01-28-2006
( Reply#: 320 ) |
jerseyralph |
For the life of me I am trying to remember who Charlie and Og are. Weren't they the mythical cavemen that Shep would refer to? |
01-28-2006
( Reply#: 321 ) |
m10bob |
1.We are mostly ALL curious/impatient for the news, and
2. IIRC, Shep mentioned in a very early broadcast, (1957-1959 that Charlie and OG were characters from an old comic strip, from his youth.
(Shep used a lot of the comics and old radio serial names in his stories, like "The Major" from "the Boarding House"(comics), and Vic and Sade(radio) contributed a lot of the names he used on his programs.
For details, you really should look into getting Mr Bergmann's book, "Excelsior, You Fathead!"
In Hoc Agricula Conc
In Est Spittle Louk |
01-29-2006
( Reply#: 323 ) |
emurphy |
Too much time on my hands. It was a challenge to cipher the letters on the flicklives.com graphic but if I got it right (Don't Be A Leaf) this is what I found:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097708194X/qid=1138547759/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-3099447-0215043?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
Also check out: http://filmsaroundtheworld.com/_wsn/page2.html
for info on the production company. Apparently they have lots of Shep programs in the can.
Happy Valentine's Day! |
01-29-2006
( Reply#: 324 ) |
jclavin |
You got it. There are 2 sets coming first. One with 4 shows and the other with 8. They will be marketed by www.radioagain.com who is also making them available through Amazon.com, and some other street stores yet to be finalized. Another source will be our own Max Schmid via the Schmidco catalog and as a premium during the mid-February WBAI pledge drive. As soon as I get the details from Max, I'll get it all up on the site.
The source for these shows apparently has 100's of shows that were recorded for syndication and never aired.
Jim |
01-30-2006
( Reply#: 325 ) |
pdxgordon |
The Filmsaround the world site mentioned above has the following statement on the linked page which I am sure we have all read. Finding old tapes is like uncovering Mark Twain mms. or unknown correspondence; the idea is more information about the artist. I hope who ever plans to hold the copyright in PERPETUITY doesn't hold too high of a price. I think that the euro copyright is fair: 50 years and then to the public domain. Quotation follows
"B. THE JEAN SHEPHERD SHOW -- The noted American humorist Jean Shepherd died in 1999; we have written agreements confirming Hartwest Productions' ownership of the radio programs, and of the right to continue to exploit them in all media and territories, in perpetuity. We have approximately 200 hours of master 1/4" 42-minute magnetic reel-to-reel tapes; we have had audio cassettes made of several of the shows. In general, they are monologues, with commercial breaks (but no commercials); Shepherd muses about whatever strikes his fancy, ranging from his youthful experiences as a tuba student, to the time that he and an army buddy went to a tattoo parlor but chickened out. The humor is remarkably fresh and current, with only a few "dating" references. National Public Radio (NPR) has produced and ran in May 2000 a 2-hour tribute to Shepherd titled "A Voice In The Night;" the audience response was so positive that it was rebroadcast."
Heraclitus: For a god all things are good; for man some things are better than others. |
01-30-2006
( Reply#: 326 ) |
m10bob |
Pardon what may be a negative comment to some, if there are "over 200 found episodes", what considerations would limit anybody to only put one episode on a cd?
I am able to put 2 on a home cd burner.
I will wait to see what Max can/will offer before committing myself, financially.
In Hoc Agricula Conc
In Est Spittle Louk |
01-31-2006
( Reply#: 327 ) |
EricOB |
I emailed Radio Again about the CD length. They replied that each show on average is 44 minutes long, and two shows would not fit on a single CD.
I went ahead and order the bigger set and am looking forward to receiving it.[:)] |
