Thur, Mar 11 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1617
March is Women’s History Month!
We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. While we have not featured too many stories by Rose Terry Cooke in the past, she is one of our favorite authors. Today we feature one of her most popular stories, from 1878 -- a satirical piece about a mythical island where frustrated Americans set up a different kind of society -- it’s called ’Knoware.’
Time: approx thirty-seven minutes
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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Wed, Mar 10 2010 Mister Ron’s Basement #1616 March is Women’s History Month! We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. Today we are offering a fun short story about an economizing couple that appeared in Godey’s Lady’s Book magazine in 1857. Written by Alice B. Neal, it is called ’Finding the Leak - A Domestic Episode.’ Time: approx twenty-one minutes The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here. John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes. When in iTunes, please click on ’Subscribe’ button. It’s Free! Thank you.
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Tue, Mar 9 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1615
March is Women’s History Month!
We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. We begin with a science-fictional poem by Mary Spenser Pease that appeared in Godey’s Lay’s Book magazine in 1850 -- It is entitled ’The Evening Star - A Vision of 1950.’
Time: approx six minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mon, Mar 8 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1614
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
If you haven’t yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They’re ALL worth listening to!
You’ll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.
Today we present Chapter Nine, wherein Bank Teller Peter Pupkin attempts to commit suicide four times in five weeks! It is called ’The Mariposa Bank Mystery.’
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com
Time: approx thirty-four minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html
Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Sun, Mar 7 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1613
SUNDAY SALAD offers a fun Stanley Huntley story from 1880, in the days of the earliest telephone service, involving something that, apparently, had never been done before. It’s called ’Money by Telephone.’
Time: approx six minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Sat, Mar 6 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1612
Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden discusses the benefits and drawbacks of having ’bricks’ of fresh air delivered to your home, just the same as the iceman brings ice.
This 1900 story is called ’Compressed Air.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
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The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Fri, Mar 5 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1611
March is Women’s History Month!
We are wrapping up a week of truly awful poetry by Julia A. Moore, otherwise known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan, with a sports poem from 1876, ’Grand Rapids Cricket Club.’
You’ve never heard anything quite like this.
Time: approx three and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Thur, Mar 4 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1610
March is Women’s History Month!
We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers’ works in the Basement in celebration.
This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.
By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.
In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.
Today we offer Moore’s 1876 tribute to a beloved holiday, George Washington’s Birthday! It’s called ’Beautiful Twenty-Second.’
Time: approx three and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Wed, Mar 3 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1609
March is Women’s History Month!
We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers’ works in the Basement in celebration.
This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.
By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.
In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.
Our 1876 Moore piece today is a tribute in verse to the 1871 ’Great Chicago Fire.’
Time: approx five minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
Tue, Mar 2 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1608
March is Women’s History Month!
We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers’ works in the Basement in celebration.
This week, we will explore the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.
By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.
In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.
Today’s 1876 poem is called ’Centennial’ and must be heard to be believed.
Time: approx six and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mon, Mar 01 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1607
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
If you haven’t yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They’re ALL worth listening to!
You’ll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.
Today, in Chapter Eight, Mr. Pupkin brings his sweetheart along on thirty-one canoe rides, among other things, in ’The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin’
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com
Time: approx twenty-eight and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html
Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (now called ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Sun, Feb 28 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1606
SUNDAY SALAD features an 1883 conversation between a rabid prohibitionist and a couple of editors, as only Stanley Huntley could have written it!
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (now renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
Sat, Feb 27 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1605
Our Saturday Night Special story is truly special today!
From The New York Weekly Magazine of July, 1796, we have discovered a piece by a writer who calls himself Tyranculus, concerning what was then becoming a vanishing custom, and putting the final kibosh on it.
The piece is called ’On the Three Cornered Hat.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Fri, Feb 26 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1604
We’ve dug out some great short stories from early 1900’s magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!
In today’s 1905 tale, a haberdasher is talked into pulling a stunt to get a free Railroad trip. It is called ’The Price of a Pass.
