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Did anyone here WBCQ tonight?
At 0400UCT here at my QTH in Cincinnati, first time I EVER heard Ed 'literally'
plead for donations. I was taping the show to let my Dad hear it and hoping he read my letter I sent out Saturday with some money. But he didn't do the 'Amos & Andy' show itself tonight, he used their voices to ask for donations, I wonder how many (like he said) listen to the 12-14 minute show every night and leave it to others to send in two or five bucks? He literally said it tonight. "No donations and the show will forever be gone." He really means it too. It WILL be gone also because no one is going to acquire the original scripts (he won't sell em'~*he'd burn then first IMO~* and do the voices like he does. It's pretty sad IMO, that show is a HUGE part of Americana and just because cheap butts won't send it two dollars but listen to it, people like me aren't going to get to hear it anymore and I was just getting into the characters and storyline. If he takes it off the air due to those reasons, I can't do much, but I'll never send another cent to ANY broadcaster anywhere. Let em' fend for their selves or shut up (like apparently everyone else is doing) because I'm not giving you my money so you can hear for free...lol. These transmitters and relays and stuff don't run for free, not including his time and everything he said tonight that goes into making ONE show. I'll fire up my four scanners and transmitter and do my BCB dxing and forget shortwave and get my ticket. Just my take, was curious if anyone heard his pitiful characters begging for money, oh yeah, if you send in anything he said he will send you a color (I think) photograph of himself (Ed Bolton) behind the mic reading the scripts. I'm looking forward to getting mine, at least I'll have that to remind me of it. Thoughts anyone on him asking for small donations like that? ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
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html I scanned across 7415 a few times last night. Didn't know that it was supposed to be Amos & Andy; just heard someone asking for money. Thought maybe NPR had gone SW ;). pYou're right; this is a piece of Americana, even if it's not PC in this day and age. pI suspect that some SWLers might be avoiding WBCQ now that the preacher has taken over more air time. But I guess it pays the bills. pI'd probably kick in a few bucks to keep the program on the air. Can you post their address? pPete Davis pGO BEARCATS wrote: blockquote TYPE=CITEAt 0400UCT here at my QTH in Cincinnati, first time I EVER heard Ed 'literally' brplead for donations. I was taping the show to let my Dad hear it and hoping he brread my letter I sent out Saturday with some money. pBut he didn't do the 'Amos & Andy' show itself tonight, he used their voices to brask for donations, I wonder how many (like he said) listen to the 12-14 minute brshow every night and leave it to others to send in two or five bucks? pHe literally said it tonight. "No donations and the show will forever be brgone." He really means it too. It WILL be gone also because no one is going to bracquire the original scripts (he won't sell em'~*he'd burn then first IMO~* and brdo the voices like he does. It's pretty sad IMO, that show is a HUGE part of brAmericana and just because cheap butts won't send it two dollars but listen to brit, people like me aren't going to get to hear it anymore and I was just brgetting into the characters and storyline. pIf he takes it off the air due to those reasons, I can't do much, but I'll brnever send another cent to ANY broadcaster anywhere. Let em' fend for their brselves or shut up (like apparently everyone else is doing) because I'm not brgiving you my money so you can hear for free...lol. These transmitters and brrelays and stuff don't run for free, not including his time and everything he brsaid tonight that goes into making ONE show. pI'll fire up my four scanners and transmitter and do my BCB dxing and forget brshortwave and get my ticket. pJust my take, was curious if anyone heard his pitiful characters begging for brmoney, oh yeah, if you send in anything he said he will send you a color (I brthink) photograph of himself (Ed Bolton) behind the mic reading the scripts. brI'm looking forward to getting mine, at least I'll have that to remind me of brit. pThoughts anyone on him asking for small donations like that? p   ;   ; ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ br &nbs p; *****GO BEARCATS***** br &nbs p; Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier br &nbs p;   ; Hammarlund HQ140X br &nbs p; Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) br &nbs p; RCA Victor *Strato- World* br &nbs p; RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) br &nbs p; 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M br &nbs p; Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand br &nbs p; DX100/394/398/399/402 br &nbs p; OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 br &nbs p; Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell br &nbs p; ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* br &nbs p; Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. br &nbs p; 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) br &nbs p; 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper br &nbs p; 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas br &nbs p; Radio Shack Amplified Antenna br &nbs p; 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) br &nbs p; * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* br &nbs p; *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* br /blockquote /html |
