Subject: [removed] Digest V01 #217
From: <[removed]@[removed]>
Date: 7/5/2001 2:47 PM
To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                      The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                         Volume 01 : Issue 217
                   A Part of the [removed]!
                           ISSN: 1533-9289


                           Today's Topics:

 Report - REPS SHOWCASE IX            ["Stewart Wright" <stewwright@worldn]
 Reporter's Query                     [Kubelski@[removed]                   ]
 INNER SANCTUM                        [PURKASZ@[removed]                    ]
 Public Domain Broadcasts             [Dan Panke <dpanke@[removed];      ]
 Re: Gracie Allen                     [jeand@[removed]              ]
 Archie Movies                        ["MAS Art Department" <wolowicz@masc]
 Holmes sweet Holmes                  [Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed]]
 Quisp                                [Kubelski@[removed]                   ]
 Re: Heartbeat Theater                [Michael Biel <mbiel@[removed];       ]
 Harry Bartell                        [Mike Ray <MRay@[removed];    ]
 REPS Showcase IX from the eyes of yo ["Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed];   ]
 Re: REPS Showcase IX                 ["Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed];   ]
 Attention voting YUSA members        ["greg przywara" <orsonwelles3@home.]
 Jug's name                           [hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];    ]
 Re: Ave Maria Hour                   [hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];    ]

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:08:53 -0400
From: "Stewart Wright" <stewwright@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Report - REPS SHOWCASE IX

REPS SHOWCASE IX - Seattle, WA
         This was my fourth consecutive Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound
(REPS) Showcase.  Each year the Showcase gets better and better.  Showcase
co-chairs Joy Jackson and Mike Sprague put together a truly incredible
program featuring a great combination of guest celebrities, activities, and
recreations.

         REPS has a fine location for its Showcase:  the Seattle Center.
It's just a short walk to the Space Needle.  The convention hotel, the
Comfort Suites, is only a few blocks from the Seattle Center.  During the
Showcase I had the opportunity to have breakfast and talk about Old-Time
Radio at the Comfort Suites with several of the guests including:  Harry
Bartell, Herb and Sylvia Ellis, Dick Beals, Gil Stratton, and Ray Erlenborn.

         The Showcase started at 2:00 [removed] on Friday and went until about
10:15 [removed] and then resumed for a full day on Saturday from 8:30 [removed] until
about 9:45 [removed]

         Each Showcase has a theme:  this year's was Radio Mirror.   The
Showcase featured excerpts from this classic entertainment magazine reported
by Larry Albert, REPS member and professional writer, director, and actor.
Larry reported each Radio Mirror segment in a different style.

         REPS always has a great group of Old-Time- and New-Time Radio
personalities in attendance.  This year's first-time Showcase guests were
True Boardman, Terry McManus, Dick Van Patten, and Elliott Reid.  Returning
guests were Arthur Anderson, Harry Bartell, Dick Beals, Frank Buxton, Tommy
Cook, Sam Edwards, Herb Ellis, Ray Erlenborn, Jim and Pat French, Art
Gilmore, Paul and Ilona Herlinger, Peggy Jordan, Jo Anna March, Norma Jean
Nilsson, Anne Whitfield Phillips, Gil Stratton Jr., Ginny Tyler, Rhoda
Williams, and Douglas Young.  Several REPS members including Joy Jackson,
Marge Lutton, David Persson, Anna Denton, and Bill Brooks acted and/or did
sound effects.

PANELS
         This year's panels included  Inside Story - Imagination Theater
with Jim French that was hosted by Seattle actor Larry Albert and "My Name's
Friday" on the newly published Dragnet book with author Michael J. Hayde and
series frequent guest stars Harry Bartell, Herb Ellis, and Sam Edwards.

INTERVIEWS:
         First-time guests True Boardman, Dick Van Patten, and Elliott Reid
were interviewed.

JUST SITTIN' AROUND VISITING
         This year, the very popular Just Sittin' Around Visiting with the
OTR guests was a single one and a half hour session.  Lots of great stories
and anecdotes.

