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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2005 : Issue 171
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Two Comments from Issue 157 [ KENPILETIC@[removed] ]
of interest to Roy Rogers radio show [ "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@earthli ]
festus [ Grams46@[removed] ]
Virtual Oldtime Radio Convention Jun [ "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@[removed] ]
Re: [removed] [ Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@earthlin ]
Man in Black / Suspense [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed] ]
gunsmoke blacksmith [ "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed] ]
Barney Fife [ Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed]; ]
XM Radio [ "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed] ]
Re: Festus . . . Hephaestus? [ "Candy Jens" <candyj@[removed]; ]
Breakfastime kiddie show [ Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed]; ]
Re: Various Observations [ John Mayer <mayer@[removed]; ]
Walden Hughes June 3rd, 4th and 5th [ BryanH362@[removed] ]
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:40:51 -0400
From: KENPILETIC@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Two Comments from Issue 157
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Hi Gang -
I'm still catching up on past (archived) issues of the digest, and I have
comments on two items from issue number 157:
- -- Item number one ---
In issue 157, George Tirebiter asks:
"... I suppose there is a "World News Roundup -Morning Edition" as well,
but I don't think I've ever heard it. Has anyone?"
Yes there was, and yes I did. It was simply "World News Roundup", this was
in the 1940s and early 1950s after World War Two. During the war (and
before the US was involved), the CBS program was known as "The News From
Europe",
and it ran 15 minutes every day. There apparently was no "evening edition"
during those years.
- -- Item number two ---
In the same issue, James Faulkner mentioned how Tom Mix was killed.
James heard "... via some elders in Tucson, Mr. Mix was very intoxicated.
He was driving a CHORD (sic) automobile, and something ran across the road,
and he lost control. ..."
The way I heard it, Tom Mix was literally killed by a suitcase. When his
Cord automobile suddenly stopped (whatever the reason), his suitcase, which
had
been on the deck behind him, slid forward and struck him on the back of the
head killing him.
Happy Taping - Ken Piletic -- Streamwood, Illinois
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 12:28:12 -0400
From: "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@[removed];
To: "OTR List" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: of interest to Roy Rogers radio show fans
Google found this for me. I don't know how long this will be up.
[removed]
I haven't heard the CD and have no financial connection to this project.
Joe Salerno
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 12:28:39 -0400
From: Grams46@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: festus
Derek Tague writes:
If memory serves me correctly, Festus on "Gunsmoke" was a blacksmith. Is
there a possibilty that the name was devised as being derived from that of
Hephaestus, pronounced heh-FES-tus, the Greek name of the Roman deity Vulcan,
who, of course, was the god of fire and metal-working?
newly was a blacksmith.
festus the deputy was named after a roman governor of judea named festus in
the Bible - 25th chapter of acts.
peace from kathy
Support our troops - end the war
John 3:16
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:38:31 -0400
From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Virtual Oldtime Radio Convention June 9
Hello Friends,
We hope that you will be able to participate in our Virtual Convention "The
oldtime Radio Symposium." This Symposium will be held at 5-9:30 Central
Time pm on Thursday June 9. All you need is a computer and a microphone in
order to participate. Featured Presenters will be Mr. Chuck Schaden, host
of "Those were the Days," [removed] Mr. Ed Walker, blind newscaster and host
of "The Big Broadcast," [removed]; Mr. Jack French, Author: "Private
Eyelashes: Lady Detectives in Oldtime Radio." Mr. Ronald Staley will discuss
Gangbusters and its Impact on Organized Crime in America. Finally, Mr.
Bill Sparks at [removed] will discuss his accessible web site for
all. A discussion period will be held afterward commencing at 8 pm,Central
Time, moderated by Miss Joanie leonard, great OTR Fan. For more
information regarding accessing the site, please write to: boacost
a@[removed]. Thank you, Robert Acosta
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:32:55 -0400
From: Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: [removed]
On Thursday, June 2, 2005, at 09:45 AM, my friend Derek Tague wrote:
If memory serves me correctly, Festus on "Gunsmoke" was a blacksmith.
Is there a possibilty that the name was devised as being derived from
that of Hephaestus, pronounced heh-FES-tus, the Greek name of the Roman
deity Vulcan, who, of course, was the god of fire and metal-working?
Was Festus a blacksmith? That ain't the way I heard it, Sonny.
As memory serves, Burt Reynold's character Quint Asper was the Dodge
City blacksmith on the GUNSMOKE TV series when the character of Festus
was introduced. Reynolds played the Native American blacksmith from
1962-65, while Ken Curtis costarred as Festus Haggen from 1964-75.
