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VanDan,LaVerna
Boone Grove, worse than Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1985
Saw One of His Movies |
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Hooray for Shep! He had to have been a snoop, spying on me as I grew up in the shadows of the big mills. He must have seen my house on Oak street and accompanied me on the playground at Henry S. Evans School. He had to have known my mom (AKA the snowsuit bundler) and my dad (AKA the recipient of many MAJOR AWARDS). I remember the Santa/scene at Montgomery Wards in the Village-- anybody else remember that one?. He had to have been there on Christmas morning with my siblings and I when we unwrapped such notables as Bozo the rockem sockem clown and yes, my BB Gun (really it was an air rifle--my parents really believed that stuff about shooting my eye out, but close enough).
He had a keen eye, sharp ear and honest heart! He is my literary hero--the only writer who could possibly make the Calumet Region shine with authenticity!
Can't wait for the fest! Hope someone has a copy of My Summer Story on video.
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Foreman,Bonnie
Bremen
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1968
Saw One of His Movies |
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Wish I had heard him on the radio--I would have loved it, too. Don't know which came first--a short story I read or a PBS show. But my husband growing up in Northwestern Indiana and me in Southwestern Michigan gave us the feeling of instant connection for the times and places he talked about. We were just talking about it today and decided to do a little searching.
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Moscato,Michelle
Carmel
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1990
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Bittner,norm
charlestown
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1950
On the Radio |
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Pogue,Tina
Chesterton
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1983
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
I teach in Hammond. I was happy to see the Community Center named after Jean. My husband grew up in Hammond and was a friend of Jean's brother. My family loves A Christmas Story!
It is such a classic!!!!!
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Andersen,Ken
Crown Point
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1970
Saw his TV show |
Comments:
I read about your site in the Chicago Tribune this past weekend. The site is fantastic! I first became aware of Mr. Shepherd many years ago watching "The Great American Dream Machine" on Chicago PBS station WTTW. I absolutely fell in love with his story telling, his narrative voice and even the fact that we are from the same area here (Crown Point is the county seat for Hammond, and I grew up even closer that that adjacent to Hammond in Munster, Indiana.) Without question, I firmly believe he was the premiere story teller of our generation. I commend you for keeping alive awareness of his contributions. Thank you for the great job.
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Godfrey,Kathie
Crown Point
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1960
On the Radio |
Comments:
I remember listening to Shepherd on NBC radio as I lay in the backseat of my parents Ford station wagon when I was a little kid in suburban Chicago. Since seeing Phantom of the Open Hearth on WTTW Chicago and reading In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories, I've become a huge fan. I'd love to be able to purchase the WGBH productions of Phantom and other Shepherd titles not yet available.
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Majchrowicz,Joe
Dyer
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1977
Read one of his books |
Comments:
Thanks for rekindling alot of great childhood memories! Your works have allowed me to share them with my children! Wish you were still with us! Merry Christmas(Story!) Forever and For Always (Ho-Ho-Ho!!)
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Rea,T E
Evansville
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1966
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Hackett,Walter
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1974
Saw his TV show |
Comments:
fort wayne used to recieve pbs broadcast from bowling green, ohio. i think it was in the late 70's or early 80's they aired a show with shep driving a packard or a hispano suiza around the indy 500 track. one of the cars had been celebrity owned in the past. i don't find this topic listed.
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Barnes,Richard
Gary
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1958
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
NEW!
We've located an original photograph of Shep's Warren G. Harding Elementary School ! It was difficult to find since his school was torn down in the 50's... No photos of it in the school office (current school), nor in the office of the Hammond School board. You'll even see the corner street post that says "Cleveland Street"...
We have three of them posted ...
Please visit:
www.hhs59.com/harding.htm
and see other links to the Orpheum Theatre ("Leopold Doppler's Orpheum Gravy Boat Riot") and get a glipse of what life was like in "Hohman, Indiana."
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Dickey,John
Greenwood
Indiana
Shep fan since:
2000
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BOGANWRIGHT,GLEN
GRIFFITH
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1992
Saw One of His Movies |
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Radowski,Dennis
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1967
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
Started reading Jean Shepard while I ws in the Air Force stationed in Panama City FL. What hit home, from what I remember was the similarity between Shep's days in the Signal Corps somewhere near the Everglades and mine as a communications specialist in Panama City. There was a reference somewhere to grape kool aid, always an alternative to coffee or milk at the chow hall.
