Subject: [removed] Digest V2003 #127
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 3/26/2003 10:03 AM

To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2003 : Issue 127
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      panel questions                       [ "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@earthli ]
      ELP-save your money                   [ "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@earthli ]
      Tape Deck Manual                      [ "Welsa" <welsa@[removed]; ]
      Question for sound engineer: intervi  [ Howard Blue <khovard@[removed]; ]
      radio work of Mercedes Mc Cambridge   [ "Wright, Cheryl" <CWright@[removed]; ]
      Re: Chicken Heart                     [ Shenbarger@[removed] ]
      Who Wears the Trousers                [ Alan Chapman <[removed]@verizon. ]
      Lois Lane                             [ Richard Carpenter <sinatra@ragingbu ]
      ORSON WELLES                          [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
      Dates for Jack Benny Shows            [ Jandpgardner@[removed] ]
      Prof. Biel's response                 [ Derek Tague <derek@[removed]; ]
      Andy Devine & Theatre of the Mind &   [ "Don Frey" <alanladdsr@[removed] ]
      Benny and Burns                       [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      OTR Street Names                      [ otrdigest@[removed] ]
      Re: Bob Hope Birthday                 [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      March 26th Birthdays                  [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Miking the Audience                   [ Bob Fells <rfells@[removed]; ]
      Re: OTR inspired place names          [ "Jeffrey E. Chase" <retired98g@attb ]
      Bob Hope Birthday                     [ George Aust <austhaus1@[removed] ]
      INNER SANCTUM                         [ Clifengr3@[removed] ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ lois@[removed] ]

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:20:37 -0500
    From: "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@[removed];
    To: "OTR List" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  panel questions

    Perhaps a good general question is: Tell us your most memorable moment (or
    memory), or funniest, scariest, finest ...or your earliest memory of being
    an OTR performer. This last especially for someone who started in the biz as
    a child.

    Joe Salerno
    Video Works! Is it working for you?
    PO Box 273405 - Houston TX 77277-3405 [removed]

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:20:54 -0500
    From: "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@[removed];
    To: "OTR List" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  ELP-save your money

    Before anyone dashes out to buy a laser turntable to play transcriptions on,
    I would have to interject a few warnings.

    I'm not sure what would characterize a "perfect" turntable, but the ELP
    would not be it. the ELP won't play anything but black records - so forget
    uncoated aluminum or white or red or blue or green ETs. Also, with an ELP I
    do not believe there is a way to center an off-center record, or do a wet
    transfer (which I prefer to avoid in most instances anyway).

    Joe Salerno

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:21:15 -0500
    From: "Welsa" <welsa@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Tape Deck Manual

    Anyone need an original, complete (not photocopy) of an instruction manual
    for the TEAC A-2300S Reel-to-Reel tape deck?  E-mail me privately.

    Ted

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:38:00 -0500
    From: Howard Blue <khovard@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Question for sound engineer: interview w/
     Hiroshima bomb plane's co-pilot

    A radio station is interested in a taped interview that I did of the
    co-pilot of the Enola Gay which dropped THE bomb in August 1945. I would
    like to get the tape cleaned up a bit, meaning improve the sound. Can
    anyone refer me to a place (preferably on  Long Island) where I can have
    this done? The yellow pages don't help.

    Thanks,

    Howard Blue

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:57:34 -0500
    From: "Wright, Cheryl" <CWright@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  radio work of Mercedes Mc Cambridge

    Dear OTR Members,
    I once read that Orson Wells stated " Mercedes McCambridge was the best
    radio actress in the world". I know she was featured in countless programs
    but, is there anywhere that a retrospective or collection of her radio work
    can be purchased? I thought that the great minds of OTR could help.
    The more I listen to her  work the more I want to.

    Please help
    CKHW

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:36:48 -0500
    From: Shenbarger@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Chicken Heart
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    Several people have inquired about the Chicken Heart episode. I wanted to
    pass along another occasion for the show being mentioned.

