Subject: [removed] Digest V2005 #346
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 11/9/2005 7:09 PM

To: [removed]@[removed]

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2005 : Issue 346
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Simon Jones Interview Posted On Hitc  [ Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed] ]
      2005 Allen Rockford Award             [ mlwallace57@[removed] (Mary L. Wa ]
      Camel sponsored Shows                 [ K & J Hammel <haml@[removed]; ]
      American Adventure                    [ Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed]; ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]
      Mike Wallace interview                [ Michael Berger <makiju@[removed]; ]
      11-9 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Oddie Man Out                         [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
      GI Jive                               [ "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@earthli ]
      ANY OTR RECREATION GROUPS IN SEATTLE  [ "Andolina, Joe" <Joe_Andolina@cable ]
      "And Heeeere's the Cinnamon Bear!"    [ Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed] ]
      Mystery Time                          [ "RadioAZ@[removed]" <radioAZ@bas ]
      Center Moriches and 30 Minutes to Cu  [ "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@hotmail. ]
      Center Moriches                       [ "Joseph" <drjoewebb@[removed]; ]
      week end line up on Yesterday USA an  [ "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed]; ]
      AFRS SHOW "JUBILEE"                   [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
      Reverb in OTR                         [ "Bill Scherer" <bspro@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:45:12 -0500
    From: Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Simon Jones Interview Posted On Hitchhiker's
     Fan Site

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fan website  ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha has
    posted Steve Lewis' interview with Simon Jones from the recent Friends of
    Old Time Radio Convention as a podcast.

    It can be heard here: [removed].

    Yes, it is helpful to be familiar with who Douglas Adams was and the
    Hitchhiker's radio series to enjoy the interview - but Jones is so funny I
    think just about anyone would get some laughs out of it.

    He even tells a couple of Brideshed Revisited (sp) stories if you're
    inclined that way.

    Sean Dougherty
    SeanDD@[removed]

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    Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:45:35 -0500
    From: mlwallace57@[removed] (Mary L. Wallace)
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  2005 Allen Rockford Award

    I am way overdue with this but I do want to express my appreciation and
    delight over having received the Allen Rockford Award this year.  I had
    the pleasure of knowing Allen for about 5 years and I valued his
    friendship.  It was his program "The Sounds of Yesterday" (with co-host
    Don Richardson) that got me into the OTR hobby and I was well aware of
    Allen's enthusiasm for this wonderful form of entertainment.  Receiving
    this award with his name on it means more to me than I can say and and I
    am grateful for the honor.

    I would also like to thank everybody at the FOTR convention (the 1st one
    I missed since Walt Mitchell and I started attending in 1979) who asked
    Walt about my health -- I am coming along very well but attending the
    convention this year would have been "too much of a good thing."  I will
    be back next year -- and I always keep my threats!  ;-)

    Mary Lou Wallace

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    Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 23:30:35 -0500
    From: K & J Hammel <haml@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Camel sponsored Shows

>     I Googled '"Thanks to the Yanks" show' and found what looks
>     like a script for the show:

    The "Tobacco Documents" site that Herb mentions contains a
    ton of scripts for shows sponsored by Camel.  I've
    downloaded over 300 Bob Hawks scripts as well as over 100
    for Abbott & Costello,  30 for Screen Guild Players as well
    as a smattering for the Al Pearce Show, Blondie, Vaugh
    Monroe and Richard Diamond.

    The [removed] site is a bit bulky to use, but
    you can access the same items from a freindlier search site
    by visiting the following link:

    [removed]

    Kathy

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    Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 23:33:04 -0500
    From: Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  American Adventure

    Art Chimes commented:

>     ("American Adventure" is new to me. Summers classifies it as "Informative
>     Drama." Dave Goldin lists no episodes at [removed], and
>     there's no entry for it in John Dunning's book, either. Sounds like a little
>     research project for my next visit to the Library of Congress.)

    "American Adventure" was a series of historical dramas carried on NBC in the
    late 50s and produced by the Department of Radio, Television and Motion
    Pictures at the University of North Carolina (my alma mater).  I don't have
    more information handy right now, but I remember hearing recordings of it
    while at UNC.  It had an inspiring opening that concluded with the words
    "...this is still a young country", intoned effectively by a student named
    Carl Kassell -- the same one you hear reporting the news mornings on NPR.
    (There's a source for you, Art).
                                                  --Bill Jaket

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:12:00 -0500
    From: charlie@[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 nine years, same time, same channel! Started by Lois Culver, widow
    of actor Howard Culver, this is the place to be on Thursday night for
    real-time OTR talk!

