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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Eastman, Dennis Forsyth, Illinois Joined: December 12, 2003 Shep fan since: 1961 Discovered Shep: Saw his TV show Guest No: 1135 Comments: When I was very young, my family lived in a neighborhood in Hammond, Indiana and Jean brought back memories of that place to me and my mom and dad. (The belching coal furnace, the bitter Indiana cold, the Mills (My dad worked @ Lever Bros. in Hammond), the diversity of the neighborhood, etc.) This was a happy time for us and Jean kept lovingly alive in our hearts and minds. When "Christmas Story" came out, it was like looking at old home movies of us. Easton, Mitch Virginia Beach VA, Virginia Joined: May 25, 2000 Shep fan since: 1965 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 207 Ebi, Kenneth Ade Carmichael, California Joined: August 17, 2000 Shep fan since: 2000 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 158 ecke, dean englewood, New Jersey Joined: October 19, 2003 Shep fan since: 1957 Discovered Shep: On the Radio Guest No: 1074 Comments: the picture of shep on the back of one of his album covers wth the credit photo by duckworth,my friend Artie and i were convinced that he had chosen the photographer for the weird name and nothing else. Eckert, Gene Denville, New Jersey Joined: December 26, 2004 Shep fan since: 1961 Discovered Shep: On the Radio Guest No: 1414 Comments: He taught me how to tell stories....nothing ever looked the same after hearing him.....caused me to see the details in life and also find humor in some everyday events Eckmann, Leo Springfield, New Jersey Joined: January 20, 2001 Shep fan since: 1960 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 415 Eddy, Mike South Daytona, Florida Joined: July 20, 2003 Shep fan since: 1959 Discovered Shep: On the Radio Guest No: 1010 Edelstein, Marc 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!!! Edmonds, Alan Stoneham, Massachusetts Joined: April 14, 2001 Shep fan since: 1970 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 541 Edmonds, Alan Stoneham, Massachusetts Joined: September 21, 2001 Shep fan since: 1963 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 694 Edson, Marc Chico, California Joined: October 25, 2004 Shep fan since: 1994 Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies Guest No: 813 Edwards, Gary Davie, Florida Joined: March 02, 2003 Shep fan since: 1970 Discovered Shep: On the Radio Guest No: 897 Comments: I can still remember those nights in the dark in my room listening to Shep and loving every minute of it... Had to put up with Earl Dowds "banana paradise" first!!! The storys were great, and I dx because of JS... That first night I heard him tune into shortwave changed my life... Eggert, Chick Clementon, New Jersey Joined: May 06, 2000 Shep fan since: 1952 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 186 Eisner, Jerry Mount Vernon, Washington Joined: April 12, 2000 Shep fan since: 1962 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 82 Ekkebus (Henning), Sue Naperville, Illinois Joined: December 02, 2003 Shep fan since: 1990 Discovered Shep: Saw One of His Movies Guest No: 1105 Comments: Read the November 30th article in the Chicago Tribune, and came to this site. My Mom, then Phyllis Livingston, was born and grew up in Hammond and graduated Hammond High, class of 1927. Her Aunt and Uncle lived in Hessville. I, too, was born in Hammond in the late '50s, and grew up in Lansing, Illinois, just across the border from Indiana. My husband's favorite movie is A Christmas Story. Elliott, Michael H. Los Angeles, California Joined: October 10, 2000 Shep fan since: 1964 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 254 Elliott, Walter F. Orange, New Jersey Joined: May 07, 2004 Shep fan since: 1959 Discovered Shep: On the Radio Guest No: 1248 Comments: Thanks for posting the 1974 New York Times articles Shep wrote on the Indianapolis 500. They'll put me in a good frame of memory when I'm down there covering the 500 this year. I can't remember the year I discovered Shep -- I was too young! My parents put me to bed with Shep on WOR and woke me up with Gene Klavan on WNEW-AM. Jean and Gene, on the surface, may have little in common. Their ability to ad-lib for hours, however, is unmatched in current broadcasting. Their mikes aren't silent -just moved to a better studio! Excelsior! elliott, mick Bettendorf, Iowa Joined: September 18, 2004 Shep fan since: 1972 Discovered Shep: Read his Playboy short stories Guest No: 1319 Comments: Yeah, I found Jean Shephard though a story in "Playboy". It was called and was the basis for the film "A Chritmas story". It was a story about youthful innocence . Coincidently, at age 17, a was a youth full of.., well, I was 17 and fipping through a "Playboy"- figure it out. I wish I now knew who the illustrater was as well as the Headline/teaser writer. Thats's why I started reading. Reading. Reading that 1st paragragh- Hell, reading the 1st sentence was probably enough. Sold. Solid. There. But then there's the voice. Now I can't remember (or re-read) that lil' story I firsy devoured in "Playboy" without it being played back in Jean Sherphard's voice. Thank you, Jean. Elsasser, Tim Quechee, Vermont Joined: April 05, 2001 Shep fan since: 1969 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 528 Elsroth, Tom Mahopac, New York Joined: September 12, 2000 Shep fan since: 1958 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 221 Elsroth, John Peekskill, New York Joined: September 12, 2000 Shep fan since: 1957 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 222 EMDE, MELVIN WHISPERING PINES, North Carolina Joined: December 27, 2004 Shep fan since: 1936 Discovered Shep: On the Radio Guest No: 1416 Comments: I WAS 9 YEARS OLD WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE "STRANGE" HOUSE NEXT TO THE SHEPHERDS. WE RENTED THE HOUSE FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE MOVING (NOT IN THE NIGHT! HA-HA) TO A NEW HOUSE THAT WE BUILT ABOUT 4 BLOCKS AWAY. RANDY AND I WERE GOOD FRIENDS AND PLAYED BALL TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS. SHEP WAS A TEENAGER SO WE WERE NOT AS CLOSE BUT WE WERE FRIENDS. I LAST SAW SHEP JUST BEFORE I ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN '45. IT WAS HEART-WARMING TO FIND THAT SHEP REMEMBERED ME AND MADE ME THE BRUNT OF ONE OF HIS "STORIES". HE ONLY POKED FUN AT THE OLD FRIENDS HE LIKED. MOST OF THEM ARE NOW GONE, BUT LIVE ON THRU HIS MASTERFUL WORKS. Emmert, Kenneth Nashville, Tennessee Joined: February 01, 2001 Shep fan since: 1962 Discovered Shep: Guest No: 426 Empey, Mark 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. Endelman, Aaron Mountain View, California Joined: December 25, 2007 Shep fan since: 1968 Discovered Shep: On the Radio Guest No: 2654 Comments: I discovered Shep on my two-transistor Radio Shack AM radio. (Electonics hobbyists of the time may remember the red plastic perfboard-boxed kit.) You tuned this radio by twisting a thin threaded rod that caused the ferrite core of its little RF coil to move in and out, which was something of a challenge as there was no knob, just my 11-year-old fingers. The antenna was a wire clipped to the bedsprings, and the earphone was one of those ubiquitous little white piezoelectric nubbins. I listened to Shep faithfully throughout my junior high and high school years. He'd broadcast on WOR (NY) from 10:15 to 11:00 PM, and he always had a great story to tell. He had an amazing ability to hold forth, seemingly effortlessly, for 45 minutes, yet tell a well-crafted tale or tales that ended during the last few seconds of his closing theme. And it always felt like he was confiding in me, personally. His was an amazing gift, and his radio show was an important part of my boyhood. I'll always remember him with fondness.