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Marty Luckett
, New York

Joined: February 25, 2003

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 894

Comments:
Hey Gang! When I was 8, laying in bed at night I would hear the opening music of Shep's radio show, the "riders up!" trumpet, playing on my parents radio tuned to WOR..I would find it on my radio expecting a horse race, but always it was this man's voice, so I never stayed...one night, the 4th of July the man's voice announced he was going to read Ludlow Kissel and The Dago Bomb etc. etc. His voice that night was very conspiritorial...seductive, i a way I later learned was his trademark, the way he included all that were listening that..we were in on it too! As he unfolded the story of using fireworks as kid (something I had done that day), I nearly wet the bed from laughing so hard... The next day my father gave me In God We Trust...my first adult book...I was hooked..later came Wanda Hickey and Ferrari in the Bedroom... The last time I heard shep was a guest apperance here in NYC..a couple of radio jocks invited him to present his views on the state of radio today...he was very negative about the industry, much to their suprise...what did they expect? Shep had more creativity, sense of prescence, writing ability and genuine satire in his little pinky finger, than Howard Stern will achieve in 10 lifetimes of saying the word penis over the air and then snickering like a child who said a dirty word and got away with it.

Richard Paul
, New York

Joined: April 25, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 954

Comments:
A fellow student suggest I listen to Jean, when I was 13. He turned me on to talk radio and for that I thank you Robert Fleischer ... wherever you may be. Those were more genteel days,in terms of popular culture, but today I enjoy Micheal Savage as Jean's darker incarnation.

Bill Ross
, New York

Joined: June 20, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 988

Comments:
Does anyone remember Shep hosting a Nightline back in the mid to late 80's? He was at home in Florida and it was a July 4th show. How appropriate! I worked the show and it was sad he was not given time to make his magic that night. He was taken too soon. We could really use him now. Thanks to all those that keep this and all the other sites alive remembering Jean and everything he's done. Exelsior Fathead!

debbie carter
, New York

Joined: January 16, 2006

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1607

Marc Furstenberg
, New York

Joined: January 31, 2008

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2686

Comments:
What about the story about Banana Nose Zeke Bonura stealing home when Shep and the old man went to see the Sox play?

Robert Boyce
, New York

Joined: September 22, 2008

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2778

Comments:
I was given an 8 cd set of Jean's radio shows and the enclosed pamphlet referred to this site. As a kid, I used a surplus oven timer to turn on a reel to reel recorder to tape Jean when I couldn't be home. Sure wish I had kept some of them considering how many broadcast (thousands?) have been lost forever and they were all brilliant and priceless - Thanks for maintaining the site.

Charles Chiclacos
(orig) College Point - (now) Glen Cove, New York

Joined: July 08, 2001

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 630

Jim Shaw
(then) Irvington, New York

Joined: September 07, 2001

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 672

Tom Carmello
Albany, New York

Joined: August 06, 2003

Shep fan since: 1974
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1035

Comments:
THIS A WONDERFUL SITE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO READ HIS WORKS AND HEAR HIS WORDS ONCE AGAIN. MY AREA DID NOT RECEIVE A STRONG SIGNAL FOR HIS RADIO SHOW FROM WOR RADIO, WHICH IS WHY I AM SO THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO HEAR HIS PERSONAL WAY OF TELLING A STORY, AND TO READ SO MUCH OF HIS WARM CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. I HAVE READ EVERY SHEP BOOK AND HAVE SEEN EVERY MOVIE, BUT NOW I CAN ACTUALLY GET TO HEAR SHEP'S RADIO SHOWS, WITHOUT ALL THE STATIC OR RADIO TROUBLES. GOD, I WISH PBS WOULD RERUN SHEP'S OLD SHOWS, FOR BIG FANS, LIKE ME.I HAVE SPENT HOURS AND HOURS ON THIS SITE ALREADY, AND I JUST DISCOVERED IT TODAY. MAY MR. SHEPARD, REST IN PEACE AND THANKS AGAIN FOR KEEPING HIS MEMORY ALIVE FOR ALL OF US, STILL LIVING.

Linda Fritze
Albany, New York

Joined: June 02, 2004

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1261

Comments:
I was eleven and living in Brooklyn when I first started listening to Shep. Listening late at night, when everyone else was asleep, was like an adventure. It was as if we were both under the covers with a flashlight, telling stories. I particularly remember the night he told the story of falling asleep on the subway and waking up in the lost subway station. His imagination seemed boundless. There are none like him left today.

Tom Taber
Albion, New York

Joined: May 19, 2005

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 1487

Comments:
I saw Jean at my college (RIT) around 1968 - I believe twice. While he gave his talk, he was being "translated" for the many deaf students in attendance (the National Technical Institute for the Deaf was and is part of the school.) He slowed down a few times to let the "signer" catch up, and then stopped all together after saying the word "ass," waiting and watching, and then saying something like "I wanted to see what the symbol for that was!"

William Seiman
Amityville, New York

Joined: February 13, 2001

Shep fan since: 1974
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 440

Terry Dorr
Aquebogue, New York

Joined: June 26, 2001

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 616

Steve Masciangelo
Aquebogue, New York

Joined: February 23, 2003

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 893

Comments:
As a child ,I went to sleep each night with a cheap Japanese transistor radio beneath my pillow listening to Shep ,who took me away to " other places."

Max Schmid
Astoria, New York

Joined: February 21, 2000

Shep fan since: 1921
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 10

R. F. Uttendorfsky
Astoria, New York

Joined: February 22, 2001

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 456

Kenneth Steenbuck
Babylon, New York

Joined: March 19, 2004

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 835

Comments:
Thanks for many wonderful hours of laughs and and fun especially 6SJ7GT, and the sounds of the machines in the factories. Jean you will never be forgotten. You were one of a kind ,agreat kind.

HELGA MERRYMAN
BABYLON, New York

Joined: February 28, 2003

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 896

Comments:
I WOULD LISTEN TO WOR AT NIGHT WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS AT WORK, WHEN I FIRST HEARD SHEP. I WAS HOOKED, I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE HIM BEFORE OR SINCE (I'VE READ MOST OF HIS BOOKS SEEN ALL OF HIS MOVIES AND HEARD MOST OF HIS RADIO SHOWS).

Darrel Blaine Ford
Babylon, New York

Joined: August 03, 2005

Shep fan since: 1950
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1503

Comments:
For years listening to Shep was a must for me. He was an original & amusingly saw thru the shams of our wacky,shallow, materialistic culture; while he lovingly described his enthusiasms. He punctured the pomposities of the great, near great & wannabees but was never cruel. He never did a show that was not an outragious delight. After he was so shabbily treated by the ingrate suits at WOR, I rarely tuned into their programs as a silent protest.

David Johnson
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!'

James Clavin
Bay Shore, New York

Joined: December 14, 2003

Shep fan since: 1983
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1138

Comments:
It's a shame that the good story tellers are kept locked away from the public who truly love this man. To be able to share with your next generation, films we were raised on the same as we did with Charles Shultz "Peanuts" and Dr. Suess. Ahhh.....this website will have to be our cure. Thank you.

Ken Wodiska
Bayside, New York

Joined: February 23, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 14

tom hoy
bayville, New York

Joined: December 31, 2003

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1184

Comments:
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY SHEP FANATIC, IT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW NOW, I'M NOT ALONE,I TRY TO EXPLAIN TO MY KIDS WHAT IT WAS LIKE LISTENING TO HIM UNDER THE BLANKETS, BUT THEY JUST DON.T GET IT, NOW MAYBE I CAN GET SOME COPIES OF HIS WORK AND HAVE THEM ENJOY HIM,

Fredric Price
Bedford, New York

Joined: March 12, 2005

Shep fan since: 1975
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1446

Comments:
The bear missed the train and now he's walking. I miss the bear.

Brooks Dermont
Bellport, New York

Joined: June 14, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 117

Robert Mackey
Bethpage, New York

Joined: October 19, 2001

Shep fan since: 1988
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 717

Phillip Allen
Binghamton, New York

Joined: May 17, 2004

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1251

Comments:
I was lulled to sleep every night listening to Shep on WOR. Next day at school we would argue the merits of the purple death, the number of people really named orville and how close the word flick was to a four letter word. He was tops in my class at the Stuy and a group of us went to the Village Gate to see him.

Joe Pilla
Bronx, New York

Joined: November 28, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 316

Loren Schoenberg
Bronx, New York

Joined: August 19, 2003

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1044

Comments:
The broadcasts available on this site are priceless. Like many here, I first encountered Shep on WOR. I was 12 or so and he was a constant companion throughout my teen years. A friend and I even went to book signing for Wanda Hickey! What a joy to hear him again and hear all of the subtle touches that flew over my head at least back then. Shep was on Larry King in the early days of cable and I called and asked him a question about his love of jazz - he took it the wrong way and thought I was inferring that there was no prep work done for his shows. All I meant to say was that I enjoyed the improvisatory feeling in his stories but I guess he wanted to make sure people understood the great deal of work and forethought that went into what he did. Wish I had written him a letter to explain...But back to the point - this website is a treasure and thank you to the folks behind it.

Ted Arenson
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: March 04, 2000

Shep fan since: 1955
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 31

Frank Chiarello
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: April 01, 2000

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 34

Saul D. Raw
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: June 20, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 125

Harriet Millman Reed
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: October 04, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 246

R.S. Wasserman
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: January 02, 2001

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 389

Thomas Hillery
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: February 12, 2001

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 436

John J McKenna III
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: February 22, 2001

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 457

Arthur Geiger, DPM
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: May 27, 2001

Shep fan since: 1950
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 581

Aaron Mandelbaum
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: May 28, 2001

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 583

Frank DeLeo
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: June 05, 2001

Shep fan since: 1988
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 596

Deborah Lanzi
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: June 12, 2001

Shep fan since: 1999
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 604

William Tuffy
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: August 30, 2002

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 777

John B. Cleveland
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: March 15, 2004

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 833

Kevin frank
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: March 01, 2006

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1644

Joe Cooper
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: October 30, 2009

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2878

John Fontaine
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: May 02, 2004

Shep fan since: 1977
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 859

Comments:
Loved his stories in Car and Driver too. Introduced my first and second wives to him. Plan to introduce #3 to him soon as I can rent the DVD.

Rudolph Dela-Curva
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: March 25, 2003

Shep fan since: 1945
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 924

Comments:
i LISTENED TO ALL THE BROADCAST THAT i COULD. aTTENDED HIS CONCERTS AT cARNIGE hALL. i AHVE INTRUDCED HIM TO FRIENDS. mANEY THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE. REGARDS, RD aka "Fathead" PS I am not scertain of the 1945 date.

charles tenaglia
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: June 20, 2003

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 989

Comments:
please let me know when the book on shepherd and the biography will be coming out! am an avid fan and have seen him at the LIMELIGHT many times and on the street and at the old WORLDS FAIR and at book signings,etc. I have many of his books--some autographed. I miss ol' Shep, he did some great work on the radio and on t-v. best of luck to you---c.t.

