Subject: [removed] Digest V2001 #240
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 7/27/2001 5:39 AM

To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2001 : Issue 240
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Actors                                [ Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed] ]
      WWII & OPA                            [ Israel Colon <colon@[removed] ]
      Archie Andrews                        [ JayHick@[removed] ]
      Re: self-service gas stations         [ Harx1@[removed] ]
      Norma Jean Nilsson                    [ lawrence albert <albertlarry@yahoo. ]
      Call Letters                          [ "Dale Slack" <dslack@specialty-risk ]
      Ulderico (Rico) Marcelli              [ "Kristine Stone" <kristinestone@hot ]
      In re "tenors who could also do come  [ John Henley <jhenley@[removed] ]
      Lawson Zerbe                          [ "Peter Vollmann" <vollmann@hawaiian ]
      Rochester's name                      [ "Kierniesky, Nicholas C." <kiernies ]
      Some favorite hero's , detectives et  [ ARago17320@[removed] ]
      Court Benson as Dr. Watson            [ KENPILETIC@[removed] ]
      "Good for Amos"                       [ Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed] ]
      top radio detectives                  [ "Ryan Osentowski" <rosentowski@neb. ]
      Bob Crosby                            [ William L Murtough <k2mfi@[removed]; ]
      Self Service Gas                      [ "Joe C." <gopack2000@[removed]; ]
      Lawson Zerbe                          [ Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed] ]
      Ah, a Clue!                           [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
      Thirty Nine Steps                     [ "Bob Burchett" <haradio@[removed] ]
      Re: Terry and the Pirates             [ Cnorth6311@[removed] ]
      2000X                                 [ Gordon R Payton <thescifiguy@[removed] ]
      Down (Under), but not out.            [ "Ian Grieve" <ian@[removed] ]

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:47:55 -0400
    From: Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Actors
    Message-Id: <v03130305b785fa32295b@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Richard Ward has asked me to identify two actors from the Sherlock
    Holmes broadcasts.

    I am ashamed to say that I haven't the foggiest idea. Three possibles
    are Eric Snowden, Ben Wright and Edgar Barrier, possibly Paul Frees or
    Jay Novello.
    It was some time ago, Mr. Ward, and a lot of actors have passed under
    the mic.

    Larry Albert might know.

    Harry Bartell

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:47:21 -0400
    From: Israel Colon <colon@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  WWII & OPA
    Message-Id: <v03130306b786080068e6@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Hi Everyone,

    I recently was listening to an otr story and heard a reference to the OPA
    (Office of Price Administration).  I looked it up and found that the OPA
    was established on August 28, 1941.  I was a little puzzled because we did
    not enter the war until December 7, 1941.  If we were not yet involved in
    the war, why was the OPA established?  Were we experiencing run away
    inflation?  Thanks for any help.

    Sincerely,
    Israel

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:47:19 -0400
    From: JayHick@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Archie Andrews
    Message-Id: <v03130307b786080d6bf5@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Got a letter from Dr. Richard LeJava, 240 Winter St., Hyannis, MA 02610 (508)
    775-6713).  He is looking for a segment from Archie Andrews about Yale
    University and the Whiffenpoof Song. Please respond to him.  Jay

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:47:17 -0400
    From: Harx1@[removed]
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: self-service gas stations
    Message-Id: <v03130308b78608186e9a@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Al wrote:

>     Re Elizabeth's note on Amos & Andy and such gas
>     stations:  I think they're still illegal in a couple of
>     states (Oregon, and maybe New Jersey?).

    Yup, still true in NJ today, which caused me no end of consernation when I
    left the Garden State to go to Massachusetts for school.