...Josephine Cosnowski... also hit home with the unlived in living room and the kitchen in the basement. A lot of that in South Chicago.
Need to know where I can buy the DVDs, if available, especially the one about the 4th of July, my birthday.
Jean Shepard - all good stuff!!
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Szymkowski,Paul
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1973
On the Radio |
Comments:
Been a fan for 30 years,and thru stange quirks of life, we moved to Hammond, Indiana a little over a year ago.
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Hill,Donald
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1984
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
I have always been a fan of Jean Shepard!! I can relate to some of the events on "A Christmas Story"! I was born and raised (and still live) in Hammond. It is a great city! I would like to be on an e-mail list to be notified of any events or materials that pertain to Jean Shepard. Keep up the good work!!
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DePaoli,Lorraine
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1970
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
My husband knew of shep. We married in 1968 and live only 3 blocks from his home on cleveland st in Hammond,In. Our kids went to Harding School,and so does our grandchildren. I saw him on t.v. I just came from the community center named for him in Hammond,In. I just wish he could have seen it. thanks!
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Knapp,Jim
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1985
Read one of his books |
Comments:
I still try to associate Hammond locations with story references. Although urban renewal has changed the 'old Hammond' business district to a large degree and most 40's era retail buidings are gone.
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Farcas,Stanislaw
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1934
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moran,brenda
hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1978
Read one of his books |
Comments:
The first time I heard of Jean Shepherd was from a young man I worked with. We had a bowling party and we were to give our guest's name so name tags could be made up. The young man said his dates name was Wandy Hickey. He then told me why. He went to college in New York and use to listen to Shopherd on the radio. Shortly after that my husband and I bought our first house, at 2907 Cleveland street. Yes the very house Christmas Story was based on. My boys were up in the attic and Jean and Randy wrote their names on one of the beams.
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JANIA,FRANK
HAMMOND
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1966
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
I WAS IN THE ARMY IN STUTTGART, WEST GERMANY WHEN A ROOMMATE OF MINE, WHO WAS FROM NEW YORK, TOLD ME THAT I WAS FROM THE SAME TOWN AS JEAN WAS. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE THEN INFORMED ME OF HIS BACKGROUND, AND I STARTED TO READ HIS SHORT STORIES IN PLAYBOY. AS MY LIFE HAS PROGRESSED TO DATE, I LOOK FOR HIS ARTICLES AND TAPES OF HIS SHOWS. WE EVEN HAD A JEAN SHEPHERD CENTER JUST BUILT IN HAMMOND THIS PAST YEAR IN MEMORY OF HIM. HE SURE HITS NORTHWEST INDIANA TO A TEE.
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Newell,Meagan
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1983
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
I am looking for the leg (fragile) lamp form the movie, if anyone can help me out on where too find it, it would be greatly appreciated. contact me at moogow1820@netscape.net
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moore,barbara
hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1970
Saw his TV show |
Comments:
you have very good movie
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Galbraith,John
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1968
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
I grew up on the southeast side of Chicago just a stones throw from Hammond. Started reading Playboy at 16 in 1967 and got hooked on Jean's stories (among other things). The books followed and his columns in Car & Driver. I looked forward to and read everything of his I could find. Remember watching his PBS series "Jean Shepard's America" and recall the tinny little theme song it had. Saw "Phantom of the Open Hearth" on PBS as well. Lucked into seeing "Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss" on TV once years ago but it hasn't been on again for many years now. "A Christmas Story" is nearly unavoidable during the holiday's but I still enjoy it. Found a set of 3 tape cassettes Jean recorded in 1988, of readings of some of his Playboy stories. The set is called "Shepard's Pie" and was produced by Dorset Audio.