Evan Siegel
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: November 12, 2004

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1342

Comments:
I can't believe it! OTHER people actually listened to him! Jean Shepherd was an absolutely formative experience for me. His rye sense of humor and mid-Western sensibility saved me from becoming an embarrassing, shallow knee-jerk liberal. (But I'm still a liberal.) I miss those nights listening to him under the covers, losing myself in his small-town working-class Depression-era life and his life in the military. The kazoo and the jew's harp, man, that brings back memories. There was none like him and never will be.

Brenda Patrucco
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: March 14, 2005

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1450

Comments:
great shows!

Peter Piroso
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: June 06, 2005

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1473

Comments:
Thirteen years old in bed with the transistor pressed to my ear. Transported from confusing adolescence to other times and places by Shep's great stories. There will never be anyone else like Shep! Long live Shep!!

Steve Kraye
Brooklyn, New York

Joined: May 18, 2005

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1486

Comments:
Shepherd had programs in the evenings on WOR, AM 710 in New York City. In Brooklyn, I was 13, going through miserable pre-adolescence, mostly going to school - at least two, sometimes three at a time! And, while doing lots of reading with a flashlight under the blanket in bed, I began to take a radio, and discovered the worlds of Long John Knebel...and Jean Shepherd. Everything changed...EXCELSIOR!!!!!!!

Paul B. Matthews
Buchanan, New York

Joined: June 14, 2000

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 115

Don Paul, Meteorologist, WIVB-TV
Buffalo, New York

Joined: September 02, 2001

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 669

M.David Hamilton Hamilton
Buffalo, New York

Joined: February 20, 2003

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: Saw his TV show
Guest No: 891

Comments:
I discovered Jean Shepherd on PBS - the great american dream machine, and Jean Shepherd's America

Mary (Bliss) Nesline
Buffalo, New York

Joined: December 23, 2004

Shep fan since: 1995
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1393

Comments:
I have been a fan since seeing A Christmas Story for the first time but never knew it. Now thanks to your website I know why the film is such genius and can't wait to read/listen/watch more!

Bruce Sanders
Buffalo, New York

Joined: December 26, 2007

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2658

Comments:
Thanks for the site! It is 10:15 p.m. My father is driving us back home from his sister's house in Huntington, NY. I ask him to turn the radio to WOR so I can listen to Shep. My father demurred with the response: "You're not going to listen to that idiot again." I begged and he gave in. On comes the call to the races, with Shep as usual talking over the music. Of all nights, Shep decides to talk about the army, in particular, his time at Camp Crowder in Neosho, MO. Shep goes on to describe how on Friday night, 10,000 GI's would descend on the town to find the only girl left, a pimply-faced 14 year-old. My dad's face suddenly went completely slack. He was at Camp Crowder too. My dad never again said anything about my listening to Shep. Excelsior, you fathead!

Dave Dynan
Burnt Hills, New York

Joined: February 07, 2001

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 432

Fred Bergman
Burnt Hills, New York

Joined: February 07, 2004

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1221

Comments:
My wife and I have very fond memories of Jean Shepherd. On our first date we went to the Limelight Cafe to enjoy his show. Also, being a licensed HAM radio operator, I enjoyed his stories and his mothers comments about "you'll electrocute yourself". It's nice to know that there is a web site dedicated to his memory. Thank you.

ingrid rodriguez
bx, New York

Joined: April 13, 2004

Shep fan since: 1990
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 852

Comments:
This is a great website. I am a very huge fan of Jean Shepherds' A christmas story. I have some questions, Who lives in the house where they filmed a christmas story,and What happened to Melinda Dillon? Keep up the good work.I give it 10 thumbs up. Ingrid Rodriguez!(A christmas story fanatic)f

G. Geller
Cedarhurst, New York

Joined: March 02, 2003

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 898

Comments:
I wish I could have thanked Mr. Shepherd in person for the joy he gave to me as a child, listening to him every night when he was on WOR... I was an impressionable 10 year old then,and the images created by that voice coming out of my radio will always remain in my mind... If I had not failed math, I would never have discovered Jean Shepherd, for I was punished and not allowed to watch tv... so I turned on the radio... I am glad I failed math.

Ray Allen
Centereach, New York

Joined: April 12, 2001

Shep fan since: 1980
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 536

Kristina Bradley
Centereach, New York

Joined: July 29, 2001

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 655

Michael Barnard
Chappaqua, New York

Joined: October 28, 2004

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 815

Comments:
I listened to Shep every night while I was in Junior High School, and I got me parents to take me to "The Limelight" to watch him perform. My mother still remembers the night he had us turn out the lights and perform some kind of incantation.

James Astell
Chestnut Ridge, New York

Joined: September 19, 2000

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 166

Ed Brown
Clifton Park, New York

Joined: February 04, 2001

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 430

Bob Lusk
Collage Point, New York

Joined: September 26, 2000

Shep fan since: 0
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 238

Bob Wexelbaum
Commack, New York

Joined: February 10, 2005

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: Read one of his books
Guest No: 1434

Comments:
Nowhere can I find the rest of the "Christmas Story" which Jean added when he spoke at radio amateur conventions. If anyone wants to read my version of what I remembered him saying go to :- http://www.qsl.net/wa2lqo/nlfeb05.html The one blooper I made was I spelled his name wrong. I finally found lots of reference links about him by searching for Wanda Hickey, which I remembered how to spell.

jacqueline presti
coram, New York

Joined: December 27, 2003

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1172

Comments:
Thank you for your hard work. Jean Sheperd was under my pillow every night. It was a romance of the soul that has lasted my life-time. The only other person I listen to faithfully is Lynn Samuels, but she can only be heard two days a week. Thank you again - Jackie

Michael Baraldi
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, New York

Joined: November 28, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 317

Robert Janousek
Downsville, New York

Joined: January 01, 2006

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1590

Comments:
Life has never been the same since he went off the air.

D. Raff
Dutchess County (fornerly Hartsdale, NY), New York

Joined: December 03, 2000

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 320

Marc Miller
E hampton, New York

Joined: August 15, 2003

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1042

Comments:
Stumbled across this site--had totally forgotten what a bloody charlie was, the Robt Sargent poems, the Jew's harp, and most of the rest. Do remember seeing him in th 70's at Carnegie Hall performing a memorable tirade about each of the seven deadly sins. Brings back long forgotten memories.

Charles "Guy" Garland
East Hampton, New York

Joined: December 14, 2005

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1559

Comments:
I wish I could find my Panasonic 12 transistor radio and stuff it under my pillow and listen to Shep again....Stories about incredible traffic jams still stick in my mind...

Brian O'Connor
East Rockaway, New York

Joined: March 25, 2000

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 69

deborah ross
east rockaway, New York

Joined: October 17, 2003

Shep fan since: 2003
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1073

Comments:
Wow - I can't believe I have managed to live 49 years - all on Long Island just outside NYC and never heard this wonderful story teller before today on NPR. How much more pleasant my childhood would have been had I known to slip my transistor radio under my pillow tuned to his voice. As it was - I relieved the fears and anxieties of depression and other symptoms of living in an alcholic household reading "Peanuts" and finding great solice in the foibles of Charlie Brown - sometimes till 2am - even on school nights....the boogyman doesn't care what night of the week it is you know. I am quite sure Jean Shepard's soothing voice and interesting tales would have gently settled my frightened child's soul. But - since I am a child at heart and - hard as I try not to do so - still carry some of the baggage of fear and anxiety of my youth - it seems Jean Shepard's work is not done. And even if my fears are subsided, he can provide a warmth in his story telling that will forever give me reason to stop and ponder what he said, how he said it and know that I have taken something special from it to carry within me always. What a gift. I can't wait to hear more and read more and just get to know what I have been missing.

Ed Cook
East Rockaway, New York

Joined: July 26, 2021

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 3003

Comments:
Happy 100th Shep!

Marc Lipitz
Eastchester, New York

Joined: May 27, 2001

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 582

George Irwin
Ellison Park, New York

Joined: June 04, 2000

Shep fan since: 1974
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 218

Charlie Dose'
Endwell, New York

Joined: September 02, 2003

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1049

Comments:
I recall listening to Shep on WOR during the late 50's. I made it a point to listen to his Sunday late night shows whenever possible. All the current media attention to "Flash Mobs" made me think of Shep's invitations to listeners to go to a bookstore in Greenwich Village at a certain time to mill. He would probably be amused at seeing it all today. Who could ever forget his act of "Hurling an Invective", where he encouraged listeners to open their windows, place their radio on the sill, and turn the volume up all the way on the count of three? I also fondly remember his accounts of visiting Ham Radio operators in Hilversun, Netherlands. Neat stuff!

Dick Kuehnemund
Endwell, New York

Joined: June 09, 2005

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1476

Comments:
Very interesting! I just finished Bergmann's book on Shep, which caught his (Shep's) "spirit" perfectly!

Steve Borres
Flushing, New York

Joined: July 08, 2000

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 139

Richie Perl
Forest Hills, New York

Joined: January 07, 2008

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2667

Comments:
This ids fantastic! IN HOC AGRICULA CONC, IN ES SPITTLE LAUT!

Matt "Hawkeye" Mignone
Franklin Square, New York

Joined: October 03, 2001

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 702

Robert Titus
Freehold, New York

Joined: February 05, 2004

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1220

Comments:
I have found the MP3 CD's that are now available and I am so happy to return to those nights of listening. I listened for so many years and saw him at Rutgers once. I believe that he genuinely influenced me.

OWEN BROWN,JR.
FREEPORT, New York

Joined: August 14, 2004

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1287

Comments:
THANKS FOR BRING BACK ALL THE GREAT YEARS OF ME LISTEN IN MY DARK BEDROOM LATE AT NITE THERE WAS SO MUCH FUN AND JOY.AND THE MANY NITES HE WOULD ASK THAT WE SCREAM SOMETHING OUT FROM OUR BEDROOM WINDOW, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO BUY COPY OF 4TH OF JULY MOVIE CAN YOU DIRECT ME? MUCH THAKS THIS SAT. A M OWEN

John Gifford
Frewsburg, New York

Joined: April 05, 2001

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 527

Mark Empey
Ft. Drum, New York

Joined: December 25, 2008

Shep fan since: 1980
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2814

Comments:
I discovered Shep from listening to my Dad talk about him as one of his favorite writers and radio personalities. He used to listen to Shep on the radion in the 50s and 60s. I never had a great relationship with my Dad but in the early 80s, I don't recall the exact year, I got tickets for us to go see Shep in Boston during one of his post Christmas Story tours. It is one of the best memories I have.