"GO BEARCATS" wrote in message ... He literally said it tonight. "No donations and the show will forever be gone." He really means it too. It WILL be gone also because no one is going to acquire the original scripts Bye Bye! Another WBCQ weirdo fades away in the wind with the wind-powered propeller generator. Dis means more airtime for Brother Stair? - Woooooo Hooo!!!!! |
GO BEARCATS wrote: At 0400UCT here at my QTH in Cincinnati, first time I EVER heard Ed 'literally' plead for donations. I was taping the show to let my Dad hear it and hoping he read my letter I sent out Saturday with some money. But he didn't do the 'Amos & Andy' show itself tonight, he used their voices to ask for donations, I wonder how many (like he said) listen to the 12-14 minute show every night and leave it to others to send in two or five bucks? He literally said it tonight. "No donations and the show will forever be gone." He really means it too. It WILL be gone also because no one is going to acquire the original scripts (he won't sell em'~*he'd burn then first IMO~* and do the voices like he does. It's pretty sad IMO, that show is a HUGE part of Americana and just because cheap butts won't send it two dollars but listen to it, people like me aren't going to get to hear it anymore and I was just getting into the characters and storyline. Maybe it's not a case of 'cheap butts' not sending in any money, but rather the possibility that there are actually very few listeners? If he takes it off the air due to those reasons, I can't do much, but I'll never send another cent to ANY broadcaster anywhere. Let em' fend for their selves or shut up (like apparently everyone else is doing) because I'm not giving you my money so you can hear for free...lol. These transmitters and relays and stuff don't run for free, not including his time and everything he said tonight that goes into making ONE show. I'll fire up my four scanners and transmitter and do my BCB dxing and forget shortwave and get my ticket. Just my take, was curious if anyone heard his pitiful characters begging for money, oh yeah, if you send in anything he said he will send you a color (I think) photograph of himself (Ed Bolton) behind the mic reading the scripts. I'm looking forward to getting mine, at least I'll have that to remind me of it. Thoughts anyone on him asking for small donations like that? He can ask all he wants, but as I've mentioned above there may actually be very few listeners. As with anything like that, only a percentage of listeners would send in money anyway. Ask NPR! ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
"N8KDV" wrote: | Maybe it's not a case of 'cheap butts' not sending in any money, but rather the | possibility that there are actually very few listeners? Cha-CHING! We have a winnah! Anus 'n Andy just is not interesting to me. 73, Steve Lawrence KAØPMD Burnsville, Minnesota (NOTE: My email address has only one "dot." You'll have to edit out the one between the "7" and the "3" in my email address if you wish to reply via email) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.634 / Virus Database: 406 - Release Date: 3/18/04 |
"GO BEARCATS" wrote in message ... At 0400UCT here at my QTH in Cincinnati, first time I EVER heard Ed 'literally' plead for donations. I was taping the show to let my Dad hear it and hoping he read my letter I sent out Saturday with some money. But he didn't do the 'Amos & Andy' show itself tonight, he used their voices to ask for donations, I wonder how many (like he said) listen to the 12-14 minute show every night and leave it to others to send in two or five bucks? How many people are even casual listeners of the show? Maybe not many. I've heard it a couple of times, and I haven't made the effort to remember what time and day it's on. I don't see any reason to think the show is popular. He literally said it tonight. "No donations and the show will forever be gone." He really means it too. It WILL be gone also because no one is going to acquire the original scripts (he won't sell em'~*he'd burn then first IMO~* and do the voices like he does. The original show is gone. It wasn't recorded. If some guy wants to recreate the show from the old scripts, that's nice but it's only a