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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 137


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 otr chat
	 Stan Freeberg
	 Re: Real Audio recording
	 Harold Peary's last episode
	 Database files, [removed]
	 Ill Radio Pioneers
	 Cincinnati OTR Convention
	 JACK'S NEIGHBOR
	 Your Money [removed]
	 Studio One log

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: wmackey@[removed]
To: otr <otr@[removed]>
Subject: otr chat
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Awhile back someone, I forget who, mentioned a otr irc chat line one 
evening a week.  I can't find just when this was posted and would like to 
know if the chat line is still open, the name, time, etc.  Thanks in advance.

Joe Mackey 
Huntington, WV

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:08:53 -0500
From: cbholm@[removed] (c holm)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Stan Freeberg
Message-Id: <v01510100ad980872438e@[[removed]]>

Does anyone know if, in Stan Freeberg Presents the United States of America
when T. Jefferson is trying to get B Franklin to sign the Declaration of
Independence, were the references to being hauled in front of committies
and what not jokes about the McCarthy Senate hearings???  Are the time
frames even right?

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 10:50:58 -0400
From: Charles Mazza <flash@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Real Audio recording
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Jim Widner wrote:

>Charles, I don't think it is possible except as you mention. Live streaming
>real audio is sending the information being buffered by your modem and played
>by the Real Audio player from a source. In this case, the source is not located
>on your hard drive. 
>
>At my website, because there is no real audio server, the files are actually
>downloaded by your ftp process, placed on the hard drive, then you play them
>via the RA player with the source existing on your hard drive. 

Well, over the weekend, i got an email response from Progressive Networks
(RealAudio) and their tech service basically gave me the same info. They
explained it this way. When a file has a .RAM extension it isn't on the
providers hard drive, it is actually just a file which accesses the
realaudio server and plays "live" without downloading the file to your HD.
When a file has a .RA extension (which is the case for your files, Jim) the
file is on the provider's hard drive and therefore it needs to be downloaded
and then played, or saved to your HD and played later. I much prefer (for
obvious reasons) files with .RA extensions <grin>. Thanks for your help Jim
and thanks again for supplying those great programs on your web site.

Charles Mazza

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:42:01 -0400
From: richrw@[removed] (Richard M. Weil)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Harold Peary's last episode
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

It's disappointing that Harold Peary never said goodbye on the air.  
 
 
>From: rgb@[removed] (Read G Burgan) 
>Subject: Last Harold Perry Episode 
 
>Harold Peary's decision to leave the Great Gildersleeve was not a last 
>minute one.  He had simply tired of the series and wanted to do other 
>things.  The first episode with Willard Waterman is a classic with the
Great 
>Gildersleeve returnig from a long vacation and "looking like a new man." 
It 
>was a wonderful quip and a great way to introduce the new Gildersleeve. 
It 
>took Waterman several weeks to get the role down and sound like he was
more 
>than just reading lines.  Although not the same as Peary, he did a 
>commendable job and kept the series going for those of us who loved it.

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 13:01:16 EDT
From: bedtime@[removed] ( DAVID ALLAN BOUCHER)
To: otr@[removed], Articles@[removed]
Subject: Database files, [removed]
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Was it here?

Somewhere in the last few weeks I came across a listing of files that
were available for FTP or for [removed]

They files were things such as a radio database of every station, OTR
schedules, Frequency charts, That kind of [removed]

I seem to remember someone/somewhere listing them.  
(And now that I want it [removed] can't find it!)

[removed] anyone knows where I might find this listing [removed]
let me know.  Thanks!

Dave in Boston (E-Mail:  dave@[removed] )

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 13:21:18 -0400
From: Udmacon@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Ill Radio Pioneers
Message-ID: <960415132118_191520819@mail06>

For those of you, like me, who listened in the 60s throughout the wee small
hours to 50,000 watt WWVA, Wheeling West Virginia, and Lee Moore:the "Coffee
drinking Nighthawk", Lee is battling heart trouble and spinal cancer in a
Cahoes NY nursing home. He's 81 and and still performs with his guitar and
Drobo like he did on WWVA and its "Jamboree" for more than 20 years. Cards
would be appreciated: Box 134, Wynantskill NY 12198. Lee is bound and
determined to get well and back to work!

Also, WSM Grand Ole Opry veteran: Bill Monroe (there since 1939) has spent
the last three weeks in Nashville's Baptist Hospital, and is now in an
unnamed "extended care facility." "Circulatory problems" are being given as
the reason, but many of us are worried about the "father of bluegrass music."
He's turning 85 in September, and all of his personal appearances have been
cancelled until that month. 

Bill is truly a pioneer in oldtime radio; one of the last still working on
what is now a 70 year old "live" radio show (650 on Fri and Sat nights).