Andy Breska
Garden City, New York

Joined: September 18, 2001

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 676

John McNelis
Garden City, New York

Joined: March 24, 2004

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 842

Comments:
While I enjoy reading the reminiscences posted here, I feel that the importance of this site goes beyond fuzzy nostalgia. As I have stated previously, the universality of Shep's wisdom is as pertinant in 2004 as it was in 1964. Take a look around, tell me the culture of Slobism hasn't taken over.. Slobus Uber Alles!! Slobs come in all shapes sizes, educatinal levels and poliitcal affiliations as do the non-slobs. Unfortunately in 2004, the slobs clearly have the upper hand (THey've run Congress since 1952 under the guise of various party affiliations). So what do we do?? Keep your Knees loose gang, stay ready at third for that liner, and wait for the return of that hooded horseman flying the banner of... EXCELSIOR!!!

John McNelis
Garden City, New York

Joined: January 07, 2004

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1193

Comments:
I'm this kid,see....flipping the dials on my old GE AM transistor.. You ever have one of those,George? You know, the one with the big circular dial at the top?... Anyway, I hear this voice talking about a bunch of kids playing ball, see..and I'm hooked.....Well that was the beginning of my road to ruin. I understood then that we were all small pawns in a greater human comedy and who could get wrapped up in Algebra or the history of Mesopotamia after that....It took years to recover.. Finally I'm this sucessful guy see...and I find this site...two months later, I've lost my job..my wife kicked me out, my kids aren't talking to me and I don't care. It's all part of the human comedy.. EXCELSIOR!!!

John McNelis
Garden City, New York

Joined: February 01, 2004

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1219

Comments:
When I first re-discovered the existance of these old Shep shows on this site and ebay, my initial nostalgic exuberance was soon replaced by a new understanding and appreciation . When I was a kid, I delighted in Shep's parables but often only half listened to his "boring" ruminations .Now as I approach middle age (at about the same age Shep was in his prime); I find many of my own thoughts,experiences and suspicions articulated in a way that I could never have understood when "I was this kid". Each show is an essay unto itself to be digested and redigested. There is a universality about Shep's wisdom which makes it as current in 2004 as it was in 1964. For instance, take a listen to the Mass Backwards show of 1/27/2004(originally recorded 6/18/1968) or Shep's show from 8/4/1964 entitled Slobus Americanus (on FatHead Central). Sound familiar? They really could have been recorded yesterday. Flick Lives! Shep Lives!!! EXCELSIOR!!!

John McNelis
Garden City, New York

Joined: October 28, 2005

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1538

Comments:
Well well....Shep makes the Radio Hall of fame(in Chicago) the same year the White Sox actually win the World Series, coincidentally also the same year the much despised nemisis of The Old Man, Yankee Pitcher Darius Russo dies. Futlilty and hopelessness somehow all redeemed.

Jim King
Garrison , New York

Joined: November 24, 2004

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1353

Comments:
Flick Lives!

Frank Mendelson
Ghent, NY, New York

Joined: November 03, 2003

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1088

Comments:
I once wrote Shepherd a letter, which he quoted from on air, describing the enforced, mandatory pep-rally at our school. Of course, I'd love to find this show.

Joseph Saepia
Glen Cove, New York

Joined: November 23, 2000

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 305

Rudy W
Glendale, New York

Joined: March 29, 2000

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 77

Bill Hubert
Glens Falls, New York

Joined: January 08, 2004

Shep fan since: 1959
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1194

Comments:
Gene's stories of Flik and Schwartz and his ol man were part of my upbringing. I truly listened with the pillow speakr (st times from acyrstal set) on WOR into Morristown NJ and Bellport Long Island. Listeneing now to various MP3 recordings of the shows of 40 years ago only reaffirms the the inspriation Shep was and IS.

Tim Burns
Granville, New York

Joined: January 05, 2001

Shep fan since: 1996
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 392

Arlene Warshaw Feuerman
Great Neck, New York

Joined: May 15, 2005

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1482

Comments:
I first heard Shep at my older brother's house when I was about 10 years old. He became that voice in the night weaving wonderful tales. When I was in college I would go to see him at a club in the Village, a fantastic experience. It always seemed to me he never aged or changed. As soon as my kids saw A Christmas Story they were hooked too.I have bought his tapes from Schmid lending them to friends and family, and of course telling them to buy their own! This is a great site. Keep up the good work! Shep lives as long as we hear his voice.

Nick Maravell
Greenlawn, New York

Joined: March 02, 2001

Shep fan since: 1974
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 482

John Greenhalgh
Greenlawn, New York

Joined: December 16, 2007

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2647

Comments:
1966 is approximate. When I first discovered Shep on my own, I recognized the voice, and realized that as a child my mother used to listen to Shep, and she probably listened to him in Philadelphia, where she lived before moving to New York. Somewhere in my own vast file of trivia I have a letter Shep sent me after I sent him a copy of a book "review" I wrote for our Jr. HS newspaper. Will send it when I dig it up.

Thomas Althoff
Greenwood Lake, New York

Joined: March 04, 2001

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 489

George M. Frame
Halfmoon, New York

Joined: December 28, 2000

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 326

greg chamourian
harrison, New York

Joined: November 30, 2004

Shep fan since: 1950
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1361

Comments:
I liked his stories about baseball( cubs, white sox)

Raymond S. Sussman
Hartsdale, New York

Joined: March 15, 2001

Shep fan since: 1959
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 509

Joseph Kolonsky
Hastings On Hudson, New York

Joined: July 22, 2003

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1013

Comments:
I discovered Jean Shepherd by accident one night listening to a small transister radio and was a fan from that night on.

Bobby Nuba
Hewlett, LI, New York

Joined: April 21, 2008

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2757

Comments:
I was smitten. The smooth yet everyman voice of Shep boomed out of my bedside radio. I was such a nerd at first that I left my radio on WOR all day awakening to Rambling with Gambling. Little did I know that that very program was used for generations as a cow laxative in the early morning dark of the Jersey farms situated within earshot of WOR's Philadelphia beamed signal. Why, in point of fact, WOR was listed as a local station in the philly papers! After listening to the WOR 15 minutes of news one night, a strange but heady tune poured out of my Chicago made Zenith radio. A voice cut in blasting OR management. From that moment I was HOOKED. I saw Shep in concert as the DEVIL. The pretty but dumb brunette I took to this (for me) nearly orgasmic event didn't get it. And as it turned out, later that evening, neither did I! Ad Hoc agricula conc, in est spittl Louc!

Thomas Cott
Hicksville, New York

Joined: July 09, 2000

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 141

Pamela Kunz
Hicksville, New York

Joined: June 17, 2001

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 608

LaRue Shah
Hicksville, New York

Joined: April 13, 2003

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 947

Comments:
I remember listening to Shep on Sunday nights on WOR, it was a long time ago, so I'm not quite sure. The earliest episode I remember is the one where his father is floating in a tire innertube on a lake. I now listen on WBAI, Tuesday at 5:15 a.m. with Max Schmid.

Mike Cuozzo
Holbrook, New York

Joined: October 13, 2001

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 711

eric silkowski
Hudson, New York

Joined: November 12, 2007

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2631

Comments:
This man has left an indelible mark on me. His optimism and humor helped me to learn to laugh at life. And, to my surprise, there was someone out there that had encountered Teachers, Friends, Bullies and experiences I could relate to. I once sent him an artical from the National Enquirer about an airplane that had been eaten by pigs. To my delight he read it and commented the same week! a memory I'll never forget. This is a Great site! Excelsior! Eric

Jim Allen
Huntington Station, New York

Joined: June 16, 2000

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 119

Chris Jensen
Hyde Park, New York

Joined: August 17, 2001

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 664

Allan Hay
Islip, New York

Joined: March 20, 2000

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 67

Andrew Diamond
Ithaca, New York

Joined: December 30, 2000

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 376

Joan Hamel
Jamestown, New York

Joined: May 09, 2000

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 195

Bob Nabstedt
Johnsburg, New York

Joined: March 08, 2000

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 50

Ken Kaasmann
Johnson, New York

Joined: October 18, 2001

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 714

Mona Mona
Katonah, New York

Joined: July 04, 2001

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 627

Virginia Gambardella
Kew Gardens ,New York, New York

Joined: August 03, 2007

Shep fan since: 1994
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 2341

Comments:
I watch the Christmas Story every year on Christmas Eve it gets better every time the opening scene at the dept store windowis perfect I'm a kid again, but isn't that what it's all about. The only thing in the entire movie that doesn't fit is the mothers hair, mothers didn't have wild hair then but hey who cares the rest is great every bit of it. Where can a purchase the fourth of july tape my friend saw it once on TV but never again. HELP thanks. Virginia

bill miller
kingston, New York

Joined: May 04, 2004

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1246

Comments:
did not know or actually think that there might be such a web site!thanx gene!

John Fontaine
Kingston, New York

Joined: November 17, 2016

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: Read One of His Books
Guest No: 2931

Comments:
Actually I read his column in Car and Driver.

Alan Nahigian
L.I.C., New York

Joined: June 06, 2000

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 103

Ralph S. DeMarco
Larchmont, New York

Joined: April 16, 2001

Shep fan since: 2000
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 543

Jay Murphy
Levittown, New York

Joined: July 23, 2003

Shep fan since: 1980
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1015

Comments:
thanks so much for giving the world the ability to listen to shep again! i dug him from the day i first heard him-and eventually after reading his words i was in love with the man!as i always do, when i leave next week to go on vacation at the jersey shore, i'll be listening to shep on the tape deck-nothing better in the world- r.i.p. shep-i'm sure you got them laughin' in heaven-peace to shep and all his fans!

JOE DODGE
LEVITTOWN, New York

Joined: September 20, 2007

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2553

Comments:
I WAS BORN ON JULY 5TH 1960,AND I GUESS IT WAS THROUGH DESTINY THAT I LISTENED TO JEAN.MY FATHER WORKED NIGHTS AT THE POST OFFICE,AND EVERY NIGHT MY MOTHER WOULD LET ME SLEEP IN THE BED AND DRIFT OFF INTO STORYLAND,EVEN DURING SCHOOLNIGHTS.THANKS TO MY MOM BEING A LISTENER;THROUGH HER I WAS EXPOSED TO THE TRUE ART OF STORYTELLING AND THE CREAKY TUNING AND AMBIENCE OF LATE NIGHT RADIO.AS I GOT OLDER AND HAD MY OWN ROOMTHE TRADITION STILL CONTINUED,THROUGH THE EARLY 70S WITH THE PBS AMERICA SERIES.WHEN I MET MY SOON TO BE WIFE IN 1984 IFOUND THAT HER FAMILY HAD SOMEWHAT THE SAME STORY.JEAN IS MISSED,AND MORE OF A FUSS SHOULD BE MEDE ABOUT HIM!THANKS JEAN!

David McGar
Liberty,NY, New York

Joined: April 01, 2004

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1243

David M Razler
Lindenhurst, New York

Joined: January 16, 2006

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1608

Comments:
The COMPLETE introduction and 13 chapters of I Libertine are now available for download!!!!! Flick and Shep Live - Somewhere And we miss Ted S. and the Ballentines too. Along with the OLD management at 1414 Broadway, 710 on your dial That powerful, powerful station With that 50 Killowatt Smile.

