On 2010-03-19, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
NB1R wrote:
Excelsior you Fathead! (Shep Lives)
The Great Orpheum Gravy Boat Riot
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories
Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb That Struck Back
Classics, one and all.
Jean Shepherd, K2ORS, R.I.P.
Excelsior!!!
My first exposure to Jean, a true visionary, was Mad Magazine. It can
still be found on the web:
http://www.keyflux.com/shep/madtxt.htm
Later, I discovered his hilarious short stories in Playboy --yes! I
really did read the articles (sometimes
. Playboy ran many of them
over the years. Later, I got his books from my library. Wish he'd
been syndicated, as I never heard his radio show. I also was unaware
he was an avid ham.
Was the "....Dago Bomb That Struck Back" about the runaway fireworks
on the 4th of July? It's been a long time.
nb