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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 380


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Scary OTR
	 Frank Passage's Logs
	 Re: GE Superradio III
	 (no subject)
	 baseball game needed
	 Re: Self-Introduction
	 ESCAPE    East/ West
	 Re: Cohen On The Telephone
	 Free OTR! ([removed] almost)
	  Harry Lime and RPC
	 SPERDVAC with two different libraries?

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 11:21:07 -0500
From: DavidLHsl@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Scary OTR
Message-ID: <951111112105_103829602@[removed]>

  Randy asked for scary, but obscure, OTR shows.  I don't think the shows I'm
listing fall under the "obscure" category, but I'll simply list my favorite
spooky shows.  Dates of the episodes are given if I have them.
  I know this is familiar to most everyone here on the digest, but no
discussion of scary OTR should ever exclude the Suspense episode "The House
in Cypress Canyon."  "Ghost Hunt" with Ralph Edwards (6/23/49) is also great,
scary fun.
  One of the most unexpected scary episodes can be found in Nick Carter:
Master Detective.  The title of the episode is "Death After Dark."  Up until
the completely implausible conclusion, this one had me glued to my speakers
(and I was driving at the time).  In this show, Nick investigates some
bizarre killings where the victims have vampire-like marks on their necks.
  The Shadow contains some great, spooky shows.  Two that immediately pop to
mind are "The Unburied Dead" (4/14/46) and the spookiest of them all: "The
Gibbering Thing."
  Lights Out didn't turn out to be all scary shows as I first thought, since
most of the shows are actually dramas.  But the already mentioned "Come to
the Bank" is wonderfully eerie.  "The Sea" is also a wonderful ghost story.
 I wouldn't describe it as scary, but it's very spooky in an understated way.
 Everyone mentions "Revolt of the Worms," but frankly I found it to be more
silly than scary (but it is great fun to listen to).
  If Inner Sanctum would take its ghosts seriously, it would be a scary show.
 However, most of the time I listen intently to the show, only to find out
that there's some sort of "logical" explaination.  Thhhpt!  I want real
ghosts!!!  There are, fortunately, exceptions.  "The Black Seagull" (3/7/43),
featuring Peter Lorre, is wonderfully spooky in the same way as "The Sea"
mentioned above.  "The Lonely Sleep" (9/25/45) probably doesn't qualify as
scary, but it is morbid in a way that Alfred Hitchcock would love.  It's been
a while since I've heard "Chinese Tile" (8/10/52), so I don't exactly
remember much about it.  But I do recall thinking at the time I listened to
it that it was spooky as well.
  "Dracula," as presented by Orson Welles on Mercury Radio Theater, is a
great, scary episode.
  The Mysterious Traveler episode "Only the Good Die Young" isn't scary, but
it's extremely unsettling.
  If you're easily scared by stories about dolls, try X Minus One's "Perigi's
Wonderful Dolls" (6/5/55).  And although "The Parade" (5/1/55) is played
pretty much presented as a satire during the first 20 minutes or so, the
final moments of the show really leave a chilling impact.
  Finally, my favorite Halloween episode isn't a scary show, but a comedy.
 You've probably heard it: the Thanksgiving episode of Baby Snooks
(11/21/40).  It isn't difficult to figure out how Baby Snooks got to be such
a mischievous troublemaker when you consider her dad's antics in this
episode.

David Hassell
"If you haven't already done so, turn off your lights now." (Lights Out)

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 13:08:11 -0600
From: Lou Genco <lgenco@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Frank Passage's Logs
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In [removed] Digest V95 #379
Erik Smith (ErikS74342@[removed]) said:

>I hope Mr. Passage's logs become part of the archive available through the
>OTR  Web page. And I think anybody who is willing to do this kind of
>tedious bibliographic work deserves a hearty commendation.

Agreed!  Most of Frank's logs are at both my WWW and FTP sites, and will
soon occupy an even nicer (and easier to find) "home" at my -new- WWW site
(under development).

Frank's is an example of what knowledgeable OTR folks can do to help improve
the hobby for all of us! 