Bill Knowlton
Liverpool, New York

Joined: March 30, 2000

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 79

Jim Dollard
Long Island, New York

Joined: February 12, 2002

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 765

Neil Newman
Long Island, New York

Joined: August 23, 2002

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 776

A Shep Fan Lived in Brooklyn 1970s
Long Island, New York

Joined: September 01, 2003

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1047

Comments:
As a young girl in Brooklyn, I loved listening to the exciting theme song and even more entertaining show that followed, courtesy of Jean Shepherd. I was a great fan for years and listened to him on my radio before I went to sleep. As a creative writing type, I was very in awe of him. As an adult I read his books and loved them, and often (still) give them as gifts. In the 80s, I heard he was appearing at a local college in Queens to speak. I went out of my way to go see him, along with two friends who were also Shep fans. I will just say that our dear Shep did not have the personality or reactions I'd expected or hoped for, as was illustrated when he was responding to questions from his audience. Ultimately I believe that even with his talent, he didn't fully understand (or like) the fact that his creativity and stories took on lives of their own beyond his own original, perhaps loftier, purposes. Regardless, I also enjoyed his series on America, and of course A Christmas Story. Here's to my old memories of Shep and all he meant to me.

Peter Matura
Long Island, New York

Joined: June 18, 2004

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1267

Comments:
I'm in bed, the music starts: dah-dah-dah-dah dumpt-ditty -dump-ditty-dump-dah-dah-dah...then that Voice. Shep took me through his childhood like it was my own. Ralph,Flick,Zudock, and all the rest! I'm 50 years old with a lump in my throat. I've been teaching for 27 years, its all story-telling! "Mr. M., how do you tell those stories and still make it all wind up back at what you are teaching us" Thanks Shep! You Fathead. P.S. When we saw you at Carnegie Hall you looked up at us and said "Look at those lunatics up in the cheap seats!" Excelsior! the chaepseats"

Dee Snider
Long Island, New York

Joined: December 30, 2005

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1583

Comments:
I used to go to sleep each night listening to Shep. His comedic sense and mastery of the English language not only spoke to me (I always thought I had to be the only one getting what he was really saying), but infultrated my subconcious. Though I made my name as a rocker (lead singer for the band Twisted Sister) I have since gone on, and become very successful doing talk radio and syndicated radio. My forte is storytelling and my sense of humor. I'd have to say I owe that all to Jean Sheperd. I have met many of my heroes over the years. It will always sadden me that I never got to meet Jean, shake his hand and say thank you for the gifts he gave me.

Paula Dodge
Long Island, New York

Joined: September 22, 2007

Shep fan since: 1976
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 2566

Comments:
My family and I were watching PBS in 1976 or 1977 and "Wanda Hickey And The Open Hearth" the movie came on, sheer brilliance! I never laughed so hard! The old man and his "Leg Lamp" he won from a contest, the Sears house kit delivered on the train from the Sears catalog, the rain is pouring, the toilet seat is sitting on the grass in the railroad yard, the old man is yelling" Come Backhhh!" as all he neighboors who helped the old man ran and took off Then later a close up of Wanda Hickey's mouth right before the kiss! All I could see was Wanda's nostrils!One of the truest words ever spoken in the movie"You can always tell what mood the old mans in, the way he drives the car! Ha!I could RELATE to THAT! Till this day 30 years later it still rings true!He had a wonderful animated detailed voice that would take you into another world! God Bless you Jean!Hope your still writing up there!

David Rotkowitz
Lynbrook, New York

Joined: March 17, 2004

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 834

Comments:
I've been a fan for many years. While in high school I attended his news confrences at the Qverseas Press Club. I did have some of the press kits for " Jean Shepards America" but my mom threw them away. I enjoyed those shows. Are there any copys available? Many people have enjoyed "A Christmas Story", but few know that its a bunch of his stories. This movie will keep him alive for many years. FLICK LIVES

Jesse Spilka
Lynbrook, New York

Joined: September 15, 2004

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1312

Tom Elsroth
Mahopac, New York

Joined: September 12, 2000

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 221

Paul Augello
Mahopac, New York

Joined: January 31, 2003

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 794

Comments:
Jean Shepherd is the greatest storyeller, author, radio personality I've ever had the pleasure to know. I remember Listening to him talk on the radio, I believe on WNEW-FM in NYC very late at night and loving his wit and humor.Thanks for this website.

Paul Goodman
Maine, New York

Joined: May 05, 2003

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 962

Comments:
Very nice tribute site. My call is K2ORC and I've been in AM QSOs along with Warren who now holds Jean Shepherd's old call. Things have gotten a bit confusing on those occasions. As I recall, I first heard Jean Shepherd in the summer of 1970 when a friend and I were working for the summer for a construction company building I-95. We were living in a pickup truck camper parked alongside construction machine in Laurel MD. One night we heard Jean Shepherd on a DC radio station and I was hooked. 73 Paul, K2ORC

Peter F. Zullo
Malverne, New York

Joined: August 25, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 168

Tim Miller
Manhasset, New York

Joined: March 08, 2001

Shep fan since: 1973
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 496

Rosanne Vogel
Manhasset, New York

Joined: November 25, 2001

Shep fan since: 1983
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 751

Lou Gerhig
Manhatten, New York

Joined: July 16, 2003

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 1004

Comments:
ISN'T IT IRONIC THAT I DIED OF A DISEASE THAT HAS THE SAME NAME AS I DO??? SINCERELY,,,,, LOU(deceased)

Bob Dickman
Manhatten, New York

Joined: October 10, 2004

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1330

Comments:
THIS IS A NICE SITE.I LIKE IT.I THINK IT IS GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN IN THIS PRESSING MATTER.... YOURS IN GOD THE MANAGEMENT(deceased)

Phil Nast
Manlius, New York

Joined: October 20, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1078

Comments:
I first heard Shep in a Studebaker Lark. A friend's father was driving us home after a club meeting. It was raining. Shep was talking about his trip to Peru, I think. I remember he talked about bats and played spooky music. I'd never heard anything like his show before. If there is an alien SETI Project out there somewhere in the cosmos, it would be fitting if Shep's laugh was the first sign of life they discovered.

Jim Fox Jim Fox
Marcellus, New York

Joined: October 02, 2000

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 244

Eugene Bergmann
Massapequa, New York

Joined: February 24, 2000

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 16

Comments:
I heard about this guy who talked on the radio from a college friend in 1956 and became hooked, taping his shows. When I went on temporary army duty down South, my parents taped him and sent the seven inch reels to me at camp to help keep me sane. Since Shepherd's death in October 1999, I've been obsessed with his art. I spend more time enjoying and researching Shep's work since then than doing anything else. It's worth it.

Paul Blake
Massapequa, New York

Joined: April 13, 2000

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 84

Martin Perry
Massapequa, New York

Joined: May 17, 2005

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1484

Comments:
I discovered Jean Shepard sometime around when I first entered Jr High School. I hung on his every word. His humor and stories kept me together growing up during the 60's. He taught me that I never really had to grow up. My life has been pretty sucessful and in part I owe it to those formative years of listening and reading the words of Shep. I remember hearing of his passing while driving. I had to pull over a sit for a few minutes, sad at his passing, but glad to be a life long fan. I will always honor his memory, and try to pass his words on to others

Frank G
Massapequa, New York

Joined: July 09, 2005

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1495

Comments:
That voice evokes lots of great memories! I have one tape of his shortwave show. I still remember the show where he, Flick and some other buddies drove to Ct for Ice Cream .... I doubt any of today's on-air personalities could match his gift of telling a story. 73 there K2ORS SK.

Glenn Miner
Massapequa, New York

Joined: February 25, 2008

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2742

Comments:
I saw shep at princton u. 1977.There were no restrooms at alexander hall!Shep explained this was why the shrubs were doing so well!I met another fan at the show who claimed to have most of the radio shows on tape!I,m still sick that i lost his number. FLICK LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richard Usinger
Massapequa Park, New York

Joined: January 09, 2001

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 401

mike corr
merrick, New York

Joined: April 29, 2007

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1998

Pete Delaney
Middletown, New York

Joined: February 20, 2000

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 9

mary schumaci
middletown, New York

Joined: July 11, 2006

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1690

Comments:
I don't remember the year I first discovered him but I listened to Shep every night for many years ...He was the consummate story teller and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed him...he was great...Thank you for bringing back the fond memories I have of him

David Menken
Mount Kisco, New York

Joined: November 16, 2000

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 294

Tina Bueti
Mount Kisco, New York

Joined: June 29, 2001

Shep fan since: 1999
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 619

Steve Pittari
Mount Vernon, New York

Joined: October 10, 2004

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1331

Comments:
Knew of Shep from NYC radio days plus an in person appearance he made at an Iona high school father-son dinner at the old Glen Island Casino on Long Island Sound. He did a routine about being a kid at a White Sox game & watching a Sox outfielder named Jocko Conlon [who later became an umpire].

S. E. Strong
N. Y. C., New York

Joined: October 26, 2005

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1536

Comments:
I miss Shep. The country & I need him.

Tom k
Nassau , New York

Joined: April 03, 2006

Shep fan since: 1959
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1652

Comments:
Like so many I had my brand new Transiltor radio under my pillow, and eventually heard Shep's theme, it took me days (at least it seems like it now) to wait until I heard someone talk. And then I heard him and well the reswt as they say is history. (Anyone know if he used to show up late and they used the theme to cover his dead air?)

Mark Koenigsmann
Nassau County , New York

Joined: February 28, 2006

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1641

Comments:
I remember Jean Shepherd as a kid. I can't say what year though but probably mid 60s. The memories I have are coming home from my grandmother, who lived in Woodside [NY] and driving along the LIE [Long Island Expressway ]. My brother and I sat in the back seat and listened to the stories all the way home, wishing the trip took longer. We would race inside to get ready for bed so we could listen tot he rest of the show. My mother loved him as much as we did so we would listen on the clock radio till we fewll asleep. Just the sound of his voice brings back memories even to the point of the feel of the interior of the car and the lights of the roadway as we drove home. Funny how a little thing like a voice can bring such memories. I downloaded some of his work from the archive site and when my mother came over the house I played it without her knowing what I was going to play. The look on her face, in her eyes is priceless, as if an old friend returned. I had a reading problem and read as little as possible but one of the few books I read from cover to cover was "The Ferrari In The Bedroom". I still have it missing jacket and spine broken but it provided many hours of sheer enjoyment. I am just happy I could have lived that time and heard him but am a little sad I could not remember more of his shows and /or recorded them. I thank all those who recorded the shows and made them available I love to listen and go back to those carefree days for me as a kid in NYC growning up. Every year I watch "A Christmas Story" it is to me the same as "It's A Wonderful Life " is to many others. [ I enjoy both movies but Shepherd's has a deeper significance]. In grammer school everyone knew I listened and I thought I was the only one till someone wrote on the bathroom walls "Flick Lives". I was the first suspect but it seems many otehrs also listened besides me. I thought the phrase "Flick Lives" was something between he and I ...boy was I surprised to find someone else. I never learned the person who did it and I was almost immediately exhonerated of all wrong doings. This was also in a Catholic School so it shows that he was listened by all and of all ages, I was in 7th or 8th grade at the time. In the past year I reread my book and read all his others including the Bio , "Excelsior, You Fathead!" by Eugene Bergmann. This book showed me a different side to the many, the myth and the legend. Just wish he were here to read these and was still on the radio or TV. I can still see the old man and the friends at the lot with the prefab house and all the pieces unmarked...how vivid.

