tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post4203435918503537182..comments2024-03-29T07:55:02.425-07:00Comments on Oddball Observations : THROWBACK THURSDAYCatalysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-74413510472569154692016-12-10T07:51:35.971-07:002016-12-10T07:51:35.971-07:00I missed that radio era, but npr and affiliates ha...I missed that radio era, but npr and affiliates have audio storytelling and quiz shows still. As does the bbc. Takes more digging, but it's still a viable format. Prairie Home Companion long ago. A bbc one called Cabin Pressure is hilarious. This American Life. Audible.com has a library of recorded books. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-73923934631845170762016-12-09T07:48:12.880-07:002016-12-09T07:48:12.880-07:00That is a very familiar radio...we had one in our ...That is a very familiar radio...we had one in our home as did my wife's folks. I also had a small radio when a teen in Los Angeles. I'd listen to the Lone Ranger a lot, and there was a country music station I really liked, but that's so long ago, it's receded into the dark ages.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-90788030530976601812016-12-08T18:51:01.831-07:002016-12-08T18:51:01.831-07:00Yep, Johnny Dollar was another one I listened to.Yep, Johnny Dollar was another one I listened to.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-80920101740845685202016-12-08T18:50:17.809-07:002016-12-08T18:50:17.809-07:00Joeh and Lowandslow: You can find recordings of ma...Joeh and Lowandslow: You can find recordings of many of those shows on the internet and listen to them at your leisure. I just searched out and listened to part of an episode of Bobby Benson and the B Bar B riders today. I was surprised to learn that was the show that got Don Knotts started in show business.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-27615352126284335562016-12-08T18:47:10.844-07:002016-12-08T18:47:10.844-07:00I sent out SWL (Short Wave Listener) cards to stat...I sent out SWL (Short Wave Listener) cards to stations I had "logged". I got mail from Radio Moscow for years. The postmaster must have been stunned and I may have a lengthy FBI file!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-81485362316923889202016-12-08T18:37:38.517-07:002016-12-08T18:37:38.517-07:00We had one similar, in Bend in the mid-fifties. I ...We had one similar, in Bend in the mid-fifties. I remember it could get Mexico, Canada (which I thought was very forign. and Russia (the soviet, back then) they had an english broadcast that lasted an hour or more. <br />So long ago. <br /><br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-90916578919982663472016-12-08T16:45:43.970-07:002016-12-08T16:45:43.970-07:00What a radio!What a radio!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-5657722447173859322016-12-08T13:14:54.076-07:002016-12-08T13:14:54.076-07:00Radio was magic in those days. I remember saturday...Radio was magic in those days. I remember saturday mornings on the floor listening to the Lone Ranger. At night, with lights out, I'd listen to the adventures of Johnny Dollar. We had it on in the kitchen during the prep and dinner time listening to Lowell Thomas and Hinshaw Edits the News, CBS News and a great old series about a maid that took care of a white family...I think it was called Beulah. As a kid hearing these filtered and long distance voices coming in from around the world reporting on events put the idea in my mind for my life's work.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-17574753788258083952016-12-08T12:37:48.086-07:002016-12-08T12:37:48.086-07:00Years ago I had to drive across town to manage a j...Years ago I had to drive across town to manage a jewelry store and I got into the habit of listening to Fibber McGee and Molly, and it was very funny.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-18164710196180045992016-12-08T10:22:52.080-07:002016-12-08T10:22:52.080-07:00I can't remember if we had a radio the size of...I can't remember if we had a radio the size of a mini frig or was it the tv the size of cereal box embedded in very similar looking unit? I do remember when the transistor radio was the big deal in our house because my dad could work on the car and listen to the Detroit Tiger ball game simultaneously.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952752325170210470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-12546619462468378252016-12-08T09:16:11.713-07:002016-12-08T09:16:11.713-07:00A wonderful chronology, thanks. I've heard of...A wonderful chronology, thanks. I've heard of all those shows you mentioned, but never heard any of them. I did watch, avidly, the TV version of Sky King on Saturday mornings. Good times. :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-42265129262474070552016-12-08T08:47:06.280-07:002016-12-08T08:47:06.280-07:00Great post...it makes me feel young, I missed out ...Great post...it makes me feel young, I missed out on the bulk of the radio age.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com