Subject: [removed] Digest V2004 #207
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Date: 6/19/2004 4:18 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2004 : Issue 207
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Saddest Music in the World            [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
  Brace Beemer Interviews               [ "Arthur Funk" <Art-Funk@[removed]; ]
  Sea Legs #5 answer                    [ Chargous@[removed] ]
  Bob and Ray query                     [ Michael Berger <intercom1@attglobal ]
  Major Bowes                           [ George Aust <austhaus1@[removed] ]
  Ronald Reagan                         [ "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyro ]
  6-20 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 20-26 Jun  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:57:06 -0400
From: JackBenny@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Saddest Music in the World

Pardon me if someone else has already mentioned this, but old radio
enthusiasts may be interested in seeing the current film "The Saddest Music
in the World".  It's set in Winnipeg in the 1930s, and has some major
references to old radio.  It's sort of like Ingmar Bergman meets Busby
Berkeley, so be prepared for a non-standard movie.

Laura Leff
President, IJBFC
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Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:57:20 -0400
From: "Arthur Funk" <Art-Funk@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Brace Beemer Interviews
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Those interviews Bob Slate mentioned in Digest 205 sound fascinating.  If
anyone knows of a commercial or other source for them, I'd sure like to obtain
copies.

Regards to all,
Art Funk

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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:20:27 -0400
From: Chargous@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Sea Legs #5 answer

Hi,

In response to the two questions.  SPERDVAC (or at least a SPERDVAC member)
allegedly has #5.  I too would have had #5, but in a bizarre event (the
ebay seller had thousands of positives at that point), the seller took
everybodys' money and no one ever got their ETs.) I have no idea if the
SPERDVAC ET is the same disc or not, but at least it surfaced.  Anyway,
check with SPERDVAC.

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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:21:07 -0400
From: Michael Berger <intercom1@[removed];
To: otr <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Bob and Ray query
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Listening to a 1953 B&R segment on NBC, Ray's Mary McGoon says under the
closing applause: "Goodbye Grover."  Sounds like that enigmatic Jimmy Durante
"Mrs Callabash" signoff. Anyone know what that's all about?
Also hearing their NPR special for the first time, I was reminded of how
hilarious their Garish Summit was - too bad there aren't more segments out
there with that series.

Michael Berger

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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:21:52 -0400
From: George Aust <austhaus1@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Major Bowes

Deric asked if there were any recordings of the Original Amateur Hour
existing.

I have the same 1939 show that he has, but I also have a 2 LP United
Artist album celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Original Amateur
Hour produced in 1960. These are just excerpts of contestants who were
memorable or who later became famous. There are 24 excerpts of such
people as Teresa Brewer(as a very small child), Stubby kaye, Irving
Fields, Jerry Vale, the Ray Charles singers. Eddie Lawrence, Art Lund,
and Pat Boone.
Most of these are from Ted  Macks shows but some are Major Bowes. My
point is that recordings of these show must exist somewhere.
I also have the excerpt of  The Hoboken Four (Five?) which is Frank
Sinatra's first appearance on radio, on tape somewhere. I think that I
remember hearing a Major Bowes show with a young Judy Garland but that
is strictly from memory.

George Aust

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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:22:44 -0400
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Ronald Reagan

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:39:47 -0400
From: "Jerry Haendiges" <Jerry@[removed];

MEET THE PRESS
9-11-66  California Governors Debate
between Ronald Reagan and Governor Edmond G. (Pat) Brown

Ironic that Reagan as governor defeated Brown the father and was succeeded by Brown the 
son.  Similar to the way Bill Clinton defeated Bush the father and was succeeded by Bush 
the son.

When Reagan ran for governor in 1966, I joked to friends that the Democrats should 
nominate Groucho Marx -- and I'd love to see the debate!

I also remarked that if they wanted to control state spending, they should nominate Jack 
Benny.

