Subject: [removed] Digest V2005 #347
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Date: 11/10/2005 8:53 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2005 : Issue 347
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                             [removed]
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  [removed] It Isn't So!         [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
  Little cigarette boxes = = =          [ RBB <oldradio@[removed]; ]
  Mystery Time not a mystery any more   [ "Jim Cox" <otrbuff@[removed]; ]
  Mystery Time                          [ Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@erols ]
  Center Moriches                       [ jameshburns@[removed] (Jim Burns) ]
  OTR research available                [ Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed]; ]
  Bird on Jubilee                       [ "jazmaan@[removed]" <dmf273@ya ]
  11-10 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Cinnamon Bear and Children            [ "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed] ]

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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:39:59 -0500
From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  [removed] It Isn't So!
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Bob Burchett, known for his dead-on impersobation of "Titus Moody," wrote:

Finally worked it out with the Ramada Hotel, and there will
be a 20th Cincinnati convention. April 21,22, 06
This very well be out last one.  20 years is a nice run, and
Robert and myself aren't getting younger.

Granted, both Bobs--Burchett and Newman--work hard to stage this annual event.
But should Bob decide that this will be "twenty and out," then I'll miss
attending every year. I rode to my first Cincinnati convention with Floridian
Steve Hiss in 1998, and arrived  a day early. While taking my bags out of
Steve's rental-car, who should come barrelling with his car under the hotel's
porte cochere  [is that what you call  those overhangs designed to keep
disembarking automobile passengers dry when it rains?], but that celebrated
raconteur/spoonerist John Rayburn! I said to Steve, "The convention doesn't
officially start until tomorrow, but the fun's already begun." Let's hope
John'll be there for #20, holding court with his stories at some hotel-room
after-hours party.

The best thing about the Cincinnati Old Time Radio and Nostalgia
Convention--and why it succeeds--is that it's everything the big conventions
are not. . There's not as many panels, workshops, and re-creations as in, say,
Newark, but this gives the conventioneer ample time to socialise with OTR
friends. Some of my favourite people who don't make it [removed] include Rene' and
Steve Thompson with their son David; funnyman Steve Jansen, and his sister
Lisa; Randy Story; Barbara and Dave Davies; the Hughes family--Dan, Kathy, and
daughter Karen, one of this hemisphere's biggest Jack Benny fans;  the
Canadian contingent of Carl Banas, Ken Borden, and Sam Levene; and many
others.

You'll find dozens of OTR celebs at FOTR, REPS, and SPERDVAC, but only a
handful at Cincinnati. Bob B. ususally brings back fan favourites such as Hal
Stone, Bob hastings, and Rosemary Rice. Not having lots of celebs brings about
the best part of this convention: re-creation director Don Ramlow holds an
open casting call for all us non-celebs to fill out secondary parts in the OTR
programmes to be presented, giving us fans a chance to act alongside some OTR
greats.

One thing to recommend is that whatever hotel Bob employs is not as isolated
as the Holiday Inn in Newark, which is located on an off-highway service road
amidst a ganglia of jug-handles, cloverleaves, and overpasses. The Cincy venue
is actually walkable to off-premises places to eat. Also, there is only one
banquet during the convention--on Saturday night. Prices to attend during the
day and for the one banquet are quite reasonable. Pending any spikes in
operation costs, one can attend both days'  daytime events and the banquet for
under $[removed]

Awards are presented in honour of early guests Ezra Stone & Willard Waterman,
Parley Baer, as well as for  Dave Warren (his is for fan re-creationists).

And then ther'e Robert Newman, the one-man floor manager/ticket taker/raffle
co-ordinator/emcee, to whom I always address "Hello, Newman," (a la Jerry
Seinfeld).

So, if you've never been, I highly recommend it. Start saving your airfare
[removed] might be your last opportunity for a great deal of friendly
Midwestern OTR fun. And you all know that fun follows Rodney Bowcock and
Martin Grams wherever they go.

Waiting for April in the ether,

Derek Tague

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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:40:44 -0500
From: RBB <oldradio@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Little cigarette boxes = = =

Ted Kneebone and Phil Stallings remind me about the little "promo" boxes
of free cigarettes the major manufacturers distributed.  There were four
in a box, because it was calculated that four would get the new smoker
hooked.

The medical research indicated that just one or two would only just
begin the chemical craving process, but lighting up number three was
the  "big one"  that started the body's system with a nicotine habit.
Number four was insurance that the reluctant smoker was
on board. The promo boxes were handed out generously at college campus
meeting areas, along with a smile and a match light up by college
students who needed a parttime job working for the cigarette distributors.

We also had them in the military.  For instance, The Camel Caravan radio
show announced the sponsor's donation of thousands of cartons every week
to the guys and gals in the service and they told us on every program
that the "T-Zone" was the place to test Camels on your own.  Would you
still walk a mile for one?

With the Edward R. Morrow film depicting smoking, it only seemed
natural to be a broadcaster that smoked.  It usually made the voice
deeper for those who tended to have (or thought they wanted to have) a
booming bass range. Film noir stories also used the smoke
effectively to make it OK and glamorous to be a smoker.

I also remember the comedy routine of Bob Newhart on the radio
describing a smoker who was rolling his own with loose tobacco inside
and, he said "You're what?  Now you're going to strike a match and light
the end of that to set it on [removed] your mouth??"  Very funny stuff.

I stopped 15 years ago with two trips to the hypnotist.  Yes, it does
work and without the pendulum swinging medallion.  The radio station
owner in Newport, RI mandated that if ya wanted to work there, stop
smoking.  And he arranged an advertising trade for any employee to take
advantage of.  Best deal he ever made for me,
it was real health insurance.  I'll never go back!  Weed kills.