What attracted me most of all of Jean's work were his childhood stories. These took place some 20 years before my time but it was amazing how my life experiences turned out so much like what he wrote. His prom story, "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories", and His vacations at "Ollie Hopnoodles" were practically the scripts of my similar experiences. My senior prom day was a disaster to a great extent, too, and our family vacations were two weeks each year spent in a drafty cabin in Wisconsin where we had to haul all our own stuff to in a seriously overloaded car. Had the leaky rowboat on a mosquito infested little lake as well.
I've reread Jean's books and articles many times most of my life and they have always given me a lift. I wish he could have written more.
This past Christmas, the Hammond Times published several articles one Sunday about A Christmas Story and Jean. There were also sidebar stories about the house used in the film and the famous leg lamp. Some of the things written about Jean weren't particularly complimentary, especially about his relationship with his children, but everyone has skeletons in their closets. I meant to save that paper but I'm afraid it got thrown out accidentally. No matter, I still have everything else to remember him by.
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Krause,Kyle
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1990
Saw One of His Movies |
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Dongu,Mark
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1975
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McCallister,Julie
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1987
Saw One of His Movies |
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I grew up in Hammond and I also went to school at Warren G. Harding Elementry. I although didn't have as many misadventures as Ralphy. I love "A Christmas Story" I watch it every year, tons of times withs my family and my children. It has always been one of my favorite movies, I hope the gang will make more appearances in Hammond to honor this wonderful man.
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Szymkowski,Paul
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1970
On the Radio |
Comments:
Still here in Hammond haven't taken Shep's advice. It will be very interesting to be at Stardust tonite.
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Macon,Jeremy
Hammond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1995
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
his movie, a christmas story, is awesome and still watched in my household on christmas day. the jean shepherd center a good place for us teens to hang out and play basketball too.
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McKern,Dan
Hammond (Hessville)
Indiana
Shep fan since:
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
I'm looking forward to the Jean Shepherd Community Center opening this Saturday. I'm sure Shep will be there in spirit.
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Kansfield Jr.,Marenis J.
HESSVILLE (the real town)
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1957
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Kaniuk,Greg
Highland
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1987
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RUHS,TERRY
HIGHLAND
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1975
On the Radio |
Comments:
FANTASTIC SITE. AND I THOUGHT I KNEW A LOT ABOUT SHEPHERD!
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Pearson,Brian
Highland, 5 miles south of Jean's hometown!
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1967
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joe,mgbada joe
indiana
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1964
Read one of his books |
Comments:
this site is very good keep it up
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Eric,Eric
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1968
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Myers,Tommy
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1984
Saw his TV show |
Comments:
Have been talking about the old PBS Series today due to our annual viewing of one of the greatest movies of all time "A Christmas Story". Would like to locate DVD's or VHS's of the PBS shows if they exist for viewing again (and for the first time!) Mr. Shepherd was one of the truly great American story tellers, and will live on for generations to come. ( I do hope there's 'lotsa recorded material out there!)
Season's Greetings, everyone, and thanks for this site!-Tommy
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Morse,Robert
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1967
On the Radio |
Comments:
Before I went to school and eventually settled in Indianapolis, I was a teenager from NJ listening to Shepherd every night on WOR-AM radio. As George Ade wrote, "There are at least two kinds of education." A central part of my "other" education was listening to Shep's accounts of the real world and his discovery of it in the company of Schwartz, Flick, and Bruner. Often, he and his cohorts came away with the short stick, but some unpleasant truth was usually learned along the way.
I saw him at Fairleigh Dickinson ("Fairly ridiculous") in 1968, and in Indy in 1985 and 1988. I still had the ticket stub from the '68 performance. In '88, he signed it for me.
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Lee,Ryan
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1983
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
Of course I saw "A Christmas Story" & fell in love with that voice. At The time I was not aware of all he had done & only after he passed did I find out about the radio shows & school tours. But as this site says over & over again, it's as if he were talking to me & me alone.
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Phipps,Dorella
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1990
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
My family has enjoyed watching A Christmas Story for many years. My husband and I can in many ways relate to this movie. We have passed the movie onto our girls who love the movie as much as we do. It has become our family tradition to watch the movie throughout the Christmas holiday with our girls camping out on the family room floor near the Christmas tree while enjoying the movie. We recently went to the Grand Opening of A Christmas Story House in Cleveland, Ohio over the Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed going back in time. We also enjoyed watching the movie at the hotel in celebration of the Grand Opening of the house. Thanks to Jean Shepherd for passing on his stories.