Lou
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WWW page on "Old Time Radio":         [removed]~[removed]
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 14:36:44 -0500
From: Jblackie@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: GE Superradio III
Message-ID: <951111143643_103937664@[removed]>

In a message dated 95-11-09 14:15:08 EST, you write:

>I have noticed some discussion relative to the GE Super radios and a few 
>comments that the II is superior to the III. I am preparing to purchase one 
>as a christmas present and would like to know from the users if one does 
>actually perform better than the other. We live in a rural area with 
>generally average to poor reception and not too many stations locally. 
>Thanks for your [removed]
>
>Jerry in Illinois
>
>

I spent nearly $60 on it, and am still happy!  It pulls in stations with a
clarity I cannot describe properly.  I get stations from as far away as 1500
miles with only "some" drift and fade.  I will be getting one for my Mom for
Xmas, since she lives in the Catskills (North of Catskill).  I tried it out.
 It's my kitchen radio, my backup radio, my favorite.  If only it had a
cassette recorder/player (Hey, GE, you listening?)  then I'd be able to
record AMAZING things with little problem.

In short, buy it.

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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 95 20:30:07 -0800
From: Frank Skelly <frank@[removed]>
To: otr-request@[removed]
Subject: (no subject)
Message-ID:  <[removed]@[removed]>

subscribe

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 15:27:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Randy Minnehan <rminneha@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: baseball game needed
Message-ID: <[removed]@acme>

Hi [removed]

   I have a [removed] does anyone have or know where I can get a copy of
the complete baseball game from the 1951 playoffs between the Brooklyn
Dodgers and the New York Giants, the game that contains "the shot heard
'round the world"?  I know it exists, I just need to locate it!  Can
anyone help?  Willing to trade for money, blank tape or shows, on cassette or
reel-to-reel, you name it.  Please e-mail me directly.
 
   Best regards,

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|Randy Minnehan - rminneha@[removed]|
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 13:38:33 -0500
From: BCST1@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Self-Introduction
Message-ID: <951111133833_83410813@[removed]>

I started in radio in 1960 at the age of 14. I have been a disc jockey, news
reporter, engineer and just about everything else in the business.

I am now teaching radio announcing and production at a junior college in
California. I also am General Manager of an FM station in Atherton, CA. Our
format is Big Bands.

I am interested in receiving as many sources of information relating to
programming my station for our listeners. I would like information on Big
Bands, Old Radio Programs and broadcast rights info. Simply put, anything
that will help.

What do I have to offer? I really do not know. If someone needs something and
I can supply the info, I will.

I hope this does not rule me out.

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 17:45:10 -0500
From: BCH66@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: ESCAPE    East/ West
Message-ID: <951111174509_19614085@[removed]>

Much has been said about about the period in 1948 ( Jan - March)
where ESCAPE was broadcast twice a week. Usually referred to by collectors as
the east and west coast versions. From my understanding  the Escape series
began in the summer of 1947 as a partial replacement for THE LUX RADIO
THEATER.  The Lux program was an hour and escape being only 30 minutes in
duration the other half hour was filled by another new program YOU ARE THERE.
The LUX program returned in late summer.
YOU ARE THERE found its way to the CBS schedule on Sunday afternoons . Escape
returned in October on wednesday nights.
During this period the 10-11 pm EST was not fed out west. At 10pm it was The
Whistler- the version sponsored by [removed] at 10:30 ESCAPE . Which was
sustaining ( not sponsored). 
Instead of Escape western listeners heard the western version of THE WHISTLER
long sponsored by Signal OIL.  If I recall the Whistler ( the Signal Oil
version) was heard in 6 western states. So it appears that those stations
 not covered by the Signal program were fed the ESCAPE program. ( I hope this
makes sense).  
Anyways beginning in January CBS also broadcast ESCAPE ON Saturday mornings.
It was a repeat of the previous wednesday night story .Repeated live (
sometimes with different actors than the wed night show) .  It appears the
saturday version was available coast to coast and aired at 11:30 am est /
8:30 pacific. When the wednesday night show moved to Sunday night it also
became available coast to coast. I have seen the radio logs of stations out
west and the CBS stations aired Escape sunday night 
at 7pm AND  Sat at 8:30 am  pacific time. 
The saturday version being a daytime presentation used organ music .
In regard to the Saturday program it appears it just filled the time between
the cancellation of the "ADVENTURERS CLUB " until the debut of  "JUNIOR MISS"
 in april . ( I know I have seen a log of the Adventurers Club - I think from
jay Hickerson)
Another matter is the fact that ESCAPE being a sustaining feature
was not carried by as many stations as a CBS sponsored offering.

Since this post was inspired by the question about the episode "SECOND CLASS
PASSENGER" let me say this story was done three times as mentioned by an
earlier post. ( 1/7/48 wednesday East only version,  1/10/48 saturday morning
version, and 7/28/49.
This last performance was broadcast during its summer run at 9pm EDT as the
summer replacement for SUSPENSE) .

