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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2002 : Issue 449
A Part of the [removed]!
ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Need a favor from someone in NE Ohio [ Chad Palmer <palmerch@[removed] ]
archy and Mehitabel [ Kenneth Clarke <kclarke5@[removed]; ]
Cincinnati Convention [ "Bob Burchett" <haradio@[removed] ]
ITTA is in! [ bloodbleeds@[removed] ]
Re: videocopies of convention [ Fred Berney <berney@[removed]; ]
Today in radio history [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Eddie Bracken and Duffy's Tavern [ Jandpgardner@[removed] ]
Norelco-Philips [ "Robert Angus" <rangus02@[removed]; ]
Abbott and Costello modernised [ "Garry Lewis" <glewis@[removed] ]
XM Radio [ "Holm, Chris " <[removed]@delphiau ]
Re: Struts and Frets [ "Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed]; ]
vintage YTJD joke [ Rick <sixshooter27us@[removed]; ]
Air Raid/MacLeish [ "Andy Lanset" <alanset@[removed]; ]
Our XM satellite radio [ leemunsick@[removed] ]
JFK coverage [ leemunsick@[removed] ]
Bob Hope and Frank Parker [ leemunsick@[removed] ]
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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 20:14:02 -0500
From: Chad Palmer <palmerch@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Need a favor from someone in NE Ohio & JFK
Coverage
Hey All,
First of all one off topic request if I may. I'm searching for someone in
the Akron, Ohio or Northeast Ohio areas with Time Warner Cable who would be
willing to record a local program for me coming up on 11/30. I'll be happy
to compensate you for the trouble if you're in one of these areas, as well
as pay all the costs. Please contact me if you can help out on that one.
Secondly I just wanted to chime in on the recent discussion about the JFK
Assassination TV Coverage. I have an extensive collection of it on tape,
including the A&E Rebroadcast of NBC's Coverage and more than 20 hours of
the actual CBS Coverage. I also have the 15 hour special aired in 1983 by
WFAA in Dallas Texas which contains a great deal of their local & ABC's
Network Coverage.
While some may consider the radio coverage to have been better, I
personally find the TV coverage fascinating. CBS's is by far the best, at
least they had correspondents well spread out and Walter Cronkite did a
good job anchoring it all. Like others have pointed out NBC's was really
rather primitive, and I still laugh at them struggling to hook up the
telephone to the speaker system while on the air. I personally found the
WFAA/ABC Coverage to be in between the two. It can't compare with CBS, but
because they were working in their "home area" as a local affiliate they
had cameras and resources spread out that the national networks couldn't do.
Chad Palmer
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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:09:38 -0500
From: Kenneth Clarke <kclarke5@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: archy and Mehitabel
This title sounded familiar to me for some reason,
but I wasn't quite sure why. I seem to recall an animated
feature with an insect who used a typewriter by jumping
down on the individual keys. All of the letters, of course,
were in lower case since he couldn't hit the shift key and
the letter keys at the same time. Is this the same character
as archy in "Shinbone Alley" or is it different?
Sincerely,
Kenneth Clarke
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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:10:01 -0500
From: "Bob Burchett" <haradio@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Cincinnati Convention
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Would like to thank Martin for his post
about our convention. April 11-12, 2003.
Have gotten a good response so far.
Include your mailing address with your email,
and I'll will make sure you get our convention
booklet.
The Best Western Hotel has a lot more space
for our re-creation room and our dealers room.
There will be no standing in line for a re-creation
seat and no standing for a re-creation.
Our new dealers room will have 52 tables. There
are a few open tables. Anyone who might want
a table let me know.
Bob Burchett
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:40:58 -0500
From: bloodbleeds@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: ITTA is in!
Hi all. Just a note to let you know that It's That Time Again! The New Stories of Old-
Time Radio just came in today! I'll be sending out everyone's copy by Monday. And
now's your last chance to get the pre-order price of $13 with no postage, before it's
changed to the regular price on Monday. Thanks again to all the wonderful writers who
contributed. Hopefully this will be the first of many fiction anthologies on otr.
Ben Ohmart
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:41:11 -0500
From: Fred Berney <berney@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: videocopies of convention
To answer the person requesting information about the videos of FOTR
Convention, you can get an order form at out web site. [removed]
Or email me your address and I can mail you a hard copy.
