Subject: [removed] Digest V2003 #354
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Date: 9/29/2003 10:21 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2003 : Issue 354
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      TODAY IN RADIO HISTORY                [ Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed]; ]
      Gwenn as Scrooge?                     [ Kenneth Clarke <kclarke5@[removed]; ]
      A & P Gypsies radio program           [ "lance" <lancepawl@[removed]; ]
      more quotes                           [ Kenneth Clarke <kclarke5@[removed]; ]
      Pentron Taper recorder                [ lawrence albert <albertlarry@yahoo. ]
      Old Time River Cruise                 [ Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed] ]
      My favorite phil harris movie         [ Jer51473@[removed] ]
      Pulp Art Exhibit                      [ Twizoner@[removed] ]
      quality of replica radios             [ "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed] ]
      Today in radio history                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      9-30 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:43:45 -0400
    From: Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  TODAY IN RADIO HISTORY

    Re birth date of Arnold Stang.  Don't believe Arnold played Joey
    Brewster, rather, he was the lead on Those Websters [an anagram of
    Brewster] which originated from CBS, Chicago, when the cast of That
    Brewster Boy left Chicago for Hollywood around 1945.

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:44:14 -0400
    From: Kenneth Clarke <kclarke5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Gwenn as Scrooge?

              I noticed that Edmund Gwenn was listed under
    the births and deaths for 09/28 and one of his credits
    was as Ebenezer Scrooge in the "Lux Radio Theatre"
    version of  Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol".
    Say it isn't so!  Whenever I think of Edmund Gwenn, I
    remember him quite differently.  I have memories of
    him as Kris Kringle in "Miracle on 34th Street".  I even
    have it on tape.  (A splendid performance!)

    Sincerely,

    Kenneth Clarke

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:44:02 -0400
    From: "lance" <lancepawl@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  A & P Gypsies radio program

    Hello,

    I am very interested in learning the actual names of the Russian and
    Hungarian Gypsy Music that was played on the A & P Gypsies radio program
    during the 1920's (Harry Horlick and his Orchestra). In all likelihood, no
    recordings of the program exists, but if the song names are known then it
    might be possible to find other recordings of the songs. I've spent the last
    hour searching the Internet hoping to find out some names of the music
    played on the A & P Gypsy radio program, but found nothing. Any help would
    be appreciated.

    Regards,

    Lance Pawlikowski

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:44:48 -0400
    From: Kenneth Clarke <kclarke5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  more quotes

              A while back, someone mentioned there had
    been references to radio and quotes from radio used
    on the TV series M*A*S*H.  Well, I think I've got another.
    I'd also like to check it out with some of you.

              There was one recent episode where Hawkeye
    had a run in with a visiting colonel, who always had
    something disastrous happening to him while he was
    there.  When he left, Hawkeye called after him "Write if
    you get work!"  Wasn't this, or something similar, one
    of the things Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding  said at the
    end of their "Bob and Ray Show"?

    Kenneth Clarke
    Radio Buff

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:33:58 -0400
    From: lawrence albert <albertlarry@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Pentron Taper recorder

     Recently a neighbor was cleaning out his fathers
    garage and came across an old Pentron potable tape
    recorder. He called me over to look at it. I'm not up
    on vintage recording machines but he thought because
    of my interest on OTR I might be able to find someone
    who could give us some history on his find.
        The machine is a Pentron model PMC. It is a tube
    recorder with an electric eye (?). It is monitor
    switch for radio and phono ans a cord with a RCA plug
    on the end that I assume is wasa to be attached to a
    speaker. If anyone knows anything about the machin or
    can direct me to someone who does please let me know.
    The internet has been of no help so far.
                     Larry Albert

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:58:15 -0400
    From: Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Old Time River Cruise

    This article on a river cruise aboard the Mississippi Queen might be of
    interest to some participants in this list.

    It's a cruise that has OTR in the staterooms!

    Sean Dougherty
    SeanDD@[removed]

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:58:27 -0400
    From: Jer51473@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  My favorite phil harris movie
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     And i would sure like to find it on amc or tcm. Its "the wild blue yonder",
    a ww2 action flick about the army air force. Harris plays a texan, i think,
    and a crew member on a b17 or b29. Great if you like ww2 films as i do.

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 21:23:06 -0400
    From: Twizoner@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Pulp Art Exhibit

    For those of you who aren't aware of it, the Brooklyn (New York) Musuem Of
    Art is presenting the final weeks of its exhibit - "Pulp Art: Vamps, Villains
    and Victors from the Robert Lesser Collection, ".   The exhibit, which runs
    through Oct. 19th, includes over 100 paintings of pulp magazine covers many of
    which are shown in tandem with original copies of the magazines.  I had the
    pleasure of taking in this exhibit yesterday.    The highlights for me were
    four
    Shadow paintings, three Doc Savage paintings and the crime themed works of
    painter Rafael de Soto.  There was a brief audio loop played that featured a
    brief
    clip of The Shadow radio show which helped add to the nostalgic mood.  For
    additional information, check the musuem's web site:
    [removed].

