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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2007 : Issue 109
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Higgins and the Green Hornet          [ "Barbara Harmon" <jimharmonotr@char ]
      In Defense of Green Hornet's Grammar  [ John Mayer <mayer@[removed]; ]
      Derek's post, Christmas Story         [ Gary <yraginnh@[removed]; ]
      4-6 births/deaths                     [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      releasing a Blondie too               [ Chargous@[removed] ]
      One Night Stand                       [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed] ]
      Godfrey Talbot - Turnaround time to   [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed] ]

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    Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:48:27 -0400
    From: "Barbara Harmon" <jimharmonotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Higgins and the Green Hornet
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    FROM JIM HARMON:  Commission Higgins did appear on the Green Hornet radio
    series.  He was presented as an old friend of old Dan Reid, Brit's father.
    It was implied the two of them might have rode together in the old West, and
    perhaps Higgins even knew the Lone Ranger and had been in a posse that that
    had given aid to the Masked Man.  This was possible for a story set in the
    thirties, stretching it a bit moving into the forties.

     My own father, John Harmon, had been a young man in the days of Wild West.
    When I was six years old, my father (then 74, about 1939) introduced me to a
    man probably twenty some years older than he who had rode with Jesse James.
    I grew up in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, only a short distance to the Missouri
    border.  My dad introduced him with a military title, Major or Colonel (it
    was a long time ago and I was a child).  The military man said he had been
    with the James Boys when he thought it was a military operation for the
    Confederacy, even though the Civil War was officially over, but he had quit
    the gang when he saw they were only crooks stealing for their own fortune.
    The movie, "Jesse James", was just out then, and I remembered the incident.
    It took place at an outside stand selling watermelons.  I remembered I tried
    to pick up the melon we bought and I couldn't budge it.  "It's stuck!"

    My dad laughed, and I was reminded of the line for years.

                Lately, there has been a lot on the news about the deaths of the
    last woman veteran of World War I (presumably in the nurse corps since there
    were no women in the armed forces back then) at 109, and the last Navy man
    from the conflict at 105.  While unfortunately he did not survive to the
    present, Brace Beemer, the Lone Ranger, was a veteran of WWI at a near
    record young age of 13.  He could have been among the last survivors of "the
    War to end all Wars", being approximately 102 today.  IF he had lived.  I
    also met Brace, my first cousin, one removed, at about the same time as the
    old military man, for the first and only time.  He asked me what I wanted to
    be when I grew up.  For some reason I was fascinated with maps at the time.
    "I want to be a map maker."  Brace nodded.  "That's good.  People will
    always need maps."

    Well, I hope you have enjoyed these folksy memories. - J. H.

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    Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:49:23 -0400
    From: John Mayer <mayer@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  In Defense of Green Hornet's Grammar

    Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed]; wrote:

>     As to the [Green Hornet] series as originally published, I thought it
>     was very well done. Except for one glaring error which
>     they kept repeating again and again. The phrase is
>     "all right." There is no such word as "alright."

    Well, that's not entirely true; though still frowned upon in formal
    writing the word "alright" has been around for more than 100 years
    and is commonly used in dialogue, which is pretty much all there is
    in comic books. It probably will not belong before the word joins its
    cousins "already" and "altogether" as a perfectly proper word for all
    occasions. I know, I have my own pet peeves - pronouncing forte
    (strong point) as "FOR-tay" instead of "fort" chief among them, the
    former being neither the original French pronunciation nor a logical
    Anglicization. Nothing we can do about it except sulk as a debased
    culture linguistically passes us by.

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    Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 23:10:26 -0400
    From: Gary <yraginnh@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Derek's post, Christmas Story

     speaking of "Red Ryder"   Derek ended his post:

>     It's good to know that vestiges of OTR are kept
>     aliveif only briefly during the Christmas
>     season

    I am not sure if anyone has already posted about this
    topic; if so, I am sorry to belabot a point. But the
    children's author (and don't believe that his books
    are just for children!!!) Berkeley Breathed wrote a
    wonderful book in honor of Red Ryder, one of his
    father's favorites called "Red Ryder Came Calling".
    It is a wonderful book, children and older children
    (adults) love it as well as his other books.  They are
    not quick reads and you need to look them over very
    carefully.  My favorite book he wrote, which has no
    OTR relationship as near as I can tell, is Edwurd
    Fudwupper Fibbed Big,,, a delightful cautionary tale.
    All the Best, Gary in NH
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    Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 23:10:35 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  4-6 births/deaths

    April 6th births

    04-06-1883 - Vernon Dalhart - Jefferson, TX - d. 9-14-1948
    singer, composer: "Barbasol Ben"
    04-06-1884 - Walter Huston - Toronto, Canada - d. 4-7-1950
    actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"; "Cavalcade of America"
    04-06-1892 - Lowell Thomas - Woodington, OH - d. 8-29-1981
    newscaster, commentator: "Lowell Thomas and the News"; "Man with a
    Question"
    04-06-1895 - Dudley Nichols - Wapakoneta, OH - d. 1-4-1960
    screenwiriter: "Cavalcade of America"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    04-06-1903 - Charles R. Jackson - d. 9-21-1968
    writer: "The Columbia Workshop"; "Sweet River"
    04-06-1903 - Mickey Cochrane - Bridgewater, MA - d. 6-28-1962
    sportscaster: (Member Baseball Hall of Fame) "Mickey Cochrane"
    04-06-1909 - Denver Darling - Illinois - d. 4-27-1981
    country music: "NBC Thesaurus Library"
    04-06-1913 - Todd Russell - Middleborough, England - d. 4-xx-1974
    host: "Double or Nothing"; "Strike It Rich"
    04-06-1919 - Paula Kelly - d. 4-12-1992
    vocalist: (Modernaires) "Club Fifteen"
    04-06-1921 - Arnold Marquis - Dortmund, Germany - d. 11-24-1990
    producer, writer: "Pacific Story"; "Unlimited Horizons"
    04-06-1924 - Mimi Benzell - Bridgeport, CT - d. 12-23-1970
    singer: "Jack Pearl and Mimi Benzell"; "Railroad Hour"
    04-06-1927 - Gerry Mulligan - NYC - d. 1-20-1996
    jazz saxophonist: "Sound of Jazz"; "White House Jazz Festival";
    "Voice of Vista"
    04-06-1929 - Andre Previn - Berlin, Germany
    pianist: "Songs by Sinatra"
    04-06-1938 - Roy Thinnes - Chicago, IL
    actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