Dave Ryder
Nesconset, New York

Joined: January 20, 2001

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 416

Henry Joseph
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.

Gary Plotch
New City, New York

Joined: June 23, 2000

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 131

Jerome Bodkin
New City, New York

Joined: April 01, 2007

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1968

Stephen Halpern
New Yor, New York

Joined: April 26, 2006

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1643

Comments:
Thanks so much, brings back great memories listening with transistor radio. I do radio commercials thanks to his inspiration,

Steve O. Smith
New York, New York

Joined: April 09, 2000

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 43

Donald Philllips
New York, New York

Joined: April 09, 2000

Shep fan since: 1998
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 46

Ozzie Alfonso
New York, New York

Joined: June 11, 2000

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 109

Bob Gindick
New York, New York

Joined: August 28, 2000

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 171

Benjamin Feingold
New York, New York

Joined: October 08, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 252

Andrew Posnack
New York, New York

Joined: October 18, 2000

Shep fan since: 1955
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 264

Loren Schoenberg
New York, New York

Joined: November 15, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 291

Benjamin Feingold
New York, New York

Joined: November 16, 2000

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 293

Kevin Bradley
New York, New York

Joined: December 28, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 329

Benjamin Feingold
New York, New York

Joined: December 09, 2000

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 336

Joel Baumwoll
New York, New York

Joined: December 28, 2000

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 370

Edward Schonberg
New York, New York

Joined: December 30, 2000

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 381

Jim Travers Travers
New York, New York

Joined: February 24, 2001

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 460

Jack Holden
New York, New York

Joined: February 24, 2001

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 462

Ron Weiss
New York, New York

Joined: February 28, 2001

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 478

Herb Simmons
New York, New York

Joined: March 12, 2001

Shep fan since: 1998
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 506

Russell Sicklick
New York, New York

Joined: April 12, 2001

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 538

Edward Schonberg
New York, New York

Joined: April 21, 2001

Shep fan since: 1959
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 547

Peter Zanger
New York, New York

Joined: June 02, 2001

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 592

Benjamin Feingold
New York, New York

Joined: September 04, 2001

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 671

Benjamin Feingold
New York, New York

Joined: September 16, 2001

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 675

Murray Head
New York, New York

Joined: August 27, 2001

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 684

Benjamin Feingold
New York, New York

Joined: October 07, 2001

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 703

Asher Susswein
New York, New York

Joined: October 10, 2001

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 709

Benjamin Feingold
New York, New York

Joined: November 12, 2001

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 729

Peter Murricane
New York, New York

Joined: January 01, 2010

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2883

Comments:
Mom got me listening to Shep on WOR who knows when. I wanted a ham license but got stuck with CB radio. Eventually I connected with a group in Queens NY that offered a Novice class....WN2SGT. I learned CW from a simple 80 mtr receiver tuned to W1AW. I graduated from RCA Institutes in 1974....WB2SGT Advanced Never became a broadcast engineer....worked HF and VHF/UHF systems for a few years. Met Shep at concert when he told me had no interest in ham radio....showed up at Dayton banquet as speaker. Yup....25 trips to Dayton I've made. Cherryville Rpt. group got me my hard won EXTRA.....still WB2SGT. I can quote all the RF crap....RADAR mast on 6 meters, electrolyctic rectifiers boiling over burning the carpet, lawn chairs (NJ concert) for electrocution. Few kids heard Shep...role model...I became a HF engineer till satellites took away the industry. Never went to Dayton banquet....FM Bash was way to go. MLK had a dream...Shep placed fruit in glass jars buried in the sand where Japz won't find. I'll always take an 811 over an 807...won't tax my bladder. 73 de WB2SGT EXTRA CLASS.

A Morgan
New York, New York

Joined: February 10, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 882

Comments:
I always enjoyed his shows - radio still is my favorite

Edward Schonberg
New York, New York

Joined: April 16, 2003

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 949

Comments:
Shep was simply the most natural,unaffected story teller in any medium. I was starting high school and found his voice mesmerizing. Listening to the shows again is even more fun.Thanks for the opportunity.

Paul Nichols
New York, New York

Joined: April 29, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 957

Comments:
Memories of Shepherd while gowing up include listening on a small transistor radio under the pillow, camping out in the backyard on a Saturday night and listening to the Limelight show and having the neighbors come over because they thought there was a party going on in the tent. Once while attending a Catholic high school here the entire junior class used to listen to Shep. "Flick Lives" would appear scrawled on the blackboards, bulletin boards, etc. until one day when a teacher found what he thought was an obscene word on the board...a hasty Shep fan sort of combined the LI in "Flick" and it looked like a "U". The entire class received detention! Little did Shep know that the internet would evolve when he first coined the phrase "Flick Lives", but look at how it has united Shep fans everywhere!!! Fantastich!

Matthew Klein
New York, New York

Joined: May 16, 2003

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 974

Comments:
When I was in high school in the bleak fifties Shep was one of the few bright comforts. Does anyone remember (or better yet, have a tape of), his "invectives"? Ten seconds of silence, during which you would turn your radio up to max vol, put it facing outward in the open window, then Shep, full blast: "OKAY, I'M WISE TO YOU!!!"...or once, a friend told me, the sound of a train coming and going, complete with whistle.

MARY ELLEN NEIDHARDT
NEW YORK, New York

Joined: December 07, 2003

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1115

Dennis Woloch
New York, New York

Joined: November 23, 2003

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1126

Comments:
I had a radio that came with a "pillow speaker" You could place the speaker uner the pillow 'cause it was a flat thing and hear perfectly. this is how I went to sleep, listening to Shep. the next day I would talk and laugh about the show with my high school friends (the enlightend ones). Shep helped me grow up. He was my window to the world. Ples, he introduced me to Robert Service! I'd like to get some old radio show tapes. I have some Limelight stuff but I prefer the regular radio shows. thanks, Dennis woloch@att.net

M Gorgei
New York, New York

Joined: January 13, 2004

Shep fan since: 1980
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 1198

Comments:
Unfortunately, I never got the chance to hear Jean on the radio, but what follows is the story of how I discovered and came to love his written words. I was 13 years old and a resident of Youngstown, OH, a mill town not much different than the one Jean recounted in his stories. Sometime during that year I discovered that my father had a gigantic box of vintage Playboys (in fact every issue from 1960-1970 and some more as well). It was wintertime on a boring, snowy weekend day when I first started sneaking these magazines up from the basement to my room two or three at a time by stuffing them in my pants and covering them with my shirt. I needn't get into my initial reasons for doing this, but to make a long story short at some point I started reading one of Jean's short stories (I was a voracious bookworm as well as a voracious self-abuser) and from that moment on, I was hooked. I scoured every issue of that huge box for the months that had Jean Shepherd stories and thankfully, there were plenty of them. I loved every word--yes, I actually started reading Playboy FOR THE ARTICLES--and the bare breasts on display were quickly relegated to the status of the Country Club Malt Liquour and Brut cologne advertisements. Mere window dressing. And for a thirteen year old that's saying a lot.

Cam Monge
New York, New York

Joined: November 23, 2004

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1352

Comments:
Wow! Thank God you gus exsist. I was sooo looking for other who understood my great appreication for Shep. Going asleep has NEVER been the same. And now that I was able to get copies of his show, I can relive those feelings all over again. Thank you for providing such a great site!!!

Harold Ronin
New York, New York

Joined: April 23, 2005

Shep fan since: 1944
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1466

Comments:
I first encountered Shep in 1944 at Camp Wood, N.J. We were lined up awaiting assignment when the call came for two typists needed for the Test Section. He coaxed me into joining him to type exams for the different Signal Corps specialties. Subsiquently he ended up writing radio tests and I wrote telephone tests. He was a remarkable story teller then. For some unknown reason he used to call me Pork Chop. Knowing him made my army experience much more enjoyable

Mike Lavin
New York, New York

Joined: June 09, 2005

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1477

Comments:
KC2FUZ

peter murricane
new york, New York

Joined: October 27, 2005

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1537

Comments:
I make trainzz go. My buddy on SubChat.com linked me because I'm heavy into ham radio and Shep. As a teenager, I listend to Shep regularly and wanted my ticket. Hit all the radio stores on West 45th street in NYC asking 'how to.' Several years later, a club in Queens offered a NOVICE course. Became WN2SGT. Graduated from RCA Institutes as WB2SGT. Never got to work in broadcasting...speciality was HF engineering and FM mobile. Shep got me started from his broadcasts. Shep was K2ORS. Type 'tracksionmotor' to link my wacky posts. 'Jean, you'll shoot your eye out.' 'I held down the key too long...my home-made electrolyctic capacitors in pops beer glasses boiled over and burned a hole in the floor.' K2ORS de WB2SGT 73s and 88s

peter murricane
new york, New York

Joined: January 15, 2006

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1606

Comments:
I am WB2SGT extra class check 73. Sooo hard to get connected as a kid in NYC to become a ham back then. I'd listen to Shep on WOR with my National NC-33. The shops on West 45th street were no help... Elekchester ARC ran a program at Hall of Science in Queens and I was off. I graduated RCA Institutes with my 2nd Class Commercial and Amateur Advanced FCC licences. I grew up without a father present and Shep was a major influence. Gone through HF radio, electromechanical control systems and now I am a qualified railroad Car Inspector and Test Technician. It was the guys off Subchat.Com that gave me this link. I'm also a court recognised firearms expert....'Jean, you'll shoot your eye out.'

Alan Pollock
New York, New York

Joined: October 14, 2006

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1784

Comments:
Jim Clavin should be knighted or bronzed, but sainthood is probably over the top. The enormous work that goes into this website is a labor of love. Every Shep fan remembers how they felt listening, laughing and learning from those wonderful broadcasts. I'm sure many would agree that the shows were part of the fabric of their growing up, giving us insight into human nature from a one-of-a-kind observer. Shep used to say that the radio waves from the broadcasts were still travelling through space...good luck for anyone with a transistor radio and a sense of humor.

Mary Blieka
New York , New York

Joined: January 28, 2007

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1913

Comments:
My brother Mike and I saw Shep live at Radio City and I saw him live at Syracuse University. We were faithful listeners to his show on the way home from the beach on Saturday nights, especially on the 4th of July. We have all his books and watched his TV special in the 70s. He is truly an American treasure. Shep Lives!

