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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 269

Table Of Contents: 

	 Let There Be Light
	 Chickenman!
	 Remembering Bob Considine
	 OTR Networks
	 Looking for airdates
	 Re: OTR Update: Please Read This!
	 Re: List Address
	 [removed] is moving
	 Hopalong Cassidy
	 Hopalong Cassidy/Howard Swart
	 Information Please Log
	 The Lone Ranger's morals
	 Chicken Man
	 Elliott Lewis
	 Elliott Lewis

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 00:35:53 -0500
From: Joe Oliver <joliver@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Let There Be Light
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        You don't know how much you miss the lights until the power goes
off.  You don't know how much you miss the OTR List until it goes down.

        Good work, Bill.


                                             Joe Oliver

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 96 00:45:37 -0400
From: Richard Fish <fish@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Chickenman!
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Chickenman was created at WCFL in Chicago in the 1960's by Dick Orkin and a group of wonderful zanies.

It was a series of 90-second "drop-ins" for commercial radio, but managed to develop characters and storylines over a period of time.  It was, of course a superhero spoof, with mild-mannered Benton Harbor renting the only costume he could get -- a chicken -- and going out to fight crime.  It was a very funny show indeed, and led to another similarly-formatted series called The Tooth Fairy.

Dick Orkin has gone on to much else, in advertising and entertainment.  I ran across his website ("Dick Orkin's Radio Ranch") a few months ago, and there is indeed a section on Chickenman!  The url is:

	[removed]

Richard Fish
LodesTone Media

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 02:02:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: JSEXTON@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Remembering Bob Considine
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 You were "on the line,with Bob Considine" and his rendering of the [removed] loved the space program , and inthe early 70's produced a tape or record on the
history of the Moon missions called "ONE GIANT STEP". 
  I owned this delightful record till I lost it and countless other things
in an apartment [removed]'d like to know  if anyone knows if it is available
now on tape ,CD, or record???
  Bob died in the late 70's. I really miss [removed],John (JSEXTON@[removed])

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 02:08:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: JSEXTON@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: OTR Networks
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   When I was growing up, I remembered that there were several networks
on our radio: ABC
              CBS
              NBC
              MUTUAL
              WESTINGHOUSE (Group W)

The latter may or may not "qualify"as a [removed] Have I listed the
major US networks?? Was there a "Fox" or "Dumont" network also-as there
was on TV ??? Best,John (JSEXTON@[removed])

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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 13:48:43 +0000
From: "F. Charles Simar" <FCharlesSimar>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Looking for airdates
Message-ID: <[removed]@LOCALNAME>
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I am looking for airdates for the following shows.  Anyone with information
(or needs more info to identify these shows) can send the info to this
digest or email me at: 

              FCharlesSimar@[removed]

Program                      Show Title

Abbott & Costello Show       Tax Dodge
Abbott & Costello Show       Room Service
Adventures Of Maisie         Thursday Island Pink
Baby Snooks Show             To Bee Or Not To Bee
Baby Snooks Show             The Opera
Bergen & McCarthy Show       Charlie Starts A Book Club
Bergen & McCarthy Show       Charlie Becomes A Pearl Farmer
Bickersons                   The Operation
Blondie                      The $2000 Goomis Fly
Blondie                      Camping Out With Alexander
Bold Venture                 The Mario Cavana Case
Bold Venture                 Slate Shannon Accused Of Murder
Boston Blackie               The Willabrandt Diamonds
Buck Rogers                  The First Four Episodes Of 1932
Burns & Allen Show           Pig Roast
Burns & Allen Show           A Gift For George (w/Eddie Cantor)
Burns & Allen Show           The Old Boyfriend
Cape Cod Mystery Theatre     The Caller On Line One
Cisco Kid                    The Black Kercheif
Clyde Beatty Show            The Devil Cat
Frank Morgan Show            Frank The Aviator/Bickersons Open A Hot Dog Stand
Gangbusters                  The Golf Course Murder
Gangbusters                  The Case Of The Chicago Tunnel Gang
Green Hornet                 Justice Wears A Blindfold
Great Gildersleeve           Anything For Money
Great Gildersleeve           A Rose By Any Other Name
Hardy Family                 Andy Takes Up Knitting
Hardy Family                 Andy Bets On Horses
Hopalong Cassidy             A Jailer Named Satan
I Was A [removed]      Treason Comes In Cans
Lives Of Harry Lime          Ticket To Tangier
Lone Ranger                  Eric Hyde's Cattle 
Lone Ranger                  Dan Reid Accused Of Murder
Mr. & Mrs. Blandings         The Early Anniversary
My Friend Irma               American History
My Friend Irma               Vanishing Ghost
My Little Margie             Queen Of The Cannibals
NBC Short Stories            Frankenstein
NBC Short Stories            Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
NBC University Theatre       Nose-ology
NBC University Theatre       Cask Of Amontillado
NBC University Theatre       Fall Of The House Of Usher
New Adv. Of Micheal Shayne   The Case Of The Model Murder
Shadow, The                  The Tomb Of Terror
Shadow, The                  Tenor With A Broken Voice
Smith's Of Hollywood         Audition Show
Stand By For Adventure       The Knife
That Brewster Boy            The Lovesick Daughter
That Brewster Boy            Selling Begonia Butter Cutters
Three For Adventure          Roundhouse Rosie
Whistler, The                Lady From The Sea
Whistler, The                Delivery Guaranteed