recreation. If he's go a public spirited interest in preserving what's left of the original show, I'll suggest he should donate the scripts to a museum. Or he could scan them and post them on the internet. If he scanned the scripts using OCR, he could reduce the scans to text files and post them to one of the old time radio groups. It's pretty sad IMO, that show is a HUGE part of Americana and just because cheap butts won't send it two dollars but listen to it, people like me aren't going to get to hear it anymore and I was just getting into the characters and storyline. If he takes it off the air due to those reasons, I can't do much, but I'll never send another cent to ANY broadcaster anywhere. Let em' fend for their selves or shut up (like apparently everyone else is doing) because I'm not giving you my money so you can hear for free...lol. Everybody? What evidence is there that this show is popular with everybody? These transmitters and relays and stuff don't run for free, not including his time and everything he said tonight that goes into making ONE show. He's hobby broadcasting. There's no reason to complain about the difficulties of a hobby. He can drop hobby broadcasting and build his own airplane or research the cooking utensils of the Civil War or learn all the Asian languages. I'll fire up my four scanners and transmitter and do my BCB dxing and forget shortwave and get my ticket. That's the idea. Don't complain about your hobby, just do something else. Just my take, was curious if anyone heard his pitiful characters begging for money, oh yeah, if you send in anything he said he will send you a color (I think) photograph of himself (Ed Bolton) behind the mic reading the scripts. I'm looking forward to getting mine, at least I'll have that to remind me of it. Thoughts anyone on him asking for small donations like that? He has every right to ask, and if he doesn't get enough, he should take the hint and cover all his hobby expenses. If he wants to share the history of these old scripts, he can scan them and post them on the internet. This would cost very little. If he wants to preserve the historical value of the scipts, he can donate them to the Museum of Broadcasting. Frank Dresser |
GO BEARCATS wrote:
He literally said it tonight. "No donations and the show will forever be gone." He really means it too. It WILL be gone also because no one is going to acquire the original scripts (he won't sell em'~*he'd burn then first IMO~* and do the voices like he does. It's pretty sad IMO, that show is a HUGE part of Americana and just because cheap butts won't send it two dollars but listen to it, people like me aren't going to get to hear it anymore and I was just getting into the characters and storyline. The original "Amos & Andy" broadcasts are available on CD for anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. Art |
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Bye Bye! Another WBCQ weirdo fades away in the wind with the wind-powered propeller generator. Does means more airtime for Brother Stair? - Woooooo Hooo!!!!! Good catch .. one thing the profit needs is more air time. And one thing we need on shortwave is more profit Stair. Just ask Bro. Lawrence. |
Bye Bye! Another WBCQ weirdo fades away
in the wind with the wind-powered propeller generator. Dis means more airtime for Brother Stair? - Woooooo Hooo!!!!! Huh? Weirdo? What are you talking about? The guy is doing 'Amos & Andy' from back in the 30's, he isn't a preacher.sheesh ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
You're right; this is a piece of Americana, even if it's not PC in thisday
and age. Yeah, I know Pete. I don't think of it as racist though. If my Dad would have never told me about 'it'......and me just listening to it on sw, I'd have never thought about that. Isn't that sad? Shows 'how far' *we've* come as a country. I'm sure Ed would appreciate it, I has sent him a letter of thanks, I felt I owed him that, if not for me, for the joy 'Amos&Andy' gave my Grandma-Grandpa and my Dad, you know? I also enclosed my post to you all (I guess a week or two ago in here asking to give him a hand. Then three or four nights later he said over the air that he was going to start enclosing a pic of him doing the scripts, that's cool, I'll frame it and hang it withall my KIPM qsl's and a few other real nice framed QSL's I've received. :-) Here's his address Ed Bolton 4212 Jonestown Rd. Harrisburg,Pa. 17109 I swear I know it by heart now. It's a neat show in the fact that he does it on exactly the same day as it was aired in 1932 from the exact scripts and it's like a soap opera, which I'm not into, but it was easy to 'catch on'~* and now I know the characters. Remember, it's on EVERY night at midnight UCT on 7.415 wherever you are and the show is only 10 minutes or so, it's not like you're gonna be sitting for a half hour or anything. Take care.:-) ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
We have a winnah!
