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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 27


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 WENN Schedule????
	 Zipped!
	 RE: Speed Gibson
	 Re: Howdy Doody!
	 Help! Squeeky Tape!
	 Inexpensive cassettes
	 Rich'd Diamond/Dick Powell
	 The Lone Ranger's Code
	 Swedish radio legends: Sven Jerring
	 Thanks for Mac info
	 Tapes, supplies & [removed]
	 Response to last issue
	 Philip Marlowe
	 GE stations
	 Re:Shady Crook/Radiola and Shadow lawsuit both in V96 #24
	 OTR On The Net

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 11:42:24 EST
From: bedtime@[removed] ( DAVID ALLAN BOUCHER)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: WENN Schedule????
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

-- [ From: Me/Radio * [removed] #[removed] ] --

I hate to ask this of the list [removed] I think someone said that
'WENN" was gonna repeat the first episode last night (Wednesday).....So
I think I missed [removed]

Does anyone know when the first episode is gonna air again?

Either send it [removed] to the list (again!)

(This time I'll mark my apporintment book!!!)

Thanks!

Dave in Boston


David Allan Boucher
Magic [removed]
WMJX-Boston

Internet Addresses: WMJX@[removed] - WMJX@[removed]

 WWW:  [removed]
 (Note: all above letters are lower case, except the 'MA'.)

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 10:56:27 -0600
From: Richard Veit <Richard_Veit@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: Zipped!
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

                       Subject:                               Time:10:51 AM
  OFFICE MEMO          Zipped!                                Date:1/19/96

Can someone tell me how to open the zipped OTR catalogue files that appear on
Lou's www site? Whenever I try, I get a message explaining that I need
something called "MacGzip." Is this a utility that is commercially available,
or might it be readily available as shareware? Thanks, in advance, for your
help!

Dick Veit

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 12:14:31 -0600
From: lgenco@[removed] (Louis Genco)
To: otr@[removed], Marcus_Antonsson@[removed]
Subject: RE: Speed Gibson
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

In the last issue of the OTR Digest, Marc Antonsson asked for info about the
Speed Gibson program.

=Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police= was broadcast as a 15
minute show, at various times  on weekdays between 1937 and 1938.  John
"Speed" Gibson was played by Howard McNear.  Other players included Elliot
Lewis,  Hack Mathers and Hanley Stafford.  The announcers were Franklyn
McCormack and  Ron Rawson.


Lou
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WWW page on "Old Time Radio":                   [removed]
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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 13:58:34 -0500
From: OTRDSIEGEL@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Howdy Doody!
Message-ID: <960119135831_300743798@[removed]>

There are indeed some copies of the HOWDY DOODY radio programs in
circulation. Indeed I have the following NBC programs in my collection:
l2/l5/51  l2/22/51  l2/29/51     3/l/52   5/3/52   6/28/52  8/l6/52   l/3/52
 l2/24/53  l/2/54  4/3[removed] run about 60 min. each.   I would be happy
to trade these programs for programs that I don't have.          DAVE SIEGEL

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:27:18 -0500
From: SeptSev@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Help! Squeeky Tape!
Message-ID: <960119152717_201291699@[removed]>

Hello Again Friends---
I have a Shamrock(horror!) tape of old that is squeeking badly. I recall some
posting of a cure, albeit temporary, but I can't find it. Can anyone help?
 It's not the take-up reel, it's the tape. My Suspense reel awaits your
[removed]
Yours truly,
Thom Bray

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 13:57:16 -0600 (CST)
From: barrym <barrym@[removed]>
To: Bill P <rrb@[removed]>
Subject: Inexpensive cassettes
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

 > From: Nancy Feldman <nfeldman@[removed]>
 > 
 > In addition, I'm wondering if there are places where I can purchase
 > cassettes at good rates.  I started using TDK-D's, but Cam Audio, Inc.
 > doesn't carry them.  Thye'll sell me TDK Audio Masters for $[removed] each,
 > but are these any good?  I don't know much about tape.
  
