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IN THIS SECTION I WILL THROW MY REMEMBERING BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN THERE WAS A MAGAZINE CALLED CORONET--- INDEED, IT WAS IN IT THAT I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE HUMOR OF THE GREAT JACK PAAR. This was in the mid fifties (1950s). But I will go back to my childhood (born 1936).

020901 2308 Remember Perma Books? Flair Magazine? Did you get the little pamphlet type magazine of the radio program sponsored by Westinghouse (?)(Progress is our most important product), and I dont remember the name just now. But in those days of great radio, there was Quiet Please (with Ernest Chappell as The man who spoke to you); and of course, Escape(When...we bring you ESCAPE)(OFTEN FEATURING WILLIAM CONRAD, yes, the same who was the star of Cannon, Nero Wolfe,Jake and the Fat Man, and general TV personality) --- most famously as Leiningen in one of the Escape versions of Carl Stephensons Esquire story Leiningen vs the Ants (but when the movie was made, altho they of course had to have William Conrad, he played the bureaucrat, to the Leiningen of Charlton Heston). There were also The Inner Sanctum, and Suspense. In those days we had the actual radio series (Monday, Wednesday and Friday at (as I recall) 19:30), The Lone Ranger; its Rossini and the Liszt (and I think some possibly Tschaikovski?) were as influential in getting me to love classical music as was Disneys “Fantasia. I remember many others substituting in the dark Boston (Malden is a suburb of Boston)(or a part of Metropolitan Boston) afternoons, after coming home from school( which was for the first three years just around the corner) at 15:30, hoping soon to get a glimpse of my father at supper time (altho he was not in the military, he was distant to me) substituting for other people (my distant mother didnt count, as she was on the phone from dawn to dusk arguing with friends and relations and confounding the unlucky folks sharing the party line (i e, shared phone line, due to war exigencies) --- but I tried to empathize with Stella Dallas (Mother love and sacrifice), and Lorenzo Jones (unlucky inventor, with `theme song Feniculi Fenicular), and Helen Trent, and that girl from the little mining town, (or was that her?). But of course, easy delight in Tom Mix (with the real cowboy who had been shot so many times we got a chart in the mail), and Tennessee Jedd(ptshuuuuu! Gotm, Jedd, --- dead centuh!!!!!), and Captain Midnight (pronounced like a diving plane), and The Green Hornet (probably the best sound effects of all (except of course for The Lone Ranger)). There were so many programs at all hours and throughout many years, and they will ring in my ears and mind for eons in the cemetary, along with J S Bach and his ilk. I will return to this matter of the radio shows. Especially to discuss the greatest USA humorists of the post-war (WW2) era: Bob and Ray. I have nothing to offer yáll but my own opinion.

120901 2151 Do you remember Virgil Partch? (the great cartoonist)(known as Vip). 180901 1900 Did i mention that i remember Jack Paar going down the hall of the hotel to get a cup of sugar from Fidel Castro (successfully, complete with smile from FC).?

1953 Remember that wonderful American Airlines radio program?

061001 2323 Remember overshoes and rubbers?

2324 Remember The Scarlet Queen radio series, starring Elliot Lewis? And Kathy Lewis, his wife, with whom he made the marvellous lp Manhattan Towers? She was My Friend Irma on the radio series of that name, also with wonderful Hans Conreid, and Jeff Chandler, who died in a medical fiasco --- and she died young of cancer: one should keep in mind the inspiration of such a death for researchers determined to fight e g cancer. Eliot Lewis main role was as the nutty drummer (Frankie Remly) on the radio series starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye. I recently enjoyed on tv catching part of the lovely film starring Hans Conreid The Ten Thousand Fingers of Dr T --- also with Peter Lind Hayes and his wife Mary Healey, who were a calming presence on New York City daytime radio together.

I remember the name Hank Sylvern (sp?) because I was in a play in college with his daughter Bryna, and it was rehearsed at their lovely Brownstone house in Manhattan --- but I might have remembered his name anyway, because he played the organ as music for innumerable radio shows. I wonder if he ever met the first wife of one of my mother´s brothers, Charles K Freeman (not to be confused with the Charles K Freeman who worked mainly in movies and in Hollywood), her professional (radio) name being Shendl (sp?)(meaning “the pretty one”). That uncle Charlie (not to be confused with my other uncle Charlie, one of my father´s brothers) was a theater director, and the first director of the musical Song of Norway. Eventually he directed Mae West in a summer theater presentation of Diamond Lil.

031201 1858 As a beginner I thought all the strange marks would maybe be seen be yáll, so I removed them --- fool that i was--- but now I learn that that was wrong, and that there is doubtless some benefit in leaving them in, so i repeat below the above, as maybe perhaps Daniel Dafoe might put it, or at least one of his besotted characters.

CORONET 280801 2249

IN THIS SECTION I WILL THROW MY REMEMBERING BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN THERE WAS A MAGAZINE CALLED “CORONET” --- INDEED, IT WAS IN IT THAT I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE HUMOR OF THE GREAT JACK PAAR. This was in the mid fifties (1950s). But I will go back to my childhood (born 1936).

