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Date: 1/29/2014 10:18 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2014 : Issue 13
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Re: Question about an otr show based  [ Alan/Linda Bell <alanlinda43@yahoo. ]
      Tefteller                             [ "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@ ]
      Re: program that took place in a sto  [ "Bob Scherago" <scherago@[removed] ]
      Smackout                              [ DAVID QUINN <davidleequinn1950@live ]
      Smack Out                             [ Larry Gassman <LarryGassman@Roadrun ]
      Last family member of "Life With The  [ "howstean2@[removed]" <howstean ]
      RE: Smackout                          [ Tom Barnett <[removed]@earthlink. ]

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:30:36 -0500
    From: Alan/Linda Bell <alanlinda43@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Question about an otr show based in a store

>     I know this is probably a dumb question, but what was the program that took
>     place in a store and whenever someone
>     wanted something, the store was always
>     fresh out of anything and everything they would ask for?

    Absolutely nothing dumb about that question at all. The name of the show was
    Smackout, starring Marion and Jim Jordan in their days before Fibber McGee
    and Molly. It always seemed that the store was "smackout" of whatever the
    customer wanted.

    The characters were kind of interesting. Jim and Marion more or less played
    themselves but Jim also played the character of Uncle Luke, the proprietor of
    the store. And Uncle Luke was the boastful exaggerator, telling tall tales.
    When they went on to do FM&M, the character of Luke disappeared and Fibber
    took on his characteristics. One character that DID make the transition from
    Smackout to FM&M was the little girl, Teeny.

    Alan
    _________________
    Alan/Linda Bell
    Santa Rosa, CA

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:30:43 -0500
    From: "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Tefteller

    Andy Blatt inquired:

>     Did anyone catch the George Noory show with John Tefteller?  I
>     know someone who caught part of it and he was amazed at
>     the sound quality of
>     what he was hearing.  Can all that be accomplished with audio software and
>     careful attention to detail?

    Yes, certainly. However, a lot depends on the quality of the source
    material. I've been listening to a trial of XM Sirius, their OTR
    channel. Some programs sound better than others. The better the source,
    the better the end result. Having access to the best copy or lowest
    generation copy, such as a network line check transcription in good
    condition can make a world of difference. Another factor is having the
    proper equipment to do the job, and a tech with the time, skill and
    experience to put into it.

    I thought the Tefteller piece was basic but good for the audience who
    would be listening. I got a little bored with the callers, mainly not
    fans of OTR. Maybe some of them have become fans of OTR from hearing
    that show.

    joe salerno

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:31:25 -0500
    From: "Bob Scherago" <scherago@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: program that took place in a store

>     I know this is probably a dumb question, but what was the program that
>     took place in a store and whenever someone wanted something, the store
>     was always fresh out of anything and everything they would ask for?

    Fibber McGee and Molly started out as a sketch called "The Smackouts,"
    because in the store they ran, whenever a customer wanted something, they
    were "smack out" of it.

    And to hear more about Fibber and Molly, check out the interview with Jim
    Jordan on "The Golden Age of Radio" at
    [removed]

    Bob Scherago
    Webmaster, [removed]
    and former WTIC engineer

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:31:32 -0500
    From: DAVID QUINN <davidleequinn1950@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Smackout

    In answer to Andy Blatt's question about the radio show where a store was
    always out of everything, the answer is "Smackout" starring Jim Jordan and
    Marion Jordan who later, as we all know, starred in "Fibber McGee and Molly".
    The description below is courtesy of the web site "[removed]".

     In 1931 the Jordan's hired Don Quinn, an out of work newspaper cartoonist,
    as their new writer. Quinn would later write the Fibber McGee and Molly show.

    Smackout aired from March 1931 through August 1935. The show was a local
    favorite on WMAQ, Chicago, and was later picked up by the NBC network in
    April 1933.

    The program featured just four characters, all played by Jim and Marian
    Jordan. "Marian and Jim" were regular features on WMAQ, and much of Smackout
    was built around their vocal duets, accompanied by Marian on the piano and
    harmonium. Also appearing was a little girl named Teeny and Uncle Luke, the
    proprietor of a country store and infamous teller of tall tales. The running
    gag through the show was that the store was always "smack out of" whatever
    his customers wanted. Teeny would move to Fibber McGee and Molly basically
    unchanged and played by Marian Jordan. Uncle Luke would become The Old Timer,
    but played by Bill Thompson rather than Jim Jordan.

    Many of the elements of Smackout would become the foundation for Fibber McGee
    and Molly. Smackout lacks the big budget touches of an ensemble of actors
    playing the recurring characters, a large orchestra, and vocalists. There are
    very few surviving recordings of the Smackout show. These were originally on
    78rpm aluminum disk recordings found in the personal collection of Jim Jordan.

    Smackout did manage to delight its audience, which included a Ms. Henrietta
    Johnson Lewis. Ms. Lewis was a member of the [removed] Johnson family, the owners
    of the Johnson Wax Company. It so happened that the Company was considering
    sponsorship of a radio program to advertise its products

    DAVID QUINN

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:32:47 -0500
    From: Larry Gassman <LarryGassman@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Smack Out

    Hi,
    The show starred Jim and Marian Jordan and was called: "Smack Out".
    Larry

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:34:26 -0500
    From: "howstean2@[removed]" <howstean2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Last family member of "Life With The Lyons" dies

    Richard Lyon, adopted son of Hollywood movie
    stars Ben Lyon & Bebe Daniels, and member of
    their hit BBC 1950's radio & TV sitcom "Life With
    The Lyons", died died on October 16, 2013 in
    Dafen, Llanelli, Wales, UK. He was 79.

    Once a
    child movie actor in Hollywood, he became a star
    on British radio thanks to his parents' show.
    When it finished in 1961, his career lost
    momentum and he came a photographer for the
    British Film Institute. He donated his father's
    collection of tape reels of "Life With The Lyons"
    to the BBC in 1986 but they were deemed
    unsuitable for broadcast and collected by Barry
    Hill, who ran ORCA, the OTR collectors' group.

    Richard moved to Wales where he worked for a
    charity, refusing all contact with fans and
    researchers. He was bitter about his career and
    was estranged from his sister Barbara when she
    died in 1995.

    Phil Watson
    England

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:34:34 -0500
    From: Tom Barnett <[removed]@[removed];
    To: OTR <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  RE: Smackout

    I think the program about he staore that was out of everything was called
    "Smackout"

    cuz they were always 'smack out' of everything

    performed by Jima and Marion Jordan

    Tom Barnett

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