    --Kerri

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:47:46 -0400
    From: lawrence albert <albertlarry@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Norma Jean Nilsson
    Message-Id: <v03130309b786083d774f@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    To one and all:
         Yesterday I got a call from Norma Jean Nilsson
    (Kathy on "FATHER KNOWS BEST",Cookie on "BLONDIE",
    "THE JACK CARSON SHOW" ect.) She's looking for an
    episode of 'STARS OVER HOLLYWOOD" from Aug 1945. She
    appears in the show and would very much like a copy. I
    don't have one in my collection. If anyone has a the
    show please and would like to send it to Norma Jean
    please let me know and I'll make arrangements to have
    her contact you. Thanks
                       Larry Albert

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:20:19 -0400
    From: "Dale Slack" <dslack@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Call Letters
    Message-Id: <v03130300b7862b79c1a2@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    The recent discussion about K and W call letters brought something to mind
    that is very common in this area and I was curious if this was just a local
    thing or if it was common around the country.

    It seems that many  stations around here rarely, if ever, identify them by
    their call letters.  In fact, I have no idea what the call letters of
    several stations are.  All you hear are things like Oldies [removed], 98 Rocks,
    Mix
    93 dot 6, etc.

    Also is there any requirement that stations identify themselves by their
    call letters a certain number of times per day or at certain times or is
    that completely optional.

    I would appreciate any thoughts anyone may have.

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:20:17 -0400
    From: "Kristine Stone" <kristinestone@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Ulderico (Rico) Marcelli
    Message-Id: <v03130301b7862b8dc65f@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Larry Gassman recently posted a series of questions from John L. Walker
    regarding Ulderico Marcelli.

    Although I don't have the specific answers, I'd like to ask if Mr. Walker
    posted these questions to the Fibber McGee & Molly Phorum?  Link below:

    [removed]

    Additionally, since Rico came to California in 1914, the following sources
    maybe able to shed some light on the career of this man:

    Jessica Fredrichs, "California Composers" 1934

    "Music and Dance in California and the West", edited by Richard Drake
    Saunders, 1948.

    "Who's Who in Music in California", edited by W. Francis Gates.

    Billy Mills became the band leader for Fibber McGee & Molly in 1938, I'm not
    sure of the transition which took place. Tom Price maybe a another good
    source for the Fibber related [removed] have his contact information as
    follows: 621 Toyon Drive, Monterey, CA 93940-4224, telephone number (831)
    649-8023.

    Hope this helps somewhat.

    -Kris

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:20:13 -0400
    From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  In re "tenors who could also do comedy"
    Message-Id: <v03130303b7862bd9d82c@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Elizabeth was describing Morton Downey Sr. and mentioned:

>     Downey [removed] surpassed in popularity by tenors with classical training
>     like James Melton, or tenors who could also do comedy like Frank Parker
>     (a tradition carried on in later years by such performers as Kenny Baker
>     and Dennis Day.)

    Which reminded me:  Just a week or so ago I heard for the first time
    Jack Benny's episode of, I believe it was, the week between Christmas
    and New Year's Eve, 1940.  The cast was doing the show from New
    York as they sometimes did, but what made the show for me was a guest
    appearance at the end  - none other than Kenny Baker, who
    was now Fred Allen's tenor.  Dennis had already done his spot, and
    wasn't "present" for Kenny's - though the notion of them sitting
    together on the stage, waiting their respective turns, tickles me.
    But not only that, I really enjoyed Kenny's bit and was reinforced
    in the opinion I've had for some time that - talented a performer
    as Dennis was, and he really was - Kenny Baker was simply funnier.
    There's a "mean widdle kid" element to his naif character that Dennis
    doesn't have, and sometimes he makes me nearly hysterical.

    I also like his singing better than Dennis', but that's strictly a
    matter of preference and I wouldn't argue the point with anyone.

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

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:20:11 -0400
    From: "Peter Vollmann" <vollmann@[removed];
    To: "[removed] Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Lawson Zerbe
    Message-Id: <v03130304b7862be4dab3@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Lawson Zerbe can be heard on a good many "X Minus One" shows.
    Peter from Hawaii

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:20:10 -0400
    From: "Kierniesky, Nicholas C." <kiernies@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Rochester's name
    Message-Id: <v03130305b7862bf2de23@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Sean Dougherty wrote on Jul 23:

    Point of trivia- I believe that on most Jack Benny programs the main
    cast is introduced by name at the beginning and Eddie Anderson is
    usually named as "Rochester," but there are some shows in which he is
    named as Eddie Anderson, according to my memory only.

