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| 10/30/11
| Ed Walker
Posted on 10/30/2011 2:42:22 PM PDT by Vision
Friends, it's Sunday night again. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio programs.
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To: Vision
My Dad graduated Tuscaloosa High and Alabama.. ‘57 I think. Ears Whitworth days. Ugh! He always said he never remembered them winning a game.
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posted on
10/30/2011 5:45:54 PM PDT
by
logitech
To: logitech
Am looking forward to next week’s game.
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posted on
10/30/2011 5:48:00 PM PDT
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: Vision
We can’t wait for next week’s game! That’ll be something!
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posted on
10/30/2011 5:59:10 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
To: WXRGina
Thanks Gina. Yeah, all my computer data was salvaged but the G5 tower couldn’t be fixed. The iHospital transfered everything to a new tower down to all my bookmarks in my various browsers and even my screen saver image. It took over a week and I was on pins & needles until I saw it restored. ‘cause I had thousands of hours of effort invested in it -— so everything is right in my world.
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:00:25 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
(If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
To: steelyourfaith
I love how well-crafted Suspense scripts are. You can tell work went into them.
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:07:58 PM PDT
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: Vision
No, I didn't make the trip - sis had her MRI, and things are in a holding pattern for the moment, so my presence wasn't needed. They said all they saw on the images was a 'thread' in her lung, which is probably a hair she inhaled off her pillow in her sleep. I told her to just cough like a cat a few times and she'd cack up a hairball. LOL Up there, they got 2"-3" in town, and Frostburg reported about 9". The jackpot area was around Mt. Storm, and they got a foot or so. The mere fact that
anything accumulated this early is one for the books.
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:08:35 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(Hippies smell.)
To: Quill Pen
Greetings. Your Dad’s book, “The Big Broadcast 1920-1950”, was the very first book in my old time radio library. I love it. I’ve had it since the 1970s.
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:09:38 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
(If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
To: WXRGina
Thanks! That old-time radio has been in my folks' den since I was little!
My Dad (Bill Owen) gives many public talks on old-time radio.
He was also very involved at the "Old Time Radio Convention" in Newark, NJ, as an actor in many of the the re-enactments of the old shows.
When my brother was very young, he met the voice of The Lone Ranger" at ABC TV in NY...he was so afraid that he just hid in back of my Dad's legs!!!
My Dad also did did many on-camera and voice-over commercials for national television, and portrayed Ellery Queen in the nationally syndicated series Ellery Queens Minute Mysteries. It ran for many years on radio stations, allowing time for local commercials.
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:14:27 PM PDT
by
Quill Pen
(Palin in 2016 !!)
To: steelyourfaith
...so everything is right in my world.That's excellent news, SteelYourFaith!
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:15:03 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
To: steelyourfaith
That’s wonderful!!! Thanks for telling me!
I remember when my Dad was writing “The Big Broadcast” ...he had all of the copies of pages of the manuscript in stacks all over the living room, and I was helping him sort and collate them into individual copies.
I remember him having the idea to interview all of the actors from these old-time radio shows, before they passed away.
He still recites excepts from shows for us, such as The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet!
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:24:14 PM PDT
by
Quill Pen
(Palin in 2016 !!)
To: WXRGina
How’s things for you guys Gina?
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:25:35 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
(If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
To: steelyourfaith
My Dad would be thrilled to hear about your old-time radio library collection!!!!
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:26:36 PM PDT
by
Quill Pen
(Palin in 2016 !!)
To: Viking2002
A hair. Wow. Let’s hope so.
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posted on
10/30/2011 6:50:59 PM PDT
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: Vision
Hi,
What a crazy weekend with the snowstorm! We had to leave our house tonight because we still have no power...
To: steelyourfaith
SteelYourFaith, we’re doing okay.
That transcript of the Thing on the Fourble Board was exact!
CREEPY!!!
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posted on
10/30/2011 7:04:13 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
To: Dr. Scarpetta
Really? So sorry to hear that. Downed lines?
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posted on
10/30/2011 7:05:38 PM PDT
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: Quill Pen
Wow! What an amazing Dad and life you’ve had!
Thank you for the links! We’ll look at them.
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posted on
10/30/2011 7:06:21 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
To: Vision
We have a new grandson!
The baby was born on Friday morning, and the storm came on Sat. We lost our electricity yesterday, and so did the hospital.
Trees went down all over this area, and we had about a foot of snow.
To: steelyourfaith
Source
Shirley Temple Black brought a new perspective to Orson Well's reputation in her autobiography, Child Star (McGraw-Hill Publishing company, 1988).
She wrote about a croquet match that was part of a publicity layout on pages 284 - 285:
"Did you hear my program about Martians [War of the Worlds]?"
"Yes," I stroked my ball and scowled. It had stopped wide of the final wicket. "Nelson Eddy was why I listened."
Welles turned and leaned on his mallet, waiting. My evening routine included listening to Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. I explained but when guest Eddy came on to sing, I switched stations and stumbles on his.
"Did you believe my program?" he asked, striking a pleasing pose for our photographers.
"No, I knew it wasn't true."
"Taking careful aim, I knocked his ball slightly away from the mouth of the final wicket, leaving mine in good position.
His return shot caromed my ball away into a difficult lie.
"How did you know?" he asked.
Engrossed with my final chance, I said nothing and concentrated. I missed.
"Well," I replied resignedly. "If men from Mars had come here, why would just your program be broadcasting the news? That didn't make sense, so I didn't believe it."
And Orson Welles had the reputation as an enfant terribles?!
Plus, you had to wonder about all those adults who were so terrified by his broadcast!
Reprinted from The Old Movie Maven Blog, September 20, 2005.
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posted on
10/30/2011 7:13:59 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
(If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
To: Dr. Scarpetta
Congratualtions, Dr. Scarpetta, on your new grandson!
I hope things will go smoothly, and power will be restored soon!
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posted on
10/30/2011 7:14:51 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
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