Subject: [removed] Digest V2002 #355
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 9/11/2002 3:03 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2002 : Issue 355
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      The Way Back Machine                  [ dantrigg422@[removed] ]
      Mc Farland                            [ "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@hotm ]
      feuds                                 [ Bill Beard <wnbeard@[removed]; ]
      Carol Richards                        [ "Brian Johnson" <CHYRONOP@worldnet. ]
      Johnny Dollar                         [ "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed] ]
      Harry Bartell                         [ "evan torch" <etorch@[removed] ]
      Common denominator                    [ "welsa" <welsa@[removed]; ]
      John Archer's SHADOW episodes         [ SanctumOTR@[removed] ]
      Little Black Sambo                    [ "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyro ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ lois@[removed] ]
      Attitudes toward Germans              [ leemunsick@[removed] ]

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    Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:53:18 -0400
    From: dantrigg422@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  The Way Back Machine
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    When life seems unfair,everyone is on my case,and it seems I just can't take
    much more, I go "back in time." It's easy if you know the secret. Don't tell
    anyone but I have this "Way Back Machine." I take the key, push it in the
    slot and away I go.

    I've been to Pine Ridge where Lum, Abner and myself stumble from one
    misadventure to another. I spent a day with the Kingfish and Andy Brown and
    we didn't listen to Amos and got up to our necks in trouble. When I'm with
    Richard Diamond or Philip Marlow I'm amazed how we can get whacked on the
    head and still get the job done.

    That is what I do when I want to get away.

    Dan

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    Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 19:46:53 -0400
    From: "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Mc Farland

    You can sometimes find McFarland books remaindered at
    [removed].  You can search by publisher on their search page,
    so you don't even have to know the title or author to search for McFarland
    (or Vestal or any other speciality publisher's) books.

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    Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 20:16:12 -0400
    From: Bill Beard <wnbeard@[removed];
    To: "radio" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  feuds

>     And what about Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar? ( Both started on the radio by
>     the way, but we remember them mainly from television.)

    This was done by Paar for his GOOD FRIEND Sullivan.
    This generated enuf publicity to save Sullivan's show from the network axe.

    I was there.

    Bill Beard

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    Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 20:45:38 -0400
    From: "Brian Johnson" <CHYRONOP@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Carol Richards

    Unfamiliar with her fate, but Carole Richards main claim to fame (other than
    some terriffic duets with Bing Crosby "Sunshine Cake," "Silver Bells,"
    [removed]) is that she was very prolific at lending her voice for talented
    dancers with weak vocal chords. She dubbed many of Cyd Charisse's big hits
    at MGM including "Silk Stockings," "It's Always Fair Weather" and
    "Brigadoon."

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    Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:33:15 -0400
    From: "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed];
    To: "OTR" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Johnny Dollar

    I've been listening to Johnny Dollar sequentially and have been amused at
    the number of script references to long-time Dollar writer Jack Johnstone in
    the scripts, starting with Bob Bailey and ending with Mandel Kramer (who is
    almost as good as Bob Bailey IMHO).   The opportunity was provided when
    Johnny's 'radio program' written by Johnstone became part of his personna,
    making him more of a celebrity in the series.    In addition to Jack
    Johnstone references there was an occasional character who appeared as Jack
    Johnstone's brother.   How common was this in general?

    Listening to the cast lists of the NY Mandel Kramer Dollar shows is like a
    who's who of daytime TV soap operas produced in NY.

    I knew of Kramer, Santos Ortega, Larry Haines, William Redfield, Ivor
    Francis,  and many other Dollar actors from their TV soap roles.    (Ivor
    Francis was the father of a very popular soap actress, Genie Francis, whose
    character was Laura on General Hospital)  Mandel Kramer was on my favorite
    soap, "Edge of Night" for 20 years so it's been fun hearing him on the
    Dollar shows.   He was already on "Edge of Night", starting in 1959, when he
    took over the Dollar role.

    However, I did miss the LA actors whose characters were explained away in
    the NY shows (retired, transferred, etc.) and of course I dearly missed
    Harry Bartell.

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    Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:42:29 -0400
    From: "evan torch" <etorch@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Harry Bartell

    Everybody in the OTR community owes a debt to this site, Charlie and most of
    all Harry Bartell for the new column.
    etorch@[removed]

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    Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:04:21 -0400
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    From: "welsa" <welsa@[removed];
    Subject:  Common denominator

>     Do you see a common denominator here?

