Subject: [removed] Digest V2001 #332
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 10/14/2001 9:03 AM

To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2001 : Issue 332
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Re: Grand Central Station             [ andy ryan <anbryan2000@[removed]; ]
      GCT, Manhattan Transfer               [ Hugh DiIorio <daudio@[removed] ]
      Re: Robert Moriarty and "The Immorta  [ SanctumOTR@[removed] ]
      Re: Blue Coal Ring Mystery            [ SanctumOTR@[removed] ]
      221b Baker Street.                    [ nicoll <nicoll@[removed]; ]
      Louella Parsons on radio              [ elliot s ferber <otrcollector@juno. ]
      Yesterday in radio history 10/11      [ Joe Mackey <joemackey5@[removed]; ]
      Tokyo Rose                            [ Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; ]
      Re: Rush Limbaugh DEAF?               [ "J. Pope" <jpope101@[removed] ]
      Rush's hearing                        [ AandG4jc@[removed] ]
      Re: Record Sleeves and supplies       [ Fred Berney <berney@[removed]; ]
      Joe Kearns                            [ Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed] ]
      Joseph Kearns & the Amos & Andy Orga  [ Harlan Zinck <buster@[removed]; ]
      Johnny Dollar, Edmond O'Brien, and w  [ Garpboy@[removed] ]
      CBSRMT plots                          [ "Tony Baechler" <tony@[removed]; ]
      Jack Benny [removed], 1947                [ Jer51473@[removed] ]
      "Down Homers" Transcriptions          [ Udmacon@[removed] ]
      Re: Dreft                             [ Roo61@[removed] (Randy Watts) ]
      Dreft laundry detergent               [ "David L. Easter" <david-easter@hom ]
      Re: Limbaugh's deafness               [ SanctumOTR@[removed] ]
      Rush Limbaugh deaf                    [ "Philip Adams" <padams33@[removed]; ]
      By any other name                     [ neil crowley <og@[removed]; ]
      Rush Limbaugh DEAF?                   [ "rlctm" <rlctm@[removed]; ]
      Harry Bartell                         [ "Peter Vollmann" <vollmann@hawaiian ]
      Looking for somebody who can print C  [ Chad Palmer <chadpalmer@[removed]; ]
      FOTR convention                       [ "Randy Spurlock, [removed]" <randys@usit ]

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:10:58 -0400
    From: andy ryan <anbryan2000@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Grand Central Station

     All the good info about Grand Central Station lately
    invoked a memory,  that Rod Serling wrote the intro to
    that otr show.  Just a rumor, or true?
    I did a quick web search, but found no confirmation.
    Anyone?

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:11:43 -0400
    From: Hugh DiIorio <daudio@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  GCT, Manhattan Transfer

    Greetings:

    Someone from Ohio wrote here recently (can't find the darn thing) and
    described the train into New York as dropping underground at 125th Street.
    Given that the 125th Street station is elevated that would be one heck of a
    exciting drop. Wee! In reality the train drops underground around 97th
    Street or so. Some commuter can tell us the exact street and current name
    of this train, I'm sure.

    A thought I had:

>     Related trivia item:

>     The musical aggravation " Manhattan Transfer" derived its name from
>     Manhattan Transfer near Newark, NJ which is where the PRR trains switched

    >from steam to electric for the haul into Pennsylvania Station.

>     Bill Orr

    Given the clever lyrical bent of Manhattan Transfer, it would seem
    reasonable to guess that they lifted their name from John Dos Passos's 1925
    novel "Manhattan Transfer," rather than directly from the railroad depot.
    But I could be wrong and Tim Hauser _is_ a railroad buff. Later.

    Hugh DiIorio

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:14:16 -0400
    From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Robert Moriarty and "The Immortal
     Sherlock Holmes"

    In a message dated 10/11/01 4:22:19 PM, Jimidene Murphey writes:

>     Since the recent thread, I was listening to the Mercury Theater's
>     production
>     of The Immortal Sherlock Holmes, September 25, 1938, and Holmes (Welles)
>     refers to Professor ROBERT Moriarty.  In everything else I've seen, his
>     first name was James.  A faux paux on the venerable Mr. Welles' part?  Does
>     anybody know what's up with this?