--Anthony Tollin
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:40:24 -0400
From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Man in Black / Suspense
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When did the "Man in Black" stop introducing episodes of Suspense?
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:41:31 -0400
From: "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: gunsmoke blacksmith
If memory serves me correctly, Festus on "Gunsmoke" was a blacksmith. Is
there a possibilty that the name was devised as being derived from that of
Hephaestus, pronounced heh-FES-tus, the Greek name of the Roman deity
Vulcan, who, of course, was the god of fire and metal-working?
I don't think Festus was a blacksmith--my impression is that he was sort of
a retired cowboy. The only featured blacksmith I recall on Gunsmoke was
Quint Asper, a heroic figure who was often shirtless and sweat-drenched at
his forge. (Ow.) He was played by a young Burt Reynolds, and I suspect that
he was added to improve the ratings of the show amongst female viewers.
M Kinsler
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 16:22:15 -0400
From: Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Barney Fife
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Don Knotts indeed got his start on radio prior to appearing on television on
the old "Steve Allen Tonight Show" as one of 3 characters who played the Man
On The Street, in the mid to late 1950's. He was known as "K. B. Morrison
'who worked in a dynamite factory. '[removed]"n his name stood for "Ka-boom."On
the radio after he got out of the service, after World War II, he was around
20 some years [removed] started on WOR in NYC in 1949 as "Windy Wales, The
Teller Of Tale Tales" on "Bobby Benson And His B-Bar- Riders."He sounded very
much like he did later on in"Andy Of Mayberry" as Deputy Barney [removed]
worked both with Ivan Cury and later ,Clive Rice as Bobby Benson.
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:46:38 -0400
From: "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed];
To: "OTR" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: XM Radio
Charlie, thanks for all the info on XM Radio. I saw that one of my favorite
shows, Whad'Ya Know, a PRI show which is carried on one of the public radio
stations in the Bay Area, is now being carried on XM Radio. Give it a
listen if you haven't already.
I'm very impressed with the programming. But I'm rarely in my car.
Irene
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:59:49 -0400
From: "Candy Jens" <candyj@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: Festus . . . Hephaestus?
[removed] [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
If memory serves me correctly, Festus on "Gunsmoke" was a blacksmith. Is
there a possibilty that the name was devised as being derived from that of
Hephaestus, pronounced heh-FES-tus, the Greek name of the Roman deity Vulcan,
who, of course, was the god of fire and metal-working?
Great connection, but Quint Asper (Burt Reynolds) was the blacksmith, from
'62 to '65. I think Festus was just a deputy, no other job mentioned, as I
recall.
Candy Jens
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:14:09 -0400
From: Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Breakfastime kiddie show
Speaking the other day with author Herm Botzow about his book
"Windgalore Farm", which tells of his childhood on a farm in Ohio, I was
very curious about the following passage describing a radio program from
1946:
>From 7:30 to 7:45 AM, "Happy Hank" of WTAM blessed the northern Ohio
airwaves with a radio show for us kiddies as we prepared for school. To the
delight of mothers near and far, Happy Hank impersonated a deep-voiced
gremlin named "Froggie" who inspected each child with a buzzing magic eye
that
somehow entered each house to see if the school children were properly
dressed. In their innocence, the younger kids lived in fear of Froggie's
buzzing eye. And each morning Froggie would admonish little Tommy for untied
shoes or tiny Suzie for not wearing her boots. For Alice [a cow who liked
to hear the radio at milking time] however, Froggie's buzzer meant permission
to adjourn to lush pastures covered with morning dew.
This recollection has been verified insofar as Herm Botzow did find the
"Happy Hank" listing in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. But he remembers
little else about the program. "Froggie" seems to have been inspired by
the character from Smilin' Ed's gang, which began in 1944. But the magic
eye may be a precursor of Big Jon's magic spyglass on "No School Today",
which originated from the other end of Ohio, at WSAI in Cincinnati.
Does anybody know anything about Happy Hank circa 1946 on WTAM, the NBC
station in Cleveland? (Everything that Botzow recalls is in the above
paragraph). Even more, does anyone know of any other children's program
that aired during what is now called "morning drive"? Morning is the
busiest time of the day and
the radio could actually make you late for the school bus. Every once in
a while Howdy Doody made a brief guest appearance on Buffalo Bob Smith's
wakeup show on WNBC. Later, of course, television would turn into the
babysitter of choice in the morning. But who was Happy Hank, and was he
the radio pioneer he appears to have been?