RE-CREATIONS
        This year's recreations were especially diverse and included:  Young
Widder Brown, Frontier Gentleman (Belljoy's Prisoner), Vic & Sade, Yours
Truly, Johnny Dollar (The Midnight Flight Matter), and Let's Pretend
(Cinderella).
        Short segments from The Bickersons and Fibber McGee and Molly
(featuring Peggy Jordan, granddaughter of Marian and Jim Jordan, playing
Teeny) were presented as surprises.
        There was a contemporary radio program recreation, Adventures In
Odyssey (The Painting), that drew a very large crowd of young AIO fans and
featured Paul Herlinger in his regular starring role as Whit.
        A very special recreation of a radio classic, Escape (Three Skeleton
Key), ended in a prolonged standing ovation. Radio drama doesn't get any
better than this!!  Harry Bartell and Elliott Reid brought down the house as
they reprised their original roles from the November 15, 1949 production as
August and Jean respectively. They were ably joined in the cast by Herb
Ellis as Louis and the Announcer and Christopher Conrad, son of William
Conrad, as the Voice of Escape. Frank Buxton directed, music was performed
by Randy MacMillan, and sound effects were produced by Cheryl Jacobs and
David Pair.  Incredible performances by one and all!
        The final recreation of the Showcase, Silver Theatre (Child, Save My
Fireman), was directed by its writer, True Boardman.  Ray Erlenborn did the
sound effects not only for the evening's recreation, but also for the
original broadcast on January 5, 1941.  This radio play was written
especially for actor Jimmy Stewart.  Stewart's role was performed by Terry
McManus who is well-known for his marvelous impersonations of this fine
actor.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
        This year's non-recreation activities included a Live Big Band
Remote by Brian Swanson and The 88th Street Band, Ray Erlenborn's game show
spoof - So-o-o You Want to be a Mockingbird?, an OTR commercial sing-along
led by Arthur Anderson and a presentation on Alan Young which included a
video of an episode of the early 1950's Alan Young television show.
Somehow, Ray Erlenborn got me to participate in his game show spoof.

VENDORS
         There were several vendors of Old-Time Radio shows with CDs' and
cassette and reel-to-reel tapes.  There were also booths selling nostalgia
items such as old fan magazines, record albums, and radio premiums.  I
purchased autographed copies of the books "Let's Pretend" from Arthur
Anderson and "My Name Is Friday" from Michael J. Hayde.

SILENT AUCTION
         This was the third year that REPS had a silent auction.  There were
many autographed pictures, scripts, and books available for bidding.  The
auction raised about $1400 that is used to help pay Showcase expenses.

DINNER & AWARDS
         Another REPS Showcase tradition is a dinner at which convention
goers are seated with one or more of the celebrity guests. You had a great
chance to converse with them and other convention goers.  This year, I was
seated at the table with Norma Jean Nilsson.

        During the dinner, awards to the performers and REPS volunteers were
given.  This year's recipients were:
REPS Radio Achievement Award - Herb Ellis
John Archer Volunteer of the Year Award - Lynda and Cliff Glaspey.

PHOTO SESSION
         The last event of each Showcase is a photo session.

SUMMARY
         The REPS Showcase is probably the friendliest of all the OTR
conventions.  All of the guest celebrities at the Showcase were very
friendly and approachable. During the breaks and the Saturday night Social
Hour, there were many chances to talk with guests, get autographs and take
pictures.

         Hope to see you at REPS Showcase X, June 28 & 29, 2002.  It's well
worth the trip!


Signing off for now,

Stewart Wright

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:08:51 -0400
From: Kubelski@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Reporter's Query

Not to be morbid, but an editor at New Jersey Monthly is working on a story
about "famous people buried in New Jersey."  Is anyone aware of any of our
departed OTR friends that we could cite?

Please e-mail me privately at kubelski@[removed] by Monday, July 9 if you are
aware of anyone who qualifies.