    ***Orson's MERCURY THEATRE production of "The Immortal Sherlock Holmes"
    (included in the recent RSI/Smithsonian collection OLD-TIME RADIO MASTER
    DETECTIVES) is an adaptation of William Gillette's SHERLOCK HOLMES stage play
    and continues the use of the different first name Gillette gave to Moriarty.
    Why?  Who knows?  Maybe another character in the play was called James, or
    maybe Gillette was just trying to put his own personal stamp on the
    characters.  Regardless, the Welles adaptation is important since he bases
    his delivery on the way Gillette played the role, and unfortunately both of
    Gillette's radio portrayals of the stately Holmes of England are lost, along
    with his 1916 silent film.  Welles was a huge fan (and friend) of Gillette
    and had seen the legendary American actor reprise his most famous role in a
    1930s Broadway revival of SHERLOCK HOLMES.  (Gillette's interpretation of
    Holmes was so popular that even British actors playing the role often
    imitated Gillette's midwestern twang until Basil Rathbone made the role his
    own in 1939.)  Orson's radio simulation of the man who was the stage
    embodiment of Holmes is probably the closest surviving simulation of one of
    the theater's legendary performances. --ANTHONY TOLLIN***

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:15:13 -0400
    From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Blue Coal Ring Mystery

    A week or so ago, a couple members posted to the list asking if anyone knew
    what became of Radio Spirits' Blue Coal Ring contest.  While checking RSI's
    webpage today, I noticed an announcement that the winners were:
    1st Prize: John Schroeder
    2nd Prize: Donald Seaman
    3rd Prize: Stephen Krawczuk
    4th Prize: John Frusci
    5th Prize: Kurt Ockstadt

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:16:46 -0400
    From: nicoll <nicoll@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  221b Baker Street.

    	Several years ago I read some [removed] you sent a letter to 221B
    Baker
    Street you would get a reply.  So, taking pen in hand, I asked Mr. Holmes
    if he would take this very important case for me.
    	But, alas, his secretary wrote back and said Mr. Holmes was out of the
    country working on another case and would not be able to take my case.
    	Needless to say that letter is now in my OTR memorabilia collection.
    Incidentally, there is no 221b Baker Street.

    Will Nicoll

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:18:50 -0400
    From: elliot s ferber <otrcollector@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Louella Parsons on radio

    Louella Parsons was the guest on Duffy's Tavern on 11/6/45.

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:15:59 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Yesterday in radio history 10/11

      From Today in History --

    In 1936, the show "Professor Quiz" aired for the first time on radio.
    It was the first national quiz show, lasting until 1948.  Guests asked
    Professor Quiz (Dr. Craig Earl) questions and if they were able to stump
    the professor, they collected a $25 prize.

    In 1940, Glenn Miller recorded "Make Believe Ballroom Time" at the
    Victor studios in New York City; it would become the theme song for the
    "Make Believe Ballroom" show on WNEW, New York, with host Martin Block.

      Joe

    --
    Visit my home page:
    [removed]~[removed]

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:17:57 -0400
    From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Tokyo Rose

    In a recent digest Michael J Emry mentions the Earthstation web site for
    information and sound files on Tokyo Rose. While the site does have
    extensive sound files it has really degraded in my mind because it is so ad
    heavy that it is hard to get to the files without being inundated with
    advertising.

    In my mind a better more in depth site on Tokyo Rose but without the sound
    files is Dafydd Neal Dyar's web site -
    [removed]

    Jim Widner
    jwidner@[removed]

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:58:03 -0400
    From: "J. Pope" <jpope101@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Rush Limbaugh DEAF?

        It is undoubtedly true; he made two announcements on his show, one of
    which I heard, and he had the information up on his website for awhile.
    Sadly, the deafness has become so severe that pumping up the volume is
    ineffective.