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 17:53:32 -0600 (CST)
From: shoshani@[removed] (Michael Shoshani)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Cohen On The Telephone
Message-Id: <m0tEPjo-000Y43C@[removed]>

> From: Betty Jean Davis <betdav@[removed]>
> To: Old Time Radio <otr@[removed]>
> Subject: Reg. Cohen on the telephone
> 
> When I was a kid I had one of the old acousical Victor records which on 
> one side has "Mrs. Rastus Johnson at the Wedding" -- of course done in 
> Negro dialect of the time.  The "flip" side was a Cohen telephone act - I 
> don't recall the exact title.
> 

I used to have the same record until a kid sister broke it.  I believe
the Mrs Rastus Johnson act was done by one Ralph Bingham.


> My recollection from 50+ years ago was that Cohen was calling to his 
> store, the "Cohen Emporium Store" and wanted to speak to his son Izzie.
> The dialogue was something like this:
> I want to speak to Izzie, my [removed], not Dizzy, you bumhead, I want 
> to speak, to IZZIE.  O is that you, Izzie? This is your father's voice 
> spoking. Don't you re-COG-nize my voice?
> 
> He went on to explain that he had been "pinched for speed-ink --- NO - 
> not spitting on de sidewalk, I vas in da motacah and I was pinched for 
> speedink!"  He wanted Izzie to bail him out of jail --
> 
> "NO - NO - we don't need da bucket to bail [removed]!"
>  And so it went.  As a 7-yr-old I had trouble understanding the 
> conversation and the dialogue.  
> 
> He ended the recording saying, "Tomorrow I'm going down to da store and 
> TEAR de telephone OUT BY DA ROOTS!"
> 

I have the Edison recording of Cohen On His [removed] Silver played
both sides of the dialogue between Cohen and the man with whom he is 
conversing.  "Hello there, Cohen! How's business?" "ROTTEN, tank you!"
Trite by today's standards, but typical of stage material from decades
gone [removed]

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 19:45:30 -0500
From: axl@[removed] (Al Lingley)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Free OTR! ([removed] almost)
Message-Id: <[removed]@cherrystone>

I've been going through my collection, sorting and re-dubbing to
cassettes.  I came across some old reel-to-reel tapes that I was
going to toss due to sound quality and/or content.

Before they find a home in a dumpster, if anyone wants 1 or more
of these reels, and are willing to pay postage, they're yours!

They are 1/4 track reels @ 3 3/4 ips. on 20 year old tape.

Reel 1  Your Hit Parade
Reel 2  Lone Ranger (from transcriptions with BAD equalization)
Reel 3  Mr District Attorney
Reel 4  Dragnet
Reel 5  Blackstone
Reel 6  BBC Host Planet Earth
Reel 7  BBC Journey to the center of the Earth

Email me at axl@[removed] if interested.

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 20:42:43 -0500
From: Bill Starnes <starnesb@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Harry Lime and RPC
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Just pulled out some reels of Harry Lime to compare to Frank's much
appreciated listing.  I see I'm gonna have to listen to them to figure out
which shows I have since most of the titles don't match <g>.  Titles like
"The Alchemists", "The Buzzo Gospel" and "Ticket To Tangiers" don't
seem to match.

On another subject, does anyone remember The Radio Preservation
Club?  Everyone tossed in five or ten dollars a year to purchase
transcription disks which were then taped and send on a round robin to all
the members so we could tape whatever we wanted.  It was during the
early 70s when I was active.  Once I graduated and went back into the
Army I lost touch.  Wonder what happened to the disks?  Most seemed to
be shows taped especially for the Armed Forces curing WWII.

Bill (starnesb@[removed])

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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 22:10:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Randy Minnehan <rminneha@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: SPERDVAC with two different libraries?
Message-ID: <[removed]@acme>

Hi [removed]

   A few digests ago it was mentioned that SPERDVAC kept two different
libraries, one for the average Joe with the average shows, and another
library for the "elite" members (whoever they are?) with the rare shows.

   After reading this, I said to myself that there was no way this could
be true, and Bruce was pulling our leggs.  I checked with a few "inside"
sources I knew, and they confirmed this story! My sources are unimpeachable.

   I am *very* upset over this matter.  My SPERDVAC membership expires
next March, but I am planning to resign right away.  I still cannot
beleive that such a practice [removed] it just blows me away! I encourage
everyone to write SPERDVAC to show disapproval for such a practice. I feel
hurt and cheated that a club with open membership like SPERDVAC would do
this to it's members.

   So, now I must find an honest otr [removed] any suggestions?

--------------------------------------------------
|Randy Minnehan - rminneha@[removed]|
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