Sean Dougherty
kubelski@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:08:49 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  INNER SANCTUM

    It comes as something of a shock and with a great deal of dismay that I
think I have reached the end of the available broadcasts of that great show
Inner Sanctum.
    There seem to be very few from 1947 and virtually none from the 50's.
    I have scanned the usual collections and lists and wonder if anyone knows
where we might find additional shows.
    I am particularly interested in the Paul McGrath series from May, '45
till the end of the show.
    Not sure what year that was.
    I spoke with him on the phone back in '73 and he was also unaware of the
existence of the shows and advised me to contact some of the ad agencies.
    He was very touched by the memory, alas, I did not take him up in his
invitation to have tea with him at his home in Beverly Hills.
    Anybody have info for me?
                     <A HREF="[removed],+Michael+C.">
Michael C. Gwynne</A>

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:08:47 -0400
From: Dan Panke <dpanke@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Public Domain Broadcasts

Would anyone be interested in contributing to a listing of Public Domain
Broadcasts that could be posted at [removed] ([removed])?
That way we could all appreciate what can freely be circulated and eliminate
some of the problems encountered with Radio Spirits.

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:11:25 -0400
From: jeand@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Gracie Allen

A. Joseph Ross bursts my bubble thusly:

I remember reading, in the 1950s, shortly before
Gracie's retirement, that Gracie was in real life
quite intelligent and not at all as ditsy as the
character she portrayed.

But then, this shouldn't surprise us.  We already
know that Jack Benny wasn't really a cheapskate.

What?!?!?  Say it isn't so!!!  First I find out that Jack Benny didn't really
hate Fred Allen and now you tell me that he wasn't a cheapskate!  Next thing
you'll be telling me is that he was older than 39 (come to think of it, he
never
did seem to get [removed])

Hmmph, what a revolting development this is!

Jean

8-) 8-)

Actually, I've read the same thing about Gracie.  Her ditziness was truly an
act and all the more impressive.  Reading George Burns' autobiography about
he and Gracie, I also found out that she didn't care much for stardom.  To her
it was a job and nothing more.

I find Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone, George Burns and Gracie Allen, and Phil
Harris and Alice Faye to be three of the best couples in comedic radio.  I have
never really admired Fred Allen so I've never really heard he and Portland,
so I'll reserve judgement until I do.

Benny not a [removed]!

Jean Duteau

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:11:22 -0400
From: "MAS Art Department" <wolowicz@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Archie Movies

I know that several years back there was a made-for-tv movie made.  The
title was something like "Return to Riverdale".  The premise revolved around
Archie and the gang returning to Riverdale for a high school reunion.  I
watched about 3 1/2 minutes of it before I had to turn it.  It was bad, IMO.
Not much I can tell you about it, other than the above.

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:11:20 -0400
From: Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Holmes sweet Holmes

In answer to Harry Machin, Jr.'s inquiry about Sherlock Holmes, my only
connection with the gentleman was the 1945-46 season.

I assume that it followed the usual pattern of 39 shows, followed by a
13 -week summer replacement. That was Casebook of Gregory Hood which I
also announced. I really have no accurate count of the number of
episodes we did. Sorry.

Harry Bartell

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:13:02 -0400
From: Kubelski@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Quisp

The public relations firm I work for represents Netgrocer, an Internet
supermarket that sells hard to get brands, such as early 1960s sugar cereal
"Quisp."  Quisp's commercial mascot was a little pink alien with a very
distinctive voice, which I believe belongs to Daws Butler, possibly after
inhaling helium.

Does anyone remember this product or these commercials and can positively
identify the actor?

E-mail me privately with any response,

Sean Dougherty
kubelski@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:13:00 -0400
From: Michael Biel <mbiel@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Heartbeat Theater

From: Paulurbahn@[removed]
Heartbeat Theater was a weekly drama syndicated to local radio
stations who donated on half hour time on Sunday mornings (mostly)
to air it. I have a few disks   Show 621  Jan 21, 1968  [thru]
Show 630  March 24, 1968    Paul Urbahns

The discs I have are also from this era.  Although this fact is not
marked on the labels or on the cue sheets that came with the discs, the
programs you have are probably in stereo!  Check that out.

