Subject: [removed] Digest V2003 #280
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 7/19/2003 11:36 PM

To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2003 : Issue 280
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      In Defence of Radio Spirits           [ Jandpgardner@[removed] ]
      Charles Michelson Dies                [ dougdouglass@[removed] ]
      Re: Best recording of WOTW            [ Ron Tilton <octave@[removed]; ]
      Today in radio history                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      Births and Death we 7/26              [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Partially Transcribed                 [ William L Murtough <k2mfi@[removed]; ]
      Question re iPod                      [ Richard Carpenter <sinatra@ragingbu ]
      Benny Rubin                           [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      OTR writer Louis Vittes               [ Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@erols ]
      Did Jack Benny swear in this episode  [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      When did Rochester join the cast of   [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      Jack Benny restorations               [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      P-A-L-M S-P-R-I-N-G-S = Vacuum Clean  [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      Pot Luck Players becomes Philco Radi  [ "Scott L Lindquist" <potluckplayers ]

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:31:15 -0400
    From: Jandpgardner@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  In Defence of Radio Spirits

    A few days ago a query was posted asking what has happened to the weekend
    shows on the Radio Spirits website "Radio Movie Classics" (Lux), "Radio
    Superheroes" and "Radio Theatre" (KRLD). When I found that they were not
    posted on the
    website in the usual way on Saturday 5 July, I sent an email enquiring the
    position and the (as always very prompt) reply stated these series had ceased,
    for financial reasons it seems, but that the daily shows under the title "When
    Radio Was with Stan Freberg" would continue.
    In a posting by Kurt in Digest #279 it was stated that the Radio Spirits
    "station listings for the various shows were actually years behind the
    times". I
    do not understand this as it is just not correct as the listings are always up
    to date and all episode titles and original broadcast dates (where known) are
    given.
    I have found the Radio Spirits and the associated KNX Drama Hour sites to be
    among the best on the web for OTR. I have no connection with Radio Spirits or
    KNX but just enjoy listening to their shows here in England.
    John.

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:31:26 -0400
    From: dougdouglass@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Charles Michelson Dies

    David Hinckley, New York Daily News radio columnist, today reported the
    death of syndicator, Charles Michelson at 93.

    Doug Douglass

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:31:42 -0400
    From: Ron Tilton <octave@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Best recording of WOTW

    In reference to Joseph's request for the best recording of WOTW, I just
    bought a copy of the show from Ed Carr, a dealer and contributor to this
    list, and was extremely surprised at the excellent fidelity. I have 4
    other copies (from records, tapes, etc.) and no other version comes
    close; plus it's 59+ minutes so there's nothing cut out. Ed's e-mail
    address is edcarr@[removed].

    Ron
    octave@[removed]

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:37:37 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Today in radio history

       From Those Were The Days --

    7/19

    1942 - The Seventh Symphony, by Shastakovich, was performed for the
    first time in the United States by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony
    Orchestra.

    1948 -- Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden and Gale Gordon, debuted on
    CBS this day.

    7/20

    1935 - NBC debuted G-men. The show was later renamed Gangbusters.

    Joe

    --
    Visit my homepage:  [removed]~[removed]

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 09:24:59 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Births and Death we 7/26

    July 20th births

    07-20-1890 - Verna Felton - North Hollywood, CA - d. 12-14-1966
    actress: Blossom Blimp "Sealtest Village Store"; Liz Pierce "Judy Canova Show"
    07-20-1896 - Harry Horlick - Tiflis, Russia - d. 7-1970
    conductor: "A&P Gypsies"
    07-20-1910 - Bill Goodwin - San Francisco, CA - d. 5-9-1958
    announcer, actor: "Burns and Allen"; Johnny Fletcher "Johnny Fletcher"
    07-20-1938 - Natalie Wood - San Francisco, CA - d. 11-29-1981
    actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"

    July 20th deaths

    03-31-1908 - Les Damon - Providence, RI - d. 7-20-1962
    actor: Nick Charles "Advs. of the Thin Man"; Michael Waring "The Falcon"
    04-09-1900 - Allen Jenkins - NYC - d. 7-20-1974
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-23-1916 - Sandra Gould - Brooklyn, NY - d. 7-20-1999
    actress: Lucy Twitchell "Sad Sack"; Miss Duffy "Duffy"s Tavern"

