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Summary

Inflatable Doll / Sings Hindustan
Airdate: Friday - March 14, 1969

WOR Show
Original Airing

Show Description
Shep opens show speaking of Lee Harvey Oswald as a show business persona West coast spy sent Shep an LA Times advert Commentary on the moon landing and the fact that Armstrong might be the first, "How American can you get!" Wilmington Delaware news report a prison search for a missing library book on Houdini Back to the advert which Shep interprets as a commentary on the dominance of women Gretchen the Inflatable Doll reminds Jean of a Gretchen Shep knew Shep speaks of a marching horde from last year, the Woody Allen syndrome and the fact that the real thing is better than a movie People feel anonymous and it feeding a need for recognition Cardboard camera's and ducks Shep sets up a read your name on the air lottery, you can win recognition - send in a postcard with your name and he will read them 'next Thursday' (March 20th, 1969) Violence report: segue from the Magnavox commercial, baby baptismal violence as a result of television Benedict Arnold High School and how popular he would be today Friday horror elevator story The camping show in New York story
Notes
A tongue in cheek dedication of the show to Joe Franklin Hindustan, with Shep accompaniment on Jews Harp, later again with kazoo Shep gets the words to Hindustan and sings them
WOR ID
Friends your listening to your friendly spot on the dial, the concerned spot on your dial, ah this is W ... (lapse in memory) ... WOR and we're here in New York
Salutes
Commercials (All times approximate)
Sponsor Time Notes
Electronic Workshop Shep relates electronics to a religious experience
Eveready
Magnavox A story about his mother which segues to the commercial
Miller Beer Shep goes Miller crazy
Playboy Magazine Shep plugs his piece in Playboy about the Bumpus Hounds
Shep - Live Appearance Madison campus of "Fairly Ridiculous" University
Music (All times approximate)
The Chase
Hindustan
Engineer and Staff in Booth
Not Determined
Summary/Rating Credit
By: Ken Applegate
Date:
Rating: Not Rated
Instruments Played

Unknown

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