    There is a comedy skit by Bill Cosby that includes an adaptation of the
    Chicken Heart "who ate New York City". It appears on an album titled
    "Wonderfulness: The Amazing Comedy of Bill Cosby", Warner Brothers # W-1634
    (mono LP album). All vocalizations are by Bill Cosby, there is no actual
    recording of the program in the background. Perhaps Mr. Cosby has a copy of
    the original script or a recording of the original show, used for his
    purposes at the time. The Cosby album dates from the mid 60's. The LP has
    been reissued as a CD and is available today.

    Don Shenbarger

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:37:02 -0500
    From: Alan Chapman <[removed]@[removed];
    To: Old-Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Who Wears the Trousers

     > You can listen online at [removed] on Tuesday at [removed] UK
     > time, early morning in the [removed] don't know yet who's featured in
    the > rest of the series.

    The programs on BBC4's web pages are available for listening in Real
    Audio for the entire week following the show, so don't worry about
    trying to figure out what time it is on in your time zone, or setting
    the alarm clock for some crazy hour.  Just log in and listen.  And, if
    you have a program like Total Recorder, you can capture and save it.

    -- Alan Chapman

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:37:12 -0500
    From: Richard Carpenter <sinatra@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Lois Lane

    To the posting telling us that "There is a Lois Lane
    just down the street from me in Grants Pass, Oregon,"
    I would add that there is also a Lois Lane in Skagway,
    Alaska.

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:37:52 -0500
    From: PURKASZ@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  ORSON WELLES
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    In a message dated 3/25/2003 11:36:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
    [removed]@[removed] writes:

>     I wonder if
>     any oil man out there named any of his wells Orson?

         Michael Biel whimsically wonders at the usage of OTR names in everyday li
    fe and it reminded me of the story told by Gene Fowler in his excellent book,
    "Minutes of the Last Meeting" written in the 40s where he spins many a fine
    anecdote about his observations and time spent at the art studio of John
    Decker, a painter and raconteur who lived in Westwood California in the 30'
    and 40s.
         Decker's friends in those days were [removed] Fields, who was known as Uncle
    Bill, John Carradine, who would fall by and recite poetry well into the
    night, Sadakichi Hartmann, a poet and madman much beloved of all and a rag
    tag collection of the unique souls then ensconced in and around Hollywood.
         The list included a young actor named Anthony Quinn who came by almost
    every Sunday night he once told me, just to run into John Barrymore and spend
    time with his idol.
         One Sunday afternoon, Barrymore, usually recovering or well into his
    cups at that time in the early 40's was snoozing in his favorite red plush
    throne-like chair in the center of the room when the talk turned to the new
    young wunderkind at RKO who had just arrived in town some months before,
    Orson Welles.
         Soon it was Orson Welles this and Orson Welles that and the talk got
    heated waking the great Barrymore from his slumber.
         Both Fowler and Tony Quinn recall that upon starting awake, Barrymore
    roared in a thunderous timbre,
         "Orson Welles?"
         The group grew silent.
         "Where's that?"
                         <A
    HREF="[removed],+Michael+C.">Michael C. Gwynne</A>

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:15:58 -0500
    From: Jandpgardner@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Dates for Jack Benny Shows

    In OTR Digest #126 there were 2 requests for dates of shows with Jack Benny.
    Sean Dougherty asked the date of a "Mail Call" with Jack, Ann Sheridan and
    the King's Men. This is "Mail Call" #3 dated 27 August 1942 in which Rosemary
    Lane also appeared. This information is taken from Harry Mackenzie's book
    entitled "Command Performance USA!" as I don't have a copy of that edition of
    "Mail Call".
    The Jack Benny TV Show with Raymond Burr is nearly 20 years later and was
    televised on 5 November 1961. That was the date I was given when I obtained a
    copy of the programme (that's how we spell the word here in England).
    John.

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:22:46 -0500
    From: Derek Tague <derek@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Prof. Biel's response

    Hi Gang:

        I want to personally thank Mike Biel for his response about OTR-place
    names; being quite familiar with Newark, NJ, I can assure everybody out there
    that the main thoroughfare "Raymond Boulevard," forever immortalized with its
    passing reference in WOTW, was neither named for "Your Host, Raymond,"
    "Raymond Burr," or any other OTR-connected "Raymond." It's named after a quite
    popular politician with the last name of "Raymond" [I think his first name was
    "Thomas," but don't quote me] who served as mayor of Newark around the turn of
    the 20th century.
        And speaking of oil wells named "Orson," here, again, is one of my
    favourite self-written jokes [Garrison Keillor hated it when I met him &
    attempted to share it with him]: Sun MicroSystems merged with Wells Fargo
    and were then bought out by Ore-Ida French [er, excuse me, "Freedom"]
    [removed] the new company to change its name to "Ore-Sun-Wells."