Fred
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:41:18 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Today in radio history
>From Those Were The Days --
1938 - WBOE in Cleveland, OH became the first school-operated radio
station (owned by a municipality) to receive a license from the FCC.
WBOE went on the air as a 500-watt AM station and later became an FM
station.
1938 - The first broadcast of Central City was heard. It was an
adventure-mystery show set at the newspaper in, you guessed it, Central
City. Elspeth Eric played the part of crime reporter Emily Olson; and
Van Heflin was crime reporter Bob Shellenberger (later, the part was
played by Myron McCormick). Central City aired until 1941.
1944 - "Happy trails to you, until we meet [removed]" The Roy Rogers
Show was first heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Singing along
with Roy ('The King of the Cowboys'), were the Whippoorwills and The
Sons of the Pioneers.
Joe
--
Visit my home page:
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:42:06 -0500
From: Jandpgardner@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Eddie Bracken and Duffy's Tavern
In #448 Bhob asks
how did Bracken fit into the storyline of the mid-forties
DUFFY'S TAVERN movie?
I have a copy of the film in which just about every
star at Paramount in 1945 appeared and each does a specialty or let's his or
her hair down. Eddie Bracken's part is best described by 'Variety' which, in
its review states "highlight of the shenanigans is a burlesque of a western,
with Eddie Bracken playing the double of a cowboy hero, taking successively a
beating by a bandit mob, a water dunking and some pies in his face, all
constituting a nostalgic throwback to the good old Mack Sennett days and as
hilarious a sequence as one will find in any film-comedy."
I was privileged to meet Eddie Bracken at the FOTR convention 3 years ago and
was extremely sorry to hear of his passing.
John (in England).
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:43:18 -0500
From: "Robert Angus" <rangus02@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Norelco-Philips
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A bit of history may be helpful in understanding the Norelco-Philips
situation. When the [removed] entered World War II, the [removed] government seized the
assets of European companies it claimed were aiding the German war effort.
These not only included a couple of arms of the German chemical giant [removed]
Farben (Agfa/Ansco film, Bayer aspirin, etc.) but also the Philips operation.
Whichever Philips family member was running the company at the time claimed in
his autobiography that it was necessary for the factories in Eindhoven to
cooperate with the Nazis in order to save Dutch workers from being sent to the
Eastern front or the gas chambers. I believe it was the Hartford (Conn.)
National Bank which wound up as the Philips trustee. I'm not sure when
Philips regained its property after the war was over, but by that time the
Norelco name (North American Philips) had come into being---apparently because
someone somewhere was concerned about confusion with Phillips 66 gasoline and
Phillips Milk-of-Magnesia. I have this latter story on the authority of Wybo
Semmelink, who was the [removed] marketing director for the Norelco tape recorders
in the late 1950s, and sources at corporate headquarters in Eindhoven. It is
comparatively recently that Philips reverted to its own brand name in the
[removed] not only for audio equipment but also for light bulbs, kitchen mixers,
electric shavers and the rest. In 1964, when the company introduced the
audiocassette, the product was known as the Norelco Carry-Corder.
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:44:19 -0500
From: "Garry Lewis" <glewis@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Abbott and Costello modernised
from my Urban Legends list group comes--
(We take you now to the Oval Office.)
George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Lay it on me.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That's what I want to know.
Condi: That's what I'm telling you.
George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes.
George: I mean the fellow's name.
Condi: Hu.
George: The guy in China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The new leader of China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The Chinaman!
Condi: Hu is leading China.
George: Now whaddya' asking me for?
Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China.
George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi: That's the man's name.
George: That's who's name?
Condi: Yes.
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of
China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle
East.
Condi: That's correct.
George: Then who is in China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir is in China?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Then who is?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China.
Get me the Secretary General of the [removed] on the phone.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No, thanks.
Condi: You want Kofi?
George: No.
Condi: You don't want Kofi.
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And
then get me the [removed]
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Not Yassir! The guy at the [removed]
Condi: Kofi?
George: Milk! Will you please make the call?
Condi: And call who?
George: Who is the guy at the [removed]
Condi: No, Hu is the guy in China.
George: Will you stay out of China?!
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the [removed]
Condi: Kofi.
George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone. (Condi
picks up the phone.)
Condi: Rice, here.
George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should
send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese
food in the Middle East?
THE END
Some say the glass is half full, I say it's merely a sloppy bartender.