    April 6th deaths

    01-02-1920 - Isaac Asimov - Petrovich, Russia - d. 4-6-1992
    Author: "I, Robot"; "Nightfall"
    01-15-1882 - Henry Burr - St. Stephen, Canada - d. 4-6-1941
    singer: "National Barn Dance"; "Uncle Ezra"
    02-26-1907 - Hal Fimberg - d. 4-6-1974
    writer, director, producer: "Abbott and Costello"; "Spike Jones"
    03-31-1908 - Red Norvo - Beardstown, IL - d. 4-6-1999
    jazz vibraphonist: "Mildred Bailey Show"; "Woody Herman Show"
    04-08-1915 - Fred Flowerday - d. 4-6-1989
    director: "The Lone Ranger"; "The Green Hornet"; "Challenge of the
    Yukon"
    06-16-1892 - Al Llewelyn - d. 4-6-1964
    comedian, singer: (Brad and Al) Heard over CBS and NBC
    06-17-1882 - Igor Stravinsky - Oranienbaum, Russia - d. 4-6-1971
    composer: "Columbia Work Shop"; "New York Philharmonic"
    08-07-1903 - Hilda Hopkins Burke - d. 4-6-1978
    soprano: WBAL Baltimore, Maryland
    09-21-1909 - Nathaniel Curtis - NYC - d. 4-6-1983
    writer: "You Can't Take It With You"
    09-29-1904 - Greer Garson - County Down, Ireland - d. 4-6-1996
    actor: "Arch Oboler's Plays"; "Everything for the Boys"; "Star and
    the Story"
    10-08-1881 - Oscar O'Shea - Peterboro, Canada - d. 4-6-1960
    actor: John Marshall "Those We Love"
    11-21-1912 - Ralph Butler - d. 4-6-1987
    director: "Bright Horizon"; "Perry Mason"; "Rosemary"
    11-25-1919 - Norman Tokar - Newark, NJ - d. 4-6-1979
    actor: Henry Aldrich "The Aldrich Family"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Bessie Beattie - d. 4-6-1947
    hostess: Martha Deane

    Ron Sayles

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    Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 08:30:54 -0400
    From: Chargous@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  releasing a Blondie too

    I'm throwing in a Blondie too - by the time you read this, it'll be on
    usenet.  390807 - the sporting goods store - the catch - it's a partial
    show, the last 10 minutes were obliterated due to the cracking and peeling
    of the disc.  I believe this is probably the earliest Blondie to
    surface.  Audio condition; not great - noise reduction helped it somewhat.

    I do have a fairly good amount of other uncirc. shows, most of which are in
    pretty decent shape - a good deal of networks, especially ABC - not trying
    to get rich off them - I'm not interested in making money off of
    OTR.  Would like to get some collectors to cough up some uncirc shows,
    though and thus get my investment back that way.  Kinda sad when I hear
    stories at the convention of people with tons of ETs that release little to
    nothing.

    A big thank you to the poster "Fade to White" that posted a transfer of
    another Thin Man episode.  I haven't listened yet, but I'm sure it'll be
    very enjoyable.  Thank you!

    I've been looking at Dave Goldin's page, and he has some very interesting
    finds - don't know if the newer ones came from his ETs or trades, or
    what.  Lots of rarer Ellery Queen and other stuff.  He has tons of obscure
    stuff I'd sure like to have.

    									Travis

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    Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:58:45 -0400
    From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  One Night Stand
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    A web page has a radio show listing for an episode of One Night Stand that
    says:

      2705. One Night Stand. August 16, 1944. Program #417. AFRS. Announced as a
    band remote from the Ritz Ballroom, Stamford Connecticut. The program
    actually originates from The Trianon Ballroom, South Gate, California. The
    first tune is, "Anitra's Dance." Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra, Phyllis
    Lane (vocal), Val Salata (piano). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent.
    Complete.

      Does anyone know why the program would be misleading (purposely?) the
    listeners about where it originated?

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    Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:59:19 -0400
    From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Godfrey Talbot - Turnaround time to get news
     on the BBC during   WWII
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    I have seen 2 different dates (42-12-19 and 42-12-26) for the news clip
    called Godfrey Talbot Christmas With 8th Army In Tripoli. In the clip, some
    soldiers sing part of a Christmas Carol but Talbot implies it is not
    Christmas yet, but I don't know the turnaround time it would have taken for
    the clip to get on the air.

      If it got on the air the same day, 42-12-19 would make sense. It it took a
    week to get on the air, 42-12-26 may be more promising.

      The Second World War Experience Centre website says 42-12-19 and I guess
    they would know, but I wonder if anyone else has any thoughts on this.

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