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Lucky Strike Green Champion Smoke Ring Blower
Airdate: Monday - March 18, 1968

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 03-19-2025

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
(Opening Cut)
Show Description
Eternal spring calling - are very old people aware of the onslaught of spring? Shep's own personal holiday is spring. Spring in the Army. Ft Monmouth All Stars vs NY Giants baseball game The old man takes Shep and Randy to the Irish-American Hall to see the world champion smoke ring blower.
News Articles Read by Shep During Show
Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans
Time Image Description
• 00:07 Disappearing Mini-Skirts
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:50 Speaking of disillusionment, this is WOR, radio free broadway. . . .
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 09:40 Consumer Reports
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 00:18 Numerology
• 04:07; 23:36; 33:42 Rustle of Spring
• 07:48; 12:28 Lowdown Blues
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
07:33 Larry Londino
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
Kazoo
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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Category Date Title Comments Time
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
March 18, 1968
Recno: 4657
Lucky Strike Green Champion Smoke Ring Blower Original Airing
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Show Replay Date
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March 19, 2025

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