 I've been using Fuji cassettes for several years to record audiobooks
 with no problems at all.  I use their inexpensive ones in the slim case
 which allows more to be stored in the same space.  I record on them
 again and again.  I also keep some to listen to later and after as much
 as 5 years they're still fine.  I've never gotten a bad tape yet.
 
 I just bought a pack of 7 yesterday for $[removed] at Blockbuster Music.
 That's the normal price for 60 minutes even though the package says
 you're getting one free.  They've always said that.  I've been using
 them for 6 or 7 years altogether and I probably have 200-300 of them.
 
 Before that, I used inexpensive TDK tapes, which were a little more
 expensive than the Fuji's and had the normal thick cases.  They also
 have held up very well.  I've never had a bad one of those either.
 
> I hope that's some help.
> 
> Barry
> 
> 

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:09:46 -0600
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Rich'd Diamond/Dick Powell
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Bill in Santa Rosa (Nevartb@[removed]) wrote:

>Fortunately for Powell, his new image went over big with [removed]
>And, his role as Marlowe on the Lux Radio
>Theater,  6/11/45, led directly to his role as Richard Diamond four years
>later.

After having first led him into the series Rogue's Gallery, as private dick
Richard Rogue, sort of a dry run for Diamond.  Someone recently posted that
the presence on this show of a "little voice" that talks to Rogue when he's
nearly unconscious was some kind of abomination that made the show
unlistenable.  Gee, it doesn't bother me anywhere near that much.  I LIKE
Rogue's Gallery, almost as much as Diamond.

And,
>Strangely, Raymond Chandler thought Dick Powell was the best of the Hollywood
>Marlowe's, better even than Humphrey Bogart - if such a thing is possible.

Not so strange.  I think Chandler was right.  Now, The Big Sleep ('46) is a
_great_ movie, but Bogart's Marlowe is interchangeable with his Sam Spade.

  
 
John Henley
jhenley@[removed]
ph  (512) 495-4112
fax (512) 495-4296

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:03:48 -0600
From: Richard Veit <Richard_Veit@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: The Lone Ranger's Code
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

                       Subject:                               Time:4:51 PM
  OFFICE MEMO          The Lone Ranger's Code                 Date:1/19/96

I heard a small portion of Barry Farber's nationwide talk show on the radio
today, and his guest was author Jim Lichtman, who has written a book entitled
"The Lone Ranger's Code of the West." From what I could gather from the few
minutes I was able to catch, the book deals with the positive values and role
models that "The Lone Ranger" conveyed to America's youth throughout the
program's long runs on both radio and television. Barnes and Noble is
considering publishing the book eventually, but for right now it is only
available by calling the author's distributor at 1-800-833-9327. I thought
some of you "Lone Ranger" fans might be interested.

Dick Veit

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 96 22:53:20 +0100
From: Marcus_Antonsson@[removed] (Marcus Antonsson)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Swedish radio legends: Sven Jerring
Message-Id: <OA92-901-213p1_001c0058@[removed]>

From: [removed]@[removed]
Reply to: [removed]@[removed]
 
Hi Friends,
After my introduction article a few days ago I received several answers
from guys asking me to tell about the Swedish otr. I'm very glad you're
interested and I'll do my best. I thought that I should with telling you
about some of the most legendary persons of the Swedish radio History, and
I'll start with the man who perhaps was the greatest of them all. Sven
Jerring.
 