Michael Biel  mbiel@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:12:58 -0400
From: Mike Ray <MRay@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Harry Bartell

Hi Gang:
Just a word of sincere thanks for all
that Harry Bartell has given us. What
a kick it is to have him on our digest.
Harry, your work has been very special.
Hardly a day goes by, that I don't here
your voice. May God grant you many more
wonderful years.

Warmest regards,
Mike Ray

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:12:56 -0400
From: "Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  REPS Showcase IX from the eyes of youth

I thought you might enjoy reading this description of last weekend's REPS
Showcase in Seattle, by a friend of mine: a young fan of Jack Webb's TV
shows who has since discovered the joys of OTR - first "Dragnet," and now
several others.  Those of us who were there had a great time, and if you
weren't able to make it this [removed] DO try to come for the next one!

This was originally posted on an "Adam-12" message board.  Take it away,
Jennifer:
=========
    Folks, this is loooooong.  Hopefully you're all excellent skimmers who
can skip to the good parts quickly!
    I was five minutes late to the first event (all of which were about 45
minutes), a panel with the creators of a modern radio drama called
"Imagination Theater."  It was in what's called the Shaw room.  I snuck in
quietly from the hallway and took a seat near the back.  There was a door
nearby which led directly into the vendor's room, and people would come and
go through it occasionally.  One person left it open and when I looked over,
there was Harry Bartell!  Wearing a beret!  What a way to start out, eh?
    Mr. Bartell was gone by the time the panel ended, so I went and said
hello to Michael Hayde in the vendor's room and got my copy of his book.  I
then hurried back to Shaw for the next event, an interview with Elliott
Reid, who's appeared in a thousand famous radio and TV series.  When I sat
down I realized that Harry Bartell was in the row behind me along with two
gentleman I didn't recognize; I glanced at their nametags as discretely as
possible, still didn't recognize one - but the second was Herb Ellis!  His
curly black hair is grey now, but it suits him and he looks wonderful.
Anyway, they were all talking so I didn't dare interrupt and ask for an
autograph.  Instead I paged through Michael's book, trying to find pictures
of them I could have ready.
    The interview started but I had a hard time paying attention until Mr.
Ellis and Mr. Bartell left about halfway through.  Ten minutes after they
left I looked through that open vendor's room door and saw Art Gilmore!
There went my concentration again! =)  He sat down just inside my line of
sight and started looking through his packet.  After the interview I flew
outa' there, ducked into the vendor's room and around Mr. Gilmore, and ran
up to ask Michael if there was a picture of Gilmore in his book (there
isn't, darn it).  Mr. Gilmore looked too busy for me to bother him, so I
stayed and looked at the 'Dragnet' display material.  Just then Herb Ellis
wandered over and struck up a conversation with Michael.  I listened, then,
during a lull, got up the courage to have him sign that picture I'd found.
We all talked for a bit longer and looked through some of Michael's photos.
Mr. Ellis told us that he's been called Jack Webb's conscience, and I can
believe it; he's an amazingly friendly, sweet guy.
    After Mr. Ellis left I decided to approach Art Gilmore.  He was still
sitting quietly in the back of the room, reviewing his lines.  He's one of
those guys who just radiates dignity and calm.  He has white hair now but is
only slightly bowed by age, and he has an air of quiet dignity.  He also has
some quite amazing blue eyes.  I loved to just watch him.  Anyway, he was
VERY gracious as I stumbled all over myself asking for his autograph and
telling him how much I loved his work.
    Then it was time for a recreation of an old time radio episode by some
of our stars.  It took place in Lopez, a bigger room than Shaw and also
connected by a door to the vendor's area.  As I went in to sit down, I
realized I hadn't taken any pictures of either Mr. Ellis or Mr. Gilmore,
even though I'd had perfect opportunities!  I was about to kick myself when
I saw Mr. Ellis standing in the aisle not too far away, checking out the
place.  I got out my little one-time-use camera and brought it up just as he
turned toward me.  He paused and smiled for the picture (boy I hope that
comes out!), then when I smiled in thanks, he winked at me and walked up to
the stage area.  You can bet I was smiling from ear to ear for the entire
performance =)
    After the show I saw Art Gilmore again, in Lopez now but still sitting
quietly in a chair in the back of the room and going over his parts.  As I
snuck up on him with my camera he glanced up (these people have some kinda'
sixth sense), smiled, greeted me by name and let me take his picture (that
better come out too!).  I mentioned the 'A-12' and 'Dragnet' groups to him
then floated off to watch an interview with Dick Van Patten in Shaw.
