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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 409


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 "Liberating" otr
	 Meet Corliss Archer
	 Scary & Bradbery
	 Fibber McGee - Dunning book 
	       recordex radio
	 Dark Fantasy log
	 Re: Fred Foy Remembers
	 Gobble, [removed]
	 CJAD 50th [removed] request.
	 Coming attraction
	 Mel Blanc, Smiths of HWood, The Glums

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:41:40 -0500 (EST)
From: "Kathy O'Connell" <oconnell@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: "Liberating" otr
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Sorry about multiple posts, but the recent discussion about Johnson & 
Johnson & (my old friend) Thom Salome and his "liberating" of the 
Superman tapes leads me to this request for [removed]

Just how did the otr currently available become available?  I'm not 
familiar with Johnson & Johnson's connection with the hobby.  Please fill 
me in.  Are there other stories like the one about Thom and Superman?  
Are there corporate good guys who have made stuff available with minimal 
effort?  I never thought about the source of all this until the Tom Mix 
thread started.

[removed] the person seeking The Brighter Day.  I wish I could be more 
specific, but I saw a couple of episodes offered in a catalog a few years 
ago.  It was a guy in Texas with a Xeroxed catalog who had loads of old 
TV shows.  I got many of my Gunsmokes from him.  Wish I could be more 
specific.  I think he was in Killeen, Texas.

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:07:55 -0500 (EST)
From: "Kathy O'Connell" <oconnell@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Meet Corliss Archer
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

While cruising the TV dial last weekend, I came across the TV version of 
"Meet Corliss Archer" on the Nostalgia Channel.  It was dreadful, as many 
early TV shows created from radio shows seem to [removed]'s Tavern comes 
to mind.  Of course, my beloved Gunsmoke is an exception to that, with 
both the TV and radio versions quite good.

Could someone fill me in on the radio history of Meet Corliss Archer? Is 
there anyone out there who remembers it?  For some reason, I associated 
the name Jane Dulo (fine TV character actress) with the series, but I'm 
not sure if I'm correct or not.

BTW, the thread on private property reminds me of a controversy going on 
this year over the TV show Mystery Science Theatre 3000.  Comedy Central 
(which owns the shows) is running shows from their first season that the 
producers/creators (Best Brains) would rather they didn't [removed] 
producers feel that these shows don't reflect their best work.  But the 
producers have given up this battle, since Comedy Central owns the work 
and can do with them what they want.  As a collector, I'm thrilled that 
these rarities will be available.  As an artist, I can sympathize with 
the producers who want to put their best feet forward.
Kathy O'Connell
oconnell@[removed]

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Date: 21 Nov 95 17:58:10 EST
From: Joel  Senter <[removed]@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: Scary & Bradbery
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

I haven't seen anyone mention "Revolt of the Worms" as scary.  It was a
Lights Out, wasn't it?  It is one of the few shows that I vividly remember
listening to as a pre-adolescent and being scared out of my wits.  Another
was the chicken heart thing - wasn't that an LO, too.  As an adult I was
impressed with "Three Skeleton Cay," as were many others - also something
called "Gravestone" which was a Suspense (also broadcast under the name
"Poltergeist," I think); there was also a lot of the Nightfalls were scary
- "Porch Light" got to me - then there is always, of course, "Old Post
Road."  You know, one has got to wonder about Bradbery's childhood; not
only did he do Zero Hour, but also The Veldt in which it is intimated that
the children fed their parents to their "virtual" lions and that really
depressing called "Playground" about the suffering and torture which
children go through with their peers on your average playground - his
descriptions of children in that yarn are morbidly, depressingly,
accurate!!  Joel Senter

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:24:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Patrick Franzis <franzis@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Fibber McGee - Dunning book 
Message-Id: <[removed]@esun212>

 Hi All,


 A while back, there was some discussion about
 Fibber McGee and Molly's home town of "Wistful
 Vista" on the show. 

 One thing that always confused me was their
 address of "79 Wistful Vista". If "Wistful 
 Vista" is the name of the town, was their
 street named the same as the town? 
 
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 New Topic
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 Does anyone know when the new edition
 of the Dunning book is due out? I believe
 I once heard fall 95.
 
 ---------

 I am also trying to get a copy of the 
 "It pays to be Ignorant" show for a friend. If
 anyone has a copy they would like to trade
 for, Please email me.


		Thanks! -Patrick

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Date: 	Tue, 21 Nov 1995 10:24:08 -0500
From: "JOHN PAUL WATMAN" <WATMANJ@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject:       recordex radio
Message-ID: <48D9D8373F6@[removed]>

greetings:

I just noticed an ad in a magazine for the 'RecordEX' radio, that
has a digital timer and can record on cassette for up to four
hours. Does anyone out there have any experience with this product?

