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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 31


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Arthur Godfrey Show
	 Re: the mercury theatre
	 Re: OTR in Chicago
	 crosstalk / channel leakage
	  radiola
	 Imus/OTR connection
	 Orson Welles tribute
	
	 ADMINISTRIVIA: Please Read
	 WAV files on the Macintsoh

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 16:08:35 +0000
From: Barbara Lee Smith <basmith@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
CC: basmith@[removed]
Subject: Arthur Godfrey Show
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Does anyone know the name of the "original" singer that started out with
Arthur Godfrey?

Thanks.

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 96 22:41:44 +0100
From: Marcus_Antonsson@[removed] (Marcus Antonsson)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: the mercury theatre
Message-Id: <OA92-901-213p1_31045bf0@[removed]>

>From [removed]@[removed] (reply to: [removed]@[removed])
 
Hi friends!
Thom Bray asked where to find mercury theatre shows. I've got twelve of
them in my collection and I bought them all from Radio Showcase. They also
have many of the Sequel series Campbel playhouse. The sound quality is ok
to. The mercury Theatre's legendary versionof H. G. Wells "the war of the
worlds" was one of the first otr-cassettes I ever bought by the way.
I also have another question to ask concerning this legendary ensemble. 
Two of the shows, 39 steps 8/1/38, and Julius Caesar 9/11/38, I only have
in rehearsel recordings. I should be very happy thogh if I could get the
"real" versions of this to broadcasts. Can anyone of you help me with
that? If so I'd be very grateful.
 
Regards:
 
Marc

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:21:05 -0600 (CST)
From: Charlie D Matkin <cdm01@[removed]>
To: MikeTimble@[removed]
cc: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: OTR in Chicago
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Many thanks for the name and address of the Chicago Theatre group. Do you 
know any of the producers' names? I saw Ken Nordine mentioned as one of 
the participants. Know how I might contact him? I'm assuming you live in 
the Chicago area. Thanks again.  Charlie Matkin

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 16:56:05 -0800
From: Platecap@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: crosstalk / channel leakage
Message-ID: <960122165543_23065241@[removed]>

Thom Bray wondered what causes crosstalk.
A definition of terms is first necessary.

Crosstalk and Channel Leakage are 2 different things.  OTR collectors seem to
have the most problem with channel leakage.

When you hear another program faintly playing in the background in normal
direction, this is usually Channel Leakage.  This is a leftover problem from
the 1970's & early '80's when most collectors traded on open reel tapes which
were quarter-track mono -- there were different (separate) programs on left &
right channels.  This allowed 6 hours of shows to be placed on one reel.
 Unfortunately, many collectors would duplicate L & R shows simultaneously.
 Depending on the quality of the equipment (and its condition) it was common
for one program to bleed into the opposite [removed] if the
collector was careless and allowed over-modulaton.

Crosstalk results when a tape is recorded (or played back) on a machine with
mis-aligned tape heads.  It can also occur when trying to record over a 1/2
track recording with a 1/4 track machine with dirty or mis-aligned erase
head.  You usually will hear another program playing IN REVERSE in the
background.

HOW TO PREVENT CHANNEL LEAKAGE AND [removed]
If duplicating quarter track reels, copy ONE channel or track at a time.
As for crosstalk, make certain your machines are kept in proper alignment.
 Use a high quality BULK ERASER if you re-use old [removed] this is especially
true for those who use reels.    Buy a better quality eraser than those
TERRIBLE erasers Radio Shack sells.

Sorry, there is NOTHING you can do to remove these flaws once they are there.

Bob Burnham, [removed] Box 2645, Livonia, MI 48151
platecap@[removed] / platecap@[removed]

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:06:00 GMT
From: [removed]@[removed] (Marty Tabnik)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject:  radiola
Message-Id: <96012217105929857@[removed]>

It seems to me that Radiola's attorney did a poor job.
If the copyright owner (Conde Nast, was Street&Smith)
had reserved the right to litigate, then R's attorney
did a lousy job by merely telling CN not to send
Cease&Desist letters; the legal beagle SHOULD have gotten
CN's OK to sue or asked CN to enforce their rights.

Now, did Radiola "try to corner a market"?  If they had
bought an EXCLUSIVE license from Conde Nast, then
        Radiola already had "a corner".
[Again, Radiola's error seems to have been a failure to
abide by their contract.  So they lost their rights.