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:45:04 -0500
From: "Holm, Chris " <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: XM Radio
I hope Charlie will forgive this commercial message.
With all this talk about satellite radio, I wanted to pass along the
information that the company I work for (Delphi Corporation - used to be
Delphi Automotive Systems) recently released a nice satellite radio unit,
called the SKYFi. Designed for use with XM Satellite Radio service, it's a
handsome little unit designed to be used with a home and/or car installation
kit, and easily transported between the two. Best Buy has begun selling
them, and you can find more information at:
[removed]
Your car most likely already has a lot of Delphi parts in it, why not add one
more?
-Christopher B. Holm
Industrial Engineer
Delphi Corporation
Disclaimer - I DO have a personal interest in this company, I am an employee
and a stockholder. But if you're shopping for an XM radio, it's worth giving
a look.
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:45:09 -0500
From: "Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Struts and Frets
In the latest edition of his wonderful column, Harry Bartell wrote:
In 1960 there were back-to-back strikes with Screen Actors Guild and The
Writers Guild or the Directors Guild. Whichever it was I was not working.
When television production started up again I found out that parts I had
been playing were going to name film actors and I couldn't buy a job.
Lest we [removed] 1960 was the pivotal year for residuals. Suddenly, with
residuals now a contractual obligation on the part of producers, along with
a not-coincidental cutback in major studio output, television looked a whole
lot more appealing to "name film actors" than it had in previous years.
Michael
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:01:09 -0500
From: Rick <sixshooter27us@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: vintage YTJD joke
Hi gang,
I was listening to a YTJD episode (The Plant Agent
matter, 1956) and Johnny began to tell a joke that he
said was real old. He was interrupted before he
finished the joke and I was wondering if any of you
knew the rest. All he said [removed]
"It was raining and 10 guys are under one umbrella.
None of them got wet but then a guy walked up and
[removed]".
That's all he said. Any ideas?
Rick
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:01:55 -0500
From: "Andy Lanset" <alanset@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Air Raid/MacLeish
Dear OTR List,
Can anyone tell me if a recording of the 1938 radio play in verse by
Archibald MacLeish called "Air Raid" is available anywhere?
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Andy Lanset, Archivist
WNYC Radio
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:02:21 -0500
From: leemunsick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Our XM satellite radio
Roger Smith indicated that his XM radio is by Sony, and is the only one
with different bases so it can be transferred from car to home, etc. At
least that's what I got from his comment.
Our XM equipment bears the name SkyFi, but is made by Delphi. I don't
know, but would assume any manufacturer for either XM or Sirius (the
broadcast systems do NOT make the receiving equipment) would have these
options available. But then, what do I know?
I should have issued the usual disclaimer of any "connection" (ouch) with
these firms, and do so now.
Lee Munsick
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:05:02 -0500
From: leemunsick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: JFK coverage
In the "Hear It Now" album pertaining to the death of FDR, Edward R. Murrow
comments that whether one loved FDR or hated him, one would never forget
where he was and what he was doing when he heard about FDR's death. I've
heard others say the same about their first hearing of Pearl Harbor. As a
kid, I scoffed at this notion. Probably the kids of today scoffed at the
same [removed] is, until 9-11-2001.
I was working on a fund raising drive in Wilmington, Delaware, in charge of
a group of ladies calling businesses to support the very active Wilmington
Jaycees. One of the ladies suddenly dropped her phone with a
crash. Everyone looked over, and she said that someone just told her that
JFK had been shot. I said, "That's ridiculous! Nobody shoots the
President of the United States. But it's a novel way to get rid of you on
the phone! Now, everybody calm down, and get back to your calling."
About two minutes later, another lady came over quietly and whispered to me
that she had just heard the same thing. I went into another room and
turned on a radio. Music. Another station. Music. Station 3 was
CBS: there it was, the report of the shooting in Dallas! I listened for a
minute or so, returned to my ladies, and stopped their calling. I said I
didn't know what the reaction to all this would be. But there was
obviously no sense continuing a fund drive at that point, until we found
out. We set up a phone-relay chain, and I said I'd call with the decision
whether we'd return to work the following Monday. We did not, but finally
did a week later.
I had to pick up an item at a Wilmington business. I drove there, all the
while listening to the CBS coverage on the car radio. I heard that famous
Washington blurting of Dan Rather's private aside in Texas. As I recall,
at the time we were listening to another CBS newsman broadcasting from the
Senate Radio Balcony. When that comment came, off-mike but quite
legible, I nearly drove off the road.