    There were a few more events that evening, including an interview with
True Boardman.  Somewhere in-between I was talking to Michael at his table
(I really bugged Michael a lot! ;) when Harry Bartell came up.  He and
Michael talked, then I got his autograph over that picture and finally
remembered to take a snapshot along with it.  I mighta' been too close,
though, now that I think of [removed]'s "it better come out" #3.  I saw
Sam Edwards for the first time but only from afar, along with Rhoda
Williams.
    Next day was Saturday.  Michael had his book corner in the Shaw room
with Herb Ellis, Harry Bartell, and Sam Edwards, and they were a riot!  They
kept us laughing almost the whole time, ribbing each other and making quips
at every opportunity.  Mr. Edwards preferred to sit back and get his jibes
in at leisure while the other two horsed around; they made a great trio.
They told some great stories too, though, and everyone had a wonderful time.
  At one point a question was raised which related to 'Adam-12.' Michael
wasn't sure on some of the details, so he looked over and asked me (sitting
in the front row, of course), saying "Jennifer's the 'Adam-12' expert." For
the rest of the day I had to keep explaining to people why and how I became
an 'A-12' expert =)  T'was a bit embarrassing, but I did get into some great
conversations about WebbTV.
    Immediately afterwards, in the same room and with the same actors (plus
a few more), they did a demonstration of a "cold read." The actors didn't
get to see their scripts beforehand and only had a few minute to go through
and mark their lines before it started.  Herb Ellis had lost his pen so
there was a brief competition among audience members to loan him one first;
I won (but just barely, the runner up could dodge elbows like a pro ;).  The
cold read was even more hilarious than Michael's panel, what with missing or
disordered script pages, one actor MIA, another overlooking that he had two
roles until the second had been taken by someone else, and Mr. Ellis
performing all the music/sound effects.  Everyone enjoyed the chaos
immensely.  Afterwards I was able to get Mr. Edwards' autograph and photo.
He hasn't aged quite as gracefully as some of the others, but his sense of
humor is definitely still intact.
    After that we had everything from a game show to live big band music to
more masterful recreations.  After one of the recreations (the best one), I
saw Herb Ellis walking back to the green room when a little girl came up and
started tugging on his sleeve, saying "Sir?"  He
turned around and she told him "You did a very good job."  He smiled, bent
to touch her cheek and said one of the most sincere "Thank you"s I've ever
heard.
    For those of you familiar with the current radio show "Adventures in
Odyssey," Paul Herlinger, the voice of Whit, was there and participated in a
recreation of one of the episodes.  I got his pic and autograph, as well as
Rhoda Williams,' Dick Van Patten's, and an incredible man named Dick Beals'.
  Mr. Beals is an ultra-experienced actor and director, was the voice of
Speedy Alka-Seltzer from '53-'64, and turned out to be another really,
really super nice guy.  Oh, I forgot the most important part (or perhaps
it's not important at all?) - he's about 4' 7" tall.  Truly an amazing guy.
    At dinner that night, they arranged things so that a star sat at each
table.  Michael got assigned to Harry Bartell's table, but I wasn't lucky
enough to be with a WebbTV alumni; we had a great conversation about WebbTV
and classic TV in general, though.  Awards were given out, and at the very
end of dinner Herb Ellis got a special award for all the wonderful work he's
done.  They announced the winner of this award very uniquely; they had each
prior recipient, starting with the very first, get up and walk to the table
of the person who received it after them, who would then lead the procession
to the next recipient's table (Art Gilmore, Dick Beals, and Harry Bartell
were all in the line-up).  Mr. Ellis had stopped watching for a minute, so
he didn't notice when the procession stopped behind his chair; it was great
seeing the realization appear on his face.  He was touched and thrilled, and
I think everyone else was too. I took at least one picture; like all the
others, it better come out!
    After dinner I finally got Anne Whitfield Phillips' autograph and
picture.  Back in Lopez, Arthur Anderson, probably most familiar as the
voice of the Lucky Charms Leprechaun for 29 years (he stopped around 1992),
hosted an old time radio commercial sing-a-long.  Then there was another
recreation, and it was over.  I snapped "just in case" photos of Dick Beals
and Herb Ellis, said goodbye to Michael, and went home tired but very, very,
very happy.  BTW, for any fans of 'The Odd Couple' or 'Happy Days,' Frank
Buxton, who wrote and directed for both shows, was there.  He also did the
voice of Batfink; there's a show I *have* to catch someday =)
    So that's it.  I'm definitely planning to return next year, and if the
pictures don't come out, well, I've just got another excuse to go!