    Jennifer

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:59:07 -0400
    From: AandG4jc@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Rush's hearing

        I am a fan of Rush Limbaugh for years now and I've known about his
    hearing condition for some time. He has been totally deaf in his right ear
    for a year or two now and it seems to be that he has lost 75% of his hearing
    in his other ear. This is no hoax.
    Allen

    [ADMINISTRIVIA: Hoax or not, it has little to do with OTR.  --cfs3]

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:20:21 -0400
    From: Fred Berney <berney@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Record Sleeves and supplies

    A company called KAB carries record sleeves for 12", 10" and 7" records.

    They also carry record cleaners as well as turntables. I bought a table
    that can handle 16" records and they are a very nice company to deal with.
    Very friendly and helpful.

    KAB
    908-754-1479
    [removed]

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 13:01:23 -0400
    From: Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Joe Kearns

    George Wagner inquires whether it was Joe Kearns  who built his house
    around a pipe organ.

    It was .

    As I recall, he found the organ in an old theater and had it restored,
    then had his house built to accommodate all the pipes and console. I
    visited the house one day    between afternoon and evening broadcasts.
    It was a charming house and the organ seemed to be an integral part of
    it.

    Joe was not only a talented musician. He was also a fine actor and a
    nice man.

    Harry Bartell

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 13:00:52 -0400
    From: Harlan Zinck <buster@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Joseph Kearns & the Amos & Andy Organ

    GEORGE WAGNER <gwagneroldtimeradio@[removed]; writes:

>     Was it Joseph Kearns who built his home AROUND a pipe organ? I sure I once

    saw a photospread on this in a 1950s magazine.

    True enough - in fact the organ was the *same one* on which Gaylord Carter
    performed the opening and closing themes for "Amos & Andy" for many years.
    Kearns bought it in the early 1950's and had it installed in his new home;
    after his death, it was sold and eventually made its way to a theater where
    I believe it still is located. Carter performed a concert on it in the
    early '90's and the concert was publicized as "Gaylord Carter Reunited With
    An Old Friend." Carter said at the time that there was still a small hole
    in the wood just below the music stand - a hole he himself had made over
    sixty years before, installing a small hook on which to hang the stopwatch
    used to time the opening and closings precisely.

    There was an article describing all of the above posted to the web awhile
    back, but I can't seem to locate it just now. However, you can go to the
    URL below to see a photo of Kearns and Carter together, probably taken
    sometime in the mid-1950's.

    [removed]

    Harlan

    Harlan Zinck
    First Generation Radio Archives
    [removed]

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:19:56 -0400
    From: Garpboy@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Johnny Dollar, Edmond O'Brien, and what did I
     get??

    I obtained a large number of  pre-Bob Bailey YTJD shows  and discovered
    several voices played the character before Mr. Bailey.

    While listening to 80 or more shows with  O'Brien I discovered many of the
    shows had flubs/fluffs, repeated lines (where a word was mispronounced) and
    very pregnant pauses between the characters.

    Did I obtain rehearsal shows or were they originally broadcast this way? None
    of the other shows  that I've listened to over the past 5 years had this many
    instances.

    Regards to all

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:18:31 -0400
    From: "Tony Baechler" <tony@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  CBSRMT plots

    Hello.  I know this is not specifically OTR so feel free to respond to me
    privately, off list.  I am looking for plot summaries for the CBS Radio
    Mystery Theater.  I do not need logs or cast listings, just plots.  I have
    looked at [removed] and [removed]  They both have extensive
    listings but just program names and dates.  J. David Goldin provides cast
    listings but no plot summaries.  I would like to acquire them for the
    complete series but I do not care about the 1998 or 2000 revivals.  I know
    there is a book on the subject but I am blind so I would have to buy it
    and somehow find a way to scan it.  I think it is very big so would be
    very hard.  I knew of another RMT site but it has apparently moved so I
    cannot access any of those summaries yet.  Thanks to all who can help.  I
    am not looking for any specific episodes at this point.