BILL KNOWLTON, "BLUEGRASS RAMBLE", WCNY-FM: SYRACUSE, UTICA, WATERTOWN NY
(since 1973)

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:48:13 -0500 (CDT)
From: fkorb@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Cincinnati OTR Convention
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi! to all,

Having just returned from the convention held this past Friday and
Saturday, I can say that it was by far the best one I have attended in
Cincinnati. Meeting all of the OTR Digest contributors as well as many
new OTR collectors was great. The guest star lineup was tremendous and
they lived up to everyones expectations, if not more. They all did a
wonderful job in the performances as well as taking the time to talk
personally to all of us. I had talked to Parley Baer before, but not
much with Fred Foy. He sat at the table I was at in Newark last
October for dinner, but had to eat and run to do performances. In
Cincinnati he was very much available to talk to and as a matter of
fact, the personalities love to talk to anyone who enjoys the art of
their past livelihood.

I especially liked the "Boogie Woogie Girls from Company "E"". They
were great as usual. I am sorry that we have to share our enjoyment
with those of you that could not attend, but I do hope that you will
be able to make one of the many OTR conventions held throughout the
year. The supply of available OTR actors is getting smaller and
smaller each year and OTR conventions will be a thing of the past
someday. Try to atend, if you get the chance. You will not regret it.

The one thing that some of the other attendees forgot to mention is
the special recognition that was given to Bob Burchett (he sponsors
the convention each year) for his efforts with the convention for the
last 10 years. Many clubs sent plaques, letters, and such for the
presentation to Bob, but the highlight was a presentation by the Mayor
of Sharonville, Ohio to Bob for his efforts. In case you don't know,
the convention is actually held in Sharonville, which is a small
Northern suburb of Cincinnati. Bob was almost in tears from all the
attention he got. If you don't know Bob, he is quite a shy person and
somewhat reserved. He stays in the background quite a bit during the
convention and leaves all the details to the others on his staff.

I just want to say "Thanks, Bob, for a job well done!"

We had 9 members of the ORCATS there this year and it was the most we
have had at any convention considering our membership is all over the
country. One member from Ohio was there and all the rest were from out
of state. We do support the efforts of guys like Bob Burchett and the
others that put on conventions. 

I used to go to Newark and after the convention was over, have to
wait another whole year till the next convention. Having one in April
is half way between the one at Newark and that one will be only 6
months away, in October. I plan to attend and hope many of you can do
also. See you there!


Fred Korb - Secretary 

Oldtime Radio Collectors and Traders Society (ORCATS)

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 15:36:20 -0400
From: SeptSev@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: JACK'S NEIGHBOR
Message-ID: <960415153619_375908933@[removed]>

Hello [removed]
Jack Benny lived next door to Ronald Coleman, played by himself.  Was Mrs.
Coleman the REAL Mrs. Coleman, or was she played by an actress?  And did Mr.
Benny really live next door to the Colemans, or was this radio fiction?
Yours truly,
Thom Bray

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:22:32 -0400
From: SeptSev@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Your Money [removed]
Message-ID: <960415162231_375936927@mail06>

Hello Friends:

Here's another one for you Benny fans.  I have a broadcast 3/28/48"Stolen
Oscar", where Jack is robbed with the "your money or your life" gag. Now, I
have read that this laugh was one of the biggest in radio comedy, but it
certainly wasn't here.  Was this the first time the Benny show used this gag?
Yours truly,
Thom Bray

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 22:48:40 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Studio One log
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

                              S T U D I O   O N E
                              -----------   -----

                                  1947 - 1948


     First Show: 04-29-47                             Last Show: 07-27-48
     Number Shows: 64?                            Audition Show: none known


     Show Description:

     STUDIO ONE came to the air April 29, 1947, a Tuesday evening, at 9:30 
     over CBS stations.  All shows were one hour in length.  This short 
     dramatic series of plays and novels for radio was produced by Fletcher
     Markle.  It ran until July 27, 1948, when it was replaced by ROOFTOPS 
     OF THE CITY.  


     List Comments:

     As this is a first pass at this series, there are still a few rough
     edges on the log.  First, the Description section is a little short.
     Second, I haven't polished the list with guesses yet.  For example,
     only the AVPRO catalog had show numbers.  So, only those numbers are
     shown.  That catalog mentioned they had no show for 10-28-47, but 
     listed show numbers above and below it.  Another source said "no 
     program" for this date.

     A couple catalogs listed rehersals, so I've included them in the
     list.  


