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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 180


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Black Mass
	 Re: NPR Service
	 FLAIR
	 Black Mass radio shows
	 Notes on THE ZERO HOUR log
	 THE ZERO HOUR log
	 NPR Bob & Ray series?
	 CRIME DOES NOT PAY log
	 Re: NPR Bob & Ray series?

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Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 21:37:45 -0400
From: Frank_Mallory@[removed] (Frank Mallory)
To: "otr@[removed]"@[removed]
Subject: Black Mass
Message-ID: <MSGID_1=3A109=[removed]@[removed]>

>I must take exception to comments by someone here recently
>regarding the series The Black Mass, which was produced
>not by the BBC, but at Pacifica station KPFA in Berkeley
>in the early sixties

 o>I'll second your exception. I have two episodes of that series, both 
 o>titles
 o>you mentioned, and I'll have to say they are two of the most effective
 o>horror dramas I've ever heard. I'm very surprised to hear it was 
 o>produced
 o>at KPFA, though. I'd always assumed, like most people I suppose, that 
 o>it
 o>was British. All those accents, I suppose. But The Rates in the Walls 
 o>is
 o>especially creepy. Not a good one for the faint of heart.

Maybe they had it confused with "Black Museum", which was a BBC show.

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Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 09:07:40 -0400
From: Michael Carraher <carraher@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
CC: rdruian@[removed]
Subject: Re: NPR Service
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

1.  Your right, the issue of NPR funding has nothing to with OTR.
2.  You object to the NPR station in SF moving to an "all news format" 
and the one in LA moving to an "ecclectic" format.  You want classical 
music.  Both markets are currently served by other 
classical-format stations, both commercial and non-commercial.  How many 
classical stations do you need?
3.  In the OTR era (and in the pre-cable TV era) it made sense for 
stations to present a variety of programs through out the broadcast day. 
 Now, it makes more sense for stations to offer a specific broadcast 
service -- so listeners know exactly what they will get whenever they 
tune in.  If you want news, tune to a news station.  If you want a 
particular type of music, tune to a station which offers it.  It is not 
realistic for an NPR station to offer news during drive time and 
classical music the rest of the time, just so you don't have to change 
stations.
4.  You also seem to believe that because you want it, the government 
should pay for it.  Government gets money from taxes.  They take money 
from us under the threat that if we don't give it to them, we go to 
jail.  Radio is not an essential service nor basic government function. 
 If you want to listen to classical music you should pay for it 
yourself.  Send in a contribution.  Subscribe to a satellite delivered 
audio service.  Buy the advertisers' products.  I resent the suggestion 
that is inherent in your posting that because you like something, the 
rest of us should pay to support it.
5.  Your email address is army.  You are used to sucking at the 
government teat.  You are a consumer of taxes, not a producer.  You get 
enough free-bies and bennies which the rest of us pay for.  I suspect 
this includes not having to pay for Internet Access  (the rest of us pay 
upwards of $20-$25 a month).  Quit when you're ahead.

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Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 11:24:41 -0500 (EST)
From: SAH@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: FLAIR
Message-id: <01I4VZESQEFS8WYT8P@[removed]>

   The discussion about Dr. Carlton Fredericks reminded me of his
   work with the ABC show in the late 50s called Flair.  Dick Van Dyke
   was the host and Rosemary Clooney was a regular as was Dr. Fredericks.
   They published a companion pamphlet monthly called Flair-Ups that
   included some of the stories, recipes, etc. from the show.  It was
   on in the afternoon in the east and I remember listening during the
   summer and I assume it was on the rest of the year too.  Anybody
   else remember this show?

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Date: Sun, 19 May 96 03:50:00 -0600
From: [removed]@[removed] (MEADE FRIERSON)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Black Mass radio shows
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]> wrote:

>I must take exception to comments by someone here recently
>regarding the series The Black Mass, which was produced
>not by the BBC, but at Pacifica station KPFA in Berkeley
>in the early sixties

Then ALAN BELL (dabell@[removed]) wrote:
> I'll second your exception. I have two episodes of that series,
> both titles you mentioned, and I'll have to say they are two of the
> most effective horror dramas I've ever heard. I'm very surprised to
> hear it was produced at KPFA, though. I'd always assumed, like
> most people I suppose, that it was British. All those accents,
> I suppose. But The Rates in the Walls is especially creepy.
> Not a good one for the faint of heart.