    July 21st births

    07-21-1863 - C. Aubrey Smith - London, England - d. 12-20-1948
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-21-1895 - Ken Maynard - Vevey, IN - d. 3-13-1973
    cowboy actor: Ken Maynard Show"
    07-21-1901 - Allyn Joslyn - Milford, PA - d. 1-22-1981
    actor: "Island Boat Club"; "Page of Romance"; "Show Boat"
    07-21-1902 - Elsie Hitz - Cleveland, OH
    actress: Ellen Randolph "Story of Ellen Randolph"; Gail Brewster "Dangerous
    Paradise"
    07-21-1910 - Himan Brown
    actor, producer: Papa Marino "Little Italy"; "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"
    07-21-1921 - Barbara Fuller - Nahant, MA
    actress: Claudia Barbour "One Man"s Family"; Peggy Fairchild "Step Mother"
    07-21-1924 - Don Knotts - Morgantown, WV
    actor: Windy Wales "Bobby Benson"s Adventures"

    July 21st deaths

    02-03-1932 - Peggy Ann Garner - Canton, OH - d. 7-21-1982
    actress: Esther Smith "Meet Me in St. Louis"
    02-22-1907 - Robert Young - Chicago, IL - d. 7-21-1998
    actor: Jim Anderson "Father Knows Best"; Doug Adams "Passport for Adams"
    06-13-1892 - Basil Rathbone - Johannesburg, South Africa - d. 7-21-1967
    actor: Sherlock Holmes "Sherlock Holmes"; Inspector Burke "Scotland Yard"s
    Inspector Burke"
    07-13-1913 - Dave Garroway - Schenectady, NY - d. 7-21-1982
    emcee, announcer: "World"s Great Novels"; "Dave Garroway Show"; "Dial Dave
    Garroway"
    08-27-1916 - Vicki Vola - Denver, CO - d. 7-21-1985
    actress: Shanghai L"il DeVries "Jungle Jim"; Edith Miller "Mr. District
    Attorney"
    11-18-1926 - Dorothy Collins - Windsor, Ontario, Canada - d. 7-21-1994
    singer: "Your Hit Parade"

    July 22nd births

    07-22-1913 - Licia Albanese - Bari, Italy
    singer: "Treasure Hour of Song"
    07-22-1922 - Jason Robards, Jr. - Chicago, IL - d. 12-26-2000
    actor: "Pepper Young"s Family"
    07-22-1924 - Margaret Whiting - Detroit, MI
    singer: "Philip Morris Frolics"; "Barry Wood Show"; "Bob Hope Show"
    07-22-1928 - Orson Bean - Burlington, VT
    actor: "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street"

    July 22nd deaths

    01-16-1894 - John B. Kennedy - Wales, Great Britain - d. 7-22-1961
    commentator: "Collier"s Hour"; "RCA Magic Key"
    03-21-1869 - Florenz Zeigfeld - Chicago, IL - d. 7-22-1932
    showman: "Ed Sullivan Show"; "Zeigfeld Follies of the Air"
    11-17-1911 - Jack Lescoulie - Sacramento, CA - d. 7-22-1987
    announcer, emcee: "The Grouch Club"; "Meet the Champions"
    12-20-1900 - Ted Fio Rito - Newark, NJ - d. 7-22-1971
    bandleader: "Presenting Al Jolson"; "Hollywood Hotel"; "Jack Haley Show"

    July 23rd births

    07-23-1908 - Karl Swenson - Brooklyn, NY - d. 10-8-1978
    actor: Lorenzo Jones "Lorenzo Jones"; Lord Henry Brinthrope "Our Gal Sunday"
    07-23-1910 - Gale Page - Spokane, WA - d. 1-8-1983
    actress: Holly Sloan "Story of Holly Sloan"; Gertrude Lamont "Masquerade"
    07-23-1912 - Jackson Beck - NYC
    actor: Philo Vance "Philo Vance"; Gregory Hood "Casebook of Gregory Hood"
    07-23-1916 - Sandra Gould - Brooklyn, NY - d. 7-20-1999
    actress: Lucy Twitchell "Sad Sack"; Miss Duffy "Duffy"s Tavern"
    07-23-1925 - Gloria De Haven - Los Angeles, CA
    actress: "NBC Radio Theatre"
    07-23-1936 - Don Drysdale - Van Nuys, CA - d. 7-2-1993
    baseball announcer: California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers

