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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 77


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Roma wines
	 Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
	 Tumbling Tumbleweeds
	 "Soaper" themes
	 Real Audio & Yesterday USA
	 First soap opera
	 Re: Myrt & Marge follow-up
	 Gotham Radio Players
	 The Lone Ranger
	 RE: Lackmann book

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Date: 27 Feb 96 13:19:00 -0500
From: amo@[removed] (Arlene M Osborne +1 +1 508 960 6273)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Roma wines
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Can anyone tell me what happened to the company "Roma Wines"?
Did it simply fold or was it bought out and still in production
under another name?  From the ads in the old shows, it sounded
like it was a fair sized company!

Arlene Osborne amo@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 18:33:46 -0500
From: Flippertwo@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Message-ID: <960227183337_154986948@[removed]>

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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-02-25 19:10:38 EST
From:    Pixyhi
To:      Flippertwo


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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-02-25 18:54:57 EST
From:    Bagel Boy9
To:      Pixyhi,Milleu,THE Moho,BTDSOCCER1
To:      YBilimoria


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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-02-24 00:02:16 EST
From:    Magic Adam
To:      Bagel Boy9


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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-02-20 16:59:23 EST
From:    Red Dog AR
To:      Magic Adam

In a message dated 96-02-18 16:44:15 EST, EggNog Boy writes:

<< Date:	96-02-18 16:44:15 EST
From:	EggNog Boy
To:	Red Dog AR


-----------------
Forwarded Message:
Subj:	Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:	96-02-06 22:33:49 EST
From:	BretSlash
To:	EggNog Boy

This is funny! read it! this is something that would happen to me! but I just
got it and its a chain letter! so sorry! but Eddie read it with an open mind!
Good luck! enjoy!

<< >"The Gift"

>

>A young man wanted to purchase a gift for his new sweetheart's birthday,

>and

>as they had not been dating very long, after careful consideration, he

>decided a pair of gloves would strike the right note: romantic, but not

>too personal.

>

>Accompanied by his sweetheart's younger sister, he went to Nordstrom and

>bought a pair of white gloves.  The sister purchased a pair of panties for

>herself.

>

>During the wrapping, the clerk mixed up the items and the sister got the

>gloves and the sweetheart got the panties.  Without checking the contents,

>the young man sealed the package and sent it to his sweetheart with the

following note:



"I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing

any when we go out in the evening.  If it had not been for your sister,

I would have chosen the long ones with the buttons, but she wears short

ones that are easier to remove.



"These are a delicate shade, but the lady I bought them from showed me the

pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and they were hardly 

soiled.  I had her try yours on for me and she looked really smart.



"I wish I was there to put them on for you the first time, as no doubt other

hands will come in contact with them before I have a chance to see you again.



"When you take them off, remember to blow in them before putting them

away as they will naturally be a little damp from wearing.



"Just think how many times I will kiss them during the coming year.  I hope

you will wear them for me on Friday night.  All my love.



"[removed]  The latest style is to wear them folded down with a little fur 

showing."





This letter originated at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho.  It brings good

luck to everyone who passes it on. The one who breaks the chain will have 

bad luck.



Do not keep this letter.  Do not send money.  Just have your wonderful, 

efficient computer make five additional copies and send it to five of your

friends to whom you wish good luck.  You will see that something good

happens to you four days from now if the chain is not broken.



This is not a joke.  You will receive good luck in four days.





 >>


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Forwarded Message:
Subj:	Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:	96-02-06 21:22:13 EST
From:	BG1012
To:	BretSlash

hey Bret! I just got this letter from a friend of mine, and I thought it was
really funny, so now you can have good luck!
----------------- >>


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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-02-18 16:44:15 EST
From:    EggNog Boy
To:      Red Dog AR


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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-02-06 22:33:49 EST
From:    BretSlash
To:      EggNog Boy

This is funny! read it! this is something that would happen to me! but I just
got it and its a chain letter! so sorry! but Eddie read it with an open mind!
Good luck! enjoy!

