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	    otr-Digest   Volume 96 : Issue 88


Articles in this issue of otr-Digest:

	 Re: Radio transcriptions
	 Re: New edition of Tune In Yesterday
	 Thanks From Yesterday USA
	 More Comments from Recent Issues
	 Captain Midnight
	 I Was a .....
	 Radio Shows on CD
	 Barney Beck
	 Modern Radio Drama/Tom Stoppard

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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 14:52:51 EST
From: BWWG42A@[removed] (MR JACK L PALMER)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Radio transcriptions
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

-- [ From: Jack Palmer * [removed] #[removed] ] --

John,
	I have the same dilemma as you.  When I see these transcriptions I
want to save them all, but I have neither the time, the space or the
finances to do so.  BTW, I do have a transciption player, so I can play
them.  Many of the shows like Guest Star were mailed all over the
country for stations to use as they could fit them in, so I doubt if
they are really that valuable.  However disks of shows that weren't
normally transcribed could be more valuable.  I usually make some
attempt to either by them myself, or contact one of the OTR clubs to
see if they are interested.  There seem to be clubs situated all across
the country.   Any suggestions from anyone else would be appreciated.  
 Jack Palmer

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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 14:52:44 EST
From: BWWG42A@[removed] (MR JACK L PALMER)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: New edition of Tune In Yesterday
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

-- [ From: Jack Palmer * [removed] #[removed] ] --

Yes, John Dunning has been working on a updated edition of Tune In
Yesterday for several years.  It was supposed to be issued in late 1994,
but was held up because the publisher wanted it cut down.  In a letter
to me, John said it had ballooned to almost double the original book
and he was trying to cut it down.  So, yes, there will probably be a
new book sometime, but as to when, no one seems to know.  If ther is
any further news, I'd love to hear it also.  BTW, the old edition
usually sells in the neighborhood of $100.  I've seen them go for
prices from $80 to $125.      Jack Palmer

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 18:03:45 -0500
From: DrOTR@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Thanks From Yesterday USA
Message-ID: <960305180344_342039245@[removed]>

I just wanted to thank everyone for trying our Real Audio feed from Audionet.
It has been a great success so far. We have only been on a week, and we are
already averaging almost as many hits a day as KAAM. But we need your help.
Please, if you like being able to listen to OTR  on the Internet then please
keep giving us lots of hits.  And most importantly, drop a quick thank you
note to the Audionet people and tell them thanks for putting Y-USA on. This
will help ensure that they know there is lots of interest in the feed and
will keep it on for everyone to listen to. I can’t begin to stress how
important this is. There address is:

webmaster@[removed]

There is more good news. If everything goes as planned, Yesterday USA will
soon (around 3 weeks) be available in the Real Audio 2 format, also. So for
everyone out there who has a [removed] modem and the horsepower to pull it, you
will be able to get a much better sound. When this happens, we will have a
home page that will allow you to choose which feed you would like to listen
to. Real Audio 1, [removed] or Real Audio 2, [removed]

I will post the address as soon as it is available.

Please hit and hit often, and send those thank you letters.
Our home page with access to our live feed is at: 
[removed]

Thanks

David Loewe
Yesterday USA
YUSA@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 19:59:15 -0500
From: KENPILETIC@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: More Comments from Recent Issues
Message-ID: <960305195914_439018136@[removed]>

Hi Gang -                           March 5 - 1996 -- Tuesday 7 PM cst 

A few comments prompted by previous issues ----

Issue 86:  The "value" of ET's -  To my way of thinking, the ET's   
themselves have no intrinsic value.  Their value lies in the material 
recorded on them.  I try to obtain as many as possible for the purpose of
re-recording that material on tape.  Once that's done, the discs are 
stored in a safe environment.  The tapes can be copied to cassette or 
other tapes as the material is needed.   Generally I prefer to borrow or 
rent the ET's and return them to their owner once they are recorded.  Of 
course if the price is not outrageous I will consider purchasing them. 

We see quite a few ETs for sale at Old Time Radio conventions.  So, if you 
would like to have one as memorabilia of Old Time Radio, that's the place 
to get one - they don't cost $[removed] at conventions.  By the way, that's a 
strange price.  Wonder how the antique store came up with it.  "Guest 
Star" is a popular program.  If you can get more detail from the label, 
you can check with other collectors (or post it on the digest) and you can 
determine if those discs are "rare".  Chances are they are in general 
circulation, but it would be worth finding out - just in case.  

       -------- Next Issue ------------

Issue 86:  CHICAGO THEATRE OF THE AIR programs are in general circulation, 
although not as popular as some of the other shows circulating.  I have a 
few airchecks of that show in my collection.  Unfortunately, someone had 
edited out Colonel McCormick's remarks from all of the programs on my 
version.  The music is complete, however.  There might be some unedited 
programs somewhere, because believe the editing was done as the tapes were 
prepared from the discs.  The discs are probably in a museum or warehouse. 
It is unlikely that they were destroyed.   