Paul Watman   <watmanj@[removed]>

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:45:19 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Dark Fantasy log
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

                             D A R K   F A N T A S Y
                             -------   -------------
 
                                   1941 to 1942
 
 
     First Show: 11-14-41                              Last Show: ??-??-??
     Number Shows: ??                              Audition Show: not known
 
 
     Show Description:
 
     DARK FANTASY was an series dedicated to dealings with the unknown.
     Originating from radio station WKY, Oklahoma City, it was written by
     Scott Bishop and was heard Fridays over NBC stations. Keith Paynton 
     served as announcer.
 
 
     List Comments:
 
     The catalogs listed these shows with only spotty information other
     than titles.  Only one catalog had both broadcast dates and episode
     numbers.  There was not enough info to know haow many shows there
     actually were or if number 29 was the last show.  Three titles were
     not in the catalogs I have and are shown with "?????" in the title
     field.
 
     
     List:
 
         Date      Num  Title                                 Src Key
         --------  ---  ------------------------------------  ---------
         11-14-41    1  The Man Who Came Back                   34 67
         11-21-41    2  ?????                             
         11-28-41    3  The Thing From The Sea                  34567
         12-05-41    4  The Demon Tree                          34567
         12-19-41    5  Men Call Me Mad                         34 67
         12-26-41    6  The House Of Bread                    1 3  67
         01-02-42    7  Resolution 1841                       1 3 567
         01-09-42    8  The Curse of the Neanderthal               67
         01-16-42    9  Debt From The Past                    1 3  67
         01-23-42   10  The Headless Dead                     1 3 56
         01-30-42   11  Death Is A Savage Diety               1 34567
         02-06-42   12  Sea Phantom                           1 3456
         02-13-42   13  W Is For Werewolf                     1 3  67
         02-20-42   14  A Delicate Case Of Murder             1 3 567
         02-27-42   15  Spawn Of The Sub-Human                1 3  67
         03-06-42   16  Man With The Scarlet Satchel          1 3 567
         03-13-42   17  Superstition Be Hanged                123 567
         03-20-42   18  Pennsylvania Turnpike                 1 3 567
         03-27-42   19  Convoy For Atlantis                   1 3  6
         04-03-42   20  Thing From The Darkness               1 3 56
         04-10-42   21  Edge Of The Shadow                    1 3 56
         04-17-42   22  ?????                                   
         04-24-42   23  ?????                                   
         05-01-42   24  The Letter From Yesterday             1 3  67
         05-08-42   25  The Cup Of Gold                       1 3  67
         05-15-42   26  Funeral Arrangements Complete           3  67
                        Coffee For Two                        1
         05-22-42   27  Dead Hands Reaching                   1 3  67
         05-29-42   28  Rendezvous With Satan                 1 3  67
         06-05-42   29  I Am Your Brother                     1 3  67
 
 
     Information Sources:
 
     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.
 
         Key  Source
         ---  ----------------------------------------------------------
          1   North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr., 
              Nicolasville, KY 40356.
          2   Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And 
              Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
          3   Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512.
          4   Steve Kelez, Radio Showcase, [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 
              95402
          5   Adventures in Cassettes, 5353 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth, 
              MN 55442-1978
          6   Radio Memories, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 
              72116
          7   Great American Radio, PO Box 504 Genesee, MI 48437
 
     Although I have had favorable dealings with some of the above, to be
     fair to all, this is not an endorsement of them. I receive nothing by
     mentioning them.
 
 
     Last Update: 11-22-95
 
 
     Although I retain copyright, this log may be freely copied provided
     that the text is unchanged.  Please share it with fellow OTR lovers.
 
     I would greatly appreciate any error corrections or additional 
     information.  Please send them to Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, 
     Verona, NJ 07044 (e-mail passage@[removed]).

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 10:55:34 -0600
From: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Fred Foy Remembers
Message-Id: <[removed]@dlogics>

SAH@[removed] (unsigned) writes:
>"I never dreamed that the trilling voice that brought the well-known
>thundering hoofbeats into my living room in Nebraska would someday announce
>my show.  Such is fate.

"Trilling"? There are many words to describe Fred Foy's voice, but I don't
think that's one of them.

>I'm sorry for people of a later generation (the benighted kids who grew up
>with that much poored medium television)

What?

