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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 50


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Kingdom Tapes
	 Jack Smart and Fred Allen ...
	 Paar & Les Paul
	 Red Skelton
	 Les Paul
	 Leghorn vs Claghorn
	 Remember WENN/Ray Bradbury
	 Mercury Theatre
	 Ray Bradbury II
	 Re: Remember WENN/Ray Bradbury
	 Cheers and Request for Orson Welles Shadow Log
	  the happy gang
	 Museums for OTR
	 Ray Bradbury
	 A source for OTR books/movies

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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 96 19:12:46 EST
From: platecap@[removed] (Bob B)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Kingdom Tapes
Message-Id: <m0tjoIM-000YRTC@[removed]>

Ron Staley wanted to know the address, etc. for Kingdom [removed] of
many sources for blank "bulk" cassettes and supplies.

Here it tis:

Kingdom Tapes & Electronics
Lambs Creek Road
[removed] Box 506
Mansfield, PA 16933

Phone numbers are:  800-788-1122 or 717-662-1122
Fax is:  717-662-3875

I have no affiliatiion whatsoever with Kingdom Tapes other than being
satisfied with their products & services.

Many collectors have a preference for a brand name cassette, and there
is certainly a lot of wisdom to this, especially when the price is
right.

However, when you reach a point where the volume of blanks you use is a
lot higher, you can get an even better deal buying bulk tapes and labels
and boxes separate.

Also, you SAVE TIME by not having to unwrap the commercially packaged
tapes.

I typically pay between 35-45 cents a piece for high quality C-62
[removed] yes, the extra two minutes makes a difference.

The top of line normal bias bulk cassette in a clear shell costs roughly
a penny a [removed] The tape in the shell is made by BASF and excellent
for radio shows as well as music; great for radio show masters.

I have used literally thousands of both types of cassettes with great
success.

Empty cassette boxes cost anywhere from 8 to 20 cents a piece depending
on the type of box you want and how many you buy.

Blank cassette labels come in a variety of formats and colors.  For
hand-typing, you can buy them in sheets or rolls.  Tractor feed (for dot
matrix printers) as well as sheets for laser printers are readily
available and [removed]  generally less than a penny a [removed]
typically, you can buy a pack of 1,200 labels for $10-12 or less.  These
are labels that go over the entire cassette (not just the top as file
folder labels would)...allowing you more room for information.

-Just my 50 cents worth-
-Bob

Bob Burnham; BRC Productions; [removed] Box 2645; Livonia, MI 48151
voice (313) 277-3798;  fax (313) 277-3095; internet platecap@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 96 14:31:58 EST
From: gpollard@[removed] (George Pollard)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: calughli@[removed], gpollard@[removed] (George Pollard)
Subject: Jack Smart and Fred Allen ...
Message-Id: <[removed]@superior>

Hi All,

	JRayb???.aol mentioned an issue or two back that the Jack Smart
who portrayed Senator Bloat on "The Fred Allen Show" was not the same one
who portrayed "The Fat Man"; at least that's the way it read to me. I
checked with our resident Jack Smart expert, Charlie Laughlin. He
confirmed that Jack Smart on "The Fred Allen show" and J Scott Smart, "The
Fat Man" are, indeed, one and the same. Just tryin' to keep things
straight.

 -- 
					george

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Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 14:58:37 -0500 (EST)
From: SAH@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Paar & Les Paul
Message-id: <01I0WAXJY1IA8WWZS5@[removed]>

Could the person with the interview of Les Paul by Jack Paar please e-mail
me (your mail handler does not recognize your address).  I would love to
purchase an audio tape of this interview at your convenience.

Thanks,  Steven Hiss   sah@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:23:46 -0500
From: MTPawckett@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Red Skelton
Message-ID: <960206182345_215728649@[removed]>

I am looking for Red Skelton Fans out [removed] this is you, please contact
me regarding trades, stories, [removed]

Thanks ("And May God Bless")
Dave Lind  {:0)   the smiling clown

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 96 16:07:19 PST
From: dmturne@[removed] (Dave Turner)
To: [removed]![removed]@[removed]
Subject: Les Paul
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

The December 1977 issue of Guitar Player had an interview with Les Paul who
had the following to say about his recordings:

GP: When did you first start getting interested in multiple recordings?