Anus 'n Andy just is not interesting to me. Hey, I understand that Steve. That's different though (your thinking.) You don't listen so why would you support it, I dig it. I also understand if one can't afford it, but he asking for 'anything'....$2.......heck, the other morning some weeks back I heard Stair saying "God told him there was someone out there (actually three people if I remember right) that could donate $10,000!!!!!!!!!! Now that gets a ROTFLMBO. Ed Bolton is doing the characters 'himself' from the original scripts from a show that held America by the seat of its pants back in the 30's, like he said tonight after the show, he told a little story about how back then he was five years old and it was the depression and that was the one thing that the country could depend on to cheer it up every night......'Amos & Andy.' But if you don't listen-don't help. If you do, throw the guy a couple bucks every month is all I'm saying. :-) BTW -OT kinda. It's *COLD* here in Cincy tonight! ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
How many people are even casual listeners of the show? Maybe not many.
You think? You might be right Frank. I wished I could help fund it on a larger scale, kinda my 'good deed'. I don't see any reason to think the show is popular. Well, that's opinion and we know......well you know. ;-) I don't know 'how' popular it is 'now'.......it's just the fact that it was 'more' than just popular back then. The original show is gone. It wasn't recorded. I know a guy who is about a four minute drive down the hill into the village that has tapes(reels) of some of the shows and I heard enough to know it is just about 'dead on'........I'll see what my Dad says when he hears it because I've taped some of them for him. Seeing how it might go off forever, I might go on and continue to tape them so at least I'll have a piece of it. If some guy wants to recreate the show from the old scripts, that's nice but it's only a recreation. If some guy wants to recreate the show from the old scripts, that's nice but it's only a recreation. I know that Frank, if it was the actual reels themselves, he'd STILL be begging because people (most of them) just don't care about the 'old days' or "how things used to be." It wouldn't matter if it was original, but that's just my guess and we know what that's worth. ;-) If he's go a public spirited interest in preserving what's left of the original show, I'll suggest he should donate the scripts to a museum. Or he could scan them and post them on the internet. If he scanned the scripts using OCR, he could reduce the scans to text files and post them t o one of the old time radio groups. I might print out this post of yours, matter of fact Frank, I PROMISE, I will print out what you said and send it to him and ask him also. Who knows? Maybe he is a fraud and getting filthy stinkin' rich of it and crying wolf, you know? Everybody? What evidence is there that this show is popular with everybody? OK Frank. Since we are using 'exact' words, I will rephrase it. I've heard what he says about the show and how all America (now I KNOW he didn't mean literally EVERY person breathing oxygen in the USA in the 30's were listening all at the same time to Amos&Andy...lol) but I know my grandparents did and my dad and his brother did. When I've mentioned it to the old timers that sit down here on the benches by the Ohio River (and I HAVE asked).....there were five or six guys and every one of them laughed and smiled except one guy and he acted like he never smiled for anything to begin with. I just know from the facts that the show DID air during the Depression Era and it was one thing that could be counted on during a time that MANY lives changed dramatically for the bad. The old guy right down the hill I talked about that has reels of the show has said basically word for word what Ed Bolton has said. Who knows? Maybe coincidence and they both listened to the show. Ed said he was five when he started listening in 32, or that he remembers being five when he did, so that'd make him what? I'd say he is in his mid 70's. My dear old friend dowwn the hill (with the Hammarlund that I posted