Jerring who lived between 1895 and 1979, was one of the pioneers of the
Swedish radio. He made regional expermintal broadcastings as early as
1923-4 and when the Swedish network radio began it's broadcastings on
January 1 1925 his voice was the first to be heard. From that day Sven
Jerring and the Swedish radio was practically the same thing.
Jerring did all sorts of things from anouncing to sports comments and one
of his most belovid programs was a children's show called "barnens
brevlada" which means "the children's mailbox". Children all over the
country wrote to it and were invited to appear in it singing or playing.
Many famous Swedish actors, musiccians, and singers made their debut in
Jerring's program. 
Jerring was also an excellent reporter. He was a real "wordpainter" who
could made people see the places and ocations he reported from. Some of
his most famous reports are from the Berlin olympic games 1936 and from
the meeting of the nordic governments in 1939. 
Jerring also traveled through over 30 countries and made programs from
them. In 1938 when the new Sweden colony in Delaware celebrated it's 300th
anniversary he made a tour there interviewing emigrated sweeds and their
relatives. 
Jerring stayed with radio many years after his retirement and remained
popular in spite of the television. The children's mailbox is one of the
Swedish Radio's longest lasted programs it ran from 1925-1972. Jerring
made his last radio appearance on new years eve 1978. The year after, he
died at the age of 84. 
 
I hope you have enjoyed reading about him!
 
Marc

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:00:12 -0800
From: dabell@[removed] (Alan Bell)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Thanks for Mac info
Message-Id: <v01520d01ad25908bbf51@[[removed]]>

I emailed Robert E. Yellen (re: .wav files on the Mac), but for some reason
it bounced back to me as undeliverable, so please forgive me while I use
the Digest for the following thank-you message.

Thanks for the reply. Interesting, I got suggestions for Sound App
version [removed], SoundApp version [removed], and Sound Machine [removed] Well, that
oughta hold me. I appreciate it.

_____________________________________________________________________
ALAN BELL  3768 Sonoma Avenue  Santa Rosa, CA 95405  dabell@[removed]
=============================707-546-6988============================

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:31:27 -0800
From: AndyBlatt@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Tapes, supplies & [removed]
Message-ID: <960119173124_22861189@[removed]>

Nancy Feldman writes regarding sources for tapes, supplies and machines.
 First, you don't need to buy consumer-packaged, shrink-wrapped TDK or SONY
tapes for masters (unless you want to).  You're paying extra for the
packaging, the advertising and the name.  Also if your masters need to be 92
or 94 minutes in total, you're out of luck with the C-90's which may or may
not have the extra minutes (or seconds) of tape you need.  I suggest buying
the masters separately from a blank tape outfit and then buying the empty
hard or soft plastic boxes separately as well.  (As far as cassettes, I would
recommend the following:  H & W Distributing (1-800-662-TAPE); also for
cassettes The Little Warehouse (1-800-445-8273); also for cassettes Kingdom
Tapes & Electronics (1-800-788-1122) and for reels (used Ampex 641) and
casssettes Audiotapes, Inc., (703-370-5555).  I have dealt with all of these
at one time or another and all seem to be reputable companies with good
products and service for the money.  As far as machines, I'm not sure if you
are talking reel decks or cassette decks; but you can find decent reel
machines in the classifieds of the newspaper, sometimes at flea markets and
at a place I've had a few machines repaired.  Play it Again, Sam
(216-228-7330).
They have at least two dozen used reel decks available and they take credit
cards.  They managed to fix one of my essential reel decks (it had pitch
control).  Apparently there was a hairline crack in the circuit board and the
previous two repair shops just replaced everything that shorted-out and
resoldered it, which never worked in the long run.  They are reasonable  but
service is slow, especially when they are backed-up (which they were in my
case).  Cassette decks are usually inexpensive enough that it doesn't really
pay to buy used; it may cost more to fix a cassette deck than it cost to buy
it used.  One thing to look out for:  make sure the machine has a headphone
jack.  Some of the cheaper TEACS do not.  Finally, some of the brand-name
cassettes use the same or similar tape stock as what's sold by the blank tape
companies.  

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:40:55 -0800
From: AndyBlatt@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Response to last issue
Message-ID: <960119174054_22861968@[removed]>

Topic 1)  Radio Shack.  I've never found them to be that great.  I thought it
was interesting that they started a repair service (where they send the item
out for service).  Radio Shack was always the place I went to find something
I couldn't find anywhere else.  I much preferred Lafayette.  Some of the old
Lafayettes became Radio Shack!
In NYC we have a parts house Taft Electronics for electronics hobbyists
looking for parts.  I have some RS stuff, but I would have a tendency to stay
away from something that someone also manufactures (The GE radio).