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:17:31 -0400
    From: Jer51473@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Jack Benny [removed], 1947

     Play it if you have it. Al Jolson is the guest and gives one excellent
    performance. After about 5 minutes of their standard jokes, Jolie sings April
    Showers and brings the house down. Jack immediately says "throw the rest of
    the script away Al and sing another one". He then sang You Made Me Love You,
    and if you liked Jolson, you feel chills, I did anyway. What a great, great
    artist he was. Btw, Dennis Day was absent that night. I wonder if by design.

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 13:01:51 -0400
    From: Udmacon@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  "Down Homers" Transcriptions

    From:   beepa3@[removed] (Edwin H. Humphrey)
    To: Udmacon@[removed] (Bill Knowlton)

    Hi Bill

    I have read your entries with interest.  Do you have any material on THE DOWN
    HOMERS, a CW band that operated out of Hartford CT in the 40's and early
    50's?  I have some of their 78's but I know they made a raft of
    transcriptions, as well.

    Any info you have will be appreciated.

    ED HUMPHREY

    Can anyone help this fellow? Thanks in advance.

    Bill Knowlton, "BLUEGRASS RAMBLE," WCNY-FM: Syracuse, Utica, Watertown NY
    (since Jan. 1973). Sundays, 9 pm est: [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:29:20 -0400
    From: Roo61@[removed] (Randy Watts)
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Dreft

>     Does anyone know when Dreft was
>     discontinued?

    Dreft is still on the market and readily available in these parts,
    albeit now angled as sort of a specialty detergent for baby clothes.

    --Randy

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:33:40 -0400
    From: "David L. Easter" <david-easter@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Dreft laundry detergent

    A. Joseph Ross wrote in #331,

>     I remember Dreft from the 1950s.  Does anyone
>     know when Dreft was discontinued?  For that matter, does anyone know where
>     that name came from?

    It appears that Dreft is alive and well, see: [removed]

    David L. Easter

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:34:16 -0400
    From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Limbaugh's deafness

    In a message dated 10/13/01 10:03:36 AM, jstokes@[removed] writes:

>     It may have been a prank statement, but one of the announcers on local
>     KSTP-AM in Minneapolis/St. Paul last night said that Rush Limbaugh was
>     nearly deaf.   KSTP-AM carries the RL show, by the way.

>     Since people started a thread here of deaf announcers, this is the time to
>     confirm or deny whether the venerabl RL is nearly deaf.   If this is the
>     case, it's still possible to pump massive amounts of audio into his
>     earphones, so he could hear the callers.

>     So is it true or not?  Anybody know?

    ***It's true, and has been widely reported on TV news programs which have
    played the clip of Limbaugh making the announcement.  (And it was a posting
    about Limbaugh that led to the recent thread on deaf announcers.)  He's 80%
    deaf in one ear and totally deaf in the other and his remaining hearing is
    rapidly degenerating.  Speculation is that the rapid hearing loss (over a
    3-month period) is most likely due to an immune system malfunction where the
    immune system attacks and kills the little sensory hairs within the ear.
    (Medical experts also note that syphilis can also cause such a rapid hearing
    loss.)  It's been mentioned that immune-system deafness is almost always
    permanent and that RL's only chance for hearing in the future may be with an
    implant.

    Also, the nature of the loss is such that he can't hear through boosted-up
    headphones, but is being assisted by staff members speaking into the ear he
    still has some partial hearing in.  --ANTHONY TOLLIN***

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:34:47 -0400
    From: "Philip Adams" <padams33@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Rush Limbaugh deaf

    No doubt there will be numerous responses to the request for more
    information on Mr. Limbaugh's hearing impairment but here are my two cents
    worth.

>     >From what I've heard he is completely deaf in one ear and the other can only

    perceive certain voices and sounds of a particular frequency. Apparently
    volume isn't really the issue.
    It was speculated he would retire but apparently he has decided to continue
    doing his show (but with few if any callers since he can't hear radio or
    phone conversations he has said).
    Frankly, while I've never been a big fan I doubt it will make much
    difference (his being unable to listen to people) since he has rarely
    listened to anyone with opposing viewpoints in the past, why start now?

