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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2004 : Issue 136
A Part of the [removed]!
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Google's web alerts [ Lee Munsick <leemunsick@[removed] ]
Re: Banana Oil [ Steve Salaba <philmfan@[removed] ]
Warsaw Ghetto [ khovard@[removed] ]
Private Eyelashes praises [ benohmart@[removed] ]
Re:Pearl Harbor [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
This week in radio history 4/18-24 [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
All-Star Western Theater & Mary Ford [ Gerald Wright <gdwright@[removed] ]
9/11/01 coverage [ "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed] ]
The Cincy Con is [removed] [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]
XM Radio [ George Aust <austhaus1@[removed] ]
Re: Glenn Miller Day [ "Brian L Bedsworth" <az2pa@[removed]; ]
Some Early Cincy Pics [ "Jeff Quick" <jeffquick@[removed]; ]
Ben Ohmart [ "Ivan G. Shreve, Jr." <iscreve@comc ]
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:43:12 +0000
From: Lee Munsick <leemunsick@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Google's web alerts
Friend Ted Kneebone informs us about this new Google service. Thanks
Ted! I gather it will sort of surf for one on current Internet info.
There is a thing called [removed] which has a free service I find
enormously helpful. Checks spelling of unusual words and names (in that
sense, it really IS a spell checker, not just a lexicon), definitions,
historical references quotes, sources, synonyms, antonyms, meanings of
words, etc.
If you want total encyclopedic references, there is an expanded version for
which there is a fee.
I have no connection with Guru, just find it helpful. It places an icon in
your tray at which you can click at any time when on line, to use the
service.
Free services usually bother me as perhaps being Spy Ware or Email
gleaners, but I am told that this is not such.
Bestus, Lee Munsick
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:43:33 +0000
From: Steve Salaba <philmfan@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: Banana Oil
At 4:30 PM -0400 4/17/04, Elizabeth McLeod wrote:
>"Banana Oil" was early-1920s slang meaning "rubbish, nonsense, or
>claptrap," and was one of many catchphrases popularized by New York
>Journal cartoonist Milt Gross.
Speaking of this, I'd like to recommend a little-seen independent film
called "Man of the Century". It came out a few years ago and is now
available on DVD. Its in Black & White and the main character is a
wise-cracking 1920s/1930's style newspaper reporter. Except he's living in
the 1990s and the humor comes from his attitudes toward today's world and
the culture clash that ensues. The actor certainly got the characterization
right! This film might remind you of a lot of old time radio & movie
characters. And he *does* use the phrase "Banana Oil" as well as plenty of
other old expressions.
--
Steve Salaba
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:43:57 +0000
From:
khovard@[removed]
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Warsaw Ghetto
I am away from home, but I want to underscore Seve Lewis' message about the
broadcast of a production on WBAI tomorrow, of Morton Wishengrad's unique
radio play about the Warsaw Ghetto. It has not been done since the 1940's.
The script is featured in Erik Barnouw's classic book "Radio Drama in
Action" I also discuss the unique circumstances of its production in "Words
at War"
Howard Blue
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:44:23 +0000
From:
benohmart@[removed]
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Private Eyelashes praises
Having heard great compliments from those on and off this list, I thought
I'd share some
initial reviews on Jack French's new book, "PRIVATE EYELASHES: Radio's
Lady Detectives."
Ron Lackmann, OTR historian and author, writes: "I just couldn't put
it down. It was such fun to read and so informative. I learned a lot of
things that I didn't know."
Nan Cinnater, a reviewer for the bulletin, "Books To Watch Out For",
commented: "It's just chock full of fascinating [removed] mystery
lovers, radio lovers, and film buffs for that [removed]"
Jim Snyder, OTR columnist, will have his review in the May issue of
"The Illustrated Press", the publication of the OTR Club of Western NY,
in which he says: "Jack is one of the most knowledgeable historians in
the radio field and that knowledge is always backed up by careful
research. PRIVATE EYELASHES is down-to-earth and enjoyable, as well as
informative."
Visit
[removed] for a complete rundown on the book.
Ben
------
Voice of The Haunted Mansion, Boris
Badenov, The Pillsbury Doughboy & more
[removed] - the official biography
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:44:35 +0000
From: Joe Mackey
<joemackey108@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re:Pearl Harbor
Don Shenbarger asked --
> It would be interesting to me to learn more about early location
broadcasting.
Check out
[removed]#news
which has some short clips of news bulletins from around the country.
Joe
--
Visit my slightly updated (1/1/04) homepage:
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:44:46 +0000
From: Joe Mackey
<joemackey108@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 4/18-24
From Those Were The Days --
4/19
1924 - The Chicago Barn Dance began airing on WLS.
4/20
1935 -- Your Hit Parade was first broadcast.
1947 - Fred Allen didn't find things so funny when censors cut him off the
air during his broadcast. Allen was telling a joke about a mythical network
vice-president when he was suddenly taken off the air. One moment [removed]
4/21
1940 - Take It or Leave It, was first heard on CBS on this day. Bob Hawk
offered contestants a top prize of $64. No, there were no lovely parting
gifts or consolation prizes that we could find. Losers just left.
1949 - The prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for Broadcasting was
presented to You Bet Your Life star, "The one, the only, Groucho (Marx)."
This was the first time the honor had been awarded to a comedian.
4/22
1940 - The first all-Chinese commercial radio program was broadcast over
KSAN in San Francisco, CA.
