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Date: 9/15/2002 9:03 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2002 : Issue 359
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Beloit List                           [ Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed] ]
  Live NTR performance in NYC           [ StevenL751@[removed] ]
  Jumping the shark                     [ "Richard Carpenter" <sinatra@raging ]
  OTR in cartoons                       [ "Arte" <arte@[removed]; ]
  Today in radio history                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Jack Benny tapes                      [ "e ginsburg" <edginsburg@[removed] ]
  Bookbinding and Returns               [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
  Radio convention in Boston            [ Alan Chapman <[removed]@verizon. ]
  jumping the shark                     [ "Arte" <arte@[removed]; ]
  Southern Exposure?                    [ Ga6string@[removed] ]
  Whos Yuki?                            [ Dancingdays72777@[removed] ]

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:35:56 -0400
From: Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Beloit List

Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed]; wrote, in part:

Similarly, you can't say with absolute certainty that
all incoming freshmen don't know about Ronald Reagan
or Johnny Carson, or record players or Pac Man, etc.

I think the Beloit survey reflects the knowledge of their "average"
incoming students. Many students probably knew *some* of the items in the
list, but most knew few of them.
We might also consider demographics: A school whose students come from
lower-income families might be more familiar with record players, cassette
tapes, etc. might come up with a different list.

Aside: I forwarded the list to a coworker who has a Psychology degree to
get his reaction. His reaction disappointed me: He said that most of the
items were not "historically important". He didn't seem to grasp that they
are culturally important to remember.

Herb Harrison

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:36:33 -0400
From: StevenL751@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Live NTR performance in NYC

The National Audio Theatre Festivals is a great organization that, among
other activivies, sponsors an annual week-long workshop to teach interested
actors, directors, writers, and technicians the art of audio drama.  On
September 28 they are producing a fundraising show starring Simon Jones, who
played Arthur Dent in "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" (radio, tv, and
records).  Those of you who live in the NYC area might like to attend.  I'll
be there performing the manual sound effects.

Steve Lewis

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Simon Jones Performs With NATF in NYC Sept. 28
Joining him will be Reathel Bean

The National Audio Theatre Festivals (NATF) presents two special fundraising
performances, featuring Simon Jones, star of The Hitchhiker’Äôs Guide to the
Galaxy, on Saturday, September 28. Performances are at 3:00pm and 8:00pm at
the Arthur Seelen Theatre in the Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th Street in
Manhattan between 7th and 8th Avenues. Benefit tickets are $[removed] per person.
Joining Mr. Jones will be Reathel Bean, best known to the audiobook listener
as Chick Bowdrie from the Louis L'Amour series for Bantam Audio.

Both performances, directed by George Zarr and Charles Potter for NATF
feature two half hour audio plays performed before a live audience.

George Zarr will direct his original audio play The Doctor Is In. A physician
from Minneapolis, well-versed in metaphysics, enters the lives of an
unsuspecting couple. Is he really well versed in metaphysics? Is he really
from Minneapolis? Is he really a physician?

Charles Potter will direct a reading of Catherine Castellani’Äôs play The
Overheard Music, a seriously humorous exploration of two other sides of
harassment.

Following both performances will be a book signing of Voices In Our Heads
featuring plays by Charles Potter and George Zarr, a reception, and autograph
signing by Simon Jones and Reathel Bean.

All tickets are $[removed] Advance reservations are required. To reserve call
NATF’Äôs Executive Director Sue Zizza at (516) 483-8321. Seating is very
limited for both performances.  All tickets are fully tax deductible.

About the Cast:

A popular Broadway actor, Simon Jones has appeared most recently in the
revival of Noel Coward’Äôs "Long Island Sound" as well as "Waiting In the
Wings", "Ring Round the Moon", "The Herbal Bed", and "The Real Inspector
Hound". His concert-readings include "The Gay Divorce" (Carnegie Hall) and
"Call Me Madam" (Encores). He has hosted a weekly radio series for BBC Radio
4, called ’ÄúTalk of New York’Äù; and has appeared in numerous films,
including
"Brazil", "Miracle on 34th Street", and "Twelve Monkeys". He is perhaps best
known, however, for his performances as Arthur Dent in The Hitchhikers’Äôs
Guide To the Galaxy, and on television as Bridey in Brideshead Revisited.

Reathel Bean has appeared on Broadway in "Inherit the Wind" with George C.
Scott, "Big River", "Baby" and "Doonesbury". His recent film credits include
the Lars Von Trier film "Dancer in the Dark". He was also in the films "Box
of Moonlight" and "Almost Famous". He has been in regional productions at
Houston's Alley Theatre, the McCarter, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, and
the George Street Playhouse. His television appearances include "Law and
Order", "Law and Order, Criminal Intent", "Ed", "Third Watch", and "Spin
City". Reathel is best known to the audiobook community as Chick Bowdrie from
the Louis L'Amour series for Bantam Audio. In fact, one of his greatest
regrets is that the supply of stories in the L'Amour "Bowdrie's Law" series
has run out and he is no longer able to play that character.

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:36:48 -0400
From: "Richard  Carpenter" <sinatra@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Jumping the shark

  After reading the discussion on shows that "jumped the shark" ([removed],
turned lousy), I had to chuckle when I noticed that the title of a "Honest
Harold the Homemaker" show is "Shark Repellent." There are those who would
say that "Honest Harold," Hal Peary's failed attempt to clone "The Great
Gildersleeved," jumped the shark from the moment it went on the air!