<< >"The Gift"

>

>A young man wanted to purchase a gift for his new sweetheart's birthday,

>and

>as they had not been dating very long, after careful consideration, he

>decided a pair of gloves would strike the right note: romantic, but not

>too personal.

>

>Accompanied by his sweetheart's younger sister, he went to Nordstrom and

>bought a pair of white gloves.  The sister purchased a pair of panties for

>herself.

>

>During the wrapping, the clerk mixed up the items and the sister got the

>gloves and the sweetheart got the panties.  Without checking the contents,

>the young man sealed the package and sent it to his sweetheart with the

following note:



"I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing

any when we go out in the evening.  If it had not been for your sister,

I would have chosen the long ones with the buttons, but she wears short

ones that are easier to remove.



"These are a delicate shade, but the lady I bought them from showed me the

pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and they were hardly 

soiled.  I had her try yours on for me and she looked really smart.



"I wish I was there to put them on for you the first time, as no doubt other

hands will come in contact with them before I have a chance to see you again.



"When you take them off, remember to blow in them before putting them

away as they will naturally be a little damp from wearing.



"Just think how many times I will kiss them during the coming year.  I hope

you will wear them for me on Friday night.  All my love.



"[removed]  The latest style is to wear them folded down with a little fur 

showing."





This letter originated at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho.  It brings good

luck to everyone who passes it on. The one who breaks the chain will have 

bad luck.



Do not keep this letter.  Do not send money.  Just have your wonderful, 

efficient computer make five additional copies and send it to five of your

friends to whom you wish good luck.  You will see that something good

happens to you four days from now if the chain is not broken.



This is not a joke.  You will receive good luck in four days.





 >>


---------------------
Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-02-06 21:22:13 EST
From:    BG1012
To:      BretSlash

hey Bret! I just got this letter from a friend of mine, and I thought it was
really funny, so now you can have good luck!
---------------------
Forwarded message:
Subj:    Read this, it's Funny
Date:    96-01-31 22:44:43 EST
From:    Smpfreak
To:      BG1012,Obopolsk

>"The Gift"

>

>A young man wanted to purchase a gift for his new sweetheart's birthday,

>and

>as they had not been dating very long, after careful consideration, he

>decided a pair of gloves would strike the right note: romantic, but not

>too personal.

>

>Accompanied by his sweetheart's younger sister, he went to Nordstrom and

>bought a pair of white gloves.  The sister purchased a pair of panties for

>herself.

>

>During the wrapping, the clerk mixed up the items and the sister got the

>gloves and the sweetheart got the panties.  Without checking the contents,

>the young man sealed the package and sent it to his sweetheart with the

following note:



"I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing

any when we go out in the evening.  If it had not been for your sister,

I would have chosen the long ones with the buttons, but she wears short

ones that are easier to remove.



"These are a delicate shade, but the lady I bought them from showed me the

pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and they were hardly 

soiled.  I had her try yours on for me and she looked really smart.



"I wish I was there to put them on for you the first time, as no doubt other

hands will come in contact with them before I have a chance to see you again.



"When you take them off, remember to blow in them before putting them

away as they will naturally be a little damp from wearing.



"Just think how many times I will kiss them during the coming year.  I hope

you will wear them for me on Friday night.  All my love.



"[removed]  The latest style is to wear them folded down with a little fur 

showing."





This letter originated at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho.  It brings good

luck to everyone who passes it on. The one who breaks the chain will have 

bad luck.



Do not keep this letter.  Do not send money.  Just have your wonderful, 

efficient computer make five additional copies and send it to five of your

friends to whom you wish good luck.  You will see that something good

happens to you four days from now if the chain is not broken.