=Russ Butler  oldradio@[removed]

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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 22:00:04 -0500
From: "Jim Cox" <otrbuff@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Mystery Time not a mystery any more
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My good buddy Ted Meland inquires:

I have a recording of a show called "Mystery Time."  The episode is "THe
Signal Man," based on Charles Dickens story.
<snip>
Anyone know anything about this show?  Is there a log of the episodes
available somewhere that my searching has missed?

But of course, Ted!  Check out my tome, Radio Crime Fighters:  Over 300
Programs from the Golden Age  (McFarland, 2002, [removed]) for the
answers you seek!  Turn to the listing "ABC Mystery Time" on pp. 7-8.

Jim Cox

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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:30:58 -0500
From: Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Mystery Time

On Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at 09:09 PM, Ted wrote:

I have a recording of a show called "Mystery Time."  The episode is "THe
Signal Man," based on Charles Dickens story.  I have not been able to find
any on-line listing for this show.  At first I thought it might be British,
but then I found out that the announcer (Don Dowd) and the star of this
episode (Guy Repp) were both active in US radio.

You're searching under an incomplete title.  That series was called 
"ABC Mystery Time" and it aired in 1957-58, usually on Friday evenings. 
There are about 21 surviving episodes in circulation. I'm not aware of 
any log that has been prepared on that series.

Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL 

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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:16:37 -0500
From: jameshburns@[removed] (Jim Burns)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Center Moriches

It is, indeed, "Center More-riches," or "Senta Mar-itches."

But, true story, many years ago, when we were guest speakers at ICON, a
GREAT annual science fiction convention at the State University of
NewYork, in Stony Brook, NEAR Center Moriches--

John Peel, the British fantasy historian (a novelist, and comic book
writer,  as well; he's done some DOCTOR WHO stuff), had just introduced
me to his wife.

I asked what she did for a living.

It was lateish, we were at a party, it was [removed]

And she said:

"I'm a children's [removed]  The little bitches."

For some reason, I started to laugh [removed] SO uproariously,
that SHE started to laugh uproariously.

Finally, I said, "Don't you think that's being a little tough?"

It turned out, Mrs. Peel had said that she was a children's librarian,
in Center [removed]

As to those trick New England names?

I will pose  a question , I first wrote, years ago:

If Worcester, is "Wooster"--

Why isn't Dorcester--

"Dooster"?

Best, Jim Burns

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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:56:39 -0500
From: Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  OTR research available

If anyone needs help with gathering OTR-related
research in and around the metro Detroit area, I would
be able to assist with that. Contact me off list to
discuss details.

Rick

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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:57:00 -0500
From: "jazmaan@[removed]" <dmf273@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Bird on Jubilee

There are many, many Jubilee shows in circulation and easily obtained.  But
somehow the shows with
Bird and Diz always seem to be harder to find.   The songs themselves are
probably easier o find
than the complete shows.   Bird appeared three times on Jubilee. Here's a
link to a transcript of
the spoken dialogue from that particular show you're asking for:

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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:57:20 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  11-10 births/deaths

November 10th births

11-10-1889 - Claude Rains - London, England - d. 5-30-1967
actor: "Shakesperian Circle"; "This Is War!"; "Presenting Claude Rains"
11-10-1891 - Sidney Breckner - Illinois - d. 6-25-1945
sound effects: "The Hermit's Cave"
11-10-1899 - George Storer - Champaign, IL - d. 11-4-1975
Broadcast Executive
11-10-1907 - Jane Froman - St. Louis, MO - d. 4-22-1980
singer: "Florsheim Frolic"; "Bromo Seltzer Hour"; "Gulf Musical Playhouse"
11-10-1909 - Johnny Marks - Mount Vernon, NY - d. 9-3-1985
songwriter, lyricist: "Great Moments in Music"
11-10-1915 - Bob Shepard - d. 12-19-1993
announcer: "Pot O' Gold"; "Counterspy"; "Break the Bank"; "You Can"t Take it
with You"
11-10-1916 - Billy May - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 1-22-2004
orchestra leader: "Music Depreciation"; "Stan Freberg Show"
11-10-1925 - Richard Burton - Pontrhydfen, South Wales - d. 8-5-1984
actor: Readings of poetry, plays and school programmes for the BBC

November 10th deaths

03-04-1916 - William Alland - Delmare, DE - d. 11-10-1997
actor: "Mercury Theatre"; "Doorway to Life"; "Frontier Gentleman"
03-26-1918 - William Hardcastle - Newcastle, England - d. 11-10-1975
newscaster: "The World At One"
03-28-1910 - Jimmy Dodd - Cincinnati, OH - d. 11-10-1964
singer, songwriter: "Lifebouy Show"; "Command Performance"; "CBS Radio
Workshop"
03-29-1924 - Jackie Vernon - New York, NY - d. 11-10-1987
comedian: "Bill Stern Show"
06-11-1914 - Gerald Mohr - New York, NY - d. 11-10-1968
actor: Philip Marlowe "Advs. of Philip Marlowe"; Jacque Monet "Our Miss Brooks"
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:53:18 -0500
From: "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Cinnamon Bear and Children

In #346, Dennis Crow wrote:

It is time once again to prepare to listen to
radio's greatest  adventure, "The Cinnamon Bear,"

Which made me wonder.  What age is a good age to introduce CB to kids?
For example, I'd like to start my nephew on it, but he is [removed] years old,
which seems a tad too young still.  I'm sure there are many on this list
with experience introducing CB to children, what are your experiences /
recommendations?

Thanks,
-chris holm

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