Believe it or not, this list used to be MUCH longer.  I have spent numerous
hours
trying to find airdates for many of my shows.  These are ones that have yet
to be found.

I would also like to give a special thanks to Gregg Oppenheimer for his help on
the "My Favorite Husband" airdates.

Thanx.  Elizabeth Simar. 8'>

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 07:27:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: joe <wmackey@[removed]>
To: AIRWAVES MEDIA <wdp@[removed]>
Subject: Re: OTR Update: Please Read This!
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> I need you guys and gals to start posting your regular load of
> articles to the list.  I cannot test the list or tweak it further

> Bill

Ok, how this--

Has anyone noticed the long hours the staff of WENN works?  They sign on 
at 6/7 [removed] and are on the air until midnight.  Seems like rather long 
hours to me.

Joe

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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 09:09:48 -0500 (CDT)
From: wdp (AIRWAVES MEDIA)
To: joliver@[removed] (Joe Oliver)
Cc: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: List Address
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} 
} Bill, do you need to clarify the posting address?  Hasn't it changed?
} I'm unsure what the correct address is?
} 
} Your devotion to the List project is very admirable.
} 
}                 sincerely,
} 
} 
}                 Joe Oliver

Thanks Joe.

No the addresses have not changed.  If they had, I sure would have
posted the new ones <g>.  The domain of [removed] is a 'virtual
domain' which means that it can be pointed to any server simply by
notifying my name server site.

It is unlikely that I will be changing domains, regardless of where I
may set up shop.  Thanks for asking and for giving me the chance to
clarify.

The addresses are [removed]

otr@[removed] *OR* [removed]@[removed]  (for articles)

otr-request@[removed]   *OR* [removed]@[removed]
(the above are for "SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE only).

William Pfeiffer
Administrator: Old Time Radio Digest
wdp@[removed]
Web: [removed]

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 10:44:06 -0500
From: Lou Genco <lgenco@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: [removed] is moving
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Sometimes "almost good enough" just can't be left alone.  Bill Pfeiffer is
going through the throes of moving and upgrading the OTR Digest, and I have
started to move the Original Old-Time Radio WWW pages to a new hardware site.

Almost all the files have been transferred to the new site (in Texas), and I
am working with the hardware gurus to make sure everything works right.
There should be NO interruption in service (we hope), since the domain name
will remain the same ([removed]). You should notice a speedup in
accessing my site and viewing files once the move is complete.

Four new entries at the new site include Tom Kleinschmidt's -Information
Please-  log, Charlie Laughlin's -The Saint- log, and Frank Passage's new
logs on -The Strange Dr Weird- and -Stroke of Fate-. 

You will be able to access teh new site and enjoy their contributions soon,
and I promise the Texas drawl will be filtered out (y'all)!  8-)

Lou
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WWW page on "Old Time Radio":                   [removed]
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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 08:44:25 -0700
From: Carter Swart <swart@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Hopalong Cassidy
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8/4/96

Dear Dick:

	You forgot to mention the Hopalong Cassidy radio shows, which my 
father, Howard C. Swart, wrote in the late 1940s.  I can remember his 
typewriter going half the night.  One of the stories--The Red Wheels--was 
an idea submitted by moi--a thirteen-year-old.
	Yeah, those were the days.

	Carter Swart

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 08:49:40 -0700
From: Carter Swart <swart@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Hopalong Cassidy/Howard Swart
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8/4/96

Dear Mr. Henley,

	My father, Howard C. Swart, wrote the Hopalong Cassidy radio 
show.  I'm looking for a cassette of an episode called "The Red Wheels." 
Where should I start my search?
	Thanks,

	Carter Swart

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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 13:24:26 -0400
From: Tom Kleinschmidt <tomkle@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Information Please Log
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

        I have just sent to Lou Genco an updated copy of an INFORMATION
PLEASE log that I did with the help of Jerry Shnay. It lists almost 250
programs. If anyone wants a copy of it before Lou updates his web site, just
drop me an email and I'll send it to you directly.