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Christel,Kevin
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1963
On the Radio |
Comments:
Shep was my favorite entertainer during my teen years. His humor through stories of his youth and his Army exploits were absolutely riveting. His description of the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, NY "New York is a Summer fist fight" is typical of his humerous observations. I'll never forget him.
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Burroughs,John
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1967
Read one of his books |
Comments:
Even though I lived in New Jersey in the early 1960's, I never listened to his radio programs. It wasn't until we moved to Indiana that my Dad gave me a copy of "In God We Trust". All through high school, my friend Ron and I would rush to the store when the new Playboy would be due in, and the first thing we would do was check the back page where the next months contents were listed and see if Shep would have a storey coming up. Now that is dedication in a fan. When I finally had to get rid of all those old magazines, I very carefully sorted out all the ones with the Jean Shepherd stories and carefully stored them away.
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Pendleton,Nat
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1981
Read one of his books |
Comments:
I first read "Wanda Hickey's Night...." when a friend lent it to me in college. I heard this friend laughing so much (tears were produced) as he read this book and realized I might just be missing something. The names Delbert Bumpus, Grover Dill, Scut Farkus and Flick soon became part of my vocabulary. Then, one fall in 1983 when I was stationed at Monterey, CA as a soldier, I went to the movies. It was a Saturday and Monterey is a small city, without much to do after you've lived there for half a year and still had no car. A movie was in order. I picked a completely unknown movie based soley on the poster. I thought after I entered theater that I made a major mistake: I was the only one in the theater. I thought I must have picked the bomb film of the decade. Oh well, the $3.50 had already been spent, so I should at least try the first 30 minutes. Then, after trailers for films that I wished I was going to see, it started. Quaint snow fell on the house and the narrator (whom I never had heard before) had a cheery and humorous voice. I can't remember when it hit me, but somewhere in the film I realized I was actually watching parts of my friend's hilarious book. The Bumpus hounds assured me that it was indeed "the book." After the film I went back to the Presidio (and my barracks) and attempted to relate to my Army buddies what I had just seen. Alas, I had to stop talking about it or eventually I could have been discharged on the grounds of insanity. It would be a few years later, when TV finally ran "A Chrismas Story," that my strange accounts of Bumpus Hounds and a wild top called the Murderous Marriah would finally be understood. As a footnote, there was a Sergeant Bumpus from Kentucky whom I met in my unit in Germany. He did not enjoy the film.
I finally found two of the books (In God.... and Wanda..) at the Indiana State Museum's bookstore. Another Hoosier Hero right up there with James Dean and Dave Letterman! Hooray for Jean Shepherd!
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Powell,Frank
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1983
Saw One of His Movies |
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A Christmas Story has been a tradition in our house for years, thanks to the annual 24 hour TBS showing. As native Georgians, we recently relocated to Indiana and now feel a special connection to the story.
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Sinclair,Frank
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1954
On the Radio |
Comments:
In London, Ontario, Canada, I listened on KYW Philadelphia. I miss him.
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Clark,Bob
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1965
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
All *REAL* Americans(and likely others) love Jean Shepherd!!!!!
Thank you for this wonderful website..Wish PBS would re-release their series...Boston PBS never even answered my requests..
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Clark,Bob
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1980
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Bailor,Chester
Indianapolis, (Speedway)
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1970
Saw his TV show |
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Damn Bill Bucko, What a freaking memory! I didn't know you had a girlfriend. Was her name Wanda Hickey?
You rascal! I also didn't know you were aware of every dive on Kennedy Ave.
This is a huge revelation.
Chet Bailor
former "Hohman" resident and classmate of William Bucko at OP Morton HS.
PS Not that many people actually drag raced on Cleveland Ave. Mr. Shepherd took some literary liberties as I'm sure have been revealed by the careful research of Billy B and others.
You can ask Sue Wachel, Bernie Madiera, Marty Popagain, Ray Drake and others. By the way, Bill has written a couple of books himself.