LP: That actually goes all the way back to 1927, which was the year my mother
    got her player piano. She didn't like to pump the thing, so she made me
    do it. As I pumped the piano and watched the keys go down, I could tell
    what was happening. Then it was a question of what *wasn't* being played.
    There was a lot of paper left over, so I started punching holes in it.
    If it was a wrong note, I'd just cover the hole with a piece of flypaper.
    My mother comes home to listen to her piano, and all hell breaks loose.
    There was always a long, leader, so I cooked up some hot intros. So the
    first time I started adding parts to songs was on a piano roll.

GP: When did you start doing disc-to-disc multiples?

LP: That was around 1946, when I built the studio in my garage in Hollywood.
    I built the two recording lathes out of Cadillac flywheels--cost a lot less
    that way, and they worked better than anything else that was around then.
    I had seven number one hits with disc multiples: "Lover," "Nola," "Goofus,"
    "Little Rock Getaway," and some others--they were all recorded on disc--
    no tape. You'd get two machines going, record on one, play that back, then
    play and sing along with it, recording on the other. And you just keep
    doing that, back and forth. "Lover" had some 24 parts ont. And you'd better
    not make a mistake, because if you do, it's back to number one.

GP: What were disc recording's advantages over tape?

LP: Tape has what you call modulation distortion, which is inherent in the tape,
    and this is one of the things they're still fighting with tape. You didn't
    have that kind of distortion with disc. But every dog has its day; the
    disc had its drawbacks. As you go to the inside of the record, you would
    lose highs. I got around that by recording a 78 rpm on the outside of a
    17" disc. That gave me a lot of room, and I was burnin' up those discs.
    That's why the quality was so great. I was going at 78, with the EQ of
    33 1/3, so when my records came out, they were hotter than a skunk.

GP: When did you start doing sound-on-sound with tape?

LP: That was about 1949. I never told Ampex what I was doing. I just asked them
    for a fourth head, and they just drilled a hole and put it there. They had
    no idea about what I was doing, and I didn't tell them until five years
    later. "How High the Moon" was our first big hit on tape. Eight-track
    came in 1952. I just went to Ampex with the idea and handed it to them.
    I never did patent it. They built it for me, but it took them four years
    to get it right. I've still got it here, and it's the best machine in the
    place. My modern machines have one tough time trying to keep up with the
    old one. The original board is here too, and it also surpasses anything
    around.


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The above is quoted without permission and is just a small part of the article.

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 96 16:06:42 PST
From: dmturne@[removed] (Dave Turner)
To: [removed]![removed]@[removed]
Subject: Leghorn vs Claghorn
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In his autobiography "That's not all Folks!", Mel Blanc had this to say
regarding the controversy over the origin of Foghorn Leghorn's voice vs
Senator Claghorn's:

	"Another of my characters, Foghorn Leghorn, was the silent coyote's
exact opposite, never giving his beak a rest. The rooster is such a gasbag
that he even interrupts himself, delivering a steady stream of asides to the
audience. Given his name, there was nothing to do but to match it with a
broad bellow from the diaphragm. It's the second-most-difficult voice for
me. Because both Foghorn and Yosemite Sam require so much volume, I've
mixed the two up on occasion.

	When director Bob McKimson, the writers, and I first tossed about
ideas for the new character, someone suggested we give him a southern accent.
Thus is raised the controversy over which came first, the chicken or Senator
Claghorn.

	Beauregard Claghorn was the name of a Deep South politician on
Allen's Alley, a popular segment from CBS radio's 'The Fred Allen Show.'
Played by talented actor Kenny Delmar, he sounded identical to Foghorn Leghorn.
Now, Delmar claimed he based the voice not on my character's, but on that of
a Texas rancher he'd once hitched a ride from. Bob McKimson claimed Foghorn's
voice was derived not from Senator Claghorn's, but from someone on another
old-time radio program, 'Blue Monday Jamboree.' And *I* claim I first heard
the accent at a vaudeville show at San Francisco's Pantages Theatre when I
was twenty. As I recall it, in one of the skits an actor played a clownish
half-deaf southern sheriff. Further complicating the issue, Foghorn Leghorn
debuted in 1946, the same year that Senator Claghorn became a national
sensation.