Now, I, Meade Frierson, will jump in to clarify.  Eric Bauersfeld worked
at KPFA in the 1950s.  He is about 73 now and lives in Oakland CA. He
made numerous Black Mass programs, primarily of classic horror tales.
His renditions of the Outsider, Rats in the Walls, and a few others by
H. P. Lovecraft had a revival in the 1970s.  I interviewed him for
purposes of Jim Widner's book and found out that Lovecraft was the
closest
he came to science fiction.  Nothing about him appears in the book but
it was a great phone call anyway.  He remembered the beginning of a show
he had not heard since 1932 and mimicked the voice perfectly.  I hope I
am
functioning half as well at that age.  On the British accents, it seems
that he had a friend who was a British actor and that fellow played the
secondary part in the Rats in the Walls.  Eric receives grants now to do
cultural radio features.

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Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 14:20:59 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Notes on THE ZERO HOUR log
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi All,

In past digest issues, there were comments about Rod Serling's ZERO HOUR.
I finally got a chance to hear a couple, then saw that 2 shows are now
available in bookstores.  Adventures in Cassettes also carries these 2.

There are 2 show formats, single part 30-minute shows and 5-part shows,
where each part is 15 minutes.  I've heard only one 30-minute show and
a couple of the 5-part ones.  IMHO, the 5-parters win.  They are really
good suspense stories.

I picked up one of the book store releases (there are two).  The ones I
heard before were in stereo.  The book store ones weren't.  They also
have
been edited so you wouldn't know they were in 5-parts.  They just don't
flow nicely.  Then there's the price, $[removed] per show.

Anyway, I've prepared a log of the 5-parters (posted separately).  There
just don't seem to be a lot of the 30-minute available from vendors.

Frank

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Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 14:21:54 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: THE ZERO HOUR log
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

                           T H E   Z E R O   H O U R
                           -----   -------   -------

                          >>> THE FIVE-PART SHOWS <<<

                                    1973


     First Show: 09-10-73?                           Last Show: 12-03-73?
     Number Shows: 13                            Audition Show: none known


     Show Description:

     Before his death, Rod Serling was doing the groundwork for a new 
     radio series called THE ZERO HOUR, which would feature Ray Bradbury's 
     story as the opener.  Serling's death put a halt to the project.  

     Norman Corwin took over and the project evolved into a suspense radio 
     drama series hosted by Rod Serling (the parts done by Mr. Serling
had 
     been recorded before his death).  It was produced by StudioHouse,
who 
     also produced Salvation Army program - Heartbeat Theatre.  The 
     producer on both series was Don Hill.

     THE ZERO HOUR was produced in 1973 and featured 5-part stories that
     ran Monday through Friday, until December of 1973.  Then it was sold
     to Mutual, where it continued until the last show later in 1974. 
The
     format was changed, when the move to Mutual was made, to one-part 
     stories.  There were 130 shows produced.

     This log covers only the 5-part shows.  These ran 15 minutes each, 
     for a total show length of 75 minutes.  The shows on Mutual ran 30 
     minutes each.


     List Comments:

     As this is a modern series, it is not carried by many OTR vendors.
     Thankfully, there are some.  Steve Kelez' Radio Showcase catalog was
     a good source.  Note that all 5-part shows listed are available from
     him.  His catalog also showed dates on all but one 5-parter.  
 
     The show "Someone's Death" had no broadcast dates in his catalog.  
     The 11-05-73 date is a guess on my part.  

     Since there was little information in the various sources, the first

     and last show dates are uncertain.  

     I have included a list of the few 30 minute shows and vendors I've 
     found.  It is below the 5-part show list.