    July 23rd deaths

    01-22-1875 - [removed] Griffith - La Grange, KY - d. 7-23-1948
    movie producer-director: "Brooklyn Mark Strand Stage and Studio Program"
    02-24-1876 - Victor Moore - Hammonton, NJ - d. 7-23-1962
    comedian: (The Lothario of the Lumbago Set) "Jimmy Durante Show"
    03-03-1906 - Donald Novis - Hastings, England - d. 7-23-1966
    actor: Matt Mulligan "Jumbo Fire Chief Program"
    03-16-1920 - Leo McKern - Sydney, Australia - d. 7-23-2002
    actor: "Rumpole of the Bailey"
    06-18-1906 - Kay Kyser - Rocky Mt., NC - d. 7-23-1985
    bandleader, emcee: (The Old Perfessor) "Kollege of Musical Knowledge"
    09-13-1909 - Leith Stevens - Mount Moriah, MO - d. 7-23-1970
    conductor: "Death Valley Days"; "Molle Merry Minstrels"
    10-17-1920 - Montgomery Clift - Omaha, NE - d. 7-23-1966
    actor: "Arthur Hopkins Presents"; "The Ford Theatre"
    12-13-1910 - Van Heflin - Walter, OK - d. 7-23-1971
    actor: Bob Drake "Betty and Bob"; "Philip Marlowe "The Advs. of Philip Marlowe"

    July 24th births

    07-24-1890 - Basil Ruysdael - Jersey City, NJ - d. 10-20-1960
    announcer: "Beggar"s Bowl"; "Your Hit Parade"; "Cavalcade of America"
    07-24-1907 - Glenn Riggs - East McKeesport, PA - d. 9-12-1975
    announcer: "Musical Varities"; "Hop Harrigan"; "Boston Blackie"
    07-24-1911 - Raymond Edward Johnson - Kenosha, WI - d. 8-15-2001
    actor: Raymond your host "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"; Don Winslow "Don Winslow
    of the Navy"
    07-24-1913 - Hollace (Vivien) Shaw - Fresno, CA - d. 3-2-1976
    singer: "Blue Velvet"; "Vic Damone and Hollace Shaw Show"
    07-24-1916 - Bob Eberly - Mechanicsville, NY - d. 11-17-1981
    singer: (Jimmy Dorsey Band)

    July 24th deaths

    01-12-1892 - Ed McConnell - Atlanta, GA - d. 7-24-1954
    host, actor: The Smilin" Ed McConnell Show"
    03-05-1920 - Virginia Christine - Stanton, IA - d. 7-24-1996
    actress: "Confession"; "Gunsmoke"
    09-08-1925 - Peter Sellers - Southsea, England - d. 7-24-1980
    comedian: Nettie Seagoon "The Goon Show"
    10-22-1905 - Constance Bennett - NYC - d. 7-24-1965
    interviewer, panelist: "Constance Bennett Calls on You"; "Leave It to the
    Girls"
    12-13-1905 - Jay Jostyn - Milwaukee, WI - d. 7-24-1977
    actor: Max Tilley "Life of Mary Sothern"; Mr, District Attorney "Mr. District
    Attorney"

    July 25th births

    You will notice that Nan Grey died on her birthday.

    07-25-1894 - Walter Brennan - Swampscott, MA - d. 9-21-1974
    actor: Grandpa Vanderhof "You Can"t Take it with You"; Judge Roy Bean "Law
    West of the Pecos"
    07-25-1899 - Ralph Dumke - South Bend, IN - d. 1-4-1964
    actor: Willie Tompkins "We, the Abbotts"; Pat Plenty "Quality Twins"
    07-25-1900 - Al Pearce - San Francisco, CA - d. 6-2-1961
    comedian: Elmer Blurt "Here Comes Elmer"; "Al Pearce Show"
    07-25-1905 - Harold Peary - San Leandero, CA - d. 3-30-1985
    actor: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve , "Fibber McGee and Molly and The Great
    Gildersleeve"
    07-25-1918 - Nan Grey - Houston, TX - d. 7-25-1993
    actress: Kathy Marshall "Those We Love"

    July 25th deaths

    04-29-1912 - Ian Martin - Glasgow, Scotland - d. 7-25-1981
    actor: Horace Sutton "Young Dr. Malone"; Harry Archer "Meet Corliss Archer"
    07-25-1918 - Nan Grey - Houston, TX - d. 7-25-1993
    actress: Kathy Marshall "Those We Love"
    08-16-1932 - Marianne Moylan - Southampten, NY - d. 7-25-1990
    singer: (The Moylan Sisters) (Angels of the Airwaves) "The Moylan Sisters"
    10-07-1914 - Alfred Drake - The Bronx, NY - d. 7-25-1992
    singer: "Best Plays"; Broadway Matinee"; "The Ford Festival of American Music"

