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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2013 : Issue 40
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      OTR reference books                   [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
      Tune into Yesterday newsletter        [ Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed] ]
      Restoring OTR Photos                  [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
      Regarding Johnny Dollar's Expenses    [ John Abbott <mraastro@[removed]; ]
      Jack Benny Cimmeron Rolls             [ Bryan Jensen <zr702@[removed]; ]
      This week in radio history 7-13 Apri  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:35:53 -0400
    From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  OTR reference books

            There's an OTR reference book which I would highly recommend:

     "Private Eyelashes" by Jack French

     It's very informative and well written. If you haven't yet read it, you're
     missing out on something!

     Kenneth Clarke

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    Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:36:01 -0400
    From: Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Tune into Yesterday newsletter
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    Hi. Issue 68 of ORCA's Tune into Yesterday newsletter is now available.
    Articles include a full listing from Trevor Dann of the 'Listener's Archive'
    programme recoveries for the BBC, and Martin Grams Jr writing about recent
    preservation projects . The Supplement with this issue is an article about the
    German Home Service coverage of the bomb plot against Hitler on 21st July
    1944.
    A sample copy is available from our membership sec John Wolstenholme: ORCA, PO
    Box 1922, Dronfield, England, S18 8XA
    Annual membership is 8 pounds UK ( or 20 US dollars )  which also gives
    members access to our vast lending library of old programmes.

    Graeme Stevenson ( Editor: Tune into Yesterday )

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    Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:38:13 -0400
    From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Restoring OTR Photos

    Regarding the restoration of photographs, a few notes:

    There are literally dozens of ways to restore the picture quality of a
    damaged photo. Free and commercial software all do the job at varied degrees
    of quality. The resolution is all relative to the eye of the beholder.
    Fifteen people can have differences of opinion of what software will do the
    job and all of them are (in a technical sense) correct. But all work in
    varied degrees of quality, all have their limitations and all varied results
    depending on the amount of time put into the photos.

    It was a request I posted on the Digest a couple months ago about finding
    someone who can take the time to digitally restore almost 100 damaged
    photographs. A dozen people offered their volunteer services. I gave everyone
    the same three or four damaged photos that were the worst of the crop.
    Everyone had different software and almost all of them provided me their
    finished efforts. All of them were really great. One man in particular, Steve
    Forester, whom I met at FOTR, digitally restored all of the 100 photos using
    Adobe Photoshop software, and what he did can best be described as
    "miraculous." The photos now look like they were shot yesterday and all trace
    of damage from light reflection, water damage, mold, cracks and warped
    sections have been corrected. I won't say what software is the best but from
    "experience," Adobe Photoshop is perfect for the restoration of old-time
    radio photographs.

    I just finished scanning over 2,000 glossy photos I bought at Cinefest. All
    originals because they had press releases on the back of them. All pertaining
    to old-time radio. Thankfully, only half a dozen were damaged. I use a
    special scanner that scans each photo in all formats -- tiff, jpg, pdf, etc.
    Makes scanning a breeze, auto crops and other fancy features that only
    require one button pushed -- the one marked "scan." If anyone is looking at
    getting a new scanner for their computer, I recommend this one.

    Final note: There is a difference between an "alteration" and a
    "restoration." The definitions of the two are obvious and defined. I've seen
    photographs that have been altered because someone superimposed the name of a
    radio show on a script held in the hands of radio actors when that title
    wasn't really on the script. I have also seen old newspaper and magazine
    advertisements promoting radio programs reprinted on the internet that are
    not "restored." They are "altered." One website in particular (I will refrain
    from using their name because they are nuts and scream and shout every time I
    expose what they did) reprints newspaper advertisements -- altered. What they
    do is white out the name of the program and the radio station and broadcast
    times, then superimpose in similar font the same words. They feel they are
    doing a service but sadly, are misguided into "altering" rather than
    "restoring."

    A few years ago I had over 2,000 newspaper and magazine ads for old-time
    radio shows printed off microfilm, then scanned into the computer. With help
    from two friends, where black words were damaged with white specks, we put
    black into the spaces. Where black specks dirtied up the white background, we
    used digital whiteout to get rid of the black specks. The ads now look brand
    new and are "restored." We didn't delete words and then replace them with
    similar font in similar size.

    It is sad because many of those "altered" newspaper ads from that site have
    been creeping into magazines and other websites and just last week I read a
    book that reprinted one of those "altered" advertisements. For historical
    purposes, I think the author of the book would not have been pleased if they
    knew what they reprinted was an altered ad and not an original.

    Martin

    [ADMINISTRIVIA: I think we've gone way too far into the weeds on this
    discussion, which doesn't deal with OTR. If you're interested in photo
    retouching, there are plenty of photography-oriented websites and discussion
    lists out there.  --cfs3]

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    Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:38:22 -0400
    From: John Abbott <mraastro@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Regarding Johnny Dollar's Expenses

    In my book, "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter", each story has the expenses
    incurred, including some stories which are not available electronically, or
    which have recently been discovered.  Also in Vol. III, expenses are listed
    per client.

    On my web site ([removed]), I have taken the total
    expenses by actor and converted them to current dollars.

    This is really the tip of the iceberg, as there is no way to account for the
    "bonuses" and "extra fees" Johnny got.

    John C. Abbott
    Author of:
    The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter
    Following the OWL's Footsteps

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    Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:38:29 -0400
    From: Bryan Jensen <zr702@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Jack Benny Cimmeron Rolls
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    I have been looking for the Jack Benny shows that had a running sketch about
    Cimmeron Rolls.  From what I've been told Jack or Rochester made a
    mistake calling cinnamon rolls as cimmeron rolls.  They used the gag for weeks
    finally saying they were rolls from Mrs Cimmeron.  Looking for dates.

    Also looking for Jack saying his poem "If you say I beg your pardon".

    Thanks for the help.  Want to get these for my aging father in law that
    remembers them and for myself a OTR fan.
    Thanks anyone.
    Bryan

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    Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:38:35 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 7-13 April

     From Those Were the Days

    4/8

    1941   Earle Graser, the eight year voice of the The Lone Ranger, died
    in an auto accident. Brace Beemer, previously the show's announcer, took
    over the title role.

    4/11

    1921   The first live sports event on radio took place this day over
    KDKA.  Pittsburgh sports writer, Florent Gibson, gave an account of the
    action in the lightweight boxing match between Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee.

    1943   Nick Carter, Master Detective debuted on Mutual.

    4/12

    1932   The thrill comedy, Joe Palooka, which would also be a popular
    comic strip, made its debut on CBS.

    1935 - "Your Hit Parade" premiered.

    Joe

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