     List:
              >>>>> Five-Part (15 minute per part) Show List <<<<<

         Date      Num  Title                                 Src Key
         --------  ---  ------------------------------------  ---------
         09-10-73       The Desperate Witness                 1  4  7
                           (5 parts: 09-10 thru 09-14)
         09-17-73       The Wife Of The Red Haired Man        1
                           (5 parts: 09-17 thru 09-21)
         09-24-73       If The Two Of Them Are Dead           1
                           (5 parts: 09-24 thru 09-28)
         10-02-73       The Fourth Of Forever                 1
                           (5 parts: 10-02 thru 10-06)
         10-08-73       But I Wouldn't Want To Die There      1
                           (5 parts: 10-08 thru 10-12)
         10-15-73       The Dead Man's Tale                   1
                           (5 parts: 10-15 thru 10-19)
         10-22-73       The Heir Hunters                      1
                           (5 parts: 10-22 thru 10-26)
         10-29-73       A Die In The Country                  1
                           (5 parts: 10-29 thru 11-02)
         11-05-73?      Someone's Death                       1
                           (5 parts: 11-05 thru 11-10)
         11-12-73       Face Of The Foe                       1     7
                           (5 parts: 11-12 thru 11-16)
         11-19-73       The Blessing Way                      1  45
                           (5 parts: 11-19 thru 11-23)
         11-26-73       The Princess Stakes Murder            1   5
                           (5 parts: 11-26 thru 11-30)
         12-03-73       Queen In Danger                       1
                           (5 parts: 12-03 thru 12-07)


                         >>>>> 30-Minute Show List <<<<<

         Date      Num  Title                                 Src Key
         --------  ---  ------------------------------------  ---------
         05-02-74       The Extortionist                        3
         07-15-74       Welcome Home Denny Shackelford         2   6
         07-16-74       Death Of A Genius                      2   6
         07-17-74       Remember Me                            2   6
         07-18-74       Lost In Time                           2   6
         ??-??-74       Once Upon A Truck                      2   6
         ??-??-74       Chicago John & The Glitter People      2   6
         ??-??-74       Woman In Black                            5
         ??-??-74       There's A Man In 211                      5
         ??-??-74       The Holdout                               5
         ??-??-74       Bend, Spindle or Mutilate                 5
         ??-??-74       Murder is a Work of Art                   5
         ??-??-74       Violence Takes A Curtain Call             5
         ??-??-74       Joint Account                             5
         ??-??-74       Death By A Half Length                    5


     Information Sources:

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

         Key  Source
         ---  -----------------------------------------------------------
          1   Radio Showcase (Steve Kelez), [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA

              95402
          2   Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And
              Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
          3   University of Memphis Radio Program Archive, Learning Media

              Center, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
          4   Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908, 
              Englewood, CO 80150
          5   North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr., 
              Nicolasville, KY 40356.
          6   Erstwhile Radio, [removed] Box 2284, Peabody, MA 01960
          7   HighBridge Co., 100 Westgate Drive, St. Paul, MN 55114
              (Available from Adventures in Cassette and through book
              stores.)

     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: 05-18-96


     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]

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

Date: 19 May 96 15:59:13 EDT
From: Steve Lewis <[removed]@[removed]>
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Cc: Michael Packer <packerm@[removed]>, Max Schmid <mschmid@[removed]>
Subject: NPR Bob & Ray series?
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

In a recent digest, Michael Packer mentions an upcoming NPR Bob & Ray series.
Does anyone have more details regarding airdates, length, content, [removed]  I'm a
big Bob & Ray fan and wouldn't want to miss this series.

Steve Lewis  

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

Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 18:38:14 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: CRIME DOES NOT PAY log
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

                      C R I M E   D O E S   N O T   P A Y
                      ---------   -------   -----   -----

                                  1949 - 1952


     First Show: 10-10-49                             Last Show: 04-11-51
     Number Shows: 78                             Audition Show: not
known


     Show Description:

     CRIME DOES NOT PAY was a series based on short films of the same
name
     produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  It was first heard over WMGM (NYC),
     hosted by Donald Buka.  The last origional show aired on Apr. 11, 
     1951.