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:35:19 -0400
    From: neil crowley <og@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  By any other name

    George Wagner's eloquent exposition of the "Tokyo Rose" story should be
    more than sufficient to show the injustice of the trial and imprisonment of
    "Orphan Ann" Iva Toguri. This one gets under my skin too.

    A few additional notes. "Tokyo Rose" was a name coined by GI's to
    succinctly describe the many female voices they heard broadcasting from
    Japan. The women themselves never used the term. Iva Toguri did not have a
    "husky and sexy" voice but a sweet and sassy girl-next-door voice. If you
    were a GI caught in the hell of the Pacific war which would you rather hear
    - the Dragon Lady or the girl you left behind? You can judge her voice for
    yourself at:

       [removed]

    There are many other "Tokyo Rose" sites on the Internet. If you care to
    pursue the story further try:

       [removed]

    By all reasonable acounts, including post-trial statements by jurors, an
    innocent woman was made a scapegoat in the peculiar atmosphere following
    the end of the war. The trial is marked by coerced, distorted, perjured
    testimony, some by witnesses who claimed firsthand knowledge which could
    not have been possible. Of the eight charges of treason alleged she was
    acquited of seven and convicted of one. The judge later admitted his own
    prejudice against Toguri.

    Gerald Ford neatly balanced his early pardon of an unconvicted guilty man
    with a belated pardon of a convicted innocent woman. Personally, I approved
    of both pardons, for different reasons. In Nixon's case, though I despised
    the man, I knew the nation had to move on quickly. In Iva Toguri's case I
    was convinced she had been unjustly condemned.

    Her story is touched with more than a little pathos. Abandoned in Japan by
    the US government, speaking little or no Japanese, she survived by becoming
    an English language typist. She was enlisted as a broadcaster by allied
    prisoners of war who wrote her scripts and instructed her in subtle
    distortions of language which slipped by the Japanese and undermined their
    intended message. She steadfastly refused to renounce her American
    citizenship though others did so willingly. She was constantly harassed by
    the Japanese thought police but she resisted their threats and clung
    tenaciously to America. She assisted POW's with food and other materials at
    peril to herself. Ironically, it was her American citizenship which made
    the kangaroo court possible; those who renounced America and became
    Japanese citizens were not prosecuted. Her script writers were exonerated
    and rewarded. Despite this she has never spoken bitterly about her native
    land.

    Would anybody think of prosecuting the few surviving allied prisoners who
    worked in the brutal Japanese forced labor camps? They made the bitter
    choice of life over death even though it may have helped the enemy. Willows
    bend in the storm so they can stand again when the storm is over. Or they
    break and die. Only the survivors are fit to judge their fellow survivors.

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:36:25 -0400
    From: "rlctm" <rlctm@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Rush Limbaugh DEAF?

    In response to Jim Stokes inquiry on whether or not Rush Limbaugh is nearly
    deaf. Yes, Jim, it's true. This was a thread all last week on Rush's show;
    he has lost all hearing in one ear and 90% in another one in a span of 4
    months. He is currently undergoing treatment from the best specialists in
    the country to no avail. Many of the specialists have told him it could be a
    hereditary condition, an immune-system problem, or they just don't know. One
    or two doctors have told him there's a chance for reversal, but they don't
    really know either. Rush is stating that he is going to continue the show
    one way or another, and has been working on ways to work around his problem
    with computer programs, closed-captioning and the like of his phone calls.
    His voice has also changed in response to the fact that he says he can't
    really hear his own voice anymore. He states he can't carry on normal
    conversations, and has the most powerful hearing aids available and they are
    now useless. Stay tuned to the show for more details, he tells us. This will
    be very interesting to find out what happens to the show Rush says himself
    occupies an "entire wing of the Museum of Radio History" and if Rush can
    pull off what is probably another first in radio, a call-in show hosted by a
    deaf person. Here's betting if anyone can do it, Rush can.  Randy Collins.

