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Pair Drunk Ballplayers
Airdate: Thursday - August 27, 1964

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I love those fantastic Tchaikovsky endings. . .

Show Description

Shep opens playing the closings from several Tchaikovsky pieces. Who can name these. Mr Chuckie's preview of the upcoming musical season Drunken newscast and ballplayers Guest star syndrome Long promo for the Limelight - what's it all about?

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
• 8:16		Miss Little Rock Business Queen

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:26	Speaking of problems this is WOR AN nad FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 15:37	Tempo Cigarettes
• 16:46	Ballantine Beer
• 34:09	Limelight - Shep

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 10:42	Narcissus
• 33:24	Tiger Rag

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 08:04	Don MacClean
• 42:27	Leigh Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 10:49 ]	People		Mr Chuckie

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		August 27, 1964	Pair Drunk Ballplayers	Original Airing

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