          -----------  Next Issue  ------------

Issue 82:  AUDIENCE LAUGHTER ---   In 1957 I attended one of the few 
remaining radio programs, The Stan Freberg Show.  The program was 30 
minutes long, and was "taped before a live audience".  The program before 
the audience was much longer than 30 minutes.  The warm-up man (Peter 
Leeds?  Paul Frees?) came on stage, addressed the audience, and tried many 
different things to get the audience to laugh.  Nothing worked for several 
minutes.  Eventually he said "Pete Banana", which isn't funny, but a 9 
year-old in the audience thought it was funny and repeated (loudly) "Pete 
Banana".  The audience laughed.  It wasn't a big laugh, but I guess the 
producer/director thought it was good enough and suddenly the music 
started and we were "on the air".  Then Stan came out of the wings, the 
laughter turned to applause, and the show was underway.  

         ------------- Next Issue  ---------------

Issue 81:  13 BY CORWIN  ---  Thank you, Daniel A. Gediman, for posting 
the information about this forthcoming series on NPR.  I hope the Chicago 
NPR station, WBEZ, decides to carry it.  They seem to be reluctant to air  
any drama from NPR.  I'm looking forward to hearing it.  

         ------------- Next Issue ----------------

Issue 80:  RED BLANCHARD  ---  Is he related to Donald "Red" Blanchard 
from the WLS National Barndance?   The Red Blanchard I remember was on the 
Barn Dance for many years, and was billed as the "Honorary Mayor of 
Pittsfield, Wisconsin".  Does anybody know of any relationship?

Issue 80:  BIG JON AND SPARKIE  ---  There are many programs circulating 
from the various incarnations of this program.  It was "Big Jon and 
Sparkie" during the week, and it was "No School Today" on Saturdays.  A 
decade or two later the program came back with a religious theme and there 
were also some phonograph records issued.  Please don't confuse Sparkie
(with an ie) with Sparky (with a y) who was heard on many "kiddie records" 
which were also played on the air.   Sparkie and Sparky were two different 
characters.  The name Sparkie's movie serial was "General Comet of the 
Universe Patrol" and the hero was "Captain Jupiter".  I don't think he 
ever made Major or Colonel.  Sorry, I don't have all 2014 chapters; but I 
have a few. 

         ---------------- Next Issue ---------------

Issue 79:  THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN CANARIES, also known as the AMERICAN RADIO 
WARBLERS indeed used Strauss' "Tales From the Vienna Woods" as the 
themesong.  There was a whole roost of birds all singing like crazy with 
the pipe organ.  If any one canary stopped to catch his breath, hundreds 
of others continued to sing.  My grandfather had a pet canary, as did many 
people in the 1940's.  The birdcage was near the radio.  When the Hartz 
Mountain program came on, his canary sang along with the rest of them - 
and I suppose canaries all over town were singing, too. 

        ----------------- Next Issue -----------------

Issue 76:  OZZIE AND HARRIET -- The Sponsor was 1847 Rogers Brothers.
Their Address was 1847 Rogers Road.  I was listening in the fall of 1946 
and wondered if they would do anything "special" in 1947 (the centennial 
year).  Near as I can remember, they didn't do anything unusual.  1847 
Rogers Brothers (International Silver) also sponsored "The Silver Hour".


        ----------------Next Issue ----------------

Issue 73:  VHS HI-FI --  Thom Bray asked to hear our experiences recording 
in VHS Hi-Fi Left-Right vs Double Mono.  When I record different programs 
on the Left and Right channels, some recorders work better than others.  
One of my machines has virtually no crosstalk, while others have quite a 
bit of crosstalk (sound from Left getting to Right, and vice versa).  It 
must also be noted that when copying from one VCR to another you should 
use patch cords, and not RF.  The separation on MTS Stereo during my tests 
is only 15 dB which creates SEVERE crosstalk.  I DO NOT recommend 
independent programs on Left and Right on VHS Hi-Fi.  Use Double Mono.
VHS Cassettes are not expensive and double mono will give you six hours of 
recording time on a T-120.  

That's all for now.  
Happy Taping -- Ken Piletic - Streamwood, Illinois 
kenpiletic@[removed] 

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 20:07:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Captain Midnight
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Well, problems seemed to be straightened out at my web site.

Captain Midnight episode 3 should be out there and all other
sound files should now be accessible.  I had problems due to
a recent move of my pages by my system admin.  All should be
much faster now.

Thanks for everyone's patience.