Tom

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 17:17:11 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Lone Ranger's morals
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Saw an article in a recent USA Today about a new book by Jim Lichtman, an
ethics specialist. The book is called "The Lone Ranger's Code of the West"
and according to USA Today is "an attempt to give a '90s audience a
back-to-basics lesson in character from one of its early TV western heroes."

Notice the reference to TV instead of radio. [removed]

The book is about the author having campfire chats with the Lone Ranger and
Tonto about eight core qualities of character they consider most important:
honesty, fairness, caring, respect, loyalty, tolerance, duty, and moral
courage. The chats are told in parables that "read like plots from the old
Lone Ranger TV show."

The book was written with the cooperation of Fran Striker, Jr. (I know he
monitors this digest occasionally, I'd be interested if he has any comments).

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          
AOL: JimWidner                            

                                                 

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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 16:58:32 -0500
From: Joe Salerno <jsalerno@[removed]>
To: "'OTR List'" <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Chicken Man
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I remember Chicken Man as a child. They were little program-lets that =
ran for maybe 3 minutes at a time and programed in Houston on KPRC =
irregularly. It was very cute. I don't remember any specific [removed]

I also remember when my family vacationed in Canada by car, just as we =
were going through customs Chicken Man came on the radio there but I =
missed it as my father was talking to the man in the booth about our =
intentions to tour Canada. This was probably August 1961, and I had just =
turned nine. I don't know if this would qualify as OTR or not. To some =
of you,  I imagine '61 seems very late in the history of radio.

I also remember listening to Gunsmoke in the car on the way home from my =
Grandmother's house,and Heartbeat Theatre (Salvation Army). I came =
across a few of these on 16" ET recently.

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 19:05:51 -0700
From: PETER GRECO <pgreco@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Elliott Lewis
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Hi,
  Its great to have the digest up and operating again.
In a few of the letters on the digest,they talked of shows being cut
short for one reason or [removed] the war Elliott Lewis and Howard
Duff were in special services,working with the Armed Forces [removed]
job along with Jimmy Lyons and others was to take about a 120 programs
off the air a [removed] crew then edited out all the comericals,took out
all the dated material and edited anything that would be information 
not wanted to be heard [removed] some cases that edited out the
openings and closings of a show and inserted their [removed] case in point
was the Mystery Theatre which the body of the show would be [removed]
[removed] or Inner Sanctum [removed] opening would be done by Elliott or 
[removed] then were put on acetate discs and ship to short-wave 
stations,in turn masters were made and shipped to our troops world-wide.
For his efforts [removed] was awarded the "LEGION OF MERIT" medal for
developing new techniques in recording and [removed] last note
on Elliott Lewis he appeared on the PHIL HARRIS show as Frankie Remley,
who in fact was a real member of the [removed] real Frankie was used on
the first HARRIS show,he didn't come off right Phil then asked Elliott
to play Remley and radio history was [removed] was on the air for nine
years,The last year or so the name Frankie was dropped and Elliott was
[removed] to an interview with Elliott Lewis,he said that the real
Remley wanted to be paid for using his name,Phil refused and they began
to use the name [removed] said that who always thought Elliott
was not a funny name,but Frankie [removed] heard some of the shows they did
for RCA using Elliott,he was right it wan't quite as [removed]

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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 19:08:35 -0700
From: PETER GRECO <pgreco@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Elliott Lewis
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
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Hi,
  In a few of the letters in the digest,they talked about some shows
being cut short for one reason or [removed] the war Elliott Lewis 
and Howard Duff were in special services,working with Armed Forces Radio
Their job along with Jimmy Lyon and others were to take about 120 shows
off the air a [removed] they edited out the commericals,took out any
dated material and finally edited anything that would be considered 
information not wanted broadcasted world [removed] would cut out opening
and insert their [removed] was called Mystery Theatre it could be a Mr.
[removed] show or Inner santum,with their openings and [removed] shows
then would be recorded on acetate discs and send to short-wave 
stations,where they would make masters and ship the the shows to our
troops all over the [removed] his efforts [removed] received the Legion
of Mert medal for developing new techniques in recording and broad-
[removed] more intresting note that came out of the interview,during
the his time on Phil Harris show he was Frankie Remley,the shows they
did for RCA he was called [removed] seems that the real Frank RAmley
wanted payment for using his [removed] Harris decided to stop using the
name Frankie and using [removed] always thought that Frankie was
a funny name and Elliott wasn"[removed] heard some of the show using Elliott 
and he was right the name was not [removed]




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