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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2013 : Issue 44
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Cimmaron Rolls [ "Don Fisher" <dfisher052@[removed] ]
Cimarron rolls [ "Laura Leff" <president@[removed] ]
Why Mary stayed home [ Michael Berger <[removed]@yaho ]
need help with Great Gildersleeve bo [ Ben Ohmart <benohmart@[removed]; ]
This week in radio history 14-20 Apr [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Puzzle [ <radioaz@[removed]; ]
an OTR tape collection for the askin [ Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed]; ]
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:49:13 -0400
From: "Don Fisher" <dfisher052@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Cimmaron Rolls
I was [removed] was Mel Blanc. It's funny, I could hear in my head Dennis
Day saying it, but as soon as someone said Mel Blanc I thought yes, of
course, it was Mel. Sorry 'bout that.
Don Fisher
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:49:19 -0400
From: "Laura Leff" <president@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Cimarron rolls
Cimarron rolls were done over a series of episodes. I tracked it as a
"running gag" in "39 Forever: Volume 2" to make them easy to find.
--Laura Leff
President, IJBFC
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:49:26 -0400
From: Michael Berger <[removed]@[removed];
To: otr <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Why Mary stayed home
Listening to another Mary Livingstone fluff on a Benny show last night,
something occurred to me that may have been covered here before, but still, I
wonder:
Every fluff drew a big laugh so her mistakes were actually positives in light
of audience reaction. But with every fluff came a comic rebuff from Jack. I
wonder if, despite the outward laughs, Mary developed an inward phobia of
sorts, and finally decided the only way to handle it was to have her lines
recorded in advance and dubbed into the show.
BTW, in reference to an earlier discussion here about whether OTR performers
routinely dropped script pages on the floor after they were spoken, Mary,
after a fluff, was asked by Jack in one show to repeat the line. "I can't,"
she replied, "I threw the page away."
Michael Berger
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:50:04 -0400
From: Ben Ohmart <benohmart@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: need help with Great Gildersleeve book
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Hi, all. I've had a Great Gildersleeve book in mind for a while now, but
the author who was going to do it has dropped out. I'd still like one, but
don't have the time to do it myself. I do have material, and photos. But
I'm
no expert on the series. Anyone interested in doing one? I'll hand over what I
have. I do know about Clair's new book (and wish he had come to me first, but
oh well), though I think it's mostly on the radio
series. I'm finishing up my
2nd editions of Walter Tetley, and Paul Frees now. And after doing Frances
Langford (to complete my Bickersons empire), I'm hanging up my non-fiction
hat. Of course I have a ton more Baby Snooks and Phil Rapp script books I need
to edit and get [removed] So much to do!
Thanks for readin', gang.
Ben
Ohmart
New books on old movies
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:50:20 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 14-20 April
From Those Were The Days
4/17
1933 Backed by the On the Trail portion of the magnificent Grand
Canyon Suite, Johnny Roventini, pillbox hat and all, uttered the words
"Call for Philip Morris" for the first time on radio. The famous phrase
was said in perfect B flat pitch and tone to perfectly match the
accompanying music. This "Call for Philip Morris" phrase became one of
the most famous in all of advertising.
1935 People gathered around to listen for the first time to what would
become the ultimate horror show on NBC, Lights Out.
4/19
1924 The WLS Barn Dance began airing on WLS.
4/20
1935 Your Hit Parade was first broadcast.
1947 Fred Allen didn't find things so funny when censors cut him off
the air during his broadcast. Allen was telling a joke about a mythical
network vice president when he was suddenly taken off the air. One
moment [removed]
Joe
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:50:25 -0400
From: <radioaz@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Puzzle
A little puzzle for mid-April. And, yes, it is definitely radio related.
Who knows the answer to this?
45 -- 160 -- 15 -- 110
Ted
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:56:15 -0400
From: Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: an OTR tape collection for the asking.
I've been asked to pass along this offer, which could become a substantial
addition to sonmeone's collection:
-- Bill Jaker
There's a collection of several cartons of reel-to-reel OTR tapes available
free for the asking from the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County,
Minnesota. In the cartons is a mix of familiar network programs, no local
broadcasts, reaching back into the 1930s. Anyone interested in building a
collection on good ol' quarter-inch tape should contact Mark Peihl, archivist
of the Clay County society, at 218/299-5511, ext. 6734 or by e-mail to
[removed]@[removed]<[removed]@[removed];.
I don't know what shipping arrangements would have to be made. I did explain
to Mr. Peihl that many collections today are built on digital formats, but
that there are still collectors who prefer reel-to-reel for audio quality and
presumed durability. This could be a real find for any OTR fan, especially in
the Upper Midwest, and wonderful entertainment during spring blizzards.
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