    Comment:

        It wasn't until the early 1940's that Rochester was announced up
    front with the other standard cast members.  I can't recall one time
    that he was announced up front as Eddie Anderson.  If it ever occurred,
    it was a very rare event, and it has slipped by me!  In the early 50s,
    Mary Livingston accidently  referred to the character as "Mr. [removed]"
    before she caught herself. After studio laughter, Jack said to her that
    she could call him that outside the show, but in here, he is Rochester!

         Of course, Mary was always messing up her lines. I wonder if that
    contributed to her stage fright build-up that kept her off the air
    during the final radio years?
         I continue to search for biographical material on Eddie Anderson.
    He must have kept to himself most of his life, because there is very
    little on him.  A biography would be nice, but can enough research be
    done at this time to compile  a good one?

    -Nik Kierniesky
     Gettysburg
     Benny Fan

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:33:45 -0400
    From: ARago17320@[removed]
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Some favorite hero's , detectives etc.
    Message-Id: <v03130300b78659049d2f@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Hi,

    I am another who is interested in what my fellow OTR lovers favorites are in
    various categories.

    Without adding further to the definition of a "super hero" that has been
    discussed already, my vote would go to Superman.  When I was a kid I really
    wanted to be able to fly like he could.

    If we just name heros whether they were super or not then the nominee's would
    include Dick Tracy, Capt. Midnight, The Lone Ranger & Hop Harrigan.

    Regarding detectives, there are a lot of good choices.
    Philo Vance, Ellery Queen, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes and Nick Carter had
    brains to spare.  Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Michael Shayne were among the
    hard boiled tough guys with an eye for the ladies.  However, I will stick
    with Dick Tracy.

    A while back there were some mentions of favorite secondary characters which
    really offers a lot of nominee's.  How about Osgood Conklin of Our Miss
    Brooks?
    He was always one of my favorites.  I always waited for his appearance.

    Closing note.  My favorite Jay Novello role was on (excuse me) TV when he
    played the legendary bank robber Willie Sutton in a show whose title I can't
    recall.  They did stories of criminals or crimes every week.  For some reason
    I seem to remember the Willie Sutton show was in 2 parts.  However, that is
    from my very faulty memory.

    Take care all.

    Al Ragonnet

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:33:43 -0400
    From: KENPILETIC@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Court Benson as Dr. Watson
    Message-Id: <v03130301b7865927a560@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Hi Gang -                  July 26, 2001 - Thursday - 2:45 PM cdt

    In issue 238, Larry Albert was commenting about his favorite
    radio detective, Sherlock Holmes.  In his comments, Larry
    remarked about the

>      "...version done on the CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATRE.
>       This has to be the worst Holmes adaptations ever done."

    I respectfully disagree.  I think that Court Benson's portrayal
    of Dr. Watson was the finest I ever heard on radio (and I told
    him so).    While Sherlock Holmes is not necessarily my favorite
    radio detective, I have many different versions of Holmes' adventures
    in my collection.   I believe Kevin McCarthy and Court Benson
    played the parts better than movie actors Rathbone and Bruce.
    For some reason, the movie actors don't come across on radio
    (to my ears, anyway).

    The only "fault" I found with the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre's
    adaptations of Sherlock Holmes is that the programs were spread
    out too much.  I often wanted to re-record them so they could be
    found easily on the same few reels.   I never did.

    In my opinion, Benson's Watson is superior to all the others.

    Happy Taping --  Ken Piletic - Streamwood, Illinois
    kenpiletic@[removed]

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:33:41 -0400
    From: Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  "Good for Amos"
    Message-Id: <v03130302b7865938a96f@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    I appreciate Philip's original question and Elizabeth's answer to the
    "self-serve" gas issue.  AMOS 'N" ANDY, as usual, mixed humor with good
    common sense.  Self-serve, indeed!