    [ADMINISTRIVIA: Enough about Mr. Limbaugh, please.  --cfs3]

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:37:13 -0400
    From: "Peter Vollmann" <vollmann@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Harry Bartell

    Mr. Bartell, your name was one of the most often mentioned when I listened
    to the radio in the fifties. It was not until recently that I connected the
    name with the voice. I must say that your excellent performances have added
    much to my enjoyment of many a now classic show. I also enjoyed reading your
    interview in "Outre" magazine (or was it "Filmfax"?). Anyway, thank you for
    bringing so many pleasant hours to me and my fellow radio enthusiasts.
    Peter from Hawaii

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:37:58 -0400
    From: Chad Palmer <chadpalmer@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Looking for somebody who can print CD-ROMS
     (Slightly OT)

    Hi,

    I know many of you out there sell OTR cd-roms that have custom labels
    printed directly onto the cd-rom itself rather than a stick on label.  I
    have a special project I'd like to have some blank cd-rom's printed for,
    nothing fancy just a little bit of text and maybe a small logo.  I'm
    figuring it would be a max of 20 CD-ROMs, though it might be as few as 8 or 10.

    The problem is I haven't been able to find anywhere that would offer such a
    service at REASONABLE price for such a small # so I was hoping one of you
    out there who has one of the printers capable of doing this could help me
    out.

    Please let me know if you'd be open to doing something like this (if you do
    have the equipment) and we can talk details, such as price, etc.  and I
    also apologize for this (somewhat) off topic post.

    Thanks,
    Chad Palmer

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    Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:54:09 -0400
    From: "Randy Spurlock, [removed]" <randys@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  FOTR convention

    	I thought I might offer my 2 cents worth to the recent
    discussion of the FOTR convention. I went to my first one last year,
    along with my wife, 8 year old daughter, and my in-laws, with me
    being the only OTR hobbyist of the bunch. Everyone had a great time,
    from the youngest to the oldest. I was a bit concerned that I may
    have "missed the boat" when it comes to the biggest names of OTR
    having already passed away for the most part. I couldn't have been
    more mistaken!
    	Many of the people I wasn't familiar with their body of work
    provided the most entertaining moments for me. Peg Lynch, who I
    wasn't familiar with prior to the show, was as funny today as I'm
    sure she was when radio was a bit younger (not that Ms. Lynch is
    getting any older). To listen to the supporting people who worked in
    front of and behind the microphone on some of my favorite shows tell
    story after story was worth many times the small price of admission.
    To be able to meet and carry on a conversation with people who's
    voices were instantly recognizable although their names or faces were
    less so, was a memorable experience.
    	With the events of last month, we should all come to realize
    how fragile life is, not just for the people who worked in radio but
    for those of us who are too young to have lived through it's first
    heyday. Take the time to make a memory. Find a new favorite show that
    you have never listened to before but try at the convention and get
    hooked on (think "Ethel and Albert" for example). Pass along your
    love for OTR to the next generation and take the kids. Listen to the
    stories live instead of hearing "you had to be there" on the list in
    the days after the convention. Support the dealers who make the shows
    available to you year round in addition to having a vast selection of
    nearly everything available to take home from the show. Many depend
    on FOTR to support their business and get a kick start onto the
    holiday season of gift giving. For those of you who want to have an
    alternative to the Mega-Dealer concept of corporate controlled old
    radio shows, now's the time to show your support when and where it
    counts.
    	Last year I drove the 13 hours each way to attend but hope to
    have more sense and fly this time. Circumstances conspire that I'll
    have to go alone this year, unfortunately. If you are lucky enough to
    be able to attend, look me up and say hello. I'll be the big guy who
    looks tired but happy as he regains just a little bit of childhood
    exuberance for the weekend. I love this stuff!

    --
    Randy Spurlock, [removed]
    Sevierville, TN
    mailto:randys@[removed]

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