John Twomey
New York, New York

Joined: March 22, 2007

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1955

Comments:
Old Radio fascinated me beginning at age 11. I found a history of radio book at the Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr, Pa. and had spent many hours studying it. That same year I received an Emerson clock radio which picked up WOR clearly. We lived on top of a hill outside Philly at the time, and it was a clear shot across flat N.J. to NYC. I listened to WOR in my room whenever I was home. I heard John Gambling, Martha Deane, Arlene Francis, and John Wingate's Radio New York.(My father and I often wondered what he muttered at the end of each show- does anyone know?) At night I listened to Joe Franklin, Barry Farber and Jean Shepherd. I would schedule my night so that my head hit the pillow at 10:05 when Jean's show would start, and as it ended, I would turn it off and sleep. In June of 1969, when I was 12, I asked my Dad and Mother to take me to New York so that I could visit WOR. We walked around with Roger Smith, the station manager, and saw the different studios with glass windows in a maze of hallways. We went into the newsroom and I met John Scott. I think Roger Skibinas was there too. After the tour, we went to Radio City and saw the Easter Show. I remember the old microphones which rose out of the stage, and the Rockettes, which were really impressive. But back to WOR- When my Dad asked if Jean Shepherd was around, I believe there was a snicker or two from the staff. He didn't hang around WOR on sunny Friday mornings. For me, just being in the same place I knew my radio friend worked was enough. I started collecting old radios in 1969, and still have them with me on bookshelves in my living room. Listening to Jean Shepherd each night made my day. At an early age he informed me of a past America that still lived in his stories. His humor made me more confident in using my own humor- and if that isn't a great gift- what is? Now a drummer with my own 16 piece Swing Band in New York (The Jazzsight Orchestra), I often think of Jean and remember how great it was to be 12 and have a great story each night before I fell asleep. John Twomey, Editor, Jazzsight.Com

Thomas Lipscomb
New York, New York

Joined: November 30, 2008

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 2796

Comments:
I edited and published Shep's THE FERRARI IN THE BEDROOM and Leigh Brown's THE SHOW GYPSIES. Leigh was far more than a stenographer and was probably primarily responsible for the filming of A CHRISTMAS STORY. SHE knew Jean's best work better than he did and did a fine job trying to get attention for it.

Steve Bochner
New York, New York

Joined: May 09, 2009

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2856

Comments:
beautifully done - - thank you for the work this must have taken - and takes!

Paul Kentz
New York (Astoria), New York

Joined: June 07, 2004

Shep fan since: 1998
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1266

Comments:
I find it odd that of the hundreds of half hour re-broadcasts of Shepherd that I have heard not once did he ever mention anything about his daughter! Shortly after Shepherd passed away I heard her when she called up the Bob Grant Show on WOR .She claimed that her father had shunned her for years.Jean Shepherd as you know spoke of everyone and everything affecting him and his life,but not his daughter?

Richard Sens-Castet
New York City, New York

Joined: March 15, 2000

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 61

Benjamin Feingold
New York City, New York

Joined: January 09, 2001

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 399

John Winslow
New York City, New York

Joined: March 08, 2001

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 495

John Dereszewski
New York City, New York

Joined: October 13, 2001

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 712

Walter Sabo
New York City, , New York

Joined: October 07, 2008

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2780

Comments:
Thanks for the hard work of this site. What he did for my generation is give us permission to challenge and question and challenge and question. A grown up, not a bearded stoned kid, saying "Don't believe it, kid." I still challenge and question. Thank you Jean.

Terrence Gaughan
New York via Hammond, Indiana, New York

Joined: July 09, 2001

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 633

Frank "Andy" Rowland
Newfield, New York

Joined: October 10, 2001

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 708

Rich Reynolds
Niskayuna, New York

Joined: July 03, 2003

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1000

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...

jeff kane
no where long island, New York

Joined: June 08, 2005

Shep fan since: 1973
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1474

Comments:
I first heard jean on WOR 9-10 pm in 8th grade while spinning the transisiter dial in the dark with an ear plug in my ear that had seen ( heard? ) better days, oh , ofcourse the radio was under my pillow and i was under the blanket. my best jean fan moument was seeing him at CARNIGE HALL , I think in 1974

Bob Straub
North Babylon, New York

Joined: December 19, 2000

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 346

Bob Kaye
NY, New York

Joined: April 01, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 35

Dave the Spazz
NYC, New York

Joined: March 19, 2000

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 65

greg argila
nyc, New York

Joined: May 11, 2003

Shep fan since: 2003
Discovered Shep: Saw his TV show
Guest No: 967

Comments:
Why can't I find Jean Shepherd's America,the PBS show. If anyone knows why or where i can find it please please tell me

Alan Rowland
NYC, New York

Joined: September 19, 2003

Shep fan since: 1987
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1064

Comments:
I am Alan Rowland, the son of Billy Rowland, the pianist who recorded many of the Knuckles O'Toole albums along with others under his own name or as the Billy Rowland Trio. Additionally he is on many Perry Como and Les Brown records. Visit the site of a pianist friend : johnmcmahonentertainment.com and click on the Billy Rowland tribute page for further information.

Roger Underhill
NYC, New York

Joined: June 29, 2004

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1271

Comments:
Jim Clavin, bless your heart, what a wonderful site. I laughed, I cried, I shall return. Excelsior! Thanks. RU

John Barone
NYC, New York

Joined: July 05, 2004

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1273

Comments:
I never missed a show untill he went off the air. GREAT

charles tenaglia
nyc, New York

Joined: December 03, 2004

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1367

Comments:
SHEP WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEART AND MINDS. AND WE WILL CARRY HIS ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM WITH US AND PASS IT ON IN OUR CREATIVE ENDEVORS. EXCELSIOR,BY GOD!(that's what he wrote to me when he was autographing his book). c.t.

Patty Conroy Sabella
Oceanside, Formerly Stuyvesant Town, NYC, New York

Joined: November 02, 2000

Shep fan since: 1959
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 278

RICK PADLEY
ON L.I., New York

Joined: March 17, 2007

Shep fan since: 1955
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1953

Comments:
A great site! Thank you for creating it. p.s.; Don't give out my email to solicitors, otherwise it's o,k,

Rick Beaubien
Oshawa Ontario Canada, New York

Joined: January 01, 2006

Shep fan since: 1983
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1589

Comments:
The first time I heard about Jean Shepherd was when A Christmas Story came to the theatres in Canada here in 1983. I was hooked and got my hands on a copy of "In God we Trust" when on holidays in Florida some time later.Although, set in Indiana, the similarties to being a kid in here in Ontario Canada were so similiar it was like taking a walk back in time.I dont know how many times I have read the book and watched the movie,but I never get tired of them.It was great when I found out there were actually Candaian ties with A Christmas Story through filming in St.Catherines (school) and Toronto (Chrstmas tree purchase/tire changing).Presently trying to get copies of the other movies, Ollie Hopnoodle,Phantom of the Open Hearth and Great American 4th of July, but not having a lot of luck.This is a great site and saved as a favorite and check it regularly.

CHARLIE CURRAN
OSLO, NORWAY, New York

Joined: January 27, 2008

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2682

Comments:
Oslo Norway where I live is not the Usa. My big brother turned me on to shep first, the naughtiest thing he ever did, as a kid. I didnt listen much to shep from the late 70s til now. Listening to him again I realise how much he has influenced my life and thinking, Ieven had a similar event to his 1976 End of Summer story, but mine happened in denmark. Thanks to everyone for making Shep available to us all now.

Larry A. Actor's Studio friend of Jean
Ossining, New York

Joined: December 15, 2000

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 341

Louis Castellano
Ozone Park, New York

Joined: November 28, 2001

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 761

Keith Cl.. uh.. nevermind
Ozone Park, New York

Joined: August 05, 2003

Shep fan since: 1990
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1033

Comments:
That mouth being Max's. Thank you Max for introducing me to Jean. I was born in 75, and I know that my grandfather who died about 4 years after I was born, was a big Shep fan. Until they bring back Bowling for Dollars - this is the best way I have to reconnect with him. That and Jean is a genius. He would kill me, but I wouldnt mind modeling my storytelling after his.

Richard Peterson
Pawling, New York

Joined: March 25, 2003

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 925

Comments:
I was thinking about Shep today after reading a story in GQ (of all places!) where the Poet Laureate of the US was being featured. In addition to all of the highbrows who this guy counts as his heroes, it is Shep's picture that he keeps over his desk! Just think, I now have something in common with the Poet Laureate, I should call up my High School English teacher and tell her the good news. I am so glad I happened on this website. Keep up the good work!

Kathy Philipp
Pearl River, New York

Joined: June 19, 2000

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 123

John O'Donnell
Pearl River, New York

Joined: March 14, 2006

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1650

Comments:
I woke up this morning to the voice of Jean Shepherd. I couldn't believe it! I was 10 years old in 1970 and I would listen to him on WOR radio every night on my new AM Clock Radio I had gotten for Christmas. My parents thought I was asleep... but I wasn't. His stories were fascinating and funny. It was my favorite radio program. I have never forgotten Jean Shepherd, he was such a great story-teller! In my dark room, snuggled under my blankets, he captured the imagination of this 10 year old boy!

Frank Schlesinger
Peekskill, New York

Joined: March 11, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 52

John Elsroth
Peekskill, New York

Joined: September 12, 2000

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 222

Warren Dyckman
Peekskill, New York

Joined: December 03, 2008

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2798

Comments:
I remember Jean for his endless classic stories of his youth including his boyhood friends, tornadoes, snow storms, early ham radio stories and the majestic way he delivered them on WOR Radio in the evenings. These will always be cherished memories to me... - Warren Dyckman, (WA2CAC)

Bruce Rubin
Pittsford, New York

Joined: September 09, 2003

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 1059

Comments:
I really did read the stories and articles! I would later learn that contrary to popular belief, Centerfolders are not born with staples in their navels.

charles rosenberg
plainview, New York

Joined: December 13, 2004

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1382

Comments:
just re-read new york post article from dec 8th 1964 radion talk jockies jean sheppard if you can find it on the web, ,go and re read it makes the holiday season more memorable flick lives shep will always live in our hearts

charles rosenberg
plainview, New York

Joined: February 09, 2006

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1621

Comments:
listening to the opening theme song brought a tear to my eyes. every time i watch a christmas story it reminds me of the great loss of shep thankfully i have his books some of his playboy articules and many hours of tape to relisten to my youth shep will live forever in our hearts uncle chuckee

charles rosenberg
plainview, New York

Joined: December 17, 2006

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1866

Comments:
i still have my playboy articules i still have my shepherd books i still have the memories of ban frei playing before and after each show. shep lives in the hearts of all who ever was touched by his humor and wit. i still have 18 hours on reel to reel tape, that someday i hope to put on vcr type foremat and listen too again. shes got eyes of blue..................

John Kramer
Pleasantville, New York

Joined: June 09, 2001

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 600

Robert J Slaney
Port Washington, New York

Joined: December 22, 2016

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2932

Comments:
Great to have access to all things Shep.

