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Date: 6/19/2004 4:18 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2004 : Issue 207
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Saddest Music in the World            [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      Brace Beemer Interviews               [ "Arthur Funk" <Art-Funk@[removed]; ]
      Sea Legs #5 answer                    [ Chargous@[removed] ]
      Bob and Ray query                     [ Michael Berger <intercom1@attglobal ]
      Major Bowes                           [ George Aust <austhaus1@[removed] ]
      Ronald Reagan                         [ "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyro ]
      6-20 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      This week in radio history 20-26 Jun  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:57:06 -0400
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Saddest Music in the World

    Pardon me if someone else has already mentioned this, but old radio
    enthusiasts may be interested in seeing the current film "The Saddest Music
    in the World".  It's set in Winnipeg in the 1930s, and has some major
    references to old radio.  It's sort of like Ingmar Bergman meets Busby
    Berkeley, so be prepared for a non-standard movie.

    Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
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    Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:57:20 -0400
    From: "Arthur Funk" <Art-Funk@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Brace Beemer Interviews
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    Those interviews Bob Slate mentioned in Digest 205 sound fascinating.  If
    anyone knows of a commercial or other source for them, I'd sure like to obtain
    copies.

    Regards to all,
    Art Funk

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:20:27 -0400
    From: Chargous@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Sea Legs #5 answer

    Hi,

    In response to the two questions.  SPERDVAC (or at least a SPERDVAC member)
    allegedly has #5.  I too would have had #5, but in a bizarre event (the
    ebay seller had thousands of positives at that point), the seller took
    everybodys' money and no one ever got their ETs.) I have no idea if the
    SPERDVAC ET is the same disc or not, but at least it surfaced.  Anyway,
    check with SPERDVAC.

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:21:07 -0400
    From: Michael Berger <intercom1@[removed];
    To: otr <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Bob and Ray query
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    Listening to a 1953 B&R segment on NBC, Ray's Mary McGoon says under the
    closing applause: "Goodbye Grover."  Sounds like that enigmatic Jimmy Durante
    "Mrs Callabash" signoff. Anyone know what that's all about?
    Also hearing their NPR special for the first time, I was reminded of how
    hilarious their Garish Summit was - too bad there aren't more segments out
    there with that series.

    Michael Berger

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:21:52 -0400
    From: George Aust <austhaus1@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Major Bowes

    Deric asked if there were any recordings of the Original Amateur Hour
    existing.

    I have the same 1939 show that he has, but I also have a 2 LP United
    Artist album celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Original Amateur
    Hour produced in 1960. These are just excerpts of contestants who were
    memorable or who later became famous. There are 24 excerpts of such
    people as Teresa Brewer(as a very small child), Stubby kaye, Irving
    Fields, Jerry Vale, the Ray Charles singers. Eddie Lawrence, Art Lund,
    and Pat Boone.
    Most of these are from Ted  Macks shows but some are Major Bowes. My
    point is that recordings of these show must exist somewhere.
    I also have the excerpt of  The Hoboken Four (Five?) which is Frank
    Sinatra's first appearance on radio, on tape somewhere. I think that I
    remember hearing a Major Bowes show with a young Judy Garland but that
    is strictly from memory.

    George Aust

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:22:44 -0400
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Ronald Reagan

>     Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:39:47 -0400
>     From: "Jerry Haendiges" <Jerry@[removed];

>     MEET THE PRESS
>     9-11-66  California Governors Debate
>     between Ronald Reagan and Governor Edmond G. (Pat) Brown

    Ironic that Reagan as governor defeated Brown the father and was succeeded by Brown the
    son.  Similar to the way Bill Clinton defeated Bush the father and was succeeded by Bush
    the son.

    When Reagan ran for governor in 1966, I joked to friends that the Democrats should
    nominate Groucho Marx -- and I'd love to see the debate!

    I also remarked that if they wanted to control state spending, they should nominate Jack
    Benny.