It seems that Radiola had decided to "make an example"
of poaching, self-styled "hobbyists".  Sorry, folx, they
WERE stealing.  You may not like reading this, but
        MOST Of you are not writers.
As a writer, I support STRONG enforcement of intellectual
property rights.  (Those of you who, say, want to "trade"
CBSRMT shows, claim that you're not doing any harm.  But,
as HyBrown will tell you, it just isn't YOUR decision.)

Someone claimed that they "prefer to do business with
ethical people".  That's your right.  However, "ethical"
also means not sellin' what isn't yours.

Finally, "Michael Rophone"?  Try calling him by his nickname
and then saying his last name to rhyme with "dial tone". <g>
[Anyone remember the names of the two cartoon characters on
the album covers of Kermit Schaefer's "Radio Bloopers" albums?]


[RE: Don Imus.  Wellllllllll, he's OLD enough to be OTR!
<heh heh>  And the I-man owns a bunch of Infinity stock, so
he's quite content to let Baywatch viewers listen to Howeird.
(AckCHOOlee, that two line note -- which has generated much
more than TWO lines in reply -- belonged in
"articles@[removed]".  Mea culpa. {blush}]
---
 * SLMR [removed] * Tyson's "Hillary" Chicken (packed with a Turkey!)  * Imus

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 20:24:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Rob Spencer <rspencer@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Imus/OTR connection
Message-ID: <[removed]@netcom19>

> Re: The Don Imus congrats in the last issue. I'm sorry, can someone tell me
> how Don Imus fits in with OTR?

Well, he's on the radio, and he's old.
	Seriously, this raised a question for me.  I am too young to 
remember the Golden Days before television took over, so I am curious to 
know what generally was broadcast on weekday mornings in the Forties and 
early Fifties.  I know that here in Los Angeles, at least, plenty of 
people were commuting just as they do now, with radios in their cars.  
Was there such a thing as "morning drive time" back then?


Rob Spencer

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 21:13:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Joseph Ward <jward@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Orson Welles tribute
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Is anyone lucky enough to be living in range of WBAI [removed] FM planning to 
tape the Orson Welles tribute on Jan. 28?  I know of a few people who 
would like to hear the show and won't have a chance to.  Wouldn't you 
like to help out a fellow OTR Digest reader like myself?  I've got goodies 
for the right girls and boys! Email me and we'll talk.

As a suggestion to the people putting this together, how about depositing 
a copy with SPERDVAC?  Other stations have done it and it's a good thing 
to do for the hobby.

Joe Ward
jward@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 00:02:37 -0500
From: RaLf Smith <rsmith@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>ONE COOL NOTE: Dallas' local nostalgia station, KAAM - has just announced
>they're now simulcasting fulltime over the Web via streaming RealAudio.

Does anyone have the web URL for this station? I wanna "tune in"...

Thanks!

RaLf

- RaLf

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tHe DrOwNSoDa HoLe WeBPaGes: [removed]~[removed]

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 00:38:57 -0600 (CST)
From: Bill P <rrb@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed] (Old Time Radio)
Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Please Read
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

It is time, once again, to re-state some common mistakes people make
in posting to OTR newsletter and how not to make them.

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I appreciate all of you and hope you enjoy the list.  If you wish to
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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 96 16:14:22 EST
From: platecap@[removed] (Bob B)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: WAV files on the Macintsoh
Message-Id: <m0tejmU-000YMJC@[removed]>

Alan Bell (I think) was wondering about dealing with WAV files on Macs.
They are easily handled using various Shareware utilities available from
[removed] America Online, eWorld, Compuserve, or your local user
group. To find a user group, use the toll-free # in the back of the Mac
manual.
One such utility is called SoundExtractor.  This will convert any of the
WAV files you find on any of the old time radio Web pages to the most
common Mac format.

The icon looks sort of like a document file with a speaker on it. To
play it on a Macintosh, just click on it from anywhere on the desktop.

I'm assuming you're using a fairly recent model Mac with current system
software (Mac OS [removed]).

Bob Burnham; BRC Productions; [removed] Box 2645; Livonia, MI 48151
voice (313) 277-3798;  fax (313) 277-3095; internet platecap@[removed]

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