    Mike Kerrigan

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    Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:34:23 -0400
    From: "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  quality of replica radios

    My repairman's instincts tell me that the 'replica radios' ([removed], cathedral
    radios with cassette players and FM bands) are about the same as any low-end
    modern radio/cassette machine.  This doesn't mean that they're bad, mind
    you.  My major concern would be for the general durability of the cassette
    mechanism: there aren't too many push-the-cassette-in-sideways machines that
    have made me real happy.  If something gets stuck, you're in trouble.

    I'd suggest that folks play their OTR cassettes on the best equipment they
    can afford, and there are better machines available for the same price.

    I think some of these phony Philcos have 8-track tape capability, too.  The
    problem with those isn't the durability or quality of the tape mechanism,
    but the quality of the tape cartridges themselves.  These weren't so
    reliable when they were manufactured and they age poorly.

    This doesn't mean that you shouldn't buy one of these old-time radios.  I
    don't think, however, that you should pay a lot for one.  They occasionally
    show up at Sam's Club, and very likely on the Internet for fairly low
    prices.  Don't buy one from a full-page, full-color magazine ad for five
    easy payments of only $[removed] or something.

    I wonder if any of these ersatz Emersons have ever shown up on eBay
    advertised as authentic antique radios.

    Mark Kinsler
    512 E Mulberry St. Lancaster, Ohio USA 43130 740-687-6368
    [removed]~mkinsler1

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    Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:04:46 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Today in radio history

     From Those Were The Days --

    1920 - Radios for 10 bucks! That's what Joseph Horne Company's
    department store in Pittsburgh, PA was selling. The radios were
    advertised in The Pittsburgh Sun for $10 and up. One could get a
    ready-made radio in a box with headphones and tuning knob. This way, one
    could do away with the Quaker Oats round box and the cat's whisker wire,
    which was a pain to tune.

    1930 - "This is Lowell Thomas." Those words were spoken for the first
    time as a young Lowell Thomas made his debut on CBS. He replaced Floyd
    Gibbons on the nightly (6:45 [removed]), 15-minute newscast. Thomas, who
    started as a reporter for the New York Daily News (at age 19), was heard
    on the radio for the next 46 years.

    1930 - "Ba, ba, ba, boo. I will, ba ba ba boo ... marry you!" Bing
    Crosby, America's premier crooner for decades, married Dixie Lee.

    1940 - Double or Nothing was first heard on Mutual. Each time
    contestants answered questions correctly, their winnings would double --
    from $20 to $40 to the big payoff of $80. If they gave an incorrect
    answer, they were gone! Nobody bet on long how long the show would last.
    Good thing. It kept going for a dozen years. Among the sponsors:
    Feen-A-Mint, Chooz breath candy and Campbell's soup.

    1946 - Mystery fans remember when The Adventures of Sam Spade debuted on
    CBS this Sunday night. (It had aired in the summer of 1946 on ABC on
    Friday nights.) The Adventures of Sam Spade, with Howard Duff playing
    Spade, became a big hit in the Sunday night radio lineup. And now a word
    from our sponsor: "Use Wildroot Cream Oil, Charlie ... it keeps your
    hair in [removed]"

    Joe

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    Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:49:30 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  9-30 births/deaths

    September 30th births

    09-30-1912 - Kenny Baker - Monrovia, CA - d. 8-10-1985
    singer, comedian: "Jack Benny Program"; "Glamour Manor"; "Kenny Baker Show"
    09-30-1921 - Deborah Kerr - Helensburgh, Scotland
    actress: "Hollywood Calling"; "Hollywood Star Playhouse"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-30-1933 - Ben Cooper - Hartford, CT
    actor: Brad Burton "Second Mrs. Burton"; Scotty "Mark Trail"
    09-30-1935 - Johnny Mathis - San Francisco, CA
    singer: "Star Carousel"

    September 30th deaths

    01-04-1919 - Al "Jazzbo" Collins - NYC - d. 9-30-1997
    disc jockey: "Collins on a Cloud"; "Happy Al"
    02-01-1922 - Miriam Wolfe - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-30-2000
    actress: Nancy "Witch"s Tale"
    02-16-1903 - Edgar Bergen - Chicago, IL - d. 9-30-1978
    ventriloquist: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
    03-18-1886 - Edward Everett Horton - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-30-1970
    actor, host: "Shell Chateau"; "Kraft Music Hall"
    07-18-1920 - Charlie McCarthy - Chicago, IL - d. 9-30-1978
    dummy: "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show"
    08-09-1892 - Joe Emerson - Grand Rapids, MI - d. 9-30-1969
    gospel singer: "Hymns of All Churches"; "Hymn Time"
    12-09-1906 - Freddy Martin - Cleveland, OH - d. 9-30-1906
    bandleader: "Penthouse Serenade"; "Fitch Bandwagon"; "Jack Carson Show"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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