020901 2308 Remember Perma Books? Flair Magazine? Did you get the little pamphlet type magazine of the radio program sponsored by Westinghouse (?)(“Progress is our most important product”), and I don´t remember the name just now. But in those days of great radio, there was “Quiet Please” (with Ernest Chappell as “The man who spoke to you”); and of course, “Escape” (“When...we bring you ESCAPE”)(OFTEN FEATURING WILLIAM CONRAD, yes, the same who was the star of “Cannon”, “Nero Wolfe”, “Jake and the Fat Man”, and general TV personality) --- most famously as Leiningen in one of the “Escape” versions of Carl Stephenson´s “Esquire” story “Leiningen vs the Ants” (but when the movie was made, altho they of course had to have William Conrad, he played the bureaucrat, to the Leiningen of Charlton Heston). There were also “The Inner Sanctum”, and “Suspense”. In those days we had the actual radio series (Monday, Wednesday and Friday at (as I recall) 19:30), “The Lone Ranger”; its Rossini and the Liszt (and I think some possibly Tschaikovski?) were as influential in getting me to love classical music as was Disney´s “Fantasia”. I remember many others substituting in the dark Boston (Malden is a suburb of Boston)(or a part of Metropolitan Boston) afternoons, after coming home from school( which was for the first three years just around the corner) at 15:30, hoping soon to get a glimpse of my father at supper time (altho he was not in the military, he was distant to me) substituting for other people (my distant mother didn´t count, as she was on the phone from dawn to dusk arguing with friends and relations and confounding the unlucky folks sharing the party line (i e, shared phone line, due to war exigencies) --- but I tried to empathize with “Stella Dallas” (“Mother love and sacrifice”), and Lorenzo Jones (unlucky inventor, with `theme song´ “Feniculi Fenicular”), and “Helen Trent”, and that girl from the little mining town, (or was that her?). But of course, easy delight in “Tom Mix” (with the real cowboy who had been shot so many times we got a chart in the mail), and “Tennessee Jedd”(ptshuuuuu! Gotm, Jedd, --- dead centuh!!!!!), and “Captain Midnight” (pronounced like a diving plane), and “The Green Hornet”(probably the best sound effects of all (except of course for “The Lone Ranger”)). There were so many programs at all hours and throughout many years, and they will ring in my ears and mind for eons in the cemetary, along with J S Bach and his ilk. I will return to this matter of the radio shows. Especially to discuss the greatest USA humorists of the post-war (WW2) era: Bob and Ray. I have nothing to offer yáll but my own opinion.

1953 Remember that wonderful American Airlines radio program?

061001 2323 Remember overshoes and rubbers?

2324 Remember “The Scarlet Queen” radio series, starring Elliot Lewis? And Kathy Lewis, his wife, with whom he made the marvellous lp “Manhattan Towers”? She was “My Friend Irma” on the radio series of that name, also with wonderful Hans Conreid, and Jeff Chandler, who died in a medical fiasco --- and she died young of cancer: one should keep in mind the inspiration of such a death for researchers determined to fight e g cancer. Eliot Lewis´ main role was as the nutty drummer (“Frankie Remly”) on the radio series starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye. I recently enjoyed on tv catching part of the lovely film starring Hans Conreid “The Ten Thousand Fingers of Dr T” --- also with Peter Lind Hayes and his wife Mary Healey, who were a calming presence on New York City daytime radio together.

I remember the name Hank Sylvern (sp?) because I was in a play in college with his daughter Bryna, and it was rehearsed at their lovely Brownstone house in Manhattan --- but I might have remembered his name anyway, because he played the organ as music for innumerable radio shows. I wonder if he ever met the first wife of one of my mother´s brothers, Charles K Freeman (not to be confused with the Charles K Freeman who worked mainly in movies and in Hollywood), her professional (radio) name being Shendl (sp?)(meaning “the pretty one”). That uncle Charlie (not to be confused with my other uncle Charlie, one of my father´s brothers) was a theater director, and the first director of the musical “Song of Norway”. Eventually he directed Mae West in a summer theater presentation of “Diamond Lil”.

Coronet --- tirsdag 25. desember 2001 00:36: I remember with glowing delight the wonderful singer/actress Mimi Hines. I later will nostalgize at length about her and the Jack Paar tv Show, with Genevieve and so many others. I have two lps of Mimi Hines. I have three lps of Bob Lind (he was not on the Jack Paar Show) (I mean they are all there are of each of them, as far as i know.)

Did i mention the Oxydol soap people (made of bubbles) who materialized out of the soapy water to do your washing?

We had white bread in those days, before we were told the truth, and I had to have my appendix removed --- Wonder Bread, and Tip Top, and Life, and I think they even had added vitamin D and/or thiamin.

I felt a bit left out because my folks did not use Cream of Wheat --- “Cream of Wheat is so good to eat and we like it every day. It something or other something or other etc”... and sponsored the greatest radio show uniquely targeting young children: “Let´s Pretend” --- real fairy-tales (in those days you could say that with no fear of ambiguity)(especially if you were under ten). And big production and cheering audience of kids.

Another product my mother (my father did not in those days buy stuff for household use, it being before women´s liberation) did not buy, was Twenty Mule Team Borax --- dragged personally across Death Valley by anonymous AMERICANS better than me. It was I guess for cleaning walls made of tile or something. And I myself could not abide “Smooth Chocolatey Flavored Ovaltine” , even tho Captain Midnight wanted me to.

Kristin just called back to discuss a Paul Bowles story.

onsdag 16. januar 2002 23:23 piglatin was so much fun!!!!!