Posted on 11/29/2015 1:18:55 PM PST by Vision
Friends, it's Sunday night again and time to relax. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio Americana.
Info *tonight's show will be available at the "Info" link starting tomorrow.
Official OTR blog of "The Big Broadcast" thread:
What a lineup tonight...Christmas season has begun...starting strong with Phil Harris...Fiber McGee...B level crime with Casey Crime Photographer...and ending wonderfully with an iconic Lux, Miracle on 34th Street (with most of the original cast)...
How was Thanksgiving?
Can’t listen tonight, low on data.
Thanksgiving was good, just threw away all the leftovers.
Hope yours was wonderful. Enjoy the show tonight.
Rob's getting a jump on the Christmas shows.
Thanks to Mr. Goldin, the RadioGOLDINdex © 2015 J. David Goldin, for permission to use these brief synopses from his website.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. August 9, 1959. CBS net. "The Lost By A Hair Matter". Commercials deleted. A lumber yard has burned to the ground, and it was worth one third of a million dollars! The owner of the lumber yard is then found dead under the hair dryer! Bob Bailey. 22:35. Audio condition: Very good. Incomplete.
7:30 Dragnet. April 6, 1954. Program #242. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Big Saw". A pair of bank robbers are identified by one of the customers in the bank. The trail leads to a car rental agency. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, George Fenneman (announcer). 25:51. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. March 3, 1957. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Colleen So Green". Very beautiful Colleen Tawny arrives in Dodge with no money, and she seems very helpless. Everyone in town seems very eager to help her in every way possible. The public service announcements have been deleted. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Les Crutchfield (writer), John Dehner, Jeanne Bates, Ben Wright, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, George Walsh (announcer). 22:09. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
8:30 The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. December 18, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "Woodman, Spare That Tree." Alice sings, "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm." Phil and Remley are heading towards the "snow country" to harvest a community Christmas tree. Alice Faye, Anne Whitfield, Bill Forman (announcer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roos, Paul Phillips (producer, director), Phil Harris, Ray Singer (writer), Robert North, Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Walter Tetley, Hans Conried, Griff Barnett (Rexall druggist). 29:28. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9:00 Fibber McGee and Molly. December 24, 1940. NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: Johnson's Wax. A hostile phonograph is received on Christmas Eve from Gildersleeve. Bill Thompson does not appear, the closet is heard. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Don Quinn (writer), Harold Peary, Isabel Randolph, Gale Gordon, Mel Blanc. 29:34. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
9:30 Casey, Crime Photographer. December 19, 1946. CBS net. "Christmas Shopping". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey uses the nimble fingers of a pick pocket and a 10 ton truck to catch a pair of murderers. Tony Marvin (announcer), Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson, George Harmon Coxe (creator), Herman Chittison (piano), Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Lesley Woods. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 The Lux Radio Theatre. December 20, 1948. CBS net. "Miracle On 34th Street". Sponsored by: Lux. The script was used again on "The Lux Radio Theatre" previously on December 22, 1947 (see cat. #45155) and subsequently on December 21, 1954 (see cat. #272). William Keighley (host), Edmund Gwenn, Joseph Kearns, Willard Waterman, Marlene Ames, William Johnstone, Herb Butterfield, Norman Field, Gil Stratton, Cliff Clark, Lawrence Dobkin, Louise Fitch, John McGovern, Sara Berner, Edward Marr, Herb Vigran, June Whitley, Jeanine Roos, George Seaton (screenwriter), Valentine Davies (author), Helena Sorrell (20th Century Fox diction coach: Intermission guest), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, John Milton Kennedy (announcer). 58:51. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Hi, Vision. It was nice. We stayed home and didn’t see anyone.
Was your trip to Williamsburg good?
I got everyone together and had them listen to the Phil Harris show from last week. Like times gone by. About 12 of us. It was fun.
Did you roast a turkey?
Oh, that sounds nice! They enjoyed the old radio show. :-)
I’ve never baked a turkey before, because (1) I don’t like turkey very much, and (2) I’ve always gone to family dinners where someone else did the turkey. But, for the first time I did find a recipe for an apple cider brined turkey breast. It was good, although I prefer the dark meat. With just me and Keith, a breast was too big, as it was.
If you like dark meat you will probably like duck. I get them cheap at costco, very good and easy.
Ah, duck’s too greasy and gamey. Keith doesn’t really like turkey, either. The white meat’s too dry. Chicken is WAY better than turkey, in our opinion. The best way to have a turkey is to fry it. THEN, the thing is super juicy.
I never thought about freezing sides, such as sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, etc... for later use. Is that something you can do? Do those types of things freeze well?
Turkey was all gone....
Yes, most side dishes like that will freeze quite well (dressing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole). It’s a shame to waste such good food. We’ll crave it again in a few days. :-) Of course, it will also keep in the fridge for several days, as it is.
It is a shame, I would normally never be so wasteful, especially the homemade dressing! I will definitely never do that again now that I know. Christmas will b here soon and it is the same meal so I will make sure I freeze all left-overs.
Thanks!
You bet! In fact, most foods freeze well—the meats, turkey, gravy, etc. You think about the frozen dinners in the supermarket. Same deal. :-)
As Gina said, yes. I even freeze bits of sauces to save later. My deep freeze goes to -10f and a year later it’s still pretty good.
Gunsmoke!
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