Time: approx twenty and a half minutes
The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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Thur, Feb 25 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1603
We’ve dug out some great short stories from early 1900’s magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!
Today’s tale is classic Loomis -- one of the great tales that made him so popular with readers of the era! A young American lawyer is bowled over with love at first sight with a woman who passed him by in front of the British Museum and vanished! It is called ’The Lady of the Museum Steps.’
Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes
The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
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Wed, Feb 24 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1602
We’ve dug out some great short stories from early 1900’s magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!
From 1909, Loomis moves out of his cramped apartment in the city, and struggles to get used to the wide open spaces of New Jersey in ’The Confession of a Suburbanite.’
Time: approx ten minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Tue, Feb 23 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1601
We’ve dug out some great short stories from early 1900’s magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!
Today’s 1900 tale features a man with complaints about golf and golfers. It’s called ’Once ’Round the Links.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Mon, Feb 22 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1600
This is our 1600th Episode!
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
If you haven’t yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They’re ALL worth listening to!
You’ll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.
Today, in Chapter Seven, cupid’s arrow strikes the junior teller at the Exchange Bank and the Judge’s daughter in ’The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin.’
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com
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Sun, Feb 21 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1599
SUNDAY SALAD offers a Stanley Huntley tale from 1882 revealing exactly how western railroad conductors handle pushy Easterners. It’s called ’The Conductor and the Tourist.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Sat, Feb 20 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1598
Our Saturday Night Special story concerns... Saturday Night!
Fanny Fern takes us on a Saturday Evening visit to The Bowery in her 1857 story, ’Signs of the Times.’
Time: approx eight minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Fri, Feb 19 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1597
Written back in 1920, Ellis Parker Butler presented a science fiction tale of the world of the future -- 1930! This tale of Prohibition is called ’The Man from ’20.’
Time: approx twelve minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:
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Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:
http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Thur, Feb 18 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1596
Today we offer our third (and last) S. Potts and Daniel story from Ellis Parker Butler (there apparently aren’t any more), also published in 1910.
Our tale concerns a man who invents a remarkable improvement in False Teeth. The story is appropriately enough called ’Teeth is Teeth.’
Time: approx twenty-three minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html
Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:
http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Wed, Feb 17 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1595
Yesterday we met Ellis Parker Butler’s intriguing characters, S. Potts and Daniel. Today we feature them again in a 1910 story concerning being dictator of the world, taking care of a stable, and the inherent risks of shaking too many hands.
Mister Ron had difficulty keeping from laughing out loud while reading this!
It’s called ’The Power Behind the Throne.’
Time: approx nineteen minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html
Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:
http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Tue, Feb 16 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1594
We are reading hilarious stories from Ellis Parker Butler this week.
Today’s 1910 piece involves a President bossing Congress around, and a cow wearing red spectacles, among other things. It’s called ’The Exciting Life.’
Time: approx thirteen minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html
Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:
http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Mon, Feb 15 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1593
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
If you haven’t yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They’re ALL worth listening to!
You’ll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.
Today, in Chapter Six, despair turns to hope in ’The Beacon on the Hill.’
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com
Sun, Feb 14 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1592
SUNDAY SALAD has a special Stanley Huntley story for Valentine’s Day!
In 1882, this piece was featured on Page One of the Brooklyn Eagle, instead of Huntley’s regular Sunday humor column. Taken for what it is, and remembering that Huntley often made up stories from whole cloth, we offer ’The High Art of Making Love to a Woman.’
Time: approx thirty-five minutes
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Sat, Feb 13 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1591
Our Saturday Night Special from 1906 is a short but extremely funny (and perhaps quite prescient) tale by Jack Appleton.
It is called ’A Glimpse Into The Future.’
Time: approx four minutes
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*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Fri, Feb 12 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1590
We are wrapping up our second week of readings from George W. Peck’s 1900 book ’Sunbeams.’
Once again we offer a reminiscence of Peck’s tenure as Governor of Wisconsin. It’s a tale of coolness and insanity, and it is called ’When Dad Was Scared.’