This is not a joke.  You will receive good luck in four days.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 20:49:46 -0500
From: Robert Kirk <kirk@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

JRayb71827@[removed] [removed]


>   A posting by Bill Harris asked for a date for the first recording of
>"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" by the Sons of the Pioneers and a short answer from
>Bob Kirk, said, "July, 1946."
>   I'll have to take issue with that.  First of all, some background on the
>song.  Leonard Slye (Roy Rogers) sang that number with a group called the
>International Cowboys in an [removed] theater during an earthquake in 1933.  Then,
>in early August, 1934, he had his first recording session with the Sons of
>the Pioneers.  One of the songs included in the session on Decca was
>"Tumbling Tumbleweeds."  As a matter of fact, it made it to number 13 on the
>charts December 15, 1934.  The group was appearing on [removed] radio in the
>mornings as the Gold Star Rangers and as the Sons of the Pioneers in the
>evenings.  In June of 1936, they recorded the song again.  From 1943-47 many
>recordings were made to be used for soundtracks in Roy's movies and Tumbling
>Tumbleweeds was included.  They sang it in the movie, "Silver Spurs" in 1943
>and in "Don't Fence Me In," in 1945.  So, this is just a note of curiosity as
>to where Bob Kirk came up with his date.
>   Maybe he meant the Pioneers AFTER Roy was no longer part of the group, but
>when that first recording was made he was one of the Pioneers.
>

Whoops; mea culpa. That's what I get for grabbing a copy at hand and
looking at the recording date. The Pioneers did indeed record it in '46,
but they've been good recyclers of songs and singers for years. It just
wasn't their first. Bob Nolan first wrote it as, "Tumbling Leaves" in
late '32 before its transformation into Tumbleweeds and started the
history quoted above.

Maybe '46 stuck in my mind because that's the last time I was wrong.  :-)

Bob kirk

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 19:43:31 -0500
From: JRayb71827@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: "Soaper" themes
Message-ID: <960227194330_335017469@[removed]>

  The notes posted about "Funiculi, Funicula" were correct in saying that was
the theme for "Lorenzo Jones," but that was the full name of the show, not
"Lorenzo Jones and his wife, Belle," although that was part of the opening.
 The theme would fade under for the announcer to say, "And now, smile a while
with Lorenzo Jones and his wife, Belle."
   As for "Polly Wolly Doodle" being the theme on "Just Plain Bill," that's
correct for the closing theme but in the beginning the opening theme was "My
Darling Nellie Gray."  Later on the show, "Polly" became the theme on both
ends and "Nellie" was used for the internal bridge music.  As we all know,
organ music was used on most "soaps," but it was a guitar and a harmonica on
"Bill."
   One other deviation from the organ norm was on "The Romance of Helen
Trent."  There, a banjo got some work.
 *****
   Change of subject:
   John Collins was asking about a source of some decent quality shows to buy
at a reasonable price.  Don't overlook such clubs as RHAC (Radio Historical
Association of Colorado) and SPERDVAC (Society to Preserve and Encourage
Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy).  Both have extensive libraries that you can
check out on Lou Genco's web site.  RHAC has all shows on either reel-to-reel
or cassette and members are allowed, for example, to rent up to five boxes of
4 cassettes at a time.  They come on C-60s, so that's 20 hours of programs,
usually 40 different shows.  You're allowed to keep them for a month and the
cost, not counting return postage (library rate) is a little over 60 cents
per cassette.  As a member, you're allowed to duplicate for your own use.
 Membership is $25 the first year and that includes the catalog of shows and
also a monthly newsletter, "Return With Us Now."  Annual renewal cost after
that is only $15 a year.  You certainly save that in a hurry if you want to
collect a lot of shows.  Dick King is the president and would be happy to
send you an application blank.  His Email address is rrking@[removed] and
the RHAC phone is (303) 761-4139 if you'd like more information.

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 21:28:57 -0500
From: DrOTR@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Real Audio & Yesterday USA
Message-ID: <960227212856_335143388@[removed]>

Yesterday USA now has a homepage on the WWW where you can now  listen to our
radio station live using Real Audio. Give it a listen.

The address is<<< [removed]>>>


Thx

David Loewe
Y-USA
YUSAOTR@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 23:10:38 -0500
From: stevecap@[removed] (Steven Capsuto)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: First soap opera
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>I guess it would have to be network radio to qualify, or would it?  How 
>about the first Soap Opera or Serial?  Variety show?  Other catagories?