1946 - Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg arrived at WEAF in New York City
with an entertaining morning show called, Hi, Jinx.
4/24
1949 - Dick Powell starred in Richard Diamond, Private Detective on NBC.
The show stayed on the air for four years.
1955 - X-Minus One, a show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC.
Joe
--
Visit my slightly updated (1/1/04) homepage:
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:45:35 +0000
From: Gerald Wright
<gdwright@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: All-Star Western Theater & Mary Ford
aka Colleen Summers
X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative
X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain
McCoy wrote thus: I was listening to an episode of All star Western
theater. It featured a singer named Colleen Summers. Is this the same
woman who was later Les Paul's wife and fellow artist and a great
singer in her own right? Is there a date for this program airing?
From J. David Goldin's web site:
<[removed]; an
excellent resource for OTR research
All-Star Western Theatre. January 1946. CBS Pacific net, KNX, Los
Angeles aircheck. "Billy The Kid". Sponsored by: Weber's Bread. Mary
Ford (billed as Colleen Summers), Monty Montana (host), Tex Ritter,
Dennis Moore, Foy Willing and The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Cottonseed
Clark (announcer).
Note: I have a date of July 11, 1946 for the "Billy the Kid" episode
which is the audition episode for the series. Colleen Summers was Mary
Ford's birthname, and she would not become Mrs. Les Paul until Dec. 29,
1949.
Gerry Wright
ZoneZebra Productions
San Francisco
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:46:43 +0000
From: "Mark Kinsler"
<kinsler33@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 9/11/01 coverage
> On 9-11 I didn't get to experience the reporting of the [removed];nbsp; I was
> spending my morning climbing down from the 78th floor of Tower One of
> the World Trade Center, and then running from the falling buildings,
> always accompanied by my guide dog, "Roselle".
My God. Glad you made it out of there.
> The media has, in part, catered to an audience which wants to know first
> hand what is [removed];nbsp; On 9-11 some networks went too far by showing
> jumpers from the upper tower [removed];nbsp; Common sense finally prevailed.
> The fact that those shots even aired for a brief time shows that the
> prevailing view of the press was that people would want to see them.
Decisions like that had to be made very quickly, and there were no
precedents to follow. My sense is that, as in most disaster reporting on
both radio and television, the directors and reporters simply followed
their news and artistic instincts without asking for a lot of permission.
Those shots of the people falling slowly past the background of that
enormous building still chill [removed];nbsp; I don't think we need to be
protected from something that important. It was equally appropriate to not
show the people after they hit the ground.
I don't recall seeing or hearing anything even remotely inappropriate in
the 9/11 coverage.
M Kinsler
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 01:02:23 -0400
From: Charlie Summers
<charlie@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: The Cincy Con is [removed]
Folks;
The Cincinatti Old-Time Radio and Nostalgia Convention is over, but as
a reminder there are photos and my thoughts on the con at
[removed] - I have the pics in the "More" section of most
of the entries so as not to slow-down page load of the main page; just
click the "(more)" link on the entries you want to follow.
Charlie
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:06:08 +0000
From: George Aust
<austhaus1@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: XM Radio
With the recent discussion of XM radio, I thought that I'd report that I
bought a new car last week and it has XM radio. I never thought that I'd
pay for radio programing and in fact the XM came with the package of On
Star and the navigation system. But I thought I'd give it a try and I'm
impressed.
Even though there scores of channels that I'll never listen to, the 40's
channel provides really good quality music from that decade. I haven't
listened to the OTR programing much yet but it sure will be nice driving
across the country this summer listening to commercial free radio.
Oh yeah, the car also plays DVD's (but not when the car is moving) so I can
take a few along for traffic jams and other times we are stuck in the car.
George Aust
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:07:01 +0000
From: "Brian L Bedsworth"
<az2pa@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: Glenn Miller Day
> I'm looking for the four hour Glenn Miller Day broadcast over WNEW from
> June 5, 1945. I know that this is available on MP3 but I don't know where.
In any of the three "main" OTR usenet groups, as well as the two major
1940s groups, as soon as I upload it. (Like, as I type this.) Let me know
off-list if you need some help downloading these.
> Part of this broadcast went over NBC and possibly other networks also.
> Martin Block was the MC and it was a star-studded affair.
The posted files include some notes from the original encoder of the
broadcast (yes, NMR) expanding on these themes.
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:07:13 +0000
From: "Jeff Quick"
<jeffquick@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Some Early Cincy Pics
The Cincy convention is now officially over & we just returned home to
Indianapolis. Thanks to Bob Burchett, Robert Newman & all involved for
putting on a spectacular show.
My wife attended for the 1st time this year & got a warm reception from all
the regulars at the show. She commented on how so many people went out of
their way to make her feel welcome.
I threw up a few convention photos for anyone interested:
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If anyone has any more pics, send them via e-mail & I'll get them posted up.
Jeff Quick
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:07:25 +0000
From: "Ivan G. Shreve, Jr."
<iscreve@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Ben Ohmart
Hey! Lookit! A newspaper article about our very own Ben Ohmart!
FINDING new words for old voices
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
... Instead, he's writing about the men and women who created the most
memorable voices in old-time radio, early movies and cartoons, and he's
publishing similar ...
<[removed];
Ivan
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OTR Ramblings and Musings at Thrilling Days of Yesteryear:
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