     The series started on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM (on WMGM) and held 
     that time/day spot until Oct. 30, 1950.  The 56'th show marked a 
     change to Wednesday night, again at 7:30.  After show number 78 (Apr.
     11, 1951) the shows were repeated, starting with the first, "Kid
With 
     a Gun".  The repeats followed the origional order up until repeat of

     number 26, "Ingenious Woman" on Oct. 10, 1951.  Repeats were not 
     uncommon.  Even before the last origional show, older shows were 
     repeated on alternate dates to the main series run.

     On Jan. 7, 1952, the series moved to Mutual but lasted just one
year.
     Only repeats of the origional series were aired. The show ordering 
     did not match the origionals.  The show was heard on Dec. 22, 1952.


     List Comments:

     Most catalogs listed show dates one day after the dates below.  This
     may be due to actual air dates of broadcast in different parts of 
     the country.  Titles matched well from catalog to catalog with only 
     slight variations.


     List:

     Date     Num Title                         Star        Src Key
     -------- --- ----------------------------- ----------- --------
       1949       >>> Mondays 7:30 pm <<<
     10-10-49   1 Kid With a Gun                            1   56
     10-17-49   2 All-American Fake             [removed]  1   56
     10-24-49   3 Death is a Song               Margo       
     10-31-49   4 Kid Twist                     [removed]    
     11-07-49   5 Trigger Man's Moll            [removed]     1   56
     11-14-49   6 Body of the Crime             [removed]  1   56
     11-21-49   7 Summertime Take               [removed]    1   56
     11-28-49   8 Female of the Species         [removed]     1   56
     12-05-49   9 A Piece of Rope               [removed]  123456
     12-12-49  10 Gasoline Cocktail             [removed]    123456
     12-19-49  11 Dead Pigeon                   [removed] 123456
     12-26-49  12 Glossy Finish                 [removed]     123456

       1950
     01-02-50  13 Clothes Make the Woman        [removed]      123456
     01-09-50  14 Law of the Jungle             [removed]    123456
     01-16-50  15 Speech is Silver                          
     01-23-50  16 Devil in the Dar              [removed]   
     01-30-50  17 The Snatcher                              
     02-06-50  18 Kid Sister                    [removed]      
     02-13-50  19 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow  [removed]      1  456
     02-20-50  20 Death on the Doorstep                     1  456
     02-27-50  21 Kangaroo Court                [removed]      1  456
     03-06-50  22 What's in a Name                          1   56
     03-13-50  23 Death on Blake Street                     1
     03-20-50  24 Man Who Never Was Caught                  1
     03-27-50  25 Thick As Thieves              [removed]     1  456
     04-03-50  26 Ingenious Woman               [removed]'Niel    1  456
     04-10-50  27 The Bagman                    [removed]     
     04-17-50  28 The Rum Runner                            
     04-24-50  29 Visiting Fireman              [removed]    
     05-01-50  30 Six, Two and Seven            [removed]     
     05-08-50  31 Don't Write, Telephone        [removed]     1 3  6
     05-15-50  32 Between Dark and the Daylight [removed]   1 3  6
     05-22-50  33 Second Hand Pistols           [removed]    1 3
     05-29-50  34 Imported Headache                         1 3
     06-05-50  35 Fishmongers Fortune           [removed]    
     06-12-50  36 Short Circuit                             
     06-19-50  37 Clip Joint                                1 3  6
     06-26-50  38 Professor Pulls the Switch    [removed]     1 3  6
     07-03-50  39 The Lady Loves Kittens        [removed]       1
     07-10-50  40 Once Too Often                            1
     07-17-50  41 Burglar Alarm                 [removed]   1
     07-24-50  42 Horseshoes Are For Buck       [removed]  1
     07-31-50  43 Beauty and the Beast          [removed]     1    6
     08-07-50  44 Giddyap Horsie                [removed]      1    6
     08-14-50  45 The Gangster Was a Lady                   1
     08-21-50  46 Murder Makes Book             [removed]   1
     08-28-50  47 Father's Day                  [removed]      1
     09-04-50  48 The Weak Spot                             1
     09-11-50  49 Horse Face                                1
     09-18-50  50 They Gotta Have What to Eat?  [removed]  1
     09-25-50     >>> no show <<<
     10-02-50  51 Sucker's Bait                 [removed]    
     10-09-50  52 Riggers Racket                            
     10-16-50  53 Voice of Death                [removed]     1
     10-23-50  54 The Recruit                               1
     10-30-50  55 Escort For Hire                           1
                  >>> Wednesdays 7:30 pm <<<
     11-08-50  56 The Big Book                  [removed]    1
     11-15-50  57 Mow the Man                   [removed]    1
     11-22-50  58 The Celluloid Candle          [removed]    1
     11-29-50  59 The Doll                      [removed]     1
     12-06-50  60 Kid Shive                     [removed]     1
     12-13-50  61 Two Gun Annie                 [removed]   1
     12-20-50  62 Strange Token                 [removed] 1
     12-27-50  63 Building Blocks               [removed]      1

