O, Glen
Portland, Oregon |
Joined: May 21, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 2000
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 202
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O'Connell, John
Wilmington, North Carolina |
Joined: February 27, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1963
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 472
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O'Connell, Edmund
Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
Joined: September 11, 2004 |
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Shep fan since: 1953
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1310
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Comments:
I was this kid, see. A nerdy seventh grader who just moved to suburban New Jersey and I meet this other kid in the neighborhood, Jim Webb, and Webb keep saying, "Shep says...", and I try to act like I know who Shep is and finally I ask and he says "Radio show", and, of course, in my house we have one radio, the size of the icebox, and the Old Man is the only one allowed to touch it. So that's how come I built my own crystal set, to listen to Shep, and why I ended up an engineer and a lifelong admirer of Shepherd.
I remember in the late fifties sometime, when he was talking about how the "street" in the village was changing. He said that it used to be that you learned something, you did it, you had some experiences, and then you were what you became: cowboy, sailor, merchant prince.. but what he was seeing on the street was that people were beginning to skip all the preliminaries and just dress and act *as if* they were someone with the experiences. A few years later I realized Shep had caught the dim leading edge of the Sixties and held it up to the light just as it was beginning.
I listened to Shepherd at every opportunity until I moved too many times and radio changed; I read all his stuff (good and bad and mediocre); I saw him at the Limelight a couple of times, and mourn his absence from the world.
Excelsior!
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O'Connor, Brian
East Rockaway, New York |
Joined: March 25, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1965
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 69
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O'Connor, Tom
Chicago, Illinois |
Joined: November 16, 2007 |
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Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
Read his Playboy short stories
Guest No: 2635
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Comments:
Happened across his first Playboy story while looking at other "articles." Listened to his radio rebroadcasts on WBEZ and eventually bought all the books.
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O'Donnell, John O'Donnell
Woodside, New York |
Joined: August 13, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1984
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 154
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O'Donnell, John
Pearl River, New York |
Joined: March 14, 2006 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1650
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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!
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O'Gara-Morgan, Ann
Frankford, New Jersey |
Joined: July 08, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 632
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O'Malley, Stephen
South Salem, New York |
Joined: March 26, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1976
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 927
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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
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O'Neill, Jay
Litchfield, New Hampshire |
Joined: March 13, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 508
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O'Shea, Lynn Masterson
Aurora, Colorado |
Joined: June 09, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1961
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 601
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O'Shea, Lynn
Aurora, Colorado |
Joined: November 29, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1960
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 763
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Obermark, Evert
Washington, Missouri |
Joined: December 14, 2006 |
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Shep fan since: 1996
Discovered Shep:
Saw One of His Movies
Guest No: 1864
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Oehler, Chris
Raleigh, North Carolina |
Joined: July 26, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1955
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1020
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Comments:
I still have my copy of "I Libertine". I drove a kind little old lady in our local book store nuts, asking her to order it. As I recall Jean said that book dealers were the most organized people in the world and he wanted to shake them up.
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Ohm, Jim
Boston, Massachusetts |
Joined: December 12, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 340
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Okland, Howard
Anchorage, Alaska |
Joined: September 19, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1966
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 678
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Olsen, Larry
Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Joined: November 27, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1956
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 312
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Olsinski, Tom
Zionsville, Indiana |
Joined: April 21, 2005 |
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Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1464
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Comments:
shep was a genius and a great entertainer in multi media...he is a part of my memories through the radio then his books then pbs and last the movies. i wish he had been happier in his personal life as i read more......
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Olson, Nick
Mill Valley, California |
Joined: March 14, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1958
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 60
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Olson, Bill
Holland, Pennsylvania |
Joined: November 24, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1955
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1127
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Comments:
Followed him for years from WINS to WOR, daytime, night time, etc. My in-laws lived across the street from "Doc", his friend in NJ. Met him often book signing, the Limelight, playing catch with Doc's kids in the front yard.
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Öpik, Björn
Stockholm, Sweden |
Joined: September 30, 2004 |
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Shep fan since: 1995
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1325
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Comments:
What a geat site and the music is excellent. I have always been a big fan of jug bands so you really made my day..
thanks
Björn
www.ragamuffins.se
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Oram, Thomas
Yardley, Pennsylvania |
Joined: December 05, 2003 |
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Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1111
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Comments:
As a graduate student at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa, I had the good fortune of having a classmate who personally knew Jean Shepherd. She had been a journalism major at Penn in the 1950's. She was very fond of quoting Shep to her fellow students.
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Oravec, Bill
Burlington, Connecticut |
Joined: June 26, 2001 |
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Shep fan since: 1967
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 617
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Orem, Dave
Richmond, Indiana |
Joined: October 06, 2000 |
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Shep fan since: 1970
Discovered Shep:
Guest No: 249
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Oremland, ronald
brisbane, California |
Joined: June 15, 2006 |
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Shep fan since: 1964
Discovered Shep:
On the Radio
Guest No: 1677
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Comments:
Wonderful site!!!
Thanks so much.
Shep was truly an avuncular figure for many of us. His narratives instilled the feeling in me that life was often interesting, funny, and downright adventurous if you can manage to see things with open eyes and harbor a sense of humor.
Listening to just one of his old shows brings back memories of some 40 years ago. I was a college student home during the summer and working as a lifeguard at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. After getting home from the late shift, eating dinner, I would typically go to bed and turn on WOR. I would often fade off in the middle of his monologue, but managed to come back to his endings. I even remember him doing one show where he only played his kazoo for 45 minutes........I think he was getting back at management that night, but what the hay. It was true Shep.
I once caught a show of his at the Limelight. He was in the middle of his monologue and tried to pull a transition that didn't quite work. He started saying something like.."they're all after me...get away, get away" while waving his hands. The audience didn't quite get the connection, so it fell entirely silent and Shep paused. Breaking the ice, I let out a very feeble, high pitched "Banzi."
The audience laughed, and then came Shep's retort from the stage: "There is nothing worse than hearing someone cry banzai with a Fordham Road accent!!!!"
The audience roared! I knew I would only get in deeper if I replied that I was from Brooklyn.
Some time later, I atually got to meet Shep and Leigh. They came down to Univ. Miami in early 1969 I believe , while I was just starting grad school in oceanography, and before I got called up for military service in the navy. He gave a great show as usual, but he was a bit on thin on any NYC fans that down south. I did chat with Leigh, and it was real obvious se adored Shep very much. He was a lucky guy in that respect.
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