**New Topic**
There have been some interesting articles regarding George Burns and his
long-awaited centennial.  Martin Gottfried's book includes all the great
memorable Burns' quotes.  Burns has a book out as well.
I don't have it in front of me, so I cannot do it justice.  

**New topic**

**Does anyone have a (BSR or Garrard) music recovery module?  (They went the
way of the McKay-Dymek (Dxing) AM Antennas).
This was a device that connected between the turntable and the pre-amp/amp in
order to filter-out cracks,pops, etc. that obviously was not associated with
the music.  I believe it was made by BSR.
But with the advent of CD's and cassettes, it's out of production.  BSR has
changed hands a number of times as well.

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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 96 00:30 EST
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Philip Marlowe
Message-Id: <m0tdVsM-000KEOC@[removed]>

>Strangely, Raymond Chandler thought Dick Powell was the best of the Hollywood
>Marlowe's, better even than Humphrey Bogart - if such a thing is possible.  
>
Actually, I think when one reads Chandler's books, at least I get a sense more
similar to Powell's portrayal than Bogarts.  I can see why Chandler liked him 
better.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          AOL: JimWidner  
                          

                                                 

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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 01:23:09 +0001 (EST)
From: "'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: GE stations
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 18:08:48 -0800
> From: AndyBlatt@[removed]
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: WMAQ
> Message-ID: <960118180621_22780964@[removed]>
> 
> In response to the ongoing and continuing list of otr rebroadcasts on radio
> -- WMAQ is  not an NBC affiliate.  When GE bought RCA they concentrated on
> TV.  The radio stations were sold-off and the networks were sold to Westwood
> One (Mutual) which I think is now wholly-owned by Infinity Broadcasting. 

Does [removed] still own WGY, WGFM, and WRGB in Schenectady?

======================================================================
A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                                      617/367-0468
15 Court Square                                   lawyer@[removed]
Boston, MA 02108-2573                    [removed]~lawyer/
======================================================================

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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 01:47:47 -0500 (EST)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re:Shady Crook/Radiola and Shadow lawsuit both in V96 #24
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

On Thu, 18 Jan 1996 [removed] contained these two references:

1.
... I am looking at Radiola CD MR 1160(Sandy Hook,CT).

2.
> From: Platecap@[removed]
> Subject: Shadow / Proctor article "War in the Oxide Trenches"

> As a point of reference, this article played a crucial role in relieving
> Hobbyists -Dealers of the paying a cash settlement (and also caused Radio
> Yesteryear/Radiola to LOSE their license to sell the Shadow).  Unfortunately,
> everyone really  lost (except lawyers) because of tremendous legal expenses.
> Bob Burnham, [removed] Box 2645, Livonia, MI 48151-0645
> platecap@[removed] / platecap@[removed]
> 
	The point I'm trying to make here [removed] who you're doing business
with!  Hobbyist/dealers who serve the OTR community, or money-grubbing 
corporate entities out to corner the market for themselves.
	Don't do business with Sandy Hook/Radiola/Radio Yesteryear!  They 
tried to destroy the hobby!
	Of course this is just my opinion, I have no connection to
 Michael Rophone or his vast empire, and I have not been reimbursed in any 
way for saying this.  
	Max Schmid

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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 04:26:47 -0600 (CST)
From: Bruce Toews <bruce@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: OTR On The Net
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Just thought I'd mention this. CKNW Vancouver broadcasts Old-Time Radio 
programs from 2:05 to 3:00 eastern each morning. With real audio, you can 
now listen to CKNW on the Net ... they are broadcasting on the Net. 
Presumably, then, one can listen to these OTR programs online. Can 
someone let me know if this, in fact, works?

Bruce

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