    It continues to be illegal to pump your own gas in Oregon.  Every biennium,
    this issue surfaces in the State Legislature. The powerful  senior citizen
    lobby and their many advocates have sufficient political clout to cause the
    issue to die, time and time again. We are delighted that Amos shares our
    point of view.  His support is now a new card we can play, and I am
    grateful beyond belief that Philip brought this matter  to the Digest. and
    Elizabeth responded so authoritatively. POWER TO THE PEOPLE, as they say.
    AMOS 'N' ANDY lives in 21st century state politics.

    [Oregon has no sales tax either.]

    A proud Oregonian, where old-time radio is the only fuel we need,
    Dennis Crow

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:33:39 -0400
    From: "Ryan Osentowski" <rosentowski@[removed];
    To: "old time radio" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  top radio detectives
    Message-Id: <v03130303b786594cae23@[[removed]]>
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Hi all:
    I don't think anyone would be surprised when I say that my favorite otr
    detective, of course, is Johnny Dollar (Bob Bailey.)  However, I'd like to
    mention some other detectives I enjoy.
    I must first point out that I am not a big fan of the otr private detective
    genre.  The thing that draws me to JDollar is the depth of character and the
    often up-close analysis of the motivations of mankind.  You don't find these
    in a lot of other detective programs.  A perfect example of the radio
    adaptations of Phillip Marlo.  Gerald Mohr is a wonderful actor and I love
    his voice, but he just wasn't Marlo.  He tried to be the tough guy, but he
    missed some of the grit and depth of Marlo.  I haven't heard as much of Sam
    Spade, but I would guess the same would apply.  Howard Duff is excellent,
    but he wasn't Spade.  What we seem to encounter, often times, are detectives
    who pull things out of the air and solve murders with a few hard-boiled
    remarks along the way.  This doesn't really impress me.
    Hat's off to the man who plugged Sherlock Holmes.  Holmes was the pioneer of
    detective fiction.  I also agree with the other poster who said the American
    radio versions never captured Holmes.  I have yet to uncover a version that
    captures the brilliance of Holmes, along with the melancholy.
    Jack Webb brought two detectives to radio that bare mentioning in my book.
    Dragnet was another pioneer of its time.  Ironically, it brought validity
    and integrity back to the police department in the world of crime fiction.
    The show was very honest, factual, but still contained enough drama to make
    it interesting.  The sound effects men also deserve a hand for putting
    together very realistic sound patterns.  I have always felt that the earlier
    episodes with Webb and Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero were, by far, the
    best.  Once Yarborough died and Dragnet went to television, the radio
    scripts became dull, plodding and very bloated.  Friday went from a humble,
    rather soft-spoken cop who was just doing his job, to an arrogant and
    long-winded cop.  The writing got repetitive and Frank Smith carried more of
    a comical relief role than that of an equal partner like Romero.  Still,
    everyone knows Dragnet.
    The other Webb detective was, Pat Novak.  While the plots are laughable, the
    one-liners in this show are hilarious!  There is a very dark, cynical feel
    to this show that captured Raymond Chandler better than radio's Phillip
    Marlo.  Raymond Burr as the incompetent and abusive Inspector Helman is
    priceless.  I also love the music.
    Barry Craig is just another cookie-cutter private eye, but I *love* Ralph
    Bell as Lt. Trav Rogers.  Bell is a very gifted actor and they make it a
    point to often mention that Lt. Rogers is a cop who is college educated.
    That is a rarity!
    Night Beat is a show about a newspaper reporter and not a detective, but it
    qualifies in the crime fiction category.  Frank Lovejoy brings a gruffness
    and sensitivity to Randy Stone that is unparalleled.  The depth of human
    drama in this show is matched only by the five-part Dollar shows.
    Finally, flipping the coin, I must vent a bit about the worst detective
    show, in my opinion.  How did Boston Blacky ever make it?  Dick Kolmar (sp)
    didn't sound like a detective.  I know Inspector Fairoday (sp) was supposed
    to be dumb, but even stupidity has its limits.  I know many of you enjoy the
    show and I hope I haven't offended you, but I really dislike this show.
    On that note, I am done.  Again, it is nice to have an audience to bounce
    this kind of thing off of.
    RyanO