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Howard,Brandon "Elvis"
Jonesboro
Indiana
Shep fan since:
2001
Read one of his books |
Comments:
I would like to travel to Hammond this weekend to see the sites and visit Flick's Tavern. If there's any way posssible, I'd like to interview those who knew Shep for a report that I'm doing for Indiana Business College.
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Stricker,Jeffrey
Kokomo
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1977
On the Radio |
Comments:
Jean, first time I heard your voice was on the introduction to the ARRL morse code instruction tape. I wondered who Jean Shepheard, K2ORS, was. Now I know. Now, I'm listening to you every evening...bless your memory and 73's
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Peacock,Fritz
Lafayette
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1960
On the Radio |
Comments:
Crazy as it may seem it was Sheps tails of Hammond and stories of the steel mills that helped me decide to leave Trenton State Teachers College in New Jersey, and move to Indiana to attend Purdue. There is nothing like radio, Shep, Long John Nebel for kids today. If he were alive I can imagine the stories he would tell about cell phones, text messaging, and upperclass white kids who arerap wanna-bees.
Oh ya, I'm still here at Purdue almost 45 years later.Thanks Shep!
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sturdivant,john
logansport
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1976
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
I lived in Porter IN> Worked at U S Steel then. I would visit at Flicks Bar in Hammond In. Got to known the owner: Jim Flickinger, who was an actual friend growing up just down the street with Shep. Met Sheps brother there once. Was a fan of Sheps writing in Playboy while I was in the Army in the 70's. Since then I enjoyed all of his works. Met Shep in Sanibel Island shortly before he passed on. He was nice to me even though he did not feel good. Can be contacted thru shep Discussion group John
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Czerwinski jr.,Steve
Lowell
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1980
Saw One of His Movies |
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I was born and raised in Hammond and could see the influence in the Christmas story movie. I remember shopping at Goldblatt,s. We lived on Sherman st. at that time. It brought back many good memories! I plan on looking into his other movies to see if there are other refferences to that time and area.
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Mitchell,Royce
Marion
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1989
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
Just thankful we have Shep with us every Christmas season....Past, Present, and Future.
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Volk,Terry
Merrillville
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1989
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
Being from the area he lived in, and still living in Indiana, I was proud. His stories remind me of being a kid in that wonderful, carefree time. Growing up in Indiana was special. I only wish I had discovered Mr. Shepard sooner, I enjoy his sense of humor, and his unique story telling ability.
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Bucko,Bill
Mt Clemens
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1968
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
Dear Mr Clavin,
You are mistaken about the 2 photos purporting to show the former site of Flick's Tap.
As I explained in my Guestbook comments, back in February of 2003, when I discovered your wonderful web site, I grew up in Hammond, Indiana. I passed Shep's house every day as I walked to Warren G Harding Elementary School, down Cleveland Street. I attended Harding from 1954-1963; first in the brick structure shown in your photos, the last 2 years in the ancient wooden "portable" building, which must have been the one Shep attended. (I've never found a photo of the portable, which almost certainly was torn down long ago.)
Although I now live several hundred miles away, I've been constructing a map of Kennedy Avenue, for sentimental reasons. (I used to walk the most wonderful girl in the world down Kennedy!) I've supplemented my memory with details from the web, or gleaned from the ads in my 1966 Morton High School yearbook.
As I said in my earlier comments, during the 1950s and through 1966 (when I went off to college), my family bought groceries at "Pop's," directly across the street from Flick's Tap. As my yearbook reminded me, the actual name of the store was Dick's Grocery, and its address was 6445 Kennedy Avenue. The 2 photos you show, purporting to be Flick's former site, are ACTUALLY photos of the building Dick's Grocery was in. The grocery was in the middle. To its left was a small, dark, empty storefront that I never saw occupied. To the right, on the corner, was a tavern (NOT Flick's).
For better photos of this building, which is currently for sale, see:
http://huea.net/FrontEnd/BuildingDetails.php?bldID=16
In the photos you are looking at the northeast corner of Kennedy and 165th. Kennedy Avenue is to the left; 165th is to the right.