     Yes.   The second person listed in each feud was a newspaper columnist.
    :))

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    Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:01:00 -0400
    From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  John Archer's SHADOW episodes

    As many of you know, I tracked down John Archer nearly 20 years ago and was
    the first OTR hobbiest to talk with him about his radio and Hollywood career.
    John went on to recreate his radio role of The Shadow many times at the
    annual FOTR, SPERDVAC and REPS conventions.  John loved attending at OTR
    conventions and was especially active in REPS.

    I've long been frustrated that the two known surviving SHADOW episodes
    starring John Archer are in less than desirable sound quality.  Does anyone
    know who owns the original transcription discs for March 25, 1945: "The
    Destroyer" and April 8, 1945: "The Little Man Who Wasn't There"?  I'd sure
    like to optain copies in better sound quality, and I'm sure that a number of
    John's other friends and fans would too.

    And of course, we'd also appreciate knowing of any other surviving SHADOWS
    starring John Archer from the 1944-45 [removed] Tollin

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    Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 01:50:30 -0400
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Little Black Sambo

>     Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 02:50:48 -0400
>     From: LSMFTnolonger@[removed]

>     I remember well the original Sambo's in Santa Barbara when I was a
>     little boy. It had paintings of Little Black Sambo on its walls. When I
>     returned there in the 1970's, all the wall paintings had been retouched
>     and Sambo's skin was now so light he almost looked white. I guess the
>     owners were terrified about protests by black groups.

    The thing about the story of "Little Black Sambo" is that Sambo was not
    African, he was Indian.  It is made clear in the story that it takes
    place in India.  Tigers are found in India, not Africa, and when the
    tigers somehow turn into melted butter, the story adds "or 'ghee' as it
    is called in India."

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                           [removed]
     15 Court Square, Suite 210                 lawyer@[removed]
    Boston, MA 02108-2503           	         [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 04:52:03 -0400
    From: lois@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Night!

    A weekly [removed]

    For the best in OTR Chat, join IRC (Internet Relay Chat), StarLink-IRC
    Network, the channel name is #OldRadio.  We meet Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern
    and go on, and on! The oldest OTR Chat Channel, it has been in existence
    over five years, same time, same channel!

    Our numerous "regulars" include one of the busiest "golden years" actors in
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    and Me

    Lois Culver
    KWLK Longview Washington (Mutual) 1941-1944)
    KFI Los Angeles (NBC) 1944 - 1950
    and widow of actor Howard Culver

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    Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:14:19 -0400
    From: leemunsick@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Attitudes toward Germans

>     In his comments about the America Firsters and specifically Col.
>     Lindbergh, Brian Johnson ends his commentary with:

>     "...in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa, Lindbergh decided to "name names," as
>     he put it, to identify exactly who was dragging America into war. "The three
>     most important [removed]  are the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt
>     Administration."

    While Lindbergh wasn't so Lucky in many of his comments at the time, I'd
    say that the quote above is historically quite accurate.  As  a recap of
    what happened in those times, on its own, it is not necessarily
    anti-British, anti-Semite, or anti-FDR.  I was raised in a conservative
    Republican family where my father absolutely hated Franklin Roosevelt, but
    all of us recognized in time that thanks to FDR and Winston Churchill,
    we're not all goose-stepping today.   As to the anti-Semite or anti-Jewish
    sentiment, Roosevelt did have a number of Jewish advisors, but I doubt that
    had much to do with his insight into the danger of the Axis intentions.

    When we look back at what was happening in Europe, Africa and Asia in the
    1930s, I am ashamed that it took so long for Americans then to realize the
    dire threat to civilization.  I often wonder if the foolish Japanese had
    not attacked Pearl Harbor and other American Pacific outposts, would we
    have ever awakened in time?

    In fairness to Lindbergh, it should be remembered that like most all loyal
    Americans, he changed his tune as of Pearl Harbor, and served with
    distinction in the American military service through the war, despite FDR's
    reluctance to have him do so.  Eventually even Roosevelt relented, and
    recognized at least the sincerity of the America Firsters, who plunged into
    the war efforts in many ways.

    We should never forget to thank our lucky stars that radio was here for us,
    just at the right time for FDR and Churchill to alert and marshal the
    English-speaking world , just as Hitler was using "Doctor" Goebbels' radio
    facilities to rally his followers.

    Lee Munsick
    in Appomattox County, Virginia - "Where Our Country Reunited", in those
    other difficult times.

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