    "Life is an unrelenting comedy.  Therein, lies the tragedy of it."
    Dean Koontz

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:33:26 -0400
    From: William L Murtough <k2mfi@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Bob Crosby
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    The mention of Bob Crosby brought back some happy memories. The summer of
    1937 brought on a layoff at WHN, so I returned to Ohio where I could
    return to my job operating the sound system at Geauga Lake Amusement
    Park, near Aurora (now known as Seaworld). A friend asked me to freelance
    doing name band remotes for Mutual from the Great Lakes Exposition. My
    announcer would be a young chap who had dropped out of colloege at the
    end of his junior year. His name was Bob Lee, the Lee of Lawrence and
    Lee, and later the husband of Janet Waldo. One of the bands was Bob
    Crosby (not the "Bobcats") his vocalist was the terrific Kay Weber, a
    Chicago singer. She was older than the usual band singers, but had all of
    them beat.

    I would run into Bob at a later date at the Hickory House one night when
    I was broadcasting Phil Napoleon's band from there. Neither of us could
    figure out who the other was. Bob finally recognized me when I donned my
    headphones.

    While I was at KNX Bob conducted the band on Campbell Soup's "Club 15"
    with Paula Kelly and the Modernaires, originating from KNX. I had also
    worked with Paula at the Cleveland Expo, but she was not with Bob in
    those days.

    Bob was a real nice guy. One afternoon I was leaving the KNX studios. My
    chief engineer, Les Bowman, was helplessly standing at the curb by his
    yellow Studebaker sedan, which had a flat tire. Bob Crosby was on his
    knees, changing the tire for Les! Bob at the time lived in North
    Hollywood.

    Bill Murtough

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:34:07 -0400
    From: "Joe C." <gopack2000@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Self Service Gas
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

>      >And, in fact, in 1936 it *was* a crazy idea, since at that time
>      >self-service gasoline was illegal in most states

>     It's still true today in Oregon.

    I am not sure about Oregon but you may find it interesting to know that New
    Jersey (I buy gas there) is one of 2 states that does not allow "Self
    Service Islands" at gas stations. I do believe Oregon is the other. I read
    it a year ago so I can't be 100% sure about Oregon.

    Joe

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:34:46 -0400
    From: Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Lawson Zerbe
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Bart Bush  "b bush" <bbush@[removed]; asked:

    I was wondering if someone could tell me about the career of
    Lawson Zerbe ( Frank, in the Adventures of Frank Merriwell) and
    what other radio programs he appeared in.
    ...
    Thank you for any help.

    Here you go, Bart, some info at least.

    [removed]

    Perhaps Hal Stone knew znd worked with Lawson for they
    both were out of the New York area.

    CAB
    --
    conradab@[removed] (Conrad A. Binyon)
       From the Home of the Stars who loved Ranches and Farms
         Encino, California.

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:34:58 -0400
    From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Ah, a Clue!
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    AandG4jc, speaking about OTR detectives, mentioned,

>     Hard Boiled Gumshoes <snip> socialites <snip> Lawyers <snip>
>     photojournalist <snip> and most definitely Cops <snip> [plus] the
>     greatest of all detectives, who was not a private (in
>     his words) inquiry agent, but the worlds first "consulting"
>     [removed] Sherlock Holms!

    Ah, but AandG4jc forgot another category, the antihero detective,
    exemplified by Pat Novak (for hire).  Pat Novak solved crimes, but only
    to save his skin.  His world had all the atmosphere of the hardboiled
    school, but with a twist.

    Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:39:45 -0400
    From: "Bob Burchett" <haradio@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Thirty Nine Steps
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    There is also a Lux Radio theater version with
    Robert Mongomery and Ida Lupino. 12/13/37
    Went to see the movie on my first date with the
    gal who later became my wife 46 years ago. The movie
    is on video.
    Bob Burchett

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:39:43 -0400
    From: Cnorth6311@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Terry and the Pirates
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    An observation and a question first. I have recently been listening to some
    Terry and the Pirate episodes and I find it very interesting that the
    Japanese are never referred to as Japanese, but rather as the invaders. Does
    any one have any thoughts on this? In this whole series not once is the word
    Japanese mentioned. The other odd thing is, the heavy in one of the episodes
    is obviously German. Was this because the German dialect was easier to do
    than was the Japanese dialect?

    My second question. Does any one know who played April Kane? She had a very
    pleasant singing voice, but no where can I find who played her.

    Charlie Northway

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:39:41 -0400
    From: Gordon R Payton <thescifiguy@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  2000X
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Just to let you all know, NPR will be rerunning 2000x beginning Tuesday,
    October 2, 2001. It's a suberbly done science fiction series, directed by
    our premier audio drama director, Yuri Rasovsky, and scifi writer Harlan
    Ellison narrates with some interesting insights into the classic stories
    the series dramatizes. Catch it if you can.

    Gordon R. Payton
    The Scifi Guy

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:39:33 -0400
    From: "Ian Grieve" <ian@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Down (Under), but not out.
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

    Hal wrote:

>     "Stupid I'm not! If I didn't catch that dumb mistake, you would have torn me
>     apart, and hung me out to dry."

    haha, I already had the first two paragraphs written when for some reason I
    continued reading the Digest.

>     "You won't believe how far behind I am in my self-imposed schedule.(And it's
>     all Charlie Summers fault) :)"

    It was after I wrote that comment on the bottom of my reply about Magic
    Island that I continued reading the Digest and realised that I had picked
    the only day you hadn't posted.  I knew I was going to cop it.

>     "We don't chat in a foreign language, so you wouldn't be able to log on
>     anyway. What line of work are you in? Patching the Dingo fence?"

    hmm, if you don't chat in a foreign language then I should be OK, 'cos I
    don't speak or write in a foreign language.  How did you guess my
    occupation?  Fortunately I have the cushy job.  I am on the eastern side of
    the fence (the side without dingos) and we sure work hard to patch the
    fence.  Day after day we see the Western guys tramping up and down with
    their dingos on leashes and poop scoopers under their arms.  We make sure
    there are no holes the handlers can escape through.

>     "I'd love to visit Roo Land. Have heard all sorts of marvelous things about
>     the People. Book tour not likely, but as a gawking tourist probably. Some
>     day perhaps. Came close last year. My wife and I took a 10 day cruise around
>     the Tahitian Islands."

    hmm, must have been a slow boat.

>     "I suppose if I go to the airline departure gate that says "Sidney", I won't
>     get screwed up too badly. (Is there a "Sidney" in Antartica)?"

    Yes there is a Sidney in Antarctica, he is the electrician.  But um if you
    are thinking of the Capital of New South Wales, then you better use the
    departure gate with "Sydney' on it, otherwise you may end up in the middle
    of Kings Cross with a guy called Sidney earning money selling your body.

>     "I'm trying to come up with a definitive list, but that's low on my agenda.
>     As is wasting my precious "Book Writing" time by communicating with people
>     like you :)"

    Thats OK, the rest of us can work on making lists, you just write "THE
    BOOK", I will shut up now and let you get on with it.

>     "G'DaY Mite! Put another shrimp on the Barbie for me. But be careful you
>     don't burn your Bloomin' fingers. :)"

    Paul Hogan has a lot to answer for!  Put?, No, we CHUCK the meat on, none of
    this pansy shrimp finger food stuff, we learnt about burnt fingers a couple
    of wars back.

    Ian Grieve

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