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:36:59 -0400
From: "Arte" <arte@[removed];
To: "OldRadio Mailing List" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  OTR in cartoons

My grandson & I were watching an early Daffy Duck cartoon
this morning. A duck hunter set out a decoy. Daffy brought
it back and posted a sign that said "'Taint funny, McGee."
the humor was lost on the 4-year old, but this geezer got a
chuckle out of it.

Arte
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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:37:08 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Today in radio history

  From Those Were The Days --

9/14

1936 - The NBC presented John's Other Wife for the first time. Actually,
John's other wife was not his wife at all. She was his secretary.

9/15

1934 - NBC radio presented The Gibson Family to American audiences. The
program was the first musical-comedy-
drama to be broadcast. Ernest Whitman and Eddie Green were featured
members of the cast and were billed as "network radio's only colored
comedians." The show originated from the studios of WEAF in New Yorkl
City.

Birthday:

1908 - Penny Singleton (Mariana McNulty)

  Joe

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:37:26 -0400
From: "e ginsburg" <edginsburg@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Jack Benny tapes

just got finished listening to the 12-1-46 episode
with Phil Baker( he plays his accordion while Jack plays the violin, as a
return no doubt for jack appearing on Phil's quiz show)
my question is
Can anyone understand the interplay between professor le blanc and jack on
that show?
my copy was so poor that I did not understand the jibes the professor took
at him
if anyone has a transcript for that particular episode
would they please tell me what went on?
it sounded a bit like the professor was relating about when he 1st came to
america, but it was so muffled that I had a hard time keeping up with it
can anyone out there be of any help?
thanks
ed
[removed] have another episode where Bob hope's brother george
[removed] did he do for a living?
is he still alive
thanks again

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:38:37 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Bookbinding and Returns

On the subject of "perfect binding," Paul Urbahn notes,

Perfect Binding works well for everyone except librarians (no bad
feelings intended Joy!).  Librarians like books that can be placed down
flat on a copy machine to xerox a page or two. You need the Type of
sewing binding she describes for that.  "Perfect Bound" books will break
the back and pages start to fall. To the average reader the pages stay in
fine.

The "perfect" in "Perfect Binding" means that each page is bound
identically to every other page.  That doesn't necessarily mean that it's
the perfect _way_ to bind a book.  Some readers with a book bound that
way will open it more than 180 degrees, rather like a stenographer's
notepad.  This will do nasty things to the book's integrity.

Martin Grams relates, anent returning books at a publisher's,

And in the five years I have ever sold my own books, I have only had
one book returned - ever.  That was because someone in California said
the book was damaged in the mail and unreadable.  I had no problem
replacing it.  I have a few royalty statements from McFarland that claim
one, two, etc. books were returned and the costs resulting were deducted
from my royalties.  I have always wondered who returns those books that
are listed on my [removed]

I know the answer to that one: independent booksellers who want the
dealer discount.  To qualify for the discount, some number of books has
to be sold -- ten springs to mind, but don't hold me to that -- or the
unsold ones have to be returned.  Some publishers -- and I believe
McFarland is one of them -- expect the dealer to pay up front, and if
less than the number necessary for the discount are sold, those returned
are restocked, and the monies up-fronted for them are deducted from the
total sold.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:39:02 -0400
From: Alan Chapman <[removed]@[removed];
To: Old-Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Radio convention in Boston

William Strom asked:
Will there be any conventions in or near the New England area?

Hal Stone wrote:
From what I understand, they hold a convention annually in
Massachusetts. (Boston, I believe). It was held a few months ago.

The annual event in the Boston area is Radio Classics Live -- it's two
evenings of recreations of OTR on stage before live audiences.  It's not
really a convention -- no dealers rooms, not panels, no daytime events
-- just first-class entertainment featuring many performers from the OTR
as well as a very talented local troupe.  It is sponsored by Massasoit
Community College in Brockton, MA (about 25 south of Boston).  The
entire event is a fundraiser for scholarships.

The 14th annual Radio Classics Lives takes place the first weekend in
May (May 3 & 4, 2003). If you like more information, check out our
website -- [removed]

As Hal said, the biggie, conventionwise, is Friends of Old-time Radio
(FOTR) in Newark, NJ -- which is coming up next month -- Oct 24-26.  If
you can get there, by all means do -- it's always a great weekend.

Hal added:
 I've never been invited, so I can't tell you much about it. But I have
acting >  buddies who go there each year.

Hmmm, we'll have do something about that.  One question, though.  Is
"acting buddies" anything like an "acting Governor?"  We have one of
those here in Mass., and I certainly hope your acting buddies act better
our acting Governor acts. (Actually, I know they do -- they've been
here).

Alan Chapman
Coproducer, Radio Classics Live

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:39:13 -0400
From: "Arte" <arte@[removed];
To: "OldRadio Mailing List" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  jumping the shark

A classic case of JTS was the TV show "Moonlighting."
When they finally "did it" it removed all the tension from
the show.
Then they did that claymation thing, and the show never
recovered, in my view.

Arte
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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:37:40 -0400
From: Ga6string@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Southern Exposure?
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Hi all,

With the mention of various conventions, I'm [removed] are there typically
any conventions in the South? I live near Atlanta and I would certainly think
the area could support one, in every way imaginable. Thoughts?

While I'm here, a "thank you" to Harry Bartell for his recent column. Looking
forward to the next one, and as a participant in the list I'd welcome such
postings from other OTR alumni as well.

Thanks,
Bryan Powell

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:58:40 -0400
From: Dancingdays72777@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Whos Yuki?
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Been listening to some Kraft Music Show episodes from the early 1940's, and
Crosby has a stooge called Yuki. Looking at the Dunning book and other
volumes I have, I see no mention of such a charcter. Who was he?

Thanks.

Matt

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