Time: approx eleven and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Thur, Feb 11 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1589
This week we are once again reading from George W. Peck’s 1900 book ’Sunbeams.’
George W. Peck was not only a beloved humorist, comedian, and writer of his day, but also served two terms as Governor of the State of Wisconsin. Today we offer a memorable (and funny) tale from his tenure as Governor -- ’Calling an Audience With a Fire Alarm.’
Time: approx eight and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Wed, Feb 10 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1588
This week we are once again reading from George W. Peck’s 1900 book ’Sunbeams.’
Clothing fads come and go, and early adopters sometimes get embarrassed wearing odd items in public. Today’s story concerns a man in such a situation. It’s called ’The Yellow Shoe Period.’
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Tue, Feb 9 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1587
This week we are once again reading from George W. Peck’s 1900 book ’Sunbeams.’
Today’s extremely funny tale concerns the peril of engaging in casual conversation with lawyers -- it is called ’The Man Who Asked Questions.’
Time: approx eight and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
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Mon, Feb 8 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1586
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
Please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They’re ALL worth listening to!
You’ll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.
Today, in Chapter Five, we follow the fund-raising efforts of ’The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa.’
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com
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Sun, Feb 7 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1585
SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO wintry pieces - first a short poem about a brash young ice skating girl from 1879, ’Maud Miller.’ Then we hear some tall tales involving snowshoes, and boats, and wildcats in the 1883 story, ’A Few Moderate Anecdotes.’
Time: approx six minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed ’Beatweek’) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive!
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Sat, Feb 6 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1584
Our Saturday Night Special commemorates the Great Snowstorm of 2010 with a Bill Nye Story from 1994 -- ’An Interesting Diary.’
Time: approx six minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Fri, Feb 5 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1583
We are interrupting our readings of George W. Peck stories this week because Mister Ron has a terrible ’code in de nodse.’ Therefore we have a special, and perhaps more appropriate story by Thomas L. Masson from 1909, called ’Anatomy for Beginners.’ Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here. John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
Thur, Feb 4 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1582
This week we are reading from George W. Peck’s 1900 book ’Sunbeams.’
Today Peck tells of a fellow editor who became a police chief, and how the man dealt with a ’regular customer’ in a tale called
’Gave the Prisoner Rope.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Wed, Feb 3 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1581
This week we are reading from George W. Peck’s 1900 book ’Sunbeams.’
Today we hear a remarkably up-to-date tale from 110 years ago that could be torn out of your daily newspaper. It’s called ’The Trust and the Drummer.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1580
This week we will be reading ’Humor, Sarcasm, and Sense’ from George W. Peck’s 1900 book ’Sunbeams.’
Today, we look at that new-fangled style of sleepwear (for 1900) in the story, ’The Dude and His Pajamas.’
Time: approx seven minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1579
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
Every single chapter of this book is fabulous! If you haven’t heard the first, second, and third Chapters yet, go back and listen to them first.
You’ll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.
Today, in Chapter Four, we take a close look at ’The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone.’
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com
Mister Ron’s Basement #1578
SUNDAY SALAD presents Stanley Huntley’s 1882 spoof of Tennyson’s 1854 poem, ’Charge of the Light Brigade.’ It is called (naturally) ’Charge of the Heavy Brigade.’
Time: approx five minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Sat, Jan 30 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1577
Our Saturday Night Special story appeared in Puck Magazine back in 1884. It was written by Puck regular Scott Way, and it is all about returning home after a long absence -- it’s called ’He Remembered.’
Time: approx six and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Fri, Jan 29 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1576
Today is January 29th, also known as that great global holiday, created years ago by Mad Magazine cartoonist Don Martin, National Gorilla Suit Day! (actually, the holiday falls on January 31st, but we’re getting it in early this year).
In celebration, we are presenting our Fourth Annual Gorilla Suit story! All of our Gorilla Suit stories can be found here.
Today’s piece originally appeared in ’Wilkes Spirit of the Times’ back in 1861. It is called ’Performance by the Savage Club.’