S. Minnerly
Poughkeepsie, New York

Joined: March 20, 2001

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 521

Doug Cole
Poughkeepsie, New York

Joined: April 20, 2001

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 545

Ken Stone
Queens, New York

Joined: November 18, 2003

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1120

Comments:
I used to listen to Shep as a child on Friday nights going up to PA with my Granfather & Grandma. I used to laugh so hard I almost peed myself more than once. Years later I saw him at the Donnell (sp?) branch of the NYPL. I asked him a question and he made fun of the speach impediment I had at that time. (no hard feelings tho') In the past few years my son, now 11, and my wife have come to enjoy "A Christmas Story" every year. It has become as much of a Christmas tradition as "It's A Wonderful Life". I shed a tear when I heard of his passing away.

Colin Capello
Queens, New York

Joined: January 07, 2006

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1597

Comments:
Jean Shepherd opened a whole world of thought & images through the radio (WOR 710AM)for me & a few of my friends during my high school years- late '50s. We heard about Robert W. Service's poems, the Evil Doctor Fu Manchu & his adversary, Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith, south side Chicago & the Chisox and that "new neighborhood paper", the Village Voice. We learned about Japanese haiku and "Straws in the Wind". We marvelled at the hoarde of cockroaches (yuck!) heading down Bleecker Street, seemingly on a mission of their own. Come to think of it, that may have been "a straw in the wind".

Colin Capello
Queens, New York

Joined: January 08, 2006

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1599

Comments:
My brother corrected my crummy recollection of the "cockroach army incident". I thought that they were marching down Bleecker on some mysterious mission. In actuality, they were leaving a building which was being torn down and being the enterprising little buggers that they were, they headed across the street where Shep witnessed their trip to new quarters (a new building). If anyone can recall this straw, please respond. Thanks.

Charles Smith
Ravena, New York

Joined: April 16, 2006

Shep fan since: 1959
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1656

Comments:
I used to listen to Shep on WOR when I lived in Brooklyn as a teenager. I felt upset when I missed him and I long to hear Shep on the air today. This sit is a blessing. I found it by accident. I was surfing for Al "Jazzbo" Collins who I listened to in the eighties. One of his themes was "The Bear Missed The Train" which resulted in the Smith Street playing at my wedding in 1985 with The Bear as my main wedding song. I surfed for the Smith Street and behold this wonderful site on Jean Shepherd. What a find. I dont know anybody who remembers Jean Shepherd but everyone loves the Christmas Story which has become the great classic. Thank you for your part in keeping the memories alive for me.

Bob Werner
Rhinebeck, New York

Joined: September 13, 2000

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 225

Jonathan Smith
Riverdale, New York

Joined: December 12, 2006

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1855

Hank Goldman
Riverdale, New York

Joined: July 06, 2007

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2254

Comments:
I am a Radio Amateur. Listening to Shep, K2ORS, opened up the world for me... far greater than what Ham Radio could offer, even tho that is STILL a blast! Shep led you to believe that anything was possible; if you dreamt it: You could DO it! Well, he also let you know that you might meet some pretty rocky shores on the way to your dream! I wrote him a 7 page letter once, and to this day I would swear that in consecutive WOR shows, he addressed each and every item in my letter! Maybe. 73 to all, Hank, WA2OVG

Hank Goldman
Riverdale, New York

Joined: July 31, 2009

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2872

Comments:
Shep Lives!!!!

Martin Fass
Rochester, New York

Joined: May 30, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 214

John Lammers
Rochester, New York

Joined: October 30, 2000

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 275

John Lammers & gang
Rochester, New York

Joined: March 16, 2001

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 514

Howard Enis
Rochester, New York

Joined: January 24, 2003

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 789

Comments:
....in the dark.... Long Island NY....transistor radio with earplug inserted directly into my brain.....

Mike Jones
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.

Gerhard Pasek
Rochester, New York

Joined: November 21, 2006

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1829

Comments:
In May 1969 I arrived at JFK as 23 year old political refugee from what was then Czechoslovakia. I knew very little English. I saved and purchased "Hi/Fi" and by chance I tuned Jean Shepherd and I was hooked. His voice, diction and the stories he told. I admired him, learned my English from him. I own and read his books, watch his Christmas Story. Thank you Jean Shepherd for being there for me.

Jonathan Koch
Rochester, New York

Joined: November 28, 2006

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1839

Comments:
I would love to know how Singular pirated the rights to ACS for their tacky commercial. Shep must be spinning!

john shaffer
rochester, New York

Joined: March 30, 2009

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 2839

Comments:
-You got the idea that maybe YOU weren't the only one dealing with all the various angsts' of childhood,adolescence&adulthood.A very interesting guy&way up there on the hip curve. I can only imagine what it must've been like to tune him in on WOR back in the day.A subversive hipster before it was cool. I've read&learned a fair bit about him over the last few years(thank you, google)- & it still doesn't make him a bad guy. I'm sure he was an enormously complex character in life. Must have been a ton of fun to be around. Much moreso than his literary/public personna. Seems he got through his pain&made a living by telling a hell of a good story. I'm going to miss his observations on all things mundane&poignant& the more I explore the nuances about all things Shep, the more I get it. The world could use a few more guys like Shep.... He's like your favorite Uncle or Big 1st cousin who tells it to you like it is when no one else is listening... If you listen & pay attention maybe you can bounce off some,or maybe remember some of the hard knuckles of life. To Shep Not to worry. In 4000 years they will build the pyramids again like it was a Big Idea. Such a Concept. Nobody reads nobody thinks nobody cares. You did you tried. Good Job. LOVE

George Bresler
Rockaway Beach, New York

Joined: May 28, 2001

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 585

ANTHONY FLYNN
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, New York

Joined: May 16, 2008

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2760

Comments:
Thank you so much for maintaining this site! Most people know Shep as "the guy who narrated 'A CHRISTMAS STORY" (if at all!) You are helping to keep Shep's wit and wisdom alive for another generation. Shep once said, no matter what you do with your life, no matter what, in a thousand years no one will even know you existed......Shep, I wonder......

Paul Siegel
Rocky Point, New York

Joined: January 15, 2025

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 3010

Comments:
I had a small 6 transistor radio that I held under my pillow and listened to Shep. I can't remember if his show came on at 9:15 or 10:15 on WOR in NYC. I remember him advertising Rover cars reciting Robert Service. I still annoy people by reciting the first 10 or so verses of the Cremation of Sam Magee.

Scott Scott
Rye, New York

Joined: July 27, 2001

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 653

Brian McKernan
Rye, New York

Joined: August 25, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 802

Comments:
No one ever has or ever will exploit the intimacy of radio quite as successfully as Jean Shepherd did. And radio was only one of the many media in which he excelled. I'm grateful that this site exists, not only because it provides an overview of his work, but also because it's an introduction to Shep for those who don't know of him. Tell your friends! My thanks to Jim Clavin and everyone else who has contributed to www.flicklives.com.

Larry Kupper
Saratoga Springs, New York

Joined: November 24, 2000

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 307

Jason Bullett
Saratoga Springs, New York

Joined: January 06, 2007

Shep fan since: 1993
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1891

Comments:
When I was about the age the older visitors here started listening to Shep, I first heard about him while watching "A Christmas Story." But my knowledge of him was greatly enhanced while I was in college. One night, when I was surfing through sites about the 1964/65 NY World's Fair, I learned about how he was involved with the "Carousel of Progress". Somehow, I clicked a link to this site and learned even more about Shep, and got to listen to his shows (and read his articles/short stories) for the first time.

Dana Calderwood
Scarsdale, New York

Joined: February 08, 2003

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 878

Comments:
Same story, right! Listening to WOR on a transistor under my pillow when I was supposed to be asleep. I had a Shep "buddy" in homeroom, and every morning we would trade notes on the previous night's show. Invariably one of us would have fallen asleep before the end, so we could fill each other in. I had to ask my boss on my first job as a teen permission to miss a day of work to go to a "Wanda Hickey" book signing. My wife now works for the History Channel, and so when one of her producers went to do the interview with him (see the photo on this site) I sent along a copy of "In God We Trust" for him to sign. It only took 30 years. That reminds me, I should get ahold of those master tapes and see what he was like between takes! When I first went online 10 years ago, with a painfully slow modem (this was shortly after the earth cooled), I started learning about this new beast called the internet. You could find info and meet people with common interests. I remember doing a search for Shepherd. There was almost nothing! I remember thinking,"Has the world forgotten him?" Flash forward to about a year ago, doing the search again, and finding this WONDERFUL site, finding WBAI doing rebroadcasts, etc. A real treasure trove of nostalgia. And so now, I've got a ten year old who likes to listen to the tapes now and then, and can't wait for "Christmas Story" every year. Well, its been said before, but its especially true for me: "Shep Lives!"

Jonathan Zuckerman
Scarsdale, New York

Joined: March 02, 2008

Shep fan since: 1978
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 2743

Comments:
I have long been haunted by the memmory of Daphne Bigelow!

Adam Stewart
Schenectady, New York

Joined: May 21, 2001

Shep fan since: 1977
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 575

Lou Inzinna
Scotia, New York

Joined: May 08, 2000

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 194

Scott Bischoff
Sea Cliff, New York

Joined: April 04, 2000

Shep fan since: 1973
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 39

Jay Helfrick
Sea Cliff, New York

Joined: May 27, 2001

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 580

Paul Kane
Selden, New York

Joined: March 29, 2000

Shep fan since: 1995
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 78

Sander Sternig
Smithtown, New York

Joined: December 25, 2008

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2810

Comments:
Shep was part of my life in the 60s. Every week night I'd fall asleep to his stories and Saturday evenings listening to him at the Limelight. I had thought he had a good insight on life.. Just finished listening to "Fast Track Symphony" which brought back numerous memories. One of the true philosophers of our times.

Jack Beebe
So. Hempstead, New York

Joined: February 24, 2001

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 464

Stephen O'Malley
South Salem, New York

Joined: March 26, 2003

Shep fan since: 1976
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 927

Comments:
Heard Jean Shephard on WOR and watched him later when he was doing Shephard's Pie. He is still one of the greatest story-tellers! I greatly enjoyed his wide ranging tales of ham radio, the army and life in general

mickey paraskevas
southampton, New York

Joined: September 20, 2008

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep: Read one of his books
Guest No: 2774

Comments:
Long live shep...