	So who's right, Delmar, McKimson, or Blanc? Damned if I know."

---

The above quoted without permission in the hope that it will encourage the
reader to buy the book.

Did I enjoy the book?
Si.
Si?
Si.

That's not all Folks!
Mel Blanc
1988
ISBN 0-446-39089-5 (pbk.)

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Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 10:38:22 +0500
From: cbholm@[removed] (chris holm)
To: otr@[removed]
Cc: jwidner@[removed]
Subject: Remember WENN/Ray Bradbury
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

 Remember WENN Fans>
 From what I understand, the Feb 7th episode of Remember WENN is new.
(Episode 3)  They seem to be coming every two weeks.  In my calander, I have
episode 4 showing on Feb 21.

Ray Bradbury Fans>
  Suspense did a few radio versions of his stories.  The one I have is "The
Whole Town's Sleeping" 6-14-55 with Jeanette Nolan and William Conrad.  I
seem to remember another, but I'm not sure.

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 21:50:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Mercury Theatre
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>Could any one tell me if the Mercury Theatre on the Air was sponsored by the
>Mercury auto corp. or if the name has another origin?  Thanks for any
>information you can give me.
>

Though I know this will be better answered by some of the Wellesian's out 
there, I can say this much. The name Mercury was applied to the theater 
productions put together by Orson Welles and John Houseman. They staged 
classic productions and ultimately brought them to radio as the Mercury
Theater on the Air.  The theater they produced their stage plays in was
named (at some point) Mercury.  Whether this came before or after I am not
sure.  I do know that the name did not come from the Auto Corporation.

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 22:00:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: passage@[removed]
Subject: Ray Bradbury II
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>Once again, I've stumbled on a mystery (at least for me :-).  I found 2
>shows in the SPERDVAC catalog on Lou's web site that _appear_ to be more
>of Ray Bradbury's works.  The series title is ADVENTURE THEATER and the 
>2 shows are "Zero Hour" and "The Whole Town's Sleeping".  Two other titles
>shown are "A Question of Identity" and "The Good Ship Jane".  I don't 
>recognize those titles so they may not be Mr. Bradbury's.  No dates were
>given.
> 
>In the University of Memphis catalog, I found GENERAL MILLS ADVENTURE 
>THEATER: "The Sea Wolf", broadcast on 07-02-77 on CBS (a 55-minute show).
> 
>Has anyone heard these shows?  Are the ones in the SPERDVAC catalog from
>the General Mills series?
> 
>I also found another possible Bradbury show in the RHAC catalog from a
>series called ZERO HOUR.  This one was "There Will Come Soft Rains" and
>was broadcast June 17, 1950.
> 
>It seems there were 2 series titled ZERO HOUR, a 1950's one and one in 1973/
>1974 by Rod Serling.  Anyone out there care to shed some light on these?
>

That June 17th, 1950 episode of There Will Come Soft Rains comes from
the Dimension X episode that also featured another Bradbury story called
Zero Hour.  There wasn't another Zero Hour series. 

Both Soft Rains and Zero Hour ran about 15 minutes each.  

The General Mills Adventure Theatre was a series created by Elliott Lewis and
sponsored by General Mills in the late Seventies.  I am currently featuring that
series in my TimeLines of my web page

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since the series began in February. All the details are there.

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 22:00:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: cbholm@[removed] (chris holm), otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: Remember WENN/Ray Bradbury
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

At 10:38 AM 2/6/96 +0500, chris holm wrote:
> Remember WENN Fans>
> From what I understand, the Feb 7th episode of Remember WENN is new.
>(Episode 3)  They seem to be coming every two weeks.  In my calander, I have
>episode 4 showing on Feb 21.
>
>Ray Bradbury Fans>
>  Suspense did a few radio versions of his stories.  The one I have is "The
>Whole Town's Sleeping" 6-14-55 with Jeanette Nolan and William Conrad.  I
>seem to remember another, but I'm not sure.
>
>

Thanks for the response on Remember WENN. 

Another Bradbury done on Suspense was called "The Screaming Woman" which
starred Margaret O'Brien.  The one you mention is another one.  I believe
there might have been more, but I would have to look up in my database to
see what I show.