Of course, this makes this week’s theme a little easier to figure out.
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes (please note that for most of today, the Victrola pointed to yesterday’s episode instead of today’s Gorilla Suit story -- that has been fixed).
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Thur, Jan 28 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1575
This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday’s tale.
Back in Episode #633, we presented a 43 minute version of George W. Peck’s 1870s lecture ’How Peck and Another Mule Crushed the Rebellion.’
Years later, Peck expanded and serialized the lecture in his newspaper, ’Peck’s Sun.’ In 1897, it was compiled into a book called ’How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion.’
Today, we are reading a fun part of that book, ’I Am Sent Forth in Women’s Clothes.’
Time: approx nineteen minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1574
This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday’s tale.
Today’s wonderful piece is by noted Western writer Gay Bentley Wuerpel, from 1906. It’s called ’The Cowboy and the Mermaid.’
Time: approx twenty-five minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
Help Keep Mister Ron’s Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html
A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1573
This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday’s tale.
We begin the week with a very short story from Marcus Mills (’Brick’) Pomeroy’s 1868 book, ’Nonsense.’ It’s called ’A Chicken Suit.’ And no, it isn’t about someone wearing a chicken suit...
Time: approx five and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1572
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!
If you haven’t heard the first and second Chapters yet, go back and listen to them first. You’ll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.
Today we take an exciting (for Mariposa) trip on Lake Wissanotti on board the Mariposa Belle, in ’The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias.’
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com
Time: approx forty-one and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html
Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:
http://leacock.ca
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1571
SUNDAY SALAD features one of the last pieces Stanley Huntley wrote for the Brooklyn Eagle in 1884, almost a year before he died. Mere days before ’Vengeance’ appeared in the Eagle, long-time editor Thomas Kinsella died, and it seems likely that this weird tale was Huntley’s tribute to him.
Thomas Kinsella
Time: approx eleven and a half minutes
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1570
Often, people with ’artistic’ temperaments are accused of posing.
Our Saturday Night Special story, written for ’The Smart Set’ Magazine in January of 1910 (exactly one hundred years ago) by Harold Susman, concerns two artistic types who are tired and misunderstood. It is called ’Artistic Temperamentalists: A Modern Instance.’
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1569
In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called ’Authors’ Readings.’ He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.
We really don’t know why we have never featured any stories by Opie Read in the Basement before, but we will offer more in the the future. Meanwhile, today we offer Art Young’s biography of Read and the short lecture story ’A Backwoods Sunday.’
Time: approx fifteen minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1568
In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called ’Authors’ Readings.’ He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.
Today we are featuring Young’s biography of C. B. Lewis, who wrote under the pen name of ’M. Quad.’ We have featured hundreds of M. Quad stories in the Basement, and most of them are extremely funny.
Today’s lecture story is not funny at all, but is terrific. It is called ’The Last of His Race.’
Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1567
In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called ’Authors’ Readings.’ He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.
Today we feature Young’s biography of poet Eugene Field, and Field’s poem, ’Seein’ Things.’
Time: approx thirteen minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1566
In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called ’Authors’ Readings.’ He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.
Today we feature his biography of Bill Nye, and the Nye lecture ’A Blasted Snore.’
Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1565
Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.’
Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!
If you haven’t heard the first Chapter yet, go back to Episode #1558 (click here) and listen to that first.
Today we offer Chapter Two, ’The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe’ which delves into the investment bubbles of 1912 and shows us that today’s financial situation is nothing new.
And it’s funny, too!
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com
Time: approx thirty-five minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html
Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:
http://leacock.ca
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1564
SUNDAY SALAD has a short, funny piece about two scared newlyweds arriving in the big city of Brooklyn. Stanley Huntley’s ’Sure Protection’ originally appeared in 1884, not long after the infamous ’Maybee Murders.’
Time: approx three and a half minutes
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1563
Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden concerns a Russian mad scientist with plans to blow up the Earth, but has a soft spot in his heart for cats. From 1907, we bring you ’The Tender Mercy of Letsoff.’