-- A. Joseph Ross, [removed] [removed] 15 Court Square, Suite 210 lawyer@[removed] Boston, MA 02108-2503 [removed] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 16:29:46 -0400 From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed]; Subject: 6-20 births/deaths June 20th births 06-20-1890 - Effie Palmer - Albany, NY - d. 8-19-1942 actress: Jean Evans "Lonely Woman"; Dodie Black "Scattergood Baines" 06-20-1893 - Edwin Wolfe - d. 9-22-1983 actor: Curt Bradley "Pepper Young's Family" 06-20-1897 - Bob Howard - W. Newton, MA - d. 12-4-1986 pianist-singer: "Calsodent Presents Bob Howard"; "Sing It Again" 06-20-1899 - Helen Traubel - St. Louis, MO - d. 7-28-1972 singer: "Metropolitan Opera"; "Telephone Hour"; "Jimmy Durante Show" 06-20-1904 - Matt Crowley - d. 3-10-1983 actor: Mark Trail "Mark Trail"; Buck Rogers "Buck Rogers" 06-20-1909 - Errol Flynn - Hobart, Tasmania - d. 10-14-1959 actor: Christopher Casanova "Modern Adventures of Casanova"; "Lux Radio Theatre" 06-20-1924 - Audie Murphy - Kingston, TX - d. 5-28-1971 world war II hero, actor: "Cavalcade of America" 06-20-1924 - Chet Atkins - Luttrell, TN - d. 6-30-2001 guitarist: "Boone County Neighbors"; "Grand Ole Opry" 06-20-1931 - Martin Landau - Brooklyn, NY actor: "No Love Lost" June 20th deaths 01-24-1883 - Estelle Winwood - Lee, Kent, England - d. 6-20-1984 actress: "Theatre Guild on the Air" 03-04-1907 - Edgar Barrier - NYC - d. 6-20-1964 actor: Simon Templar "The Saint" 04-05-1911 - Gordon Jones - Alden, IA - d. 6-20-1963 actor: Pete Thompson "Meet Mr. McNutley" 05-12-1901 - Whitey "Duke" Ford - De Soto, MO - d. 6-20-1986 comedian: (Duke of Paducah) "Grand Ole Opry"; "Plantation Party" 05-15-1904 - Clifton Fadiman - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-20-1999 emcee: "Information Please"; "Conversation"; "RCA Magic Key" 10-09-1897 - Robert Armbruster - Philadelphia, PA - d. 6-20-1994 conductor: "Cavalcade of America"; "Advs. of Sam Spade" -- Ron Sayles For a complete list: [removed] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 16:30:11 -0400 From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed]; To: otrd <[removed]@[removed]; Subject: This week in radio history 20-26 June From Those Were The Days - 6/23 1933 - The Pepper Pot program welcomed a new host. Don McNeill took over the show and renamed it The Breakfast Club. The show, a huge success for the NBC Blue and later, ABC, became one of the longest-running radio programs in history. The show aired with McNeill as host until December 27, 1968. The Breakfast Club was a morning show that had its share of corny jokes, visiting celebrities and lots of audience participation. 1941 - Front Page Farrell was heard for the first time on Mutual. In 1942, the program moved to NBC and stayed on the air until 1954. Sally and David Farrell were the central characters. 1947 - Wendy Warren and the News debuted on CBS. The broadcasts continued until 1958. No, the program was not a newscast, in the traditional sense. It was a serial -- one of many of the time. The unique thing about this particular show, however, was that Wendy Warren and the News did utilize a real three-minute newscast to open the show. The newscaster, delivering the news as part of the show, chose not to stay in the entertainment side of radio, but continued to be a true journalist and a legend at CBS. That newsman was Douglas Edwards. 6/24 1960 - The Romance of Helen Trent was heard for the last time. Helen and her boy-toy, Gil Whitney, were about to be married, but the loving couple never made it to the altar -- just in case the show would ever be renewed. Helen Trent and her romance aired for 27 years -- a total of 7,222 episodes -- on the CBS. 6/25 1942 - The first broadcast of It Pays to Be Ignorant was aired on WOR and the Mutual Broadcasting System. 6/26 1933 - The Kraft Music Hall debuted. 1949 - Fred Allen had his final program, though he continued for several years to guest on other shows. Joe ---- Visit my home page: [removed]~[removed] -------------------------------- End of [removed] Digest V2004 Issue #207 ********************************************* Copyright [removed] Communications, York, PA; All Rights Reserved, including republication in any form. If you enjoy this list, please consider financially supporting it: [removed] For Help: [removed]@[removed] To Unsubscribe: [removed]@[removed] To Subscribe: [removed]@[removed] or see [removed] For Help with the Archive Server, send the command ARCHIVE HELP in the SUBJECT of a message to [removed]@[removed] To contact the listmaster, mail to listmaster@[removed] To Send Mail to the list, simply send to [removed]@[removed]