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          AOL: JimWidner  
                          

                                                 

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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 04:20:05 GMT
From: bilj@[removed] (Bill Jaker)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: I Was a .....
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

        In our discussion of radio shows with Cold War themes, several 
people have mentioned "I Was a Communist for the FBI".  But does anyone 
remember the thrilling series called "I Was a Capitalist for the KGB"?  It 
told the story of Soviet secret agent Innokenti Gavrilovitch 
Skorbilliwksgkii, also known by his American code name "Joe Day".  He was 
spirited into the USA and deposited on Wall Street, under orders to 
undermine the pillars of capitalism.  But after a week with a hammer and 
sickle in the Chambers Street Subway station he's contacted by a double 
(perhaps triple, we're never sure, maybe even more) agent who gives him a 
tip on some hot stocks and before long Joe has lost his Innokenti and is 
playing the market.  In chapter eleven, entitled "Come On, Commie Comrades", 
Joe gets secret orders from MOCKBA to sell off his Hadacol Preferred and buy 
10,000 shares of Studebaker. Has the KGB discovered his double-front?  Or is 
the Kremlin only acting on behalf of Merrill-Lynch?  Each program concluded 
with information on how to identify a Communist in your neighborhood, and 
the day's Dow-Jones averages.  It was a great show, sponsored by Servel Gas 
Refrigerators ("win the cold war in your kitchen") and heard on the Liberty 
Broadcasting System on nights when there was no baseball in Amarillo.
        Oh yes, ;-).
                          ///////////0\\\\\
In response to the query about finding a disc of "Guest Star" for $28: keep 
your money.  That was a syndicated program for [removed] Savings Bonds and there 
were thousands pressed (probably pressed, not cut like genuine electrical 
transcriptions).  A few years ago Ken Piletic and I discovered some old ETs 
in an abandoned West Virginia radio station and, after dubbing them to tape, 
donated some rare country music shows to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 
Nashville.  There were about 20 one-of-a-kind discs of great historic and 
cultural value and a professional appraiser judged them for tax purposes to 
be worth about $1,000 (maybe Ken remembers the exact numbers).... In 
response to another point: I'm surprised that in all the postings about 
brothers Bob and Don Hastings nobody mentioned -- well, it is old-time TV -- 
that Don Hastings played the Video Ranger on the DuMont series "Captain 
Video".  He was sort of a faithful valet Kato to Al Hodge's Captain V, a 
good comparison when you figure that Hodge also played the Green Hornet.

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 23:29:41 -0500
From: SupDaveTV5@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Radio Shows on CD
Message-ID: <960305232939_161353407@[removed]>

I have been collecting radio shows for the past 17 years, and have wondered
why there are not more shows on CD.  I know the sound capibilities of the CD
are far better than most of the shows out there, but I look at this as a
archive medium and would be able to play them for years without any harm
coming to the CD itself.  I have purchased the Smithsonian Collection as well
as other collections on CD.  I WANT MORE.  I hope that the several companies
that sell shows would hear my plea and release more shows on CD.  On another
note.  Does anyone out there believe that the Fibber McGee & Molly show of
12-30-41 the one where Fibber has "fixits" and includes a fabulous gag about
Fibber fixing the doorbell, as one of the all time greats of the show.  One
last note is there anyone outhere who is collects The Green Hornet.  I heard
that there is a movie in production this summer? about the Green Hornet.  

Keep Listening

dave

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Date: 06 Mar 1996 08:47 GMT
From: Henry Brugsch <@[removed]:henry@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: 
Subject: Barney Beck
Message-ID: <03061996084729um@[removed]>

It's with regret that I am probably not going to be able to go to the
convention. My trips to the States are severely constrained by other
commitments,
Many years ago I had a chance to meet Barney Beck in person. I am glad
to see he's still with us.
Has he a presence on the net? I'd really like to get in touch with him,
if anyone who reading this is in dirrect communications with Barney
Beck, please be good enough to pass along my regards, and best wishes,
and if he can use it, my email address?
Thanks in advance

--
   Henry Brugsch
   aka hbj elsewhere, CIS: [removed]@[removed], hbj@[removed]
  "To follow knowledge like a sinking star"
  " beyond the utmost bounds of human thought"-- Tennyson

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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 22:16:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Modern Radio Drama/Tom Stoppard
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Though not otr, I had this request posted to my web page.
If anyone can be of help, I am including the poster's email
address.

>I am in search of a copy of Tom Stoppard's radio drama "Artist Descending 
>a Staircase."  It's been hard to find a radio piece that is not golden 
>age and also not american, and I've been breezing through some web links 
>desperately searching for leads.  Any help?
>

If anyone can help, send email to:

jmilutis@[removed]

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          AOL: JimWidner  
                          

                                                 

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