     List:

        Date      Num  Title                     Star           Src Key
        --------  ---  ------------------------  -------------- ---------
        04-22-47       Under The Volcano                        B F
                          (Rehersal)                            
        04-29-47    1  Under The Volcano                         
        05-06-47    2  Topaze                                   B F
        05-13-47    3  Enemy of the People                      B F
        05-20-47    4  Alibi Ike                                BDF  2
        05-27-47       Dodsworth                 S. Ortega        F 1
        06-03-47    6  Hay Fever                 Ev. Varden     B F 1
        06-10-47    7  Red Badge of Courage                     BDF  2
        06-17-47       Mysterious Mickey Finn                   
        06-24-47    9  Romantic Comedy                          B F 1
        07-01-47       Baby Cyclone                              DF 12
        07-08-47       Payment Deferred          A. Moorehead   
        07-15-47   12  Ah, Wilderness            D. Harron      BDF  2
        07-22-47   13  Holiday                                  B F
        07-29-47   14  A Bill of Divorcement                    B F
        08-05-47   15  Carmen                                   B
        08-12-47       Mysterious Mickey Finn    J. Griggs       DF
                       Pride and Prejustice                     B F 1
        08-19-47   17  Laburnum Grove                           BDF
        08-26-47       The Hunted                                DF 1
        09-02-47   19  Thunder Rock              F. Markle,     BDFJ1 3
                                                 B. Dryden 
        09-09-47       The Barretts of Wimpole                    F 1
                          Street                                
        09-16-47       An Act of Faith                           DF 12
        09-23-47       Gentle Julia                              DF 1
        09-30-47   23  Wuthering Heights                        BDF
        10-07-47   24  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn                 BDF 12
        10-14-47   25  Anthony Adverse                          BDF 1
        10-21-47   26  Singing Guns              Myron          BDF 12
        10-28-47       >>> no program <<<                       
        11-04-47   28  Kitty Foyle               M. McCambridge BDF
        11-11-47   29  Let Me Do The Talking                    BDFJ
        11-18-47   30  Young Men In Manhattan    R. Mitchum     B
        11-25-47   31  Payment Deferred          C. Laughton    B F 1 3
        12-02-47   32  Earth and High Heaven     G. Fitzgerald  B
        12-09-47   33  To Mary, With Love        G. Kelly       B
        12-16-47   34  Experiment Perilous                      B FJ1
        12-22-47       Painted Veils (Rehersal)                   F
        12-23-47   35  Painted Veils             J. Mason,      B   1
                                                 E. Farrell
        12-30-47   36  So Big                    J. Blondell    B
        01-06-48       Confidential Agent        [removed] Robinson
        01-13-48       Wednesday's Child         B. Granville, 
                                                 R. Arlen      
        01-20-48   39  The Amazing Dr.           G. Sanders     BDFJ1
                       Clitterhouse 
        01-27-48       Great Impersonation       L. Rainer,      DF 1
                                                 W. Slezak
        02-03-48       Dodsworth                 W. Huston         J
        02-10-48       Golden Boy                D. Clark
        02-17-48   43  Farewell To Arms          M. Carroll     BDF 1
        02-24-48   44  King's Row                R. Young       BDF 1
        03-02-48       Uncle Harry               M. Redgrave
        03-09-48       Sometimes Every           B. Meredith        12
                       Summertime
        03-16-48   47  One More Spring           S. Peters      BDF 1
        03-23-48   48  The Thirty-Nine Steps     G. Ford        BDF 12
        03-30-48   49  Babbitt                   W. Huston      BD
        04-06-48       The Kimballs              Franchot Tone
        04-13-48       The Glass Key             E. Landi,       DFJ
                                                 Alan Baxter
        04-20-48       Pride and Prejustice      G. Fitzgerald
        04-27-48       South Riding              C. Laughton     DF
        05-04-48       Private Worlds            Mad. Carroll
        05-11-48       Wine of the Country       R. Mitchum
        05-18-48       The Last Tycoon           B. Fields
        05-25-48   57  Angelic Avengers          A. Blythe      BDF
        06-01-48       One Foot in Heaven        Franchot Tone   DF
        06-08-48       Let Me Do The Talking     M. Doughas        1
        06-15-48       Return of the Native      M. Redgrave     DF 1
        06-22-48       >>> no program <<<
                       (political convention)
        06-29-48       Arabesque                 M. Dietriech 
        07-06-48       Topaze                    C. Rains
        07-13-48       >>> no program <<<
                       (political convention)
        07-20-48       Spanish Bayonet           B. Meredith     DF 1
        07-27-48       Constant Nymph                            DF 1


     Information Sources:

     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.

        Key  Source
        ---  ----------------------------------------------------------
         B   AVPRO, [removed] Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392
         D   Carr, Edward J., 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
         F   Great American Radio, PO Box 504 Genesee, MI 48437
         J   Radio Showcase (Steve Kelez), [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 
             95402
         1   North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr., 
             Nicolasville, KY 40356.
         2   Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908, 
             Englewood, CO 80150
         3   Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And
             Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177

     I have dealt with some of the above, but to be fair to all, this is not 
     an endorsement of them.  I receive nothing by mentioning them.  These 
     vendors and clubs have helped keep OTR alive.  Please support them.   


     Last Update: 04-15-96


     Although I retain copyright, this log may be freely copied provided 
     that the text is unchanged.  Please share it with fellow OTR lovers.
 
     I would greatly appreciate any error corrections or additional
     information. Please send them to: Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, 
     Verona, NJ 07044 or via e-mail to passage@[removed]

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