about in here the FIRST time I saw one and I said I was gonna get one) I KNOW Homer is in his upper 70's or early 80's. He's hobby broadcasting. Absolutely Frank. I 'suppose' he feels he's doing something 'nice' when things WERE nice. It more than likely just doesn't mean as much to people of today. The older folks that listened back then, either don't have a shortwave or are dead. Because I have a feeling those guys that hang out down on the river bank, if they could listen to that show (minus the one guy) I betcha they would. And NO I'm not giving them a radio to hear it either...lol. That's the idea. Don't complain about your hobby, just do something else. I'm not complaining about MY hobby, I know what you mean though. If he wants to share the history of these old scripts, he can scan them and post them on the internet. This would cost very little. If he wants to preserve the historical value of the scipts, he can donate them to the Museum of Broadcasting. If he wants to share the history of these old scripts, he can scan them and post them on the internet. This would cost very little. If he wants to preserve the historical value of the scipts, he can donate them to the Museum of Broadcasting. Like I said Frank, as soon as I get done typing the last letter to this and hit send and then 'OK'......I will print this out and explain to him about this thread. Heck, I don't even know if he knows about computers or what a thread is, so I'll explain it to him. Good post. But TOO long. ;-P **I'll add though, I'm almost afraid he'd read it on the air and say "OK Frank, bye!" Then pull the plug....lol....then I wouldn't get to hear it every night because of YOU Frank. ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
if it was the actual reels themselves, he'd STILL be
begging because people (most of them) just don't care about the 'old days' or "how things used to be." I can ceratinly appreciate the desire to keep this kind of program going, hobby or not. But I think the above may be overstating things quite a bit. Surely MOST people are NOT dedicated shortwave program listeners, so they are entirely unaware of this situation. It's quite common among domestic broadcasters on SW... lack of interest, lack of funding/sponsorship, facilities, airtime, etc. But there is a VERY large number of people from all walks of life who are dearly devoted to old time radio programs, and the market of records, tapes, CDs, MP3 CD-ROMs, etc., is enormous for those of us who enjoy those classic shows. I personally own over 500 hours worth of old time radio shows, from Amos n' Andy and Jack Benny to Lights Out, The Great Gildersleeve, etc., on CDs, tapes, and CD-ROMs. My collection grows every few weeks... People DO care deeply about maintaining and archiving this classic programming, and in fact pay millions of dollars each year collectively for the priveledge of owning OTR collections on CDs and tapes. They care about the old days quite a lot, I can assure you. Try a search for old time radio catalogues, you'll find a lot of hits. And don't forget, Stan Freberg's "When Radio Was" is a syndicated OTR tribute show, playing all the greats from the Golden Age of Radio that runs on quite a few AM stations nationwide, and has for many years. KNX-1070AM in Los Angeles has been running their 'Drama Hour' (featuring the classic comedy, drama, western and suspense shows from yesteryear) for at least 25 years now. Now, if this fellow is having trouble keeping his own dramatizations on the air, it's sad, but let's face it, shortwave is not FM music or AM sports/talkradio when it comes to listenership numbers. You might see thousands or tens of thousands offering donations if he were on some regionally popular station on mainstream FM or AM. But the lack of funds or interest has NOTHING to do with complacency among the average listener. It's just lack of exposure and stats. Linus |
The original "Amos & Andy" broadcasts are available on CD for anyone who
enjoys that kind of thing. Really Art? You say that, then don't say where. {?} ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
But I think the above may be overstating things quite a bit.