    July 26th births

    07-26-1896 - Charles Butterworth - South Bend, IN - d. 6-13-1946
    comedian: "Fred Astaire Show"
    07-26-1899 - Danton Walker - Marietta, GA - d. 8-8-1960
    broadway columnist: "Forty-Five Minutes on Broadway"; "Twin Views of the News"
    07-26-1903 - Donald Voorhees - Allentown, PA - d. 1-10-1989
    conductor: "Show Boat"; "Cavalcade of America"; "Telephone Hour"
    07-26-1906 - Gracie Allen - San Francisco, CA - d. 8-27-1964
    comedienne: "Burns and Allen Show"
    07-26-1907 - Galen Drake - Kokomo, IN - d. 6-30-1989
    commentator: "Galen Drake"
    07-26-1911 - Buddy Clark - Dorchester, MA - d. 10-1-1949
    singer: "Your Hit Parade"; "New Carnation Contented Hour"
    07-26-1922 - Blake Edwards - Tulsa, OK
    writer: "The Lineup"; "Richard Diamond, Private Detective"

    July 26th deaths

    05-07-1919 - Eva Peron - Los Toldos, Argentina - d. 7-26-1952
    actress, hostess: "Radio Argentina"; "Radio Belgrano"
    11-18-1901 - Dr. George Gallup - Jefferson, IA - d. 7-26-1984
    statistician: "Living 1948"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Hometown of [removed] Kaltenborn and Jay Jostyn

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:50:19 -0400
    From: William L Murtough <k2mfi@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Partially Transcribed

    Bill Schell wondered about the term "partially transcribed". In the
    spring of 1951 I transferred back to CBS New York from the Hollywood
    studios. Being the start of the summer (vacation) season, I filled in for
    vacationing engineers who were assigned to weekday  daytime programs such
    as soap operas, Irene Beasley's Grand Slam, and so forth. Come fall and I
    was informed that the good life was over and I would be doing major
    nightime shows, which meant a big increase in my income as there was much
    overtime and "fees" from the sponsors. One of my programs was the noted
    Phillip Morris Playhouse. Charlie Martin was the director. Elliot
    Lawrence conducted the CBS staff orchestra. The second season, due to the
    musicians being needed on the Sunday night "Ed Sullivan Show" due to the
    expansion of that orchestra, the Playhouse went to recorded music cues,
    consequently  it was partially transcribed. With the advent of television
    the requirement of credits for recorded material seemed to have gone down
    the drain as most TV programming is pre-recorded, with the exception of
    sports and the studio portion of news. "Times have changed".

    BILL MURTOUGH

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:30:37 -0400
    From: Richard Carpenter <sinatra@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Question re iPod

      Hey, there, iPod users, I have a question: Can you
    download old time radio shows from CD-ROMs placed in
    your disc drive(s)? That is, if I have a disc
    containing  100 or so OTR shows, can they be
    downloaded directly to Apple's magic machine?

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 14:30:39 -0400
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Benny Rubin
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    Ron Sayles wrote:

>     02-02-1899 - Benny Rubin - Boston, MA - d. 7-15-1986
>     comedian: Tout "Jack Benny Program"

    Just catching up on a backlog of Digests and saw this tidbit in Ron's
    births/deaths column.  A small [removed] Rubin played many parts on the
    Jack Benny
    Program, but the tout ("Hey [removed]") was played by Sheldon Leonard.  Rubin
    was often used as supporting cast, but had few running gags in the style of
    Sheldon Leonard, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson, or Sam Hearn.  For example, he
    played an
    Italian barber on Jack's TV show where the gang team with Darla Hood and do
    an Our Gang-style comedy.

    One running gag that you may recall for Rubin is where Jack asks a man behind
    a counter a question, and gets the answer "I dunno."  Jack continues to ask
    questions, and gets an increasingly frustrated "I DUNNO!"  The kicker would be
    something like,

    Jack:  Well, if you don't know anything, then why are you standing behind the
    information desk?

    Rubin:  I had to stand [removed] lost my pants!

    --Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
    [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:22:41 -0400
    From: Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  OTR writer Louis Vittes

    In connection with my research for my new book, "Private Eyelashes: Radio's
    Lady
    Detectives", I have been corresponding with the son of writer Louis Vittes (
    1911-1969).  Nearly all of his father's archival materials, including his radio
    scripts, were destroyed in a flood many months ago. The son, Elliot Vittes, a
    college professor in Florida, is attempting to locate audio copies and/or
    scripts
    from all the series his father worked on.

    Mr. Vittes was the writer for:  Nero Wolfe, Affairs of Peter Salem, Mystery
    of the
    Week, Two on a Clue, The Saint, and The Lone Wolf.  He was on the writing teams
    for: Adventures of the Thin Man, Barry Craig, and Mr. and Mrs. North. So far
    his
    son has found ten audio episodes of The Saint and I have provided him with
    two of
    the three existing episodes of Two on a Clue.