Time: approx eighteen minutes
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The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1562
Last week we read some of William J. Lampton’s ’Yawps.’ This week, we have been offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain’s first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.
Today’s story is excerpted from Lampton’s 1912 book, ’Tame Animals I Have Known.’ It’s called ’Ezra, A Shark.’
Hard-core Ernie Kovacs fans may enjoy this as well.
Time: approx thirteen minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1561
Last week we read some of William J. Lampton’s ’Yawps.’ This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain’s first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.
Today we are featuring a fairly early story from Lampton, published back in 1885.
The tale concerns how boys and girls used to spark with each other in the old days, before such new-fangled inventions like gas lamps. It’s called ’Sparking by the Fireplace.’
Time: approx four minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Wed, Jan 13 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1560
Last week we read some of William J. Lampton’s ’Yawps.’ This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain’s first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.
Today an ancient prospector tells a Tall Tale involving A Grizzly Bear. From 1904, ’Baiting a Bear.’
Time: approx eight and a half minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1559
Last week we read some of William J. Lampton’s ’Yawps.’ This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain’s first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.
Today we hear about a shabby poet making an offering to an inexperienced newspaper woman in the 1903 tale, ’The Rainy Day.’
Time: approx twenty-four minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word ’POD’ on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says ’Direct Download’ or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1558
Today we begin a NEW Monday novel serialization!
We have been meaning to read this novel almost since the beginning of the Basement Podcast -- Stephen Leacock’s 1912 masterpiece, ’Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town -- starting with The Preface, and Chapter One, ’The Hostelry of Mr. Smith.’
Listen to this chapter and you will get hooked. It is truly terrific!
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com
Time: approx fifty-nine minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html
Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:
http://leacock.ca
John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1557
SUNDAY SALAD features a very early Stanley Huntley piece, done for the Brooklyn Eagle back in 1879, concerning a person we may all be familiar with -- ’A Member of the Hog Family.’
Time: approx three minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1556
Our short but fun Saturday Night Special story is from Bill Nye’s 1881 book ’Bill Nye and Boomerang.’ It’s called ’The Relentless Garden Hose.’
Time: approx three and a half minutes
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1555
This week we have been presenting poetic ’Yawps’ by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but sometimes (as in today’s piece) - just the opposite!
Today’s Yawp is simply called ’Pie’ and should put you in the mood for a slice.
Time: approx five minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1554
This week we are cranking out poetic ’Yawps’ by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it’s a bit more than that.
Today we feature one of Mister Ron’s favorite Yawps -- ’The Prince of Wales Has A Cold.’ Don’t miss this one!
Time: approx three and a half minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1553
This week we are hearing poetic ’Yawps’ by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it’s a bit more than that.
Today we hear a prophetic piece concerning that new invention -- ’The Automobile.’
Time: approx four and a half minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1552
This week we will be hearing poetic ’Yawps’ by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it’s a bit more than that.
We begin our Yawps with ’The Humidity’ -- something well worth Yawping about!
Time: approx four minutes
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1551
We conclude Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1880 novel of cyber-romance, ’Wired Love,’ with Chapter 16, ’O.K.’
Of course, there’s a happy ending, and a last bit of cyber-mischief to wrap everything up.
Next week, we will begin a new serialized book!
Time: approx twenty-six and a half minutes
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The Wired Love index is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1550
SUNDAY SALAD examines the Gum fad of the 19th century with an 1880 Stanley Huntley poem about a Vassar student who was fanatical about the stuff, called ’She Would Have Chewing Gum.’
Time: approx six minutes
The Mister Ron’s Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1549
Our Saturday Night Special story, published in 1874 by Max Adeler, concerns a female doctor teaching anatomy to her students with an uncomprehending subject. It’s called ’A Medical Woman.’
Time: approx sixteen minutes
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1548
We are beginning 2010 and have been celebrating the New Year this week with some fun stories.
Today we offer a tale by Thomas L. Masson from exactly 100 years ago -- from January, 1910, we feature ’The New Year.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1547
We are ending 2009 and celebrating the New Year this week with some fun pieces.