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:34:42 -0400
From: "Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: REPS Showcase IX

Just seeing Herb Ellis, Harry Bartell and Sam Edwards zing each other for
a half-hour on the Dragnet panel (and then take it out in the hall
afterwards) made the 3,000-mile trip worthwhile.

Hmmmm.  Now I know how Zeppo Marx must've felt. ;-)

Sean, thanks for the blow-by-blow.  At least I now know what I was missing
while in the dealer room!

Michael J. Hayde

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:34:45 -0400
From: "greg przywara" <orsonwelles3@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Attention voting YUSA members

Attention voting YUSA members:
July 8th, the votes for the next Slot 3 DJ will be tallied. If you describe
yourself as the collector who has everything and/or are interested in
obtaining some choice selections for free from one of America's most
extensive and diverse collections of vintage radio broadcasts, then by all
means you should cast your vote for Greg Przywara by July 8th.

When was the last time you heard consecutive episodes of classic daytime
dramas such as Ma Perkins and Backstage Wife broadcast to your computer or
satellite dish?
When was the last time you were able to e-mail a DJ and request shows from
an online list that has been endorsed by the director of the School of
Journalism of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?

Greg Przywara promises to do all this and more if he and his program The
Amiable Airwaves becomes a part of the Yesterday USA lineup.
So,July 8th, vote for variety. Vote for the shows YOU want to hear. Vote for
Greg Przywara and the Amiable Airwaves.

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 16:29:14 -0400
From: hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Jug's name

Will Nicoll asks;

I would like to hear Hal Stone has to say on the origin of the name
"JUGHEAD."

All I can tell you Will, is what I've heard. And I think someone has already
posted this in the Digest. (Or was it in a private E-mail to me) I sure get
confused!

The originator of the "Archie" comic strip (Bob Montana) based all his
characters on some friends he went to High School with in Massachusetts. I
guess he hung around with someone nicknamed "Jughead". All the radio show
did, was bring to "life" those comic book characters.

Does that piece of trivia help?

Regards,

Hal(Harlan)Stone

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 16:29:12 -0400
From: hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: Ave Maria Hour

Paul Urbahns recent posting mentioned, as follows.

Another show about the same time was The Ave Maria Hour on from 1935 to 1968
recorded and transcribed by Columbia Transcriptions for The St Christopher's
Inn, Garrison, New York. I have a few of those disks also.

Wow! I finally get to post something other than "Archie Andrews" stuff.

Paul's mention of the "Ave Maria Hour" brought back a flood of memories.

The multi talented Radio/TV/Motion Picture actor Ed Begley was a super nice
guy. Ed had a brother Martin (not as famous, but equally charming) who used
to haunt the halls of NBC trying to buttonhole actors (particularly the
Catholic ones) to donate their services and perform on those programs. He
was a charming guy, and it was difficult to refuse his pleadings.
Consequently, I worked the show for him on a few occasions.

In my later career as a TV Director, I worked very closely with Martin
Begley's son, Marty Jr. who was my "Audio" man on many productions.

Show Biz is a small world.

Hal(harlan)Stone

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