    Professor Vittes is determined to build as complete an archive as he can of his
    father's radio works.  He would like to be contacted by email
    <kpevav@[removed];
    by anyone who has copies of the materials he seeks. He expects to pay any
    reasonable costs in this project.

    Jack French
    Editor: RADIO RECALL
    [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:20:21 -0400
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Did Jack Benny swear in this episode?

    Matthew Bullis wrote:

>     Hello, I'm beginning the listening of a huge mp3 collection of the Jack
>     Benny shows in chronological order, and in 34-04-01, the Eternal Triangle,
>     after Mary says "If it isn't my husband, it'll ruin the play., I think I
>     hear Jack say "Jesus your beautiful." Am I wrong on this? Just wondering. I
>     tried looking it up on the web, but found no frequently asked question on
>     the subject.

    [removed] line is "Gee, but you're beautiful."

    --Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
    [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:20:31 -0400
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  When did Rochester join the cast of Jack
     Benny
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    Matthew Bullis wrote:

>     Hello, as I say in my other post, I'm beginning the chronological listening
>     of the Jack Benny program, and am just wondering when I should expect to
>     hear Rochester join the show? From what I've been able to hear so far,
>     Rochester appears in shows where he is not credited in the beginning
>     credits.

    I should really read a complete Digest before [removed]

    Eddie Anderson first appeared on the Benny program on March 28, 1937.
    However, his name didn't appear in the opening credits until well after he
    became an
    established character (about mid 40s, but would have to look it up).

    --Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
    [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:20:49 -0400
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Jack Benny restorations
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    Kurt Yount wrote:

>     Has anybody, group, organization or individual, done restorations or
>     searches for best quality Jack Benny MP3 shows?  I was just wondering if
>     anybody had put time and effort in searching for the best.  Thanks for
>     your time whatever the answer is.  Kurt

    There is a group of folks called the Great Jack Benny Project that had taken
    that task upon themselves, and done it fairly well.  I am told that they have
    another round of releases in the works.  We also had an IJBFC project a while
    back for encoding and professionally restoring some of the shows that we did
    not yet have in MP3 in our library.  At times, I have made the call between
    two
    show encodes, determining which one we wanted to use for the library.  I feel
    confident in saying that the IJBFC library has most of the best encodes
    currently available.

    --Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
    [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:19:16 -0400
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  P-A-L-M S-P-R-I-N-G-S = Vacuum Cleaner
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    Sean Dougherty wrote:

>     This Toronto Globe and Mail article on the tourism rennasaince of Palm
>     Springs mentions that it was a favorite haunt of Jack Benny.  Not sure if
>     that was true or just a great gag from the radio show but the article
>     follows in any case.

    It was a favorite haunt of Jack's, and he owned a home there (let me know if
    you want me to post a photo of it).  I also had the pleasure of interviewing
    Phil Harris in Palm Desert at his office, which is a home that belonged to
    Bill
    Morrow, one of Jack's writers in the 30s.  I have been told, although I'd
    have to dig around to find where, that sometimes those shows done from Palm
    Springs happened because Jack or Mary wanted to go there mid-season to get
    some
    relaxation.

    For anyone who didn't "get" the topic of Sean's (and my) posting, there was a
    bit where Jack and Roch are going to Palm Springs but not taking Polly.  So
    they start spelling the name, P-A-L-M S-P-R-I-N-G-S.  Then at some point in
    the
    bit, Rochester makes a comment connecting the spelling with a vacuum cleaner
    (another subversion for Polly).  Eventually they turn on the radio to amuse
    Polly, and she hears an ad for Palm Springs, P-A-L-M S-P-R-I-N-G-S, Palm
    Springs.  This makes the connection for her and the jig is up (imagine Mel
    Blanc as
    Polly throwing a major fit).

    --Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
    [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:21:08 -0400
    From: "Scott L Lindquist" <potluckplayers@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Pot Luck Players becomes Philco Radio Players

    The Pot Luck Players (Atlanta's only old time radio theatre company) has
    changed its name to the Philco Radio Players.

    HELP WANTED!
    We are looking for people who love old time radio to help us grow.
    Specifically we are looking for people who would love to do sound effects and
    sound engineering. We are also looking for people interested in all phases of
    radio theatre marketing and administration. If you love old time radio and
    are in the Atlanta area, and would love to be part of an exciting radio
    theatre company, please give me a [removed] I'd love to talk to you.
    Sincerely,
    Scott Lindquist
    Creative Director
    Philco Radio Players
    phone: 678-923-4898

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