>To order the Exclusive Cassette or CD send $[removed] for Cassette or $[removed]
>for CD plus postage of $[removed] for each to:
>
> [address deleted]
>
>Not Sold In Any Store

Oh, stop it. Metro Golden Memories here in Chicago has it, for one thing.
Let's have a little more proofreading and a bit less advertising cliche,
please.

While we're on the subject of the Lone Ranger, more or less, and have been
discussing transcription discs recently (in the case of The Fat Man), I was
wondering if anyone could shed some light on where the original discs for
the Lone Ranger and similar shows are. I assume that in the case of a
syndicated series like the Lone Ranger (if I'm not mistaken), numerous
copies of any one episode would be shipped or mailed to subscribing
[removed] Therefore could numerous old discs of the same episode
survive?

What about a network show such as Jack Benny's, to pick an obvious example,
where it was a network broadcast, sent simultaneously over the wires to all
stations at once, with perhaps one rebroadcast for the west coast. Would
there be only one or two source copies for a Benny show, or would the
receiving/rebroadcasting stations routinely cut their own copies? (Airchecks?)

With all the copies now out on tape, I'm curious as to who might have real,
physical possession of the _original_ transcription disks.

Andrew C. Green            (312) 266-4431
Adobe Systems, Inc. (formerly Frame Technology)
Advanced Product Services
441 W. Huron               Internet: acg@[removed]
Chicago, IL  60610-3498    FAX: (312) 266-4473

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 95 23:14:48 UT
From: "William Mize" <WilliamM_msp@[removed]>
To: "'otr@[removed]'" <otr@[removed]>
Subject: Gobble, [removed]
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Just a quick note to say "Hi!" - Some few may remember me from some months 
back.  I had to unsubscribe to the list because I was busy relocating from 
San Francisco to St. Petersburg Florida, and boy are my arms tired :>
  I'm very happy to be back on the list. I'd always maintained that this was 
the most friendly, the most knowledgeable list on the Internet.  Still is.  
  I wish you and yours a happy ho ho and gobble gobble and all that. Special 
Hey to Ken Pilatec <forgive the misspelling>.

 - Bill "Boy it's hot here in Florida" Mize

PS. Any OTR folks here in the Tampa Bay area are more than welcome to gimme 
an email and let me know what's available here.

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 21:37:59 -0500
From: cygy@[removed] (gary kennedy)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: CJAD 50th [removed] request.
Message-Id: <v01530501acd98b090a77@[[removed]]>

Soon to be fifty years old, Montreal's CJAD needs your assistance.  A
friend of mine is putting together an anniversary special to be broadcast
early in December and is having some trouble tracking down old broadcasts.
If anyone has any suggestions (ie private/public archives, personal
collections, or even words of encouragement) that would be greatly
appreciated.
....
You can email me (cygy@[removed]) or post to the list .  I hope
private broadcasters take this as a word of encouragement to promote more
vigilant archiving policies. Thanks.

Gary Kennedy

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 21:24:32 -0500
From: Bruce Rudesill <lranger@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Coming attraction
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Just in case anyone's missed it. A week from tomorrow, November 30, NBC is
showing a special on Jack Benny at 10 [removed] The program is mainly clips from
Jack's TV show and specials from 1950 to 1965. A hope our anti-TV crowd
doesn't decide to give it a skip. Jack was a very funny man, on radio and TV.

I'm sure I'll watch it. I only have one problem with it. It is a tribute to
a giant hosted by a midget, Kelsey Grammer. But that's always the problem
today, the talent we enjoyed once upon a time doesn't seem to exist any more.
Thank God for audio and video tape.

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Date: 23 Nov 95 01:59:16 EST
From: Ross/Corinne Learn <[removed]@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <,OTR@[removed]>
Subject: Mel Blanc, Smiths of HWood, The Glums
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Good Day All,
I am looking for information on some shows that I have very limited resource on.
I am interested in dates/number of shows, shows available, production info,
stories, anything at all.

First is The Mel Blanc Show (circa 1946).  I've only heard one episode (Mel
fixes a water [removed] premier episode???).

The second is The Smiths of Hollywood with Harry Von Zell, again I have only
heard one episode and I know next to nothing about it.

The third is a British radio show called "The Glums"???  I found a record in the
library called "The Best of The Glums" a few years ago, didn't tape it or get
any info from the cover.  To the best of my knowlege, it revolved around a
father, his dim-witted son, his son's girlfriend, and the mother (who is only
refered to).  The thing that struck  me was this show must have been a riot.
Some of the "Best of"  stuff was the funniest I had ever heard. 

If anyone can help in this endeavor I would greatly appreciate it.
[removed]
PS: Notice I didn't say anything about Tom Mix or [removed]!!!!!

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