation performance groups,
               show re-creation performance groups,
    OTR Show Re-creation Performance Groups
    Libraries of OTR Reference Materials and Books
    Series Logs
    OTR Scripts

         A problem that is faced by most, if not all, Old-Time Radio Clubs is a
    shortage of volunteers to do the all work needed keep these organizations
    going.  If anything, it will be lack of volunteers that will finally kills
    these fine organizations.
         If you belong to an OTR Club  - offer your services as a volunteer.  If
    you join an OTR Club - volunteer to help. There are lots of jobs, large and
    small, to be done. Volunteers are almost always needed and ALWAYS
    appreciated.

         You can find a very good list of OTR Clubs at:
    [removed]

    What's In A Paper OTR NEWSLETTER?
        During my 3 ½ years as editor of "Return With Us Now," the RHAC Newsletter
    featured a wide-range of articles of OTR subjects.  Here is JUST a SMALL
    sampling of what has appeared in the RHAC Newsletter:

    articles on a variety of OTR subjects by nationally-known authors such as
    Elizabeth McLeod, Martin Grams, Jim Cox, Jack French, and Michael J, Hayde;
    Interview Articles - Jim French and Phil Harper, John Dunning, Harry
    Bartell, and Herb Ellis;
    OTR Series Articles - Monitor, Dragnet, Duffy's Tavern, The Lonesome Gal,
    The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, Destination Freedom, and Fort Laramie;
    Reports on OTR Conventions;
    OTR Book Reviews; and
    many articles on a wide-range of OTR subjects by RHAC members.

        In short, a lot of informative and entertaining subject matter about OTR
    that is not available on the Internet!  OTR Club Newsletters are another
    great source of OTR Information.

        To see a sample article from the Radio Historical Association of
    Colorado Newsletter - They Spoke Volumes by Jim Cox , go to
    [removed]

    - . . .You don't know what you've got till it's gone! -
    Joni Mitchell
    1966-69 Siquomb Publishing Co. BMI

    Ain't it the truth!

    Signing off for now,

    Stewart Wright
    Outgoing Editor
    Return With Us Now

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:45:01 -0400
    From: OTRChris@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Skip Homeier

    In a message dated 6/9/01 6:31:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
    Hal Stone  writes:

>     I was concerned when I reading  the postings about his declining to grant
>     interviews. It didn't make sense, and didn't sound like him. So I decided to
>     call him and get the scoop‰Ý straight from the source.
>     He's a delightful guy, with a quick wit and sharp sense
>     of humor.

    That's good to hear. We would love to have Skip in the group or at a
    convention. A lot of OTR actors  when first invited feel  like perhaps their
    OTR work was limited in number and that they will have little to share.
    However, once they get there they do indeed realize how much they really
    truly have to offer.  And usually want to come back again and again.  I for
    one can think of many questions that I would like to ask
    Skip Homeier . Perhaps  Walden could even interview him on Yesterday USA?

    And what's this I always hear about living in the past.  Some of the radio
    work was outstanding  and I find it great to listen to . More so than many of
    the TV shows today . There are a lot of classic TV shows as well . And I want
    to hear and see them  and I don't care that they were produced  40 or more
    years ago. They are great shows . No one accuses someone who listens to
    Mozart of living in the past.
    I don't want to go back to 1940 but I do want to hear some of those great
    radio shows.   If more radio dramas and comedies were produced in the 60s ,
    70s and 80s
    we would be re-listening to those too.  If they had the same level of talent
    and production.  There is so much  from the 30s , 40s and 50s to choose from.
    I have to admit  some of the period pieces are fun for just  historical
    purposes.

    Anyways,  I  want to thank Harlan Stone for contributing to this list as I
    have enjoyed
    his many postings and  would love to hear more from him on his OTR days.
    I am sure his postings  are certainly  popular  and someone may combine all
    his  postings into one  book  and make a lot of money .
    But I am not  sure who exactly  owns the rights to these  postings . Perhaps
    we
    should read the small print  at the end of the digest.    :  )

    -Chris

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 13:50:39 -0400
    From: jef olson <jefolson2000@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  MUSIC NEEDED

    Greetings! I am the producer & director of an amateur
    troupe in So. California (West Coast Radio
    Theater-WCRT) and am always looking for solutions to
    the vexing problem of music when we tour. A live
    keyboard player is not always possible or practical. I
    am looking for a tape or cd with generic (organ)
    music- dramatic chords, generic themes from the
    different genres (ie: Dectective, Western, Soap,
    etc.),ending fanfares etc.
    So far I have not found any such thing, but would love
    to find someone who can help me make one, and make it
    available to groups such as mine, for use in
    emergencies (I NOT trying to put keyboard players out
    of business- I wish I could find a reliable one or
    three) Any ideas are appreciated!
    WCRT opens June 22 with A salute to the Golden Days of
    Radio at the hilside playhouse in Hemet, CA (Near Palm
    Springs). If any of you are in the area, please come.
    e mail me for info.
    I am also always on the lookout for new material-short
    episodes "in the style of"- 10 minutes. Especially
    parodies. I can't pay at this time, as we are
    amatuers, but if we use your material, we'll of course
    give credit and send you a tape of our version of your
    work.
    Glad to find you, and look forward to working together
    to keep radio theater alive!
                       jef olson

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    Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 13:50:37 -0400
    From: "Stewart Wright" <stewwright@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Did You Know That. . .

    Did You Know That. . .

            Veteran radio actors Hans Conried and Jerry Hausner starred in an
    early episode of The Adventures of Harry Nile series - "Favor For A
    Friend" - that was recorded in 1978, but the episode was not aired when
    planned because of a change in the station's format. The episode finally
    aired in 1990.  This episode also featured Tony Karloff, the son of actor
    Boris Karloff.

    Signing off for now,

    Stewart Wright

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