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    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                           [removed]
     15 Court Square, Suite 210                 lawyer@[removed]
    Boston, MA 02108-2503           	         [removed]

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 16:29:46 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  6-20 births/deaths

    June 20th births

    06-20-1890 - Effie Palmer - Albany, NY - d. 8-19-1942
    actress: Jean Evans "Lonely Woman"; Dodie Black "Scattergood Baines"
    06-20-1893 - Edwin Wolfe - d. 9-22-1983
    actor: Curt Bradley "Pepper Young's Family"
    06-20-1897 - Bob Howard - W. Newton, MA - d. 12-4-1986
    pianist-singer: "Calsodent Presents Bob Howard"; "Sing It Again"
    06-20-1899 - Helen Traubel - St. Louis, MO - d. 7-28-1972
    singer: "Metropolitan Opera"; "Telephone Hour"; "Jimmy Durante Show"
    06-20-1904 - Matt Crowley - d. 3-10-1983
    actor: Mark Trail "Mark Trail"; Buck Rogers "Buck Rogers"
    06-20-1909 - Errol Flynn - Hobart, Tasmania - d. 10-14-1959
    actor: Christopher Casanova "Modern Adventures of Casanova"; "Lux Radio
    Theatre"
    06-20-1924 - Audie Murphy - Kingston, TX - d. 5-28-1971
    world war II hero, actor: "Cavalcade of America"
    06-20-1924 - Chet Atkins - Luttrell, TN - d. 6-30-2001
    guitarist: "Boone County Neighbors"; "Grand Ole Opry"
    06-20-1931 - Martin Landau - Brooklyn, NY
    actor: "No Love Lost"

    June 20th deaths

    01-24-1883 - Estelle Winwood - Lee, Kent, England - d. 6-20-1984
    actress: "Theatre Guild on the Air"
    03-04-1907 - Edgar Barrier - NYC - d. 6-20-1964
    actor: Simon Templar "The Saint"
    04-05-1911 - Gordon Jones - Alden, IA - d. 6-20-1963
    actor: Pete Thompson "Meet Mr. McNutley"
    05-12-1901 - Whitey "Duke" Ford - De Soto, MO - d. 6-20-1986
    comedian: (Duke of Paducah) "Grand Ole Opry"; "Plantation Party"
    05-15-1904 - Clifton Fadiman - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-20-1999
    emcee: "Information Please"; "Conversation"; "RCA Magic Key"
    10-09-1897 - Robert Armbruster - Philadelphia, PA - d. 6-20-1994
    conductor: "Cavalcade of America"; "Advs. of Sam Spade"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    For a complete list:
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    Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 16:30:11 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 20-26 June

     From Those Were The Days -

    6/23

    1933 - The Pepper Pot program welcomed a new host. Don McNeill took over
    the show and renamed it The Breakfast Club. The show, a huge success for
    the NBC Blue and later, ABC, became one of the longest-running radio
    programs in history. The show aired with McNeill as host until December
    27, 1968. The Breakfast Club was a morning show that had its share of
    corny jokes, visiting celebrities and lots of audience participation.

    1941 - Front Page Farrell was heard for the first time on Mutual. In
    1942, the program moved to NBC and stayed on the air until 1954. Sally
    and David Farrell were the central characters.

    1947 - Wendy Warren and the News debuted on CBS. The broadcasts
    continued until 1958. No, the program was not a newscast, in the
    traditional sense. It was a serial -- one of many of the time. The
    unique thing about this particular show, however, was that Wendy Warren
    and the News did utilize a real three-minute newscast to open the show.
    The newscaster, delivering the news as part of the show, chose not to
    stay in the entertainment side of radio, but continued to be a true
    journalist and a legend at CBS. That newsman was Douglas Edwards.

    6/24

    1960 - The Romance of Helen Trent was heard for the last time. Helen and
    her boy-toy, Gil Whitney, were about to be married, but the loving
    couple never made it to the altar -- just in case the show would ever be
    renewed. Helen Trent and her romance aired for 27 years -- a total of
    7,222 episodes -- on the CBS.

    6/25

    1942 - The first broadcast of It Pays to Be Ignorant was aired on WOR
    and the Mutual Broadcasting System.

    6/26

    1933 - The Kraft Music Hall debuted.

    1949 - Fred Allen had his final program, though he continued for several
    years to guest on other shows.

    Joe

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