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Date: 2/6/2018 4:18 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2018 : Issue 13
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      H. V. Kaltenborn question             [ "Ronald W. Vickery, PE" <rvickery@v ]
      Re: Suggested playlist for an assist  [ Don Shenbarger <donswiremail@comcas ]
      Playlist for Assisted Living          [ A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed] ]

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    Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 16:52:29 -0500
    From: "Ronald W. Vickery, PE" <rvickery@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  H. V. Kaltenborn question

    Hi - I'm in a local amateur theater production of Annie this spring, and had
    a question about one of the scenes (I'm not going off-topic, I promise).  In
    the scene where Annie and Warbucks go to see FDR, the scene starts with FDR
    and his cabinet listening to H. V. Kaltenborn on the radio saying:

    "...and President Roosevelt has so far lived up to none of his lofty
    campaign promises.  All we have had from Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his
    so-called "Brain Trust" is a great deal of high-flown talk and virtually no
    action.  In a nation wracked by poverty, misery and unemployment, it is
    deeds we want from the White House, not words.  In short, Mr. President, if
    you are listening, we've had enough of your fireside chats.  It is time
    [removed]" (FDR turns off the radio in disgust).

    I was wondering if this is quoted from an actual broadcast, or did the
    script writers just made it up?  It would be within a day or two of
    Christmas in 1933.  If this is from a real broadcast, is it available to
    listen to?  We'd love to play it with his actual voice, if possible, instead
    of having one of the actors read it.  I'm not having any luck online
    tracking it down.  Google only shows me a link to a news broadcast on
    October 4, 1939 on YouTube.

    Any help would be appreciated!

    Thanks,

    Ron

    rvickery@[removed]

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    Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 16:54:41 -0500
    From: Don Shenbarger <donswiremail@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Suggested playlist for an assisted living

    Westerns and police shows are not overly popular with older people.

    These are for the most part broadly entertaining:

    Jack Benny
    Fibber McGee and Molly
    Bob Hope
    Our Miss Brooks
    Lux Radio Theater
    Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone and Bruce)

    There are many others to choose from. Best to leave them in MP3 format
    and play them from a portable computer using a pair of cheap AC powered
    computer speakers plugged into the headphone jack. If you are moderately
    techy, you can stream radio programs using a tablet or smart phone and a
    blue-tooth speaker.

    You will probably find the listings at [removed]
    easy to work with. You do not need to register and the programs are
    presented in nice lists per genre.

    Many older people and anyone wearing a hearing aid will not like noisy
    programs.

    Don Shenbarger

    On 2/3/2018 Gary wrote:

>     ...can anyone ... suggest a playlist of shows that I can share with the
>     residents. BTW, I was surprised that my first attempt of Gunsmoke/Dragnet/
>     YTJD did not go over well.

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    Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 01:41:48 -0500
    From: A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Playlist for Assisted Living

    For comedy, how about Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life?

    Another possibility, since many people in assisted living are just the
    right age to have seen or heard it originally, would be Howdy Doody,
    either the TV or radio versions.

    It occurred to me last year, when I turned 72, that I remember when they
    said that Mr. Bluster was 72.

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]  1340 Centre Street, Suite 103  Newton, MA 02459
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