Sol Hummel
St. James, New York

Joined: March 02, 2000

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 29

Bob Weiss
ST.JAMES, New York

Joined: November 20, 2001

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 742

Paul Grady
Staten Island, New York

Joined: June 21, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 127

Bill Grady
Staten Island, New York

Joined: June 21, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 128

Gene Borowski
Staten Island, New York

Joined: November 18, 2000

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 296

Edward S. Meehan
Staten Island, New York

Joined: February 23, 2001

Shep fan since: 1983
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 459

Mike Block
Staten Island, New York

Joined: March 23, 2001

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 524

Steven F Rehbein
Staten Island, New York

Joined: May 30, 2001

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 587

Daniel Carbone
Staten Island, New York

Joined: September 21, 2001

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 693

Richard Mrozinski
Staten Island, New York

Joined: November 28, 2001

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 759

Fred Froewiss / W2JOB
Staten Island, New York

Joined: November 29, 2003

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1099

Comments:
At this time of year, when Christmas Story is aired on TV and I hear Shep's voice, I'm reminded of his radio broadcasts and my long gone youth. Shep and I share ham radio as a hobby. About 8 or 10 years ago, I heard that familiar voice and the call sign K2ORS on 20 meters. Here was my chance to speak to an icon of my youth. My heart pounded as I called him to try and make a contact. We'll no luck, his signal faded into the mud. I'll always regret that lost opportunity. 73 shep

mike gelburd
staten island, New York

Joined: January 25, 2004

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1214

Comments:
in the late 50's shep used to be on sunday nights , late into the morning,he had a stunt where he made the car at the toll booth pay for the guy behind him, i loved shep, he was like the pop i never had back then---in fact that 'cheap guitar music', i learned to play it(classical guitar)---and when i play some of the spanish composser i remember...

BILL LABARBERA
STATEN ISLAND, New York

Joined: November 11, 2004

Shep fan since: 1962
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1339

Comments:
I'VE BEEN IN SHEPARD'S FLOCK SINCE I WAS 6 YRS OLD. I WOULD LISTEN TO HIS STORIES AND WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN SCHWARTZ OR ONE OF HIS FRIENDS. HE TOOK ME TO PLACES THAT HAD THE FEEL OF AMERICANA. I MISS HIM AND UNFORUNATELY THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HIM.

Stewart Ransom
Staten Island, New York

Joined: February 06, 2005

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1431

GEORGE MAZZEY, SR.
STATEN ISLAND, New York

Joined: March 11, 2008

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2748

Comments:
MR. JEAN SHEPHERD WAS THE BEST ON RADIO AND HE WAS GREAT. I ALSO HAVE ALL HIS CD'S AND THAY ARE GREAT.

george mazzey sr
staten island, New York

Joined: June 02, 2009

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2861

Comments:
this site is just great and i love old time radio and i collect old radio shows. i have been a radio fan for 66 years now and i love it and radio is better then tv.

Jared Kline
Stationed overseas-APO AE (NY), New York

Joined: April 11, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 945

Comments:
Because of your website, I can sit at my computer and listen to the shows I heard on our old AM radio when I was a kid, and for a while I am thirty years younger. Money cannot buy this. I owe you more thanks than I can express. Jared Kline Colonel, US Army

Bill Moran
Stewart Manor, New York

Joined: December 25, 2004

Shep fan since: 1983
Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1407

Comments:
For the last 5 years thanks to TNT abd TBS A Christmas Story has been on for the entire 24 hour showing. My Children enjoy the movie as much as I do, and know it is a mortal sin to change any of the T.V.'s while it is on, One year a relative went to change the channel, and my son said "I wouldn't do that if I were you". The movie reminds me so much of my childhood. It is a move my children will be watching with their's.

Larry Padwa
Stony Brook, New York

Joined: August 29, 2003

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 806

Comments:
I remember that during the late 50's (before his nightly 45-minute show of the 60's), he used to do a 4-hour Sunday night show (9 PM to 1 AM). This once a week outing was truly awesome as he could keep this high-school student's attention for four hours at a stretch every week. This also led to some very sleepy Mondays in class! Thanks for a great site. -Larry

Doug Kozak
Suffern, New York

Joined: November 27, 2006

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1836

Comments:
Listened to Shep on a 9-volt transister radio perched above my head while lying in bed. Miss the man - his stories Robert Service readings and to this day!

Dave Kanz
Syosset, New York

Joined: December 26, 2005

Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1578

Comments:
He made going to sleep an unforgetable experience. My parents forced us to go to sleep at a certain time, according to how old you were. I think my time was 9:30. I would toss and turn or try to read a car or Superman m agazine by flashlight. One day an older cousin, who was into hobbies, gave some of us younger cousins a radio which didn't require batteries. it was a grey, plastic jet airliner. You would pull out the metal nose which I believe acted as an antenna and clip a wire onto something metalic an you would recieve some stations. One of the strongest signals was WOR and that's how I discovered JS. His stories were espesically great during the cold winter.

MIKE SCHUELKE
SYRACUSE, New York

Joined: October 20, 2003

Shep fan since: 2003
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1077

Comments:
TO;ALL CLOWNS SEND YOUR PHOTO,S COLOR ONES TO; MIKE SCHUELKE AND DARA APT 1206 1207 ALMOND ST SYRACUSE NY 13210 HURRY WE ARE HANDICAPPED; WE PLAY CLOWNS IN SYRACUSE NY------HOW TO PUT ON MAKEUP ON GOOD;;;; FROM DOTZ AND MARY;; CLOWNS

Stephen Sellinger
valley Cottage, New York

Joined: March 06, 2000

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 48

John McKay
Valley Cottage, New York

Joined: December 29, 2000

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 374

Raymond R. Schupner
Valley Cottage, New York

Joined: August 28, 2001

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 686

Jerry Zachmann
Valley Stream, New York

Joined: May 09, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 966

Comments:
I always kicked myself for not taping any of Shep's shows. About a year ago, I started an internet search to see if I could find some to buy. Found this site and Fathead Central. I am in Excelsior Heaven now!!

Lori Gunn
Valley Stream, New York

Joined: December 25, 2004

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep: Saw his TV show
Guest No: 1413

GEORGE NEIDIG
VERBANK, New York

Joined: September 06, 2004

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1305

Gerhard Pasek
Victor, New York

Joined: October 12, 2004

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1333

Comments:
Thank you very much for this webb site. Shep is the greatest!

Thomas Dominguez
W. Babylon, New York

Joined: November 27, 2001

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 754

Greg Gramas
Waccabuc, New York

Joined: December 24, 2000

Shep fan since: 1952
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 361

Bob Powell
Wantagh, New York

Joined: December 22, 2000

Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 355

Michael Robert Patterson
Wantagh, New York

Joined: October 09, 2001

Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 706

william Napolitano
Wantagh, New York

Joined: January 30, 2010

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2886

Bill Hans
Wantagh, New York

Joined: January 17, 2007

Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1897

Comments:
Jean Shepherd made my childhood years bearable. I'm looking for anything I can get of his broadcasts and all else !

Matthew Sullivan
Warwick, New York

Joined: April 23, 2001

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 549

Ken Colomba
Warwick, New York

Joined: April 16, 2009

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 2845

Comments:
Hi Jim! Came across your site and great job! It brings back many memories. A tribute to one of America's great story tells Sheppard ranks up there with Will Rodgers & Sammual Clemmons! It is a shame that during my many moves I lost the show tickets with his autograph.

Joseph Migliorini
Washingtonville, New York

Joined: December 25, 2003

Shep fan since: 1969
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1164

Comments:
I was a devoted fan as a child, listening late at night and hoping not to be caught by my mother. I lost touch over the years, but often when certain experiences would happen, I would find myself thinking, "That reminds me of a Jean Shepherd story". I did a web search and I am amazed at how many sites are devoted to him. It's nice to see I'm not alone, my best to all who listened or read.

Dan Hines
Webster, New York

Joined: July 29, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1023

Comments:
Heard Shep like most of the others, with a radio under my pillow. Missed the early years, plus the years after WOR changed its transmitter and beamed the signal away from Western New York. Have been looking for a two old shows of his for years. Neither has been aired on WBAI and are not part of the Fathead Central collection. First, Shep retells the Aesop fable of the Grasshopper and the Ant. The grasshopper had a girlfriend named Mabel, I believe. After wasting the summer making whoopie, the grasshopper did not die, but spent the winter on the beach in Miami. The show was broadcast in the late 60s or early 70s. The second is the the story of Wilbur Duckworth and his batons. Don't know if it ever made the air. Perhaps just in Playboy, The 4th of July film and in IGWT.

Richard Segal
Westchester, New York

Joined: March 20, 2003

Shep fan since: 1968
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 921

Comments:
Great site. I still hear Jean Shepherd in my dreams. Great to hear some old shows again. Now if anybody has any Jean Shepherd's America videos... Gadzooks!

peter "the sheriff" yoon
Westchester, New York

Joined: October 31, 2005

Shep fan since: 1988
Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 1540

Comments:
When I was having a bit of psychological difficulties and feeling in total despair, Shep would provide that glimmer of hope to keep me going so I didn't do what I shouldn't have done. This marvelous site allows me to say thanks.

David Marshall
white plains, New York

Joined: April 11, 2000

Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 81

Mike Doran
White Plains, New York

Joined: March 01, 2001

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 479

Gene Motyka
Whitestone, New York

Joined: February 20, 2001

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 451

Joe Maccaro
Whitestone, New York

Joined: April 10, 2005

Shep fan since: 1955
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1461

Comments:
Listened and enjoyed Shep in the 50's as a teenager. Glad there is a site that provides a way to enjoy him again and learn more about his history. Thanks!

Julia E. Adams
Woodhaven, New York

Joined: October 17, 2000

Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 262

Julia E. Adams
Woodhaven, New York

Joined: July 25, 2001

Shep fan since: 1971
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 651

Julie Adams
Woodhaven, New York

Joined: February 17, 2003

Shep fan since: 1972
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 887

Comments:
I discovered Shep by accident, which I guess many did. I was listening to the droning of Carlton Fredricks on hypoglycemia, a big topic in 1972, on WOR. I was curious about the theme song that was playing after that show and wondered if AM radio was playing classical music and continued to listen. Boy was I delighted by what I heard. A classical piece was Shep to me and at 16 - I was hooked! I bought the books and read them faithfully. I discovered Max's show in 1999, again by dialing around, and am pleased to discover Shep all over again. Thanks, Jim, for the best of Shep.

John O'Donnell O'Donnell
Woodside, New York

Joined: August 13, 2000

Shep fan since: 1984
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 154

Lester Nafzger
Woodstock, New York

Joined: August 16, 2000

Shep fan since: 1955
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 157

Andy Andy
Yonkers, New York

Joined: February 08, 2001

Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 433

Bob Schoen
Yonkers, New York

Joined: September 27, 2001

Shep fan since: 1957
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 698

Jerry Kurtti
Yonkers, New York

Joined: April 22, 2002

Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 770

Rich Trefflich
Yonkers, New York

Joined: September 07, 2002

Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 779

Marc Edelstein
Yonkers, New York

Joined: July 16, 2003

Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep: On the Radio
Guest No: 1006

Comments:
I had the honor of meeting one of, if not THE greatest satirists of our time or any time at a book signing when I was in College. Probably what I admired most about the man was his ability to more or less ad lib an entire show six nights a week. Once in High School, during the "Flick Lives" period, I inadvertantly found 4 different Shep fans in different classes. RIP Shep. We miss you and we love you. Excelsior!!!

"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