    Our "regulars" include OTR actors, soundmen, collectors, listeners, and
    others interested in enjoying OTR from points all over the world. Discussions
    range from favorite shows to almost anything else under the sun (sometimes
    it's hard for us to stay on-topic)...but even if it isn't always focused,
    it's always a good time!

    For more info, contact charlie@[removed]. We hope to see you there, this
    week and every week!

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:17:05 -0500
    From: Michael Berger <makiju@[removed];
    To: otr <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Mike Wallace interview

    You can hear a half hour interview with Mike Wallace
    on the NPR Fresh Air show at this link:

    [removed]

    At 87, he remembers quite a bit about his early days
    on radio including his days as staff announcer in
    Detroit when he'd occasionally intro The Green Hornet
    and the Lone Ranger. When a popular show from the
    early 50s called Mike and Buff came up, Terry Gross,
    normally well prepared, was shocked to learn that the
    other half of the interview team was, in fact, his
    'other half' in private life, Buff Cobb.

    Michael Berger

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:17:25 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  11-9 births/deaths

    November 9th births

    11-09-1883 - Edna Mae Oliver - Malden, MA - d. 11-9-1942
    actress: Miss Tuttle "Remarkable Miss Tuttle"
    11-09-1886 - Ed Wynn - Philadelphia, PA,  - d. 6-19-1966
    comedian: (The Perfect Fool) Fire Chief "Ed Wynn Show"; King Bubbles "Happy
    Island"
    11-09-1893 - John P. Medbury - New York - d. 6-29-1947
    writer: "Burns and Allen"; "Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt"
    11-09-1895 - George D. Hay - Attica, IN - d. 5-9-1968
    host: (The Solemn Old Judge) "Barn Dance"; "Grand Ole Opry"
    11-09-1895 - Lou Lubin - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 1-30-1973
    actor: Shorty "Amos 'n' Andy"
    11-09-1899 - Mezz Mezzrow - Chicago, IL - d. 8-5-1972
    jazz clarinetist: "BBC Jazz Session"; "For Your Approval"; "Americana"
    11-09-1906 - Muggsy Spanier - Chicago, IL - d. 2-12-1967
    cornet: "This Is Jazz"; "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts"
    11-09-1909 - Kay Thompson - St. Louis, MO - d. 7-2-1998
    singer: "Fred Waring Show"; "Your Hit Parade"; "Tune-Up Time"
    11-09-1913 - Hedy Lamarr - Vienna, Austria - d. 1-19-2000
    actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    11-09-1922 - Dorothy Dandridge - Cleveland, OH - d. 9-8-1965
    actress, writer: "Beulah Show"

    November 9th deaths

    01-01-1889 - Charles Bickford - Cambridge, MA - d. 11-9-1967
    actor: "Radio Hall of Fame"
    02-11-1920 - Billy Halop - New York, NY - d. 11-9-76
    actor: Bobby Benson "Bobby Benson Adventures"; Dick Kent "Home, Sweet Home"
    03-18-1869 - Neville Chamberlain - Birmingham, England - d. 11-9-1940
    inept british prime minister: "peace for our time"
    04-26-1890 - Edgar Kennedy - Monterey, CA - d. 11-9-48
    actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Radio Reader's Digest"
    07-07-1890 - Tom Powers - Owensboro, KY - d. 11-9-1955
    commentator: "Central City"
    07-29-1887 - Sigmund Romberg - Nagykanizsa, Austria-Hungary - d. 11-9-1951
    composer, conductor: "An Evening with Romberg"; "Swift Hour"
    08-22-1915 - Hugh Paddick - Hoddeston, Hartfordshire, England - d. 11-9-2000
    actor: "Beyond Our Ken"
    09-02-1909 - Adrienne Marden - Cleveland, OH - d. 11-9-1978
    actress: Patrica Jordan "Story of Bess Johnson"
    09-16-1881 - Jack Harvey - Cleveland, OH - d. 11-9-1954
    writer: "Joan Davis Time"
    10-13-1921 - Yves Montand - Monsummano Alto, Tuscany, Italy - d. 11-9-1991
    singer, actor: "Rendezvouz In Paris"
    10-27-1914 - Dylan Thomas - Uplands, Swansea, Wales - d. 11-9-1953
    writer: "Life of the Modern Poet"; "Modern Muse"
    10-29-1921 - Ed Kemmer - Reading, PA - d. 11-9-2004
    actor: Buzz Corey "Space Patrol"
    11-04-1918 - Art Carney - Mount Vernon, NY - d. 11-9-2003
    actor: Billy Oldham "Joe and Ethel Turp"; General Dwight D. Eisenhower
    "Living 1948"
    11-09-1883 - Edna Mae Oliver - Malden, MA - d. 11-9-1942
    actress: Miss Tuttle "Remarkable Miss Tuttle"
    12-25-1932 - Mabel King - Charleston, SC - d. 11-9-1999
    actress: "Camel Rock and Roll Party"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:34:23 -0500
    From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Oddie Man Out
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    Several folks here w/ UK ties have posted about the recent stage appearances
    of British TV/radio comics Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor of  "I'm Sorry,
    I'll Read That Again" and "The Goodies" fame (and, I might add, hit songs like
    "Do the Funky Gibbon" and "Black Pudding Bertha") . But where was their
    Goodies co-hort Bill Oddie?