Today we wrap up the year with an 1882 poem by Eugene Field dealing with a roach and a paste pot, called ’A New Year Idyl.’
Time: approx three minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1546
We are continuing to celebrate the New Year this week with some fun stories.
Today we offer a Bill Nye story from 1877, which takes a peek at a young lady’s diary, starting with January 1st. It’s called ’Diary of a Saucy Young Thing.’
Time: approx four minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1545
We are celebrating the New Year this week with some fun stories.
Today’s 1904 tale is from George Ade. It’s called ’The Fable of Successful Tobias and Some of His Happy New Years.’
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1544
Just about everybody in the cast of this novel gets together for a picnic in Chapter 15 of Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1880 novel, ’Wired Love,’ in ’One Summer Day.’
This is the next-to-last chapter of the book, and some fascinating events occur.
Time: approx thirty-three minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1543
With all the ’respectable’ citizens going to jail these days for financial shenanigans, it is comforting to know that this is nothing new, as we hear in Stanley Huntley’s SUNDAY SALAD story from 1883, ’Rather A Tough Experience’
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1542
Our Saturday Night Special story is by Seba Smith, whom we have not featured in the Basement in years.
From his 1856 collection ’Way Down East’ we offer a tale of a young Yankee in business for himself in the big city, who regretfully breaks his own policy of making his customers Pay in Advance. The story has some fun twists and turns right up to the end.
It is called ’Peter Punctual.’
Time: approx twenty-five minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1541
This week we are reading pieces that have something or other to do with Christmas.
Today we offer what could only be described as unique.
On December 25, 1881, The Brooklyn Eagle featured, in what they called a Christmas Supplement, on page one, a lengthy story by Stanley Huntley entitled ’Peggy’s Christmas.’
Huntley described the story as being written by ’Charles Dickens, Edgar A. Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Bart., Victor Hugo, Bret Harte, and Jules Verne.’
Each chapter was written in a different style, and it is fun to try to figure out which chapters were supposed to written by which authors. ’Bart.’ obviously refers to Bartlett’s Quotations, as there are quotations at each chapter’s heading. Here are Mister Ron’s guesses as to the styles of each chapter:
Chapter 1 - Dickens
Chapter 2 - Verne
Chapter 3 - Poe
Chapter 4 - Scott
Chapter 5 - Dickens (?)
Chapter 6 - Harte
Chapter 7 - Hugo
Chapter 8 - Verne
Chapter 9 - Poe
Chapter 10 - Scott
Chapter 11 - Harte
Chapter 12 - Poe
This tale is lengthy and at times confusing, but still fascinating.
Time: approx One Hour and three minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1540
This week we are reading pieces that have something or other to do with Christmas.
Tonight we have a special story for Christmas Eve, from the sharply satirical pen of James L. Ford and his ’Literary Shop.’ This episode is especially dedicated to the members of the press, who may find it strikes a familiar chord. From 1894, we bring you ’The Society Reporter’s Christmas.’
Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1539
We are continuing with pieces that are (sort of) about Christmas this week.
Today’s poem has been reprinted ad infinitum over the last century, and been read online a considerable number of times (Librivox has at least one nice version). Up until now, virtually all of the reprints and readings have been credited to a writer named ’John Challing’ whom we have discovered was a nom de plume for world-famous poet James Whitcomb Riley.
Here then, from 1905, is the delightful ’A Rhyme for Christmas.’
Time: approx four and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1538
We’re beginning a week of Christmas stories with a piece that barely mentions the holiday at all, but is worth hearing nevertheless. From George Ade’s 1912 collection, ’Knocking the Neighbors’ we bring you a tale of ’The Dancing Man.’
Time: approx four and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1537
Quimby faces up to his ’proposal in the dark’ in Chapter 14 of Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1880 novel, ’Wired Love,’ in ’Quimby Accepts the Situation.’