That's why I said "most of them." I personally own over 500 hours worth of old time radio shows, from Amos n' Andy and Jack Benny to Lights Out, The Great Gildersleeve, etc. WOW!! How old are you may I ask? I'm 38, I never heard of the last two you listed. People DO care deeply about maintaining and archiving this classic programming, and in fact pay millions of dollars each year collectively for the priveledge of owning OTR collections on CDs and tapes Well, that's great to hear then, I stand corrected. I guess he's just the one having the problem then. ;-) I have two cds called (I think) "We Interrupt This Broadcast".......it was in/came with a big book I bought, really takes you back in time. Good post Linus, did you send him anything. ;-) Just curious. ~*~*Monitoring The AirWaves~*~ *****GO BEARCATS***** Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 600ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Sloper 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
"LW" wrote: | Good catch .. one thing the profit needs is more air time. | | And one thing we need on shortwave is more profit Stair. | | Just ask Bro. Lawrence. Absolutely, El Dubyah. The Profit is the very first preacher capable of making DOZENS of false predictions, while at the same time, managing to get one or two correct. I mean, he *did* say President Reagan.....well....you know. PLUS, Profit Stair is multicultural! Just ask "tha sistas." I imagine there should be some Junior Profits running around the trailerpark / compound before too terribly long - just think about how much better THEY will be at making false predictions! 73, Steve Lawrence KAØPMD Burnsville, Minnesota (NOTE: My email address has only one "dot." You'll have to edit out the one between the "7" and the "3" in my email address if you wish to reply via email) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.634 / Virus Database: 406 - Release Date: 3/18/04 |
"GO BEARCATS" wrote in message ... | We have a winnah! | | Anus 'n Andy just is not interesting to me. | | Hey, I understand that Steve. That's different though (your thinking.) You | don't listen so why would you support it, I dig it. | | I also understand if one can't afford it, but he asking for | 'anything'....$2.......heck, the other morning some weeks back I heard Stair | saying "God told him there was someone out there (actually three people if I | remember right) that could donate $10,000!!!!!!!!!! Now that gets a ROTFLMBO. | | Ed Bolton is doing the characters 'himself' from the original scripts from a | show that held America by the seat of its pants back in the 30's, like he said | tonight after the show, he told a little story about how back then he was five | years old and it was the depression and that was the one thing that the country | could depend on to cheer it up every night......'Amos & Andy.' | | But if you don't listen-don't help. If you do, throw the guy a couple bucks | every month is all I'm saying. :-) | | BTW -OT kinda. It's *COLD* here in Cincy tonight! You're right, of course - but I'd listen if Amos and Andy made false predictions. ;) 73, Steve Lawrence KAØPMD Burnsville, Minnesota (NOTE: My email address has only one "dot." You'll have to edit out the one between the "7" and the "3" in my email address if you wish to reply via email) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.634 / Virus Database: 406 - Release Date: 3/18/04 |
WOW!! How old are you may I ask? I'm 38, I never heard of the last two you
listed. I'm heading into 36, but I suppose I've been into OTR since I was 7 years old, when I saw a TV movie called 'The Night America Panicked' (or The Night That Panicked America) about the Orson Welles 'War of the Worlds' Broadcast of Oct. 30, 1938. The movie killed me, so my dad bought me an album of the original broadcast. After that, I tried to listen to any OTR I could find on radio (there was a lot more back then, but there's still some out there even now, see my last post)... and slowly amassed a collection since then. Lights Out was a show that was very popular, created by a great writer named Arch Oboler. It was an anthology show, different stories every night with a horror/suspense theme. One of the truly creepy shows from the Golden Age. The Great Gildersleeve was a very popular comedy as well, a spin-off of the more-well-known Fibber McGee and Molly program. Well, that's great to hear then, I stand corrected. I guess he's just the one having the problem then. ;-) Hehehe, naw, you know what I'm saying. He's not 'the one' having the problem', but the problem has less to do with people not caring then with people not knowing in the first place. And he's not alone in the hunt for funds on domestic SW, that's for sure. did you send him anything. ;-) Just curious. My $10 went out a few weeks ago. I have no problem sending what I can to someone whose hobbies and interests jibe with mine and whose 'mission' (talk about 'overstating things', hahah) is something I believe in, or can at least appreciate. He does what he does pretty well, and it's nice to have that kind of thing on SW to break up the ranting and raving of crackpots that teem and multiply like bacteria in a petri dish. Linus |