       1951
     01-03-51  64 Death on the Upgrade          [removed]     1
     01-10-51  65 Edge of the Desert            [removed]     1 3
     01-17-51  66 Cards and Spades              [removed]   1 3
     01-24-51  67 The Old Mob Goes              [removed]     1 3
     01-31-51  68 Love is not All               [removed]    1 3
     02-07-51  69 Heir Apparent                 [removed]      1
     02-14-51  70 Carnival Frail                [removed] 1
     02-21-51  71 Rough Customer                [removed]   1
     02-28-51  72 For Sweet Charity             [removed]     1
     03-07-51  73 Operation Payroll             [removed] 1 3  6
     03-14-51  74 Diamond Trumped               [removed]    1
     03-21-51  75 Through the Hoop              [removed]'Conner  1
     03-28-51  76 Plug-Ugly                     [removed]      1
     04-04-51  77 Front, Boy                    [removed]  1
     04-11-51  78 Violets, Sweet Violets        [removed]    1


     Information Sources:

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

     Key  Source
     ---  -------------------------------------------------------------
      1   AVPRO, [removed] Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392
      2   BRC Productions (Bob Burnham), PO Box 2645, Livonia, MI 
          48151-0645
      3   Carr, Edward J., 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
      4   Nostalgia Recordings (Ken Mills), 907 Maple Ave., Ridgefield, 
          NJ 07657
      5   Radio Showcase (Steve Kelez), [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 
          95402
      6   Vintage Broadcasts. 42 Bowling Green, Staten Island, NY 10314

     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.   


     Other Logs:

     This log is meant as a check list and source guide and is based on
     vendor catalogs.  Other, more detailed, logs are available from:

        Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, Ct 06514


     Last Update: 05-19-96


     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]

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

Date: Sun, 19 May 96 21:07:41 EST
From: packerm@[removed] (MICHAEL PACKER)
To: Steve Lewis <[removed]@[removed]>, [removed]@[removed]
Cc: mschmid@[removed]
Subject: Re: NPR Bob & Ray series?
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In a recent digest, Michael Packer mentions an upcoming NPR Bob & Ray series.
Does anyone have more details regarding airdates, length, content, [removed]  I'm a
big Bob & Ray fan and wouldn't want to miss this series.
          

Steve Lewis  

          
=================
          

          
I do not have the broadcast information in front of me, but
          this series, slated for the Fall, should be one of the best
          packaged B & R series in some time, including some VERY rare
          [removed] It is being distributed and produced by the
          Radio [removed] They were responsible for the past NPR
          fed B & R [removed] I'll try to hunt up that information on
          the NPR DACS at work [removed] Do you have a fax that I
          can send the DACS message to????

          Hung by my thumbs,

          Michael

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