I've always heard collectors say that the first soap opera was something
called PAINTED DREAMS.  No idea if that's accurate.
___
Steven Capsuto, Philadelphia
stevecap@[removed]
WEB page: [removed]~[removed]

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 23:16:37 -0500
From: stevecap@[removed] (Steven Capsuto)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Myrt & Marge follow-up
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Kathy O'Connell wrote:

>I'm so glad to see a discussion of Myrt & [removed] of my favorite 
>shows. Does anyone know exactly what is available?  I have several tapes 
>I picked up at the Friends of Old Time Radio convention a couple of years 
>ago, but they seem to be later in the run.

Years ago I had a tape with two 1931 episodes on it -- in perfectly awful
sound, but still, it's 1931.  Haven't a clue where I got the tape (probably
from Dick Judge) or where it's gotten to.

Much of what's in circulation seems to be from the mid 1940s revival.
Though buried in the famous full day of transcripts from Sept. 1939 is an
episode of Myrt & Marge.
___
Steven Capsuto, Philadelphia
stevecap@[removed]
WEB page: [removed]~[removed]

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Date: 27 Feb 96 23:19:01 EST
From: Steve Lewis <[removed]@[removed]>
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Gotham Radio Players
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

I am pleased to announce that the Gotham Radio Players will return to the
airwaves this Sunday, as we present a LIVE recreation of the COLUMBIA WORKSHOP
production "Inside A Kid's Head".  This 1942 program, about the imagination of a
10-year-old boy, was written by Pulitzer Prize winners Jerome Lawrence and
Robert E. Lee, who would later go on to write the stage hits INHERIT THE WIND
and AUNTIE MAME.  Our production will feature a cast of nine in 25 speaking
roles, along with live sounds effects and musical accompaniment.  

The Gotham Radio Players have been presenting amateur recreations of classic
radio programs since 1991 on non-commercial radio station WBAI in New York City,
with "Inside a Kid's Head" being the 12th program in our repertory.  We have
also appeared for the past two years at the Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention
in Newark.

Our live production of "Inside a Kid's Head" can be heard as part of Max
Schmid's program THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO, Sunday March 3rd, 7:30-9:00pm, on
WBAI, [removed] FM, in New York City.  I hope all of you in the listening area will
make a point of tuning in.

Your director,
Steve Lewis  

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 00:22:36 -0500 (EST)
From: "'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Lone Ranger
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:16:45 -0500
> From: FranStrike@[removed]
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: First radio drama.
> Message-ID: <960227091644_154563218@[removed]>
> 
> In 1934 the Ranger was picked-up by WGN (Chicago) and WOR (Newark).  As I
> understand it this three station hook-up was the launch of the Mutual
> Network.  Other station groups joined in (I can't recal the specifics without
> a lot of digging through a lot of files) but in 1937, the Ranger was being
> broadcast coast-to-coast, live!  And I seem to have it in my mind that it may
> have been the first dramatic program to achieve that status and  popularity. 

By the time I discovered the LR radio show in 1953, it was on ABC, Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday.  Sgt. Preston of the Yukon was on Tuesday and
Thursday.  When I first listened to Sgt. Preston, Brace Beamer was playing
that part, too.  When did the LR move from Mutual to ABC?  I know the TV
version was on ABC, starting in 1949, and reruns were shown on CBS.  And
when new episodes of the radio show ended, it moved to NBC, Monday thru 
Friday.

======================================================================
A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                                      617/367-0468
15 Court Square                                   lawyer@[removed]
Boston, MA 02108-2573                    [removed]~lawyer/
======================================================================

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 08:56:32 -0500
From: Matthew561@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: RE: Lackmann book
Message-ID: <960228085630_233248131@[removed]>

On 02-27-96  mackiere@[removed] said
 
> It's a beautiful and interesting book, but based on the
 > entry for "The Happiness Boys," full of some glaring
 > mistakes.

That about says it all.  The book has tons of information. However, I 
would say it all has to be verified by another source as the errors 
are much too numerous for the book to be trusted on it's own.  Stuff as 
glaring as the performers in the "Gunsmoke" cast picture being 
mis-IDed.  The book is interesting and the volume of information is 
impressive, but so are the errors.  As reference book, it is a total 
failure, as a piece of memorabilia it may make it.

Matthew Mark Drew

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