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The original "Amos & Andy" broadcasts are available on CD for anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. Really Art? You say that, then don't say where. {?} See: http://tinyurl.com/2ecnz or do a google search on "amos 'n andy" +CD Art |
OTR is available the web in a number of different places. One is via
www.n1dk.com. Click the link to his live365.com station. "Art Harris" wrote in message om... wrote: The original "Amos & Andy" broadcasts are available on CD for anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. Really Art? You say that, then don't say where. {?} See: http://tinyurl.com/2ecnz or do a google search on "amos 'n andy" +CD Art |
A few weeks ago some surviving episodes of the predecessor show "Sam and
Henry" were on the newsgroups. "Art Harris" wrote in message om... wrote: The original "Amos & Andy" broadcasts are available on CD for anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. Really Art? You say that, then don't say where. {?} See: http://tinyurl.com/2ecnz or do a google search on "amos 'n andy" +CD Art |
My $10 went out a few weeks ago. I have no problem sending what I can to
someone whose hobbies and interests jibe with mine and whose 'mission' (talk about 'overstating things', hahah) is something I believe in, or can at least appreciate. He does what he does pretty well, and it's nice to have that kind of thing on SW to break up the ranting and raving of crackpots that teem and multiply like bacteria in a petri dish. Linus There you go Linus. I know he'll appreciate it. :-) |
You're right, of course - but I'd listen if Amos and Andy made
false predictions. That was your second funny post of the night. On that note, I'm hitting the hay. Later guys (and gals) {?} |
Yeah, I forgot about Brenda Ann, good night.:-)
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My $10 went out a few weeks ago. I have no problem sending what I can to
someone whose hobbies and interests jibe with mine and whose 'mission' (talk about 'overstating things', hahah) is something I believe in, or can at least appreciate. He does what he does pretty well, and it's nice to have that kind of thing on SW to break up the ranting and raving of crackpots that teem and multiply like bacteria in a petri dish. Linus There you go Linus. I know he'll appreciate it. :-) Has Mr. Bolton ever considered just plain selling recordings of the shows he's already done? I listen from time to time and he usually puts the squeeze on at the end of the show. I can never understand why he begs for handouts instead of just putting 50 episodes in mp3 on a CD and selling them for $25. -- Col. I.P. Yurin Commissariat of Internal Security Stakhanovite Order of Lenin (1937) Hero of Socialist Labor (1939) |
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 19:39:28 GMT, Harris
wrote: GO BEARCATS wrote: He literally said it tonight. "No donations and the show will forever be gone." He really means it too. It WILL be gone also because no one is going to acquire the original scripts (he won't sell em'~*he'd burn then first IMO~* and do the voices like he does. It's pretty sad IMO, that show is a HUGE part of Americana and just because cheap butts won't send it two dollars but listen to it, people like me aren't going to get to hear it anymore and I was just getting into the characters and storyline. The original "Amos & Andy" broadcasts are available on CD for anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. Art Oh? Only a few of the original broadcasts of A&A from the era that Ed Boulton is re-creating have survived. Even though the show was distributed to radio stations nationwide on LP, the records carried a label that said "destroy after broadcast" as the creators were afraid of unauthorized use. So what Ed is doing on WBCQ is truly recreating lost broadcasts, just like he says. |
"Orange Claw Hammer" wrote:
Harris wrote: The original "Amos & Andy" broadcasts are available on CD for anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. Oh? Only a few of the original broadcasts of A&A from the era that Ed Boulton is re-creating have survived. Even though the show was distributed to radio stations nationwide on LP, the records carried a label that said "destroy after broadcast" as the creators were afraid of unauthorized use. So what Ed is doing on WBCQ is truly recreating lost broadcasts, just like he says. Baloney! There are 267 original shows available on CD, some dating back to the late 1920s. See: http://tinyurl.com/2ecnz Hey, if you enjoy Ed's show, send him some money. But the fact that he has to buy time to do his broadcast shows that there's not much interest in this kind of thing. Art |
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