    Yours in the aether,

    Derek Tague (first-generation British-American)

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:59:07 -0500
    From: "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@[removed];
    To: "OTR List" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  GI Jive

    According to Mackenzie, 25 January 1944 is when GI JIVE began it's 5 year
    run in the format of GI Jill, Martha Wilkerson, playing records and
    answering letters from servicemen.  It ran until 29 Nov 1949.

    During this period 5 15-minute shows were produced each week, later 6 per
    week.

    The previous version of the show ran from May 1943 to Sept. 1943 and was
    produced by the Special Services Division. In this format, Robert M. Warner
    and Martha Wilkerson played the roles of Jack & Jill. 15 minutes each, 4 per
    week, 56 shows were pressed.

    joe s

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:59:20 -0500
    From: "Andolina, Joe" <Joe_Andolina@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  ANY OTR RECREATION GROUPS IN SEATTLE?

    Hello to anyone,

    I was wondering if there was any group(s) near Everett, WA that do OTR
    recreations? I was interested in getting involved as an actor. Please contact
    me off list at lynxrecords1@[removed] with any possible responses.

    Joe

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 13:00:33 -0500
    From: Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  "And Heeeere's the Cinnamon Bear!"

    Dear Gentle Reader:

    It is time once again to prepare to listen to radio's greatest  adventure,
    "The Cinnamon Bear," the story of Judy and Jimmy Barton as they travel
    through Maybeland with Paddy O'Cinnamon and the Crazyquilt Dragon in search
    of the silver star!  Crazyquilt had stolen it from the Barton twins' attic
    and they need to get it back so they can put it in its place of honor at
    the very top of their Christmas tree.

    This charming story, first broadcast in 1937, is a catalogue of old-time
    radio.  All of your favorite performers are featured and the 26 fifteen
    minute episodes are wonderfully exciting and  suspenseful.  The whole
    family can build a tradition around listening to this show, which can be
    programmed immediately after Thanksgiving and scheduled through Christmas
    Eve.

    The tapes are easy to acquire.  All the old-time radio clubs have them and
    many dealers too. First Generation Radio Archives put out some great  CD's
    last year made from newly found disks of  "The Cinnamon Bear" and they are
    available again.  Sound is superb.

    You, your children, and grandkids,  will thrill to this program.  If you
    send me your postal address, I'll mail all the eleven songs to you
    completely free of charge, no postage reimbursement required or desired. I
    can't e-mail the songs  so you will have to get them the old-fashioned
    way----by first class U. S. postal mail. You'll enjoy singing along with
    the marvelous creatures which inhabit Maybeland.

    You'll love "The Cinnamon Bear."  I guarantee it will richly bless your
    family!

    Sincerely,

    Dennis Crow

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:16:26 -0500
    From: "RadioAZ@[removed]" <radioAZ@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Mystery Time

    I have a recording of a show called "Mystery Time."  The episode is "THe
    Signal Man," based on Charles Dickens story.  I have not been able to find
    any on-line listing for this show.  At first I thought it might be British,
    but then I found out that the announcer (Don Dowd) and the star of this
    episode (Guy Repp) were both active in US radio.  And at the end the
    announcer says that the program has been broadcast live from New York.

    Anyone know anything about this show?  Is there a log of the episodes
    available somewhere that my searching has missed?

    Ted

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:45:54 -0500
    From: "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Center Moriches and 30 Minutes to Curtain

    Thanks to Steve, Bill, Doug and Art for their input on the correct
    pronunciation of Center Moriches. The name of the town is mentioned often in
    Suspense's "On a Country Road." We are using a script that was originally
    transcribed by someone for the Dave Warren Players' production at FOTR years
    ago. That person had several spellings for the town: Santa Marches and
    Center Marches.

    In my haste to post the announcement of our upcoming show I neglected to
    give the DATE. Here it is again.