FORMER LOCATION OF FLICK'S TAP:
My recent search of Hammond's yellow pages on the web has shown that there's currently a Freddy's Steak House at 6442 Kennedy. This is the ACTUAL site where Flick's used to be. To its left, on the corner of Kennedy and 165th, was a used car lot. To the right was a vacant lot. Flick's was on the WEST side of Kennedy Avenue. The grocery and the photos you show are on the EAST.
CURRENT LOCATION OF FLICK'S TAP:
When I first saw your photos, I was a little puzzled. Kennedy Avenue looked different; and Flick's was definitely in the middle of the block, not on the corner. But, I thought, it must have expanded, and been remodeled. (As I recall, the original Flick's was of gray brick or stone, and the only window was a long row of glass blocks, high off the ground, to keep curious kids like me from peering in.) I then saw you give the address as 6205 Kennedy. At first I thought you got the address wrong; but I soon realized that Flick moved! The building you show is about 5 blocks north--the former Mabel's Diner, the bus stop to which I walked my girlfriend, in the 60s! It's on the northeast corner of Kennedy Avenue and Janet Place; I was able to clinch the identification by the street sign included in one of the shots.
About a block to the west, on 161st, was and still is the headquarters of the Indiana Harbor Belt RR, their old roundhouse and the east end of their teaming, miles-long Gibson yard. The friendly sound of switching freight cars serenaded me all night long, throughout my childhood. Since Shep lived about 6 blocks farther away than I did, he probably couldn't hear them; though I'm sure he heard horns blasting countless times every day. Hammond boasts the highest concentration of railroad trackage of any city in the world (due to the many routes funneling into Chicago, immediately to the northwest).
Well, I wanted to set the record straight. This is MY old neighborhood you're talking about! I do hope you'll make the appropriate correction. Please e-mail me if you have questions, or ever want further details, maps, etc. And thanks again for your wonderful web site!
Best wishes,
Bill Bucko
Warren G Harding Class of 1963
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Burch,Linda
Muncie
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1986
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
Jean Shepherd, "A BLESSING TO ALL WHO EXPERENCED HIS HUMOR AND WIT" GONE FOR NOW, BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!
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Sabo,Margaret
Munster
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1969
Read his Playboy short stories |
Comments:
I grew up in Hammond. Went to Hammond High. Shopped at Goldblatt's. Saw the Christmas Story at the Town Theater in Highland the year it was released. I knew this would be a magical forever classic story. Jim is right about Mr Shepherd - he told stories that were so personal that you felt included. What a guy.
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Domasica,Tom
Munster
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1964
On the Radio |
Comments:
I enjoyed your web site. It's a wealth of information about Jean Shepherd.
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Orem,Dave
Richmond
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1970
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Moredich,Tom
Rolling Prairie
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1966
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Mantis,Nick
Schererville
Indiana
Shep fan since:
2000
Saw One of His Movies |
Comments:
Jean Shepherd was raised were I was raised Hammond, Indiana and to this day I still see many of the same things Shep talked about, like the Bumpesus and sticking a tounge on a frozen pole....and i can go on and on.....I too have always observed these same human traits and i truly believe that Shep lives on in all of us curious enough to discover who we really are and why we are the people we pretend to be!
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Weddle,Walter
Shelbyville
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1990
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albright,william
south bend
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1966
Read his Playboy short stories |
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Wheeler,Larry
Spencerville
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1969
On the Radio |
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Jean and I talked with each other via amateur radio. He once asked me if I knew where the action is in Indiana. Playing the straight man, I said, "no Jean, where is the action?" He said "Larry, it's all on the Turnpike. He was right and funny at the same time!
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Archet,Holly
Warsaw
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1970
On the Radio |
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I read In God We Trust years ago.My Mother Grew up with Jean Sheaperd.He drew the BB gun on her dress.He refered to her as Helen Weathers. Her name was actually Ellen Weathers
I wonder if the Farcas that visited this site is related to the Farcas from the move or to lefty Farcas?
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Kotarski,Neal
Whiting
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1985
Read one of his books |
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Olsinski,Tom
Zionsville
Indiana
Shep fan since:
1958
On the Radio |
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shep was a genius and a great entertainer in multi media...he is a part of my memories through the radio then his books then pbs and last the movies. i wish he had been happier in his personal life as i read more......
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