        Hoping to see Prof. Biel,  his lovely daughter Leah, and all you other
    ether-ites next month in Cincinnati!

    Yours--

    Derek Tague

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:23:07 -0500
    From: "Don Frey" <alanladdsr@[removed];
    To: "otr message" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Andy Devine & Theatre of the Mind & Rye
     Billsbury

    In Kingman, Arizona, there is a major
    boulevard named Andy Devine. He was born in Kingman and they even have an
    Andy Devine [removed] I have visited. Took about three minutes.
    I offered them cassettes of Wild Bill Hickok and his first time on Jack
    Benny.
    They were deeply moved. As to "Theatre of the Mind" I am betting it came
    from CBS Radio Workshop where Bill Conrad spoke it on the opening
    show. By the way, I replied to the original inquirer about Rye Billsbury
    boldly
    stating he had played Superman at the end of the 30m series. WRONG, it was
    Michael Fitzmaurice and I am sorry.

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:26:20 -0500
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Benny and Burns

    Sean Dougherty wrote:

>     WFUV's Classic Radio program that aired March 24, 2003 at Midnight included
>     a "Mail Call" episode with Jack Benny and Anne Sheridan plugging "George
>     Washington Slept Here," and performing a scene from the film.  Anyone have
>     a date for that program?

    I've been waiting for someone to do a log of Mail Call shows so I can date the
    Jack Benny appearances, but here's some direction.  "George Washington Slept
    Here" opened on November 28, 1942.  So chances are good that it's within a few
    weeks of that date.

    Fred Berney asked:

>     Can anyone help me with a date for a Jack Benny TV Show? His guest is Raymond
>     Burr and it starts off with Jack introducing Burr as a stand up comedian.
>     Burr
>     tried to tell a joke and Jack keeps interrupting him and explaining how he
>     should do the joke.

    That's November 5, 1961.

    Derek Tague asked:

>     are there any other instances of USA place names inspired by OTR programmes?
>     How about street names?

    I don't know if this quite counts, but there's a George Burns Road and Gracie
    Allen Drive by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center just west of CBS in Los Angeles.
    If you don't believe me, look here:

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    --
    Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
    [removed]

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:28:22 -0500
    From: otrdigest@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  OTR Street Names

    Rancho Mirage California has a subdivision with: Jack
    Benny Road, Burns and Allen Road, Bing Crosby Drive
    Barbara Stanwyck Road, Claudette Colbert Road, Danny
    Kaye Road. It also has a Bob Hope Road, that
    intersects Frank Sinatra Drive.

    San Antonio Texas has a subdivision with George Burns
    Drive, Danny Kaye Drive, Bogart Drive, Dan Duryea
    Drive, Charlie Chan Drive, Cary Grant Drive, Lon
    Chaney Drive, John Wayne Drive, Shadow Glen, Desilu
    Drive, Edie Adams Drive, Alan Hale Drive, Ernie Kovak
    Drive. It also has some Hollywood non-OTR streets: Dan
    Duryea Drive, Gomer Pyle Drive, Farrow Place, McQueen
    Place, Ben Casey Drive, Granger Street, Errol Flynn
    Drive

    These look neat on [removed]

    Miami Florida; Nokomis Florida; Burbank, California;
    and El Paso, Texas have a Bob Hope Road.

    There is a Lone Ranger Trail in Chino Hills,
    California

    Some hometowns name streets after stars. Mena Arkansas
    has a Lum Avenue near Abner Avenue. Decatur, Michigan
    has a Edgar Bergen Blvd. There's a Superman Square in
    Metropolis, Illinois.

    Also, intersections are interesting. In Raleigh, North
    Carolina; Dallas, Texas; Joshua, Texas; and Lakewood,
    California, Amos intersects with Andy.