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 19:07:32 -0500
From: MTPawckett@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Cheers and Request for Orson Welles Shadow Log
Message-ID: <960206190731_137619149@[removed]>

Well, I just got done reading the past several digests and am encouraged by
the lively positive discussions.  

On a side [removed] have a request for a friend.  He would like a log of all
Shadow episodes that starred Orson Welles.  If anyone has such a list, please
post it or email me at MTPawckett@[removed]

Much [removed]
dl   {:0)   the smiling clown

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Date: Tue,  6 Feb 96 22:47:38 PST
From: gcoppen@[removed]
To: "@[removed]"[removed]@[removed]
Subject:  the happy gang
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi 
    I have been looking for a copy of a radio program that was
broadcast on CBC Radio here in Canada. It was broadcast daily during
the lunch hour and as far as I can remember it originated out of
Toronto,Canada. Some of the cast were Burt Pearl, Kay Stokes and
Blain Mathe.
    The program opened with someone knocking three time and then 
someone would yell out WHO'S THERE, and the answer was THE HAPPY GANG
then someone would yell WELL,COME'ON IN then they played the theme 
song. The format of the program was songs and jokes,
    It must have been broadcast during the 40's and early 50's.
Can anyone else remember the program and does anyone have any of the
broadcasts on tape or record? The CBC says they didnt save any.
    Any help I could get would be very much appreciated

                    Thanks   George       gcoppen@[removed]

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Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1996 01:22:07 -0500 (EST)
From: JACKBENNY@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Museums for OTR
Message-id: <01I0WWMK5RZ29BWEBO@[removed]>

Back around 1987, the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana (just
north of Ft. Wayne) had a room upstairs devoted to OTR.  In fact, I was the
dinner speaker at the annual meeting of the Indiana Old Radio Enthusiasts
(or a name similar to that).  I concentrated on comedy (what a surprise) and
ended with a singalong to famous commercial jingles (all together now:  "Pepsi
cola hits the spot, twelve full ounces that's a [removed]").  I was 18 at the
time, and I was the youngest person in the room.  I think my mother was the
second youngest.  Nothing disrespectful, mind [removed] was just kind of
interesting.

--Laura Lee
International Jack Benny Fan Club

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 21:50:45 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: passage@[removed]
Subject: Ray Bradbury
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>One message from Meade Frierson went:
> 
>> Forever and the Earth by Ray Bradbury <snip> directed by Norman Corwin, 
>> adapted by Ray Bradbury himself, and was a Jackie Sagerman Production. 
>> It starred Monte Markahm, Lou Krugman, William Shalart, Byron Kane, and 
>> Virginia Gregg. It makes reference about Bradbury to "his series."  There 
>> must have been a modern series of which I am not aware that he adapted 
>> his stories and they were directed by Norman Corwin, who introduces the
>> stories too.
> 
>I figure the "modern" series was BRADBURY 13. 
>

Actually no, Frank.  That message from Meade was a copy of a message I 
sent to him.  Those are actually my own words.

I have since found out that the series was not the Bradbury 13 series
but some kind of series that appears to have no name.  I have the copy
of Forever & the Earth, plus one by the same production called "The 
Conflagration up at the Place."  It too is directed by Norman Corwin and
adapted by Bradbury.  RHAC also has those two copies but they too do not
list the name of the series.  If anyone knows, I would appreciate an 
answer.

As far as I know those are the only two that are in circulation, though
the episodes are certainly very modern in production techniques, plus,
of course, Monte Markham is still very much around.

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Date: Wed Feb  7 06:16:58 1996
From: "Joe C. Foster" <[removed]@[removed]>
To: Otr-digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: A source for OTR books/movies
Message-Id: <H0000b3f01f0fb12>

Hey Gang!

I wanted to bring to attention an Internet resource that may prove beneficial
to my fellow OTR-fans. (I apologize if this does not directly correspond to the
OTR-digest.)

>From time to time, the OTR-digest will contain posts from individuals searching
for OTR-related books and/or movies.

My success rate in locating obscure books and video has been tremendous by
posting to two Usenet Newsgroups:

[removed]        

&

[removed] ( or a variation of this theme)

I hope this will assist anyone looking for difficult to locate items.

Adios!
Carey

CFoster825@[removed]

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