I reached my destination and walked into a small firm, perhaps a dozen
workers. Muzak playing in the background. I was visibly shaking. The
lady who greeted me asked if I was okay. I looked and listened, and said,
"You haven't heard, have you?" She said, "Heard what?" I told her the
news that JFK was dead. The 3 or 4 others in the front office froze, then
asked if I was sure. I said yes, and one of them bolted to the back work
areas, while another turned on a radio. Now there were a lot of people
with shaky hands.
I picked up my parcel to begin the ride from Wilmington to my home in
northern New Jersey. , Constantly listening to the CBS coverage. When I
reached the first toll booth, I handed over the money to the toll taker,
and just sat there with my hand out the window. He very gently told me
that I had given him the correct change, and said, "We're all shook up,
Sir." The opposite thing happened at the New Jersey turnpike booth, where
the collector just sat staring into the distance.
I am a former newsman, with experience in print, radio and television. For
years I listened to everyone, radio and TV. But from childhood I had a
strong preference for CBS and "Murrow's Boys", as they've come to be
called. That is, until Dan Rather took over their evening news and the
subsequent decline. I think not just at CBS, but all broadcast news
coverage, especially on television. Contrary to younger people who didn't
grow through that period, I think the coverage on all the networks of the
JFK story (I did do some sampling of the other networks) was very well done.
We've been without TV reception for over a year, until recently we ran new
underground cable to our DirecTV dish. We missed all the 9-11 coverage,
but have purchased video recaps since. I can't believe the disgusting
change in TV coverage in that period of time. I am bewildered and offended
by all the whirling, darting, waving, sliding, pop-up, brightly colored,
annoying video distractions on the screen these days.
I am annoyed and offended by the over-one-dozen commercials and promotions
on the half-hour CBS Evening News (count them yourself). It's probably the
same on the other network stations, which we cannot receive here in rural
Virginia. As a newsman, I find it all disgusting, and thoroughly
counter-productive. For one major concern, it defeats the ability for
scrolling weather alerts and bulletins to inform the public. But then,
news isn't for news anymore. It's obviously just another form of
entertainment, all for gaining higher ratings. I "fie" on all of them, the
powers that run media today.
When I got home from Delaware, my brother and his sons were visiting at our
family home. We spent most of the ensuing four days glued to the TV
set. My nephews were pretty young, but especially at the incredible
coverage of the funeral, we told them to sit down and watch. We told them
that this was something they would never see again in their lives. That
incredible entourage crossing the Potomac River to the Arlington Cemetery,
with French President Charles DeGaulle towering above all the other
dignitaries and royalty, uniforms and formal mourning attire. I still have
the LIFE magazine full of those pictures.
As they came across that bridge, the mournful dirge was the Chopin "Funeral
March". Surprisingly, it occurred to me that it was the first time I had
ever actually experienced it at a funeral. I've heard it one other time
between then and last night, when we watched a fascinating teledocumentary
on the sinking and raising of the Russian Submarine Kursk. It included
footage of the military memorial service for the 100+ young sailors lost in
that tragedy, with that same music. You may recall that the Russians
implied that their vessel had been struck by an interfering American
submarine. Ultimately, they found that one of their own torpedos blew up,
still on board the Kursk. This caused a chain reaction among the other
torpedos, which blew off the nose of their boat. They never had a chance.
I don't want to hear the Chopin piece at any more funerals. I also will
never forget that November week all those years ago, nor the details, some
of which I report to you here.
Lee Munsick
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 19:57:47 -0500
From: leemunsick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Bob Hope and Frank Parker
I have heard from the Bob Hope office that Frank Parker appeared on the
following program:
May 9, 1937 "The Rippling Rhythm Revue" sponsored by Woodbury Soap.
Actually, Dunning lists this program as running from May 9 (so that would
be the premiere show) thru Sept. 26, 1937. Half-hour show, Sundays at 9,
Blue. He lists the talent as Bob Hope and Tenor Frank
Parker. Period. Music by Shep Fields, who with his orchestra used the
Rippling Rhythm trademark. So it may have been more his show than theirs,
but let's not be picky.
I'll appreciate help from anyone who can help me obtain any of these
programs with Frank Parker.
Many thanks!
Lee Munsick
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