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Johnson, Ernest
Peoria, Illinois

Joined: May 27, 2000

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:

Guest No: 210

Johnson, Frank "Louie"
Bangor, Maine

Joined: July 23, 2001

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:

Guest No: 649

Johnson, David
Baldwin, New York

Joined: November 25, 2009

Shep fan since: 1973
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 2881

Comments:
It was on past my bedtime. I was one of those kids hiding the radio under the covers. My two favorite memories: when his radio was hit by lightning and his mother proclaimed,"YOU BROKE THE HOUSE!!!", and an episode which ended with the questionable advice,'Lie, kid. Lie for all you're worth. And they'll BELIEVE you!'

Johnson, Dennis
Newnan, Georgia

Joined: April 10, 2003

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 944

Comments:
Thanks for putting together this comprehensive site! When I was a teenager I missed uncounted hours of sleep as I lay with my ear next to a transistor radio, listening to him weave his tapestries of words and sounds. (I heard his shows on a local Public Radio station in the Washington, D.C., area.)

Johnson, Peter
Westbrook, Delaware

Joined: September 19, 2004

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1320

Comments:
Great stuff! Where can I find tapes, cds, dvds of movies, tv and other perfomances? I have his four books, many Playboy articles, two albums and some odd homemade radio show tapes and posters. I had the George Ade anthology with Shep's intrduction but I loaned it out never to be returned! I have been unable to find it since. Any ideas? Pete.

Jolda, Bobbi
Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Joined: March 31, 2005

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Read one of his books
Guest No: 1456

Comments:
This site is a great pleasure. Thanks!!

Jones, Keith R.
Amarillo, Texas

Joined: November 25, 2000

Shep fan since: 1975
Discovered Shep:

Guest No: 309

Jones, Rich
Manchester, Michigan

Joined: October 23, 2004

Shep fan since: 1973
Discovered Shep:
Saw his TV show
Guest No: 812

Comments:
73 Magazine site led me here. I sure do miss Jean Shepherd. His stories about growing up and his old man will forever be remembered.

Jones, Mike
Rochester, New York

Joined: March 30, 2003

Shep fan since: 1990
Discovered Shep:
Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 929

Comments:
In the midst of an unending stream of attention-seeking media, I find myself listening to recordings made 30-plus years ago by a man who managed to immortalize the old woman who gave him cookies on his boyhood paper route. And as I listen, I realize that almost anything that really matters can be found on these old tapes... not a bad life's work, if you ask me.

Jones, Ron
Spokane, Washington

Joined: August 20, 2004

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1293

Comments:
I attended the show "living Legends of country Music when it came to Spokane on Oct. 6, 2003. what a show. Jean I attended the show Living Legends of Country Music when it came to Spokane on 6 Oct 03. Inclued were Jean Shepard, Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, Geo Hamilton IV & Bill Anderson. Ive been a true country fan for many years & especially Shepards. She still sounded great. Keep up the good work. Ron

Jones, Robert
Sedona, Arizona

Joined: March 13, 2005

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1448

Comments:
I grew up in Northern New Jersey and listened to Shep all thrugh jr hs, high school and college.My wife and and I also went to a number of the Limelight shows.He sounds as relevant today as he did back then.It's great to know so many others feel the same way

Jorgensen, Marty
, California

Joined: December 19, 2005

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Saw his TV show
Guest No: 1568

Comments:
I was first exposed to Jean in a PBS show from the '70's called The Great American Dream Machine, with Marshall Efron - Jean would do antidotes about living in America and the Midwest - he really hit a chord with me, and I've been a fan ever since.

Jose, VJ
Apple Valley, California

Joined: December 25, 2003

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1163

Comments:
My first wife and I used to listen to Shep in the mid 50s when we were students. Why can't I find his books and short stories in amazon.com? Where can I buy his short stories published in Playboy?

Joseph, John
Poca, West Virginia

Joined: March 21, 2004

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 836

Comments:
I can date my first exposure to Shep as 12/24/1965 and his reading of Rattling Home for Christmas when I was 15. I was in bed tuning around on my Sony 8 Transistor radio, a gift from my Grandfather who had passed away a couple of years earlier when I hear "it". I haven't been the same since. I didn't realize it was a regularly scheduled show until a couple of weeks later when I heard Shep again, this time reading Robert Service. My sone gave me me 746 of Shep's shows on a pair of audio DVDs in MP3 format for Christmas last year. I had to install a DVD drive in the computer to play them (my DVD player will play CD MP3s but not DVD MP3s) but I've got them now. What a circle, first heard Shep on a gift from my Grandfather and now am listening to him again on a gift from my son.

Joseph, Henry
New York City, New York

Joined: June 20, 2003

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 990

Comments:
I had a black Emerson radio...and at the tender age of 14 became a "Night Owl." I listened to Shep from 11:30 thru till Midnight on WOR 710 on the AM dial. And to this day I've the dark rings beneath my eyes to prove it. Sometimes I catch a bit of Long John...but Junior High School proved more powerful and off to zzzz land I went. Then, through those magical moments of friendship...my pal Bruce Haskell also tuned in...and all we'd do during high school gym class was talk about Shep.... To this day...and, in fact the internet has brought us together ..Bruce, Shep and I. Well, I have had the exceptional good fortune of actually meeting the exhaulted one at a NY Yankee's baseball game. I won a ticket on the Big Wilson Show (WNBC 660 on the AM dial) ..this was 1964...I saw a small photo of Shep in Playboy...he wrote an occasional piece for them... Well, I looked behind me and WOW...a familiar face...it was HIM. SHEP... and I mustered the courage to walk over during a lull in the game and introduce myself (after ascertaining that Shep was actually Shep) ... then (my palms are still moist) I asked Shep for his autograph...on whatever paper I had. He most thoughtfully signed his name. We shook hands ...and I returned to my seat...with one foot in heaven. It's still there. I loved the man. We all did.

Joy, Jim
Phoenix, Arizona

Joined: January 11, 2001

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:

Guest No: 402

Joyce, Mike
Crystal Lake, Illinois

Joined: June 24, 2007

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 2221

Comments:
Heard about this site from a bartender at the Jungle Bar in Evansville, Indiana. Still searching your site, but still have not found my favorite Jean Sheperd radio spot. I heard it in Chicago while driving, maybe in the late 60s or early 70s. Seems like it was the CBS radio network, but could have been NPR. Jean was reminising about summers in Northern Indiana: a plastic radio on the fridge is playing a camp Hawaiian tune (Aloha Oye!). As I recall, he uses this song as a refrain throughout. But the spot is really about going to the beach in Hammond and floating on an old inner tube on Lake Michigan: the soot from the mills drifting down, an empty wine bottle floats by ... It was just fantastic, probably the best modern American audio humor I've ever heard. If anyone who reads this know the title of this exceptional piece, I would be most grateful. Mike

Joyce, Victoria
West Hollywood, California

Joined: December 25, 2008

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 2813

Comments:
After watching PBS's "Jean Shepard's America" and hearing about Sgt Kowalski and the troop train was hooked. Discovered Shepard on WBEZ in Chicago and would get up at the crack of dawn to listen. Moving on to his books and got my whole family hooked with "In God We Trust." Loved "Christmas Story" and got inspired to do an internet search and found "Flick Lives."

Judge, Tony
Chicago, Illinois

Joined: July 26, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1019

Just, Catherine
Branchville, New Jersey

Joined: May 24, 2001

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:

Guest No: 579

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975