--Bill Jaker
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:27:12 -0400
From: John Mayer <mayer@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Various Observations
Derek Tague wrote:
If memory serves me correctly, Festus on "Gunsmoke" was a
blacksmith. Is there a possibilty that the name was devised as being
derived from that of Hephaestus, pronounced heh-FES-tus, the Greek
name of the Roman deity Vulcan, who, of course, was the god of fire
and metal-working?
I never watched the show on TV that much, but it's funny what sticks
in one's mind: I believe the blacksmith character on that show was
named Dooley, a clean-cut young fellow who never really looked like a
blacksmith to me, and who sometimes served as a secondary hero.
Anyhow, it wasn't Festus. Though your theory still sounds like a good
one; Biblical and classical names were once far more common than
today. I guess they were names chosen by folks who [removed]
"Andrew Godfrey" <niteowl049@[removed]; wrote:
...but the most bizarre thing on the list was when he said that if
you needed your wife spanked let George do it. There must have been
public outcry because I don't ever remember hearing that mentioned
again in the opening introductions.
Was surprised this even got by censors if there were censors back then.
Somehow I don't think this would have raised much of an outcry.
You'll recall that Ricky Ricardo used to spank his wife Lucy on a
regular basis in full view of everyone on that other medium. It does
seem bizarre to modern eyes, or even to old eyes grown modern. It's
evidence of how our culture evolves, or, sometimes, devolves.
Cnorth6311@[removed] wrote:
I was listening to a Hoppy episode, and I recognized California's
voice. Of course, it was Andy Clyde, the old fellow who almost
bankrupted Mayberry.
Kids, of course, all loved Andy Clyde, if not from the Saturday
westerns, then from the Hopalong Cassidy records we played over and
over. It's hard to imagine children today, in our world of 500 TV
channels and video games, listening to the same story over and over
until they can almost recite it verbatim. And, in the process,
attempting to imitate each voice, particularly California's: "Consarn
it, [removed]"
Speaking of Mayberry. Do you think The Andy Griffith show could
have been successful on OTR. Would Barney for instance have been as
funny on OTR, as he was on TV?
I think so; there wasn't usually a lot of action on the show, mostly
folksy conversations, so I suspect it would have been like Lum and
Abner with a larger ensemble.
BTW, I got to hear the late Howard Morris speak near Knoxville a few
years ago, and, when he invited questions from the audience, I asked
him what it had been like working with Parley Baer on radio and TV,
and about Mr. Baer's current state of health. That's when I learned
it is a faux pas to ask one star about another when he's inviting
questions about himself.
Hmmm. I seem to have made a lot of references to TV here. Sorry; I'll
try to mind my manners a bit better in the future.
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Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 11:00:22 -0400
From: BryanH362@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Walden Hughes June 3rd, 4th and 5th
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Hi Everyone
listed below are the highlights of Walden Hughes Yesterday USA weekend
program heard live Friday at 7:30 pm PDT , Saturday 9:30 pm PDT and
Sunday at
9pm PDT.
Notice the time change for both Saturday and Sunday night. Walden will be
at a fund raiser for the Lions Club and will be celebrating is 39 birthday
on
Sunday 6-5-05.
The program can be heard live via the internet at [removed]
Friday 6-3-05
A. Classic Interview : Frank Bresee interviews . Carlton E. Morse whose
birthday was June 4th . He would have been 104.
B. One Man's Family from 1945
C. I Love A Mystery from the early 1940s
D. Other OTR
Saturday 6-4-05
Walden should be on the air around 9-30 PM west Coast time which would be
around [removed] PM East Coast time and [removed] PM TX time.
A. A new monthly feature--- Walden talks to Larry Gassman and brings people
up
to date with Larry and John Gassman. This week memories of OTR conventions
like REPS.
B. Martin Grams talk about Ellery Queen radio show.
C. two Bing Crosby shows
D. an archive interview with Carlton E. Morse part II.
E. Quiz Kids from November of 1950.
F. Information Please
Sunday 6-5-05
Walden should be on the air around 9 PM West Coast time which is 12 AM East
Coast time.
A. no Laura Leff spot for this week
B. Mike Biel
C. Mike Rapchak with Marny Nixon who was the singing voice for many movie
stars in movie musicals
D. Phil Harris and Alice Faye
E. Our Miss Brooks
F. Lux Radio Theater from 1-5-53
G. Fibber McGee and Molly 4-18-50
H. Great Gildersleeves from 4-19-50
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