Redo, Phil
Boston, Massachusetts |
Joined: July 28, 2010 |
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Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 2900
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Reed, Harriet Millman
Brooklyn, New York |
Joined: October 04, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 246
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Rees, James
Middlesex, New Jersey |
Joined: August 13, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1982
Discovered Shep:
Read one of his books
Guest No: 1039
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Comments:
I actually discovered Shep when I attended one of his shows in Clinton, New Jersey. From that I found his books and read them, and finally saw A Christmas Story. I found this site in reading a book about the rebel comedians of the fifties and sixties and the chapter on Shep mentioned this site.
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Rees, Ralph
Phoenix, Arizona |
Joined: May 02, 2005 |
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Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 1471
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Comments:
His stories are the best I've ever read - bar none.
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Reese, Diane
Saratoga (Jersey native), California |
Joined: February 18, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 3
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Refsnider, Pete
Lompoc, California |
Joined: June 27, 2005 |
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Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1521
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Comments:
I remember listening to Jean on WOR way down in southeast PA with friends. We were 15 or 16 yrs old. Jean was magical... I just relived it, for a moment... Doug, Ted... are you out there?
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Regan, Jim
Bloomingdale, New Jersey |
Joined: December 16, 2005 |
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Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1563
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Regetz, Ron
Manville, New Jersey |
Joined: May 15, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 972
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Comments:
Here in NJ we can listen to Shep on radio station WBAI 99.5 on tuesday mornings at 5:00. Unfortunatly I'm getting up that early for anything. My question is where can I buy tapes of the old WOR shows?
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Rehbein, Steven F
Staten Island, New York |
Joined: May 30, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 587
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Reichel, John
Berkeley, California |
Joined: October 28, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 1084
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Comments:
I used to always hear about Jean Shepherd from my dad, who heard him in Ohio in the late Forties, I believe. Tracking down Jean Shepherd tapes, CDs, and memorabilia has been useful when it comes to gift-giving time.
What great stories! I always thought they were 100% true :)
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Reid, John
Downingtown, Pennsylvania |
Joined: April 12, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 540
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Reid, Donald L
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, Alabama |
Joined: February 19, 2006 |
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Shep fan since: 1999
Discovered Shep:
Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1637
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Comments:
Just browsing and found Jean Shepherd to be a most interesting character. I am an enthusiast of the poet, Robert W Service, raised in Kilwinning, Scotland, and found this site doing a search on Service. My good pal, Iain D Shaw, and I do a 1 hour presentation entitled: Robert W Service - Poet of the People. Kindest regards to all readers.
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Reider, Brent
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Joined: December 27, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1171
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Comments:
I have been involved in broadcast engineering for 33 years. My ham call is WA8SLJ. What fun to come across this site. I had an "NPR Driveway Moment" recently when All Things Considered ran a tape of Shep's experience at a march in Washington DC.
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Reilly, Peter J
Sutton, Massachusetts |
Joined: May 25, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 208
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Reilly, Kev
Nashville, Tennessee |
Joined: September 08, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1056
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Comments:
The Old Man listened to Shep every night on WOR-710, and it wasn't until I went to high school that I discovered Shep, and realized to my horror that The Old Man was HIP! He also turned me on to Bob & Ray, who spent afternoons on WOR while I was in college. In those Vietnam War years, with The Old Man on Nixon's side and me against it, our love of Shep brought us closer together. I went on to a career in broadcasting --first radio, then TV, now back to radio. And it was hearing NPR's replay of Shep's March On Washington molologue a few weeks ago on "All Things Considered" that led me to this site. Since I discovered Flick Lives.com, I've been laughing out loud at my computer, catching up on all the Shep stories I'd forgotton or never heard. Thanks for Flick Lives.com, and thanks, Shep.
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Rekulak, James
Irvington, New Jersey |
Joined: May 05, 2004 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Saw his TV show
Guest No: 1247
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Comments:
I would like to know with whom the original tapes of "Jean Shepherd's America", originally aired by PBS in the early seventies, now reside. I would have thought, given their profundity, humor, and timelessness and all the PBS stations that there are (i.e., not to mention all the cable stations which have come on the air since), that they would have arisen repeatedly in reruns by now; instead, to my knowledge, they have not been aired in 30 years.
I am very pleased to have discovered this web site and the vintage WOR Shep programs re-broadcast on WBAI-FM at 5:15 AM evry Tuesday.
Flick lives!
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RENFRO K4OF, BOB
, North Carolina |
Joined: June 11, 2009 |
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Shep fan since: 1946
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 2865
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Comments:
MY FAVORITE MOVIE AND BOOKS
CHRISTMAS STORY AND IN GOD WE TRUST, ALL OTHERS
PAY CASH.
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Reynolds, Rich
Niskayuna, New York |
Joined: July 03, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1000
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Comments:
Growing up on Long Island, I had been a Jean Shepherd fan
since I started listening to his shows on WOR in 1967. Every
night at 10:15 PM, right after Roger Skibinitz delivered the
news,I would listen to the familiar strains of Shep's themesong over my transistor radio and remain spellbound for the next 45 minutes. This man, I thought, was a Master
Storyteller -- a true Raconteur. Later that year I discovered
that he had been publishing short stories in Playboy, which
led me to start purchasing that magazine on a regular basis
(for Shep's stories, of course..). In 1971, while attending Adelphi University, I had the pleasure of seeing Shep perform live, at Adelphi. He lectured us for about an hour and a half on various subjects, all the while interweaving anecdotes and stories from his past to illustrate his points.
It was a fascinating talk.I later learned that Shep had taught a Communications course at nearby Queens College, and
it was always the first course to fill up each year. His radio shows, preserved on tape by legions of True Shepherd
Fans, are timeless. And, ya know, since tomorrow is the Fourth of July, I think I'll listen to my tape of Shep reading "Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb", just for old times sake.
Congratulations on a great web site for Old Shep.
Hang loose, gang...
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reynolds, michele
prior lake, Minnesota |
Joined: December 26, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1983
Discovered Shep:
Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1170
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Comments:
I am not nearly as old as the rest of you. ha ha...anyway I first heard of Jean Shepard years ago...but seeing "A Christmas Story" with my children when it was in the theaters 20 years ago made me an instant fan....now that the movie has become a Christmas classic..it's up there with "It's A Wonderful Life"....we watch it many times during the Holidays....I would lodve to buy some of his books ....are they available anymore....
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Rice, Mike
Sparta, Wisconsin |
Joined: June 08, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1989
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 107
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Richard, Richard
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Joined: April 14, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 86
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Richardson, Dee
Ancaster ontario Canada, Alabama |
Joined: July 27, 2007 |
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Shep fan since: 1985
Discovered Shep:
Saw his TV show
Guest No: 2322
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Comments:
s there any source of the TV series available to purchase?I think my favorite show was The Great American Fourth of July.
Favorite line-Lud Kissel does not go to the BLUEBIRD for idle chit chat.
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Rickert, Joel
Daly City, California |
Joined: December 07, 2004 |
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Shep fan since: 1976
Discovered Shep:
Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1372
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Comments:
Shep lives! (And keep your tongue away from the flagpole.)
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Rifken, Barry
Jerusalem, Alabama |
Joined: April 24, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 952
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Comments:
A former New Yorker now living in Jerusalem Israel (not Alabama). It is good to know that Flick Lives Forever!
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Ringquist, Kurt
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Joined: February 09, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 880
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Comments:
My cousin told me about Jean Shepherd when I was about 12 but I soon got into listening to him way more than my cousin ever did. Listening to some of his shows recently has made me appreciate his talents more than I did back then.
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