    Since there is NO SPERDVAC meeting or convention in November. to satisfy
    your desire for radio re-creations on that second weekend in November, on
    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11,  30 MINUTES TO CURTAIN will be presenting a re-creation
    of a suspenseful classic "On a Country Road", plus an original script by R.
    C. Thompson called "Woof" at 8 pm. The location is the First Southern
    Baptist Church, 13261 Glenoaks Blvd, Sylmar. Admission is $[removed] per person
    at the door. See [removed] for directions to the church. When
    you enter the driveway, drive to the back where the parking lot is. The
    performance room will be on your left. (HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!)

    Thanks,
    Barbara

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:46:00 -0500
    From: "Joseph" <drjoewebb@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Center Moriches

    I lived on Long Island for 7 years, and I always heard it as more-itch-iz
    with a very slight emphasis on the "itch"

    I've since moved to New England and have learned that how something is
    spelled has nothing whatsoever to do with the way it is pronounced :)  I'm
    convinced it's a trick to find New Yorkers hiding in their midst. :)

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:44:04 -0500
    From: "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  week end line up on Yesterday USA and some
     news

    Hi Everybody,

    Bryan is on vacation for the next two weeks thus I will post what going on
    on Yesterday USA for the next couple of weeks.  We have a new home page at
    [removed]  the listen buttons are right there, and you will know
    what being played on   the station right then and how long is the show, plus
    what is coming up next.  Two SPERDVAC is joining  Yesterday USA with a
    almost daily tape show hosted by Dan Haefele.  Listed below are some of the
    highlights of the live week end show on Yesterday USA at
    [removed] starting at 7-30 PM on the west coast and runs around 6
    hours.

    Friday 11-11-05

    A.  from 7-30 PM to 9 [removed]  you can call (714) 545-2071 and talk to Frank
    Bresee live on the air about OTR.

    B.   Frank Bresee archive interview with Phil Harris

    C.  A big Band remote with Phil Harris

    D. A Fitch Bandwagon show starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye.

    E.  more OTR

    Saturday 11-12-05

    A.  Dick Bertel and Ed Corcaran interview Bret Morrison on there Golden Age
    Radio show

    B.  Larry Gassman monthly visit.  Larry talks about OTR books.

    C.  Larry Gassman interview John Dunning

    D.  Bill Bragg from the 1994 FOTR convention.

    E.  Fibber McGee and Molly 12-19-50

    F.  Great Gildersleeves 11-8-50

    G.  Information Please

    H.  more OTR

    Sunday 11-13-05

    A.  Laura Leff president of  International Jack Benny Fan Club presents the
    Jack Benny show of 11-11-45 with Joe Lewis as guest.

    B.  talk to Dr. Mike Biel at (714) 545-2071 regarding recording or OTR.

    C.  Phil Harris and Alice Faye show

    D.  Lux Radio Theater from 1953.

    E.  Our Miss Brooks

    F.  archive interview with Les Brown

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:44:21 -0500
    From: PURKASZ@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  AFRS SHOW "JUBILEE"
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    Of course, what's wrong with me, this is the  perfect place to aid in my
    search.
        Let me go back to the beginning.
        Many years ago I heard an AFRS Show on the radio in  Hollywood  called
    "Jubilee" that had a emcee named Ernie Bubbles I think  and there was a
    segment
    featuring a battle of the alto saxs that starred the  then unknown in 1945,
    Charlie Parker battling with the Basie stalwart Willie  Smith.
        It was an unbelievable exhibition of the beauty and  finesse of the alto
    sax by two greats and the songs were, 'Body and Soul' and  'Sophisticated
    Lady.'
        I hear it in my mind to this day but have been  unable to find it.
        Is there anyone out there who might remember or  even know the show and
    could get me a copy or lead me to a place to download  it?
        I pray that I may find it at last by finally asking  the only group of
    people on the planet who might have an answer for me.
        It was a 1945 "Jubilee" AFRS show and that's all I  know, with guests
    Charlie Parker and Willie Smith.
        I'm counting the hours now as I'm sure I'm finally  getting closer.
        It's haunting me like that episode of Suspense,
        "The Search For Henri LeFevre."
        There it is now, on the [removed] the  [removed]
    [removed]
                        Michael  C. Gwynne

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    Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:53:06 -0500
    From: "Bill Scherer" <bspro@[removed];
    To: ""old-time radio digest">" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Reverb in OTR

    Hi all,
    Well some friends on an audio list I'm on are wondering how reverb was used
    in the OTR days.  Like for instance on a show like Murder at Midnight when
    verb
    would be used for a portion of the intro.
    In the 30's or 40's did they use chambers, or were there plate or spring
    reverbs then?
    What did they do for other echo effects?  Could they use the Ampex machines
    that came out in the late 40's?

    Bill

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