Time: approx eleven and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1536
SUNDAY SALAD offers a Stanley Huntley story for a snowy day from 1883, concerning a tramp staying warm and making himself comfortable in an editor’s office, and chatting about the weather, and a plethora of other subjects in ’He Could Talk.’
Time: approx seven minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1535
Mister Ron is snow-bound in his Basement today, and in commemoration, our Saturday Night Special story from 1886 is called ’Bill Nye on Polar History.’
Time: approx nine minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1534
We are wrapping up a week of Gelett Burgess’s light look at social mores from 1902, ’The Romance of the Commonplace,’ with an analysis of what makes something funny, which is quite unique in its perspective.
It is called ’The Sense of Humor.’
Time: approx ten and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1533
This week, we are reading from Gelett Burgess’s oblique peek at social mores from 1902, ’The Romance of the Commonplace.’
In today’s piece, Burgess bravely attempts to examine, from a male’s point of view, ’Women’s Fashions.’
Time: approx eleven minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1532
This week, we are reading from Gelett Burgess’s oblique peek at social mores from 1902, ’The Romance of the Commonplace.’
Today’s piece is not one of our funniest, but is definitely one of our best, and most thought-provoking! Try to follow Burgess’s thoughts as they reach out via an amazing tangent spurred on by ’Black Coffee.’
You’ll probably want to listen to this one twice.
Time: approx ten minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1531
This week, we will be reading from Gelett Burgess’s oblique peek at social mores from 1902, ’The Romance of the Commonplace.’
Today we discover the rules, and how they may be fashionably broken, of ’Dining Out.’
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1530
Poor Quimby always gets things wrong, including a marriage proposal, in Chapter Thirteen of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1880 novel, ’Wired Love, ’The Wrong Woman.’
Time: approx fifteen minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1529
SUNDAY SALAD offers a letter of good advice from a father to his son who has come of age, presented with sparkling wit by Stanley Huntley from 1881, ’A Modern Chesterfield to His Son.’
Time: approx four and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1528
Our Saturday Night Special story comes from Max Adeler’s 1874 book, ’Out of the Hurly-Burly.’ In it, Adeler complains about the inaccuracy of the official weather forecasts and offers a novel solution in ’The Improved Weather System.’
Time: approx ten minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1527
We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.
However, this week, we have been reading some of his fun poetry, from the book ’In Merry Measure’ published in 1904.
Today we offer a pair of poems about wives and their husband’s reactions to their actions -- ’His Wife’ and ’His Limit.’
Time: approx six minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1526
We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.
However, this week, we are reading some of his fun poetry, from the book ’In Merry Measure’ published in 1904.
What happens when a young miss withholds her kisses for too long? Find out in the poem ’To A Fair Saint.’ Then three card sharps learn about playing poker with another young miss who knows ’nothing’ about the game in ’Their Lesson.’
Time: approx four and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1525
We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.
However, this week, we are reading some of his fun poetry, from the book ’In Merry Measure’ published in 1904.
Today we hear a remarkable ’Chant of a Grateful New Yorker’ and learn the Secret of Life in ’What It Is.’ What more could you ask for?
Time: approx four and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1524
We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.
However, this week, we will be reading some of his fun poetry, from the book ’In Merry Measure’ published in 1904.
Today we have two pieces dealing with time (time pieces, if you will). ’Fifteen Minutes to Spare’ and ’Only Six Months More.’ Please enjoy these.
Time: approx five minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1523
Life gets confusing for everyone in Chapter Twelve of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1880 novel, ’Wired Love,’ ’Crosses on the Line.’
Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1522
SUNDAY SALAD features TWO pieces today -- the first one is an unsigned news story from 1880 about a vicious escaped monkey, with a strong dose of facetiousness and quotes from Poe -- all trademark Huntley elements, making us suspect that it was indeed written by Stanley Huntley, but we will never be able to prove it. It is entitled ’A Thrilling Story Revealed.’
Listener comments on this story are especially welcomed.