    How about puns? There is a Rue de Valley in Asuza,
    California; San Diego, California. There is a Rue De
    Valley in San Marcos, California

    Andrew Steinberg
    Boringly Named Street, Ohio

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:56:31 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Bob Hope Birthday

>     Kenneth Clarke asked:

>     I was watching the Oscars on Sunday night and heard
>     many of the celebrities wishing Bob Hope a happy 100th
>     birthday.  Ron, when is/was Bob's 100th birthday officially?

    And Ron answered:

    05-29-1903 - Bob Hope - Eltham, England (Reared:  Cleveland, Ohio)

    They were jumping the gun a little, let us pray that he does make it. As far
    as I know he is the one big time name in Olde Tyme Radio that still survives.

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Make your day, listen to an Olde Tyme Radio Program

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 15:04:56 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  March 26th Birthdays

    If you were born on March 26th, you share your birthday with:

    1916 - Sterling Hayden - Montclair, New Jersey
    1919 - Martin Strother - Kokomo, Indiana
    1923 - Bob Elliott - Boston, Massachusetts
    1931 - Leonard Nimoy - Boston, Masschusetts
    1934 - Alan Arkin - New York City

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Make your day, listen to an Olde Tyme Radio Program

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 17:27:00 -0500
    From: Bob Fells <rfells@[removed];
    To: Old Time Radio <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Miking the Audience

    I apologize if this topic has been discussed recently, but I was
    wondering whether there were standards for picking up audience reactions
    in OTR.  Some shows, such as Lux Radio Theater, seem to avoid picking up
    much audience response.  Laugh lines often receive only a distant rumble
    and suggest that the audience was quite a distance away from the
    performers.

    On the other hand, programs such as the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show -
    brilliantly restored by the First Generation Radio Archives (the usual
    disclaimers apply) - the audience is so closely miked they sound as
    though the performers are in the middle of them.  No doubt, comedies
    depended upon audience reaction more than dramas, but I wonder how
    deliberate was the microphone placement.  Did it vary from show to show
    even in the same studio, or did the mikes stay put regardless of the
    show?  Anybody know?

    Bob Fells

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 19:49:24 -0500
    From: "Jeffrey E. Chase" <retired98g@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: OTR inspired place names

    I wouldn't say this was STRICTLY inspired by OTR, but Riverdale, Maryland
    has a Lois Lane.

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:33:27 -0500
    From: George Aust <austhaus1@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Bob Hope Birthday

    Kenneth Clark asked about Bob Hopes 100th birthday.  It is May 29th.
    His email addres is -    hopejan@[removed]  -

    George Aust

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    Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:33:51 -0500
    From: Clifengr3@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  INNER SANCTUM
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    I'm excited to read that Martin Grams' new book on INNER SANCTUM is now
    available. I'll be ordeing it tomorrow, and I can't wait to read it. INNER
    SANCTUM was my absolute favorite as a youngster, and still is to this day.
    Unfortunately, my fanaticism for this show as a boy taught me an embarrassing
    lesson in life. Anyone who wants to read about it can go to my website THE
    WISTFUL RADIO CHRONICLES  and check out Chapter 1 entitled "The Flim-Flammed
    Sibling Strikes Back." Not all education is learned in school. Here's the
    website address:

    [removed]

    While there, feel free to look around for more humerous, nostalgic stories
    about the Golden Age of Radio.

    Thanks for looking.

    Jim Yellen

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    Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 04:52:04 -0500
    From: lois@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Night!

    A weekly [removed]

    For the best in OTR Chat, join IRC (Internet Relay Chat), StarLink-IRC
    Network, the channel name is #OldRadio.  We meet Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern
    and go on, and on! The oldest OTR Chat Channel, it has been in existence
    over six years, same time, same channel!

    Our numerous "regulars" include one of the busiest "golden years" actors in
    Hollywood; a sound man from the same era who worked many of the top
    Hollywood shows; a New York actor famed for his roles in "Let's Pretend" and
    "Archie Andrews;" owners of some of the best OTR sites on the Web;
    maintainer of the best-known OTR Digest (we all know who he is)..........

    and Me

    Lois Culver
    KWLK Longview Washington (Mutual) 1941-1944)
    KFI Los Angeles (NBC) 1944 - 1950
    and widow of actor Howard Culver

    (For more info, contact lois@[removed])

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