The second piece is a poem by Huntley from that same issue of the Brooklyn Eagle about an enterprising preacher called ’Not A Happy Lot.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1521
Our Saturday Night Special story is by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from 1884. An old suspicious couple take to a long train ride uneasily in ’Goin’ Somewhere.’
Time: approx nine minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1520
We have been reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book ’The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.’
Our last Service poem for the week is one of his most memorable, ’The Shooting of Dan McGrew.’
Don’t miss this one!
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1519
We are reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book ’The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.’
Service discusses the inevitability of paying for one’s actions in ’The Reckoning.’
Time: approx three minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1518
We are reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book ’The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.’
Today’s poem makes it’s point quickly, and ought to put a smile on your face. It’s called ’Grin.’ Time: approx three and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1517
At the request of cartoonist Jay Lynch (http://www.mindspring.com/~jaylynch/), we will be reading poems by Robert W. Service this week, all from his 1907 book ’The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.’
Service was a Canadian, who spent many of his formative years in the Yukon, though not as a prospector, as many who read his poems come to believe.
While working in a bank, he met a man named Sam McGee, and used that name in what many consider his most famous poem -- ’The Cremation of Sam McGee.’
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1516
Part Two of Two of Chapter Eleven (’Miss Kling Telegraphically Baffled’) of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1880 novel, ’Wired Love,’ in which Nattie and Clem set up a telegraph wire between their rooms, and try to avoid a scandal with the sniffling Miss Kling.
Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1514
SUNDAY SALAD has a short but clever story of a fight and an ecclesiastical witness by Stanley Huntley from 1880 -- ’A Cautious Witness.’
Time: approx five and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1514
Our Saturday Night Special story concerns that which makes this season so special -- Wallace Irwin’s 1911 tale, ’Peace on Earth in the Shopping District.’
Time: approx twelve and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1513
Happy Thanksgiving! If you would like to hear some Thanksgiving stories we have presented in past episodes, just click here.
Jonathan F. Kelley’s 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, ’The Humors of Falconbridge,’ brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.
Today we offer a short, but fascinating glimpse into The Future! as seen from the 1850s, entitled ’What’s Going to Happen.’
Time: approx three minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1512
Happy Thanksgiving! If you would like to hear some Thanksgiving stories we have presented in past episodes, just click here.
Jonathan F. Kelley’s 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, ’The Humors of Falconbridge,’ brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.
’Knocking Down’ is the practice of a bartender stealing from the till, which is an important part of today’s tale of two bartenders, ’Getting Square.’
Time: approx ten and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1511
Jonathan F. Kelley’s 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, ’The Humors of Falconbridge,’ brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.
When the Doctor comes to your house and saves you from dying, there’s only one reason to complain -- his bill! Here it is explained in a short but sweet tale called ’A Severe Spell of Sickness.’
Time: approx three and a half minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1510
Jonathan F. Kelley’s 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, ’The Humors of Falconbridge,’ brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.
Today’s Falconbridge story concerns a lawyer with awful handwriting who decides to become a phony doctor and sell pills. It’s called ’Pills and Persimmons.’
Time: approx thirteen minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1509
Part One of Two of Chapter Eleven (’Miss Kling Telegraphically Baffled’) of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1880 novel, ’Wired Love,’ in which Nattie and Clem discover the key to each others’ hearts is in a -- well -- a key!
Time: approx twelve minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1508
SUNDAY SALAD offers an early Huntley story for the Brooklyn Eagle from 1879. In this tale we get an impromptu art criticism session at a gallery. It’s called ’A Lively Connoisseur.’
Time: approx six minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1507
Our Saturday Night Special story adds to last week’s theme of phonographs with a particularly odd science-fictional fantasy by Edward Bellamy from 1889. It’s called ’With the Eyes Shut.’
Time: approx forty-seven minutes
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Mister Ron’s Basement #1506
This week, we have been reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph.
From Scribner’s Monthly back in 1880, we find reference to what was then a two hundred year old Cyrano de Bergerac story that must have fascinated readers just discovering the phonograph. It’s called ’The Phonograph in the Moon Two Centuries Ago.’
Time: approx four and a half minutes
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