Favoriting Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from February 19, 2024 Favoriting

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Join us for two hours of old time radio dramas, as we present four different pulp fiction stories, every week! Noir Stories with everymen getting wrapped up in dangerous adventures! Sea-faring Tales that are as two-fisted as they are filled with romance! Mysterious Magicians from the Far East, or maybe a Science Fiction yarn from the Atomic Age! Dimestore Radio Theater offers a chance to engage in Theater of The Mind, and enter a world of incredible tales from both yesterday and tomorrow!

Monday 9 - 11pm (EDT) | On WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room
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Favoriting February 19, 2024: Episode #83

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Artist Track Album Label Year Images Approx. start time
Rocky Fortune  "The Catskill's Cover-Up"   Favoriting 9 February 1954  NBC   
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0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Bold Venture  "Dentist's Gold"   Favoriting 11 February 1952  Santana Productions   
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0:29:04 (Pop-up)
 
John Musilli  Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (Part 7)   Favoriting Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time  Camera Three Productions  1990 
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1:10:26 (Pop-up)
The Blue Beetle  "The Invisible Ghost, Part 2"   Favoriting 29 May 1940  Mutual–Don Lee Network   
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1:17:57 (Pop-up)
X-Minus One  "The Roads Must Roll"   Favoriting 4 January 1956  NBC Radio   
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Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:20pm
Austin Rich:

Good Hello.
Avatar 8:56pm
Imaginos:

Ahoy!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:57pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Imaginos @8:56
Nice to see you in the chat!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01pm
Webhamster Henry:

I'm here with my dime.
Avatar 9:01pm
Imaginos:

↳ Austin Rich @8:57
And you as well
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01pm
Webhamster Henry:

.... in the gateway to the Catskills
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Webhamster Henry @9:01
Webhamster! Thanks for dropping in.
Avatar 9:03pm
univac:

Well, hello there.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
Webhamster Henry:

Let's see how long it takes before Rocky is konked out with a poisoned kreplach.
Avatar 9:03pm
Imaginos:

↳ univac @9:03
Nice to see you
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:04pm
Austin Rich:

↳ univac @9:03
univac! Hooray!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:04pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Webhamster Henry @9:03
Probably won't be long, if I know this show.
Avatar 9:05pm
univac:

Hello hello!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:06pm
Austin Rich:

We do not have many "Rocky Fortune" episodes left before we will be changing over to a new show for a spell. (And Bold Venture's changeover is only a couple weeks after that.)
Avatar 9:06pm
Imaginos:

I wonder if Bugsy is a Fed
  9:07pm
Charles:

Am I the only one who gets the songs from this show pop in their head randomly all week long? Just doing some chores and woop, here comes Box 13 or Rocky or Chandu.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
Austin Rich:

I do like the idea of Rocky as a "social director." For some reason, I think he'd actually be good at it.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Charles @9:07
I get the music from Box 13 stuck in my head all the time. Those songs are catchy!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
yerfriendpaul:

Hey Austin, everyone!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @9:08
Sit and stay a spell, yerfriendpaul. We've got some stories for ya!
  9:09pm
Charles:

Surely I'm not the only one who said BoOoOold Venture loudly while cleaning the dishes.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Charles @9:09
I do love the way that announcer says that.
  9:11pm
asheville jon:

That dreaded case of sticky fingers. There is no cure!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:12pm
Austin Rich:

↳ asheville jon @9:11
So I've heard, anyway. The Stones had much to say on that subject.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Webhamster Henry @9:03
There's Chekhov's kreplach!
  9:13pm
Charles:

I liked that little song.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:14pm
Austin Rich:

Who had 14 minutes?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:15pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Austin Rich @9:14
Hmm - bagels.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:15pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Webhamster Henry @9:15
I mean, they are stale, but... pretty tasty, anyway.
  9:15pm
Charles:

Is there a male protagonist who never got knocked out in the show?
  9:16pm
Charles:

kissin' the carpet, ahah I like that
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
Austin Rich:

If you are in a radio show in this era, there is a VERY good chance you will get knocked out. The good news: it has no effect on you, beyond a short nap. Unlike in real life...
  9:17pm
Charles:

good point
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
yerfriendpaul:

Sarge is thick. Never believes Fortune
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @9:18
That is the most unbelievable part of this show. BY NOW, after Rocky has been right every other time they meet, that he would start to trust Rocky. And yet...
Avatar 9:22pm
Imaginos:

Did Rocky just predict Johnny Cage?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
yerfriendpaul:

I guess the Sarge is soar due to all the cheap sucker punches Rocky’s given him over the years
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @9:22
Yeah. That's also pretty unbelievable: Rocky would likely not be able to slug a cop more than once before he would just stay in jail forever.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:26pm
Austin Rich:

This is at least the second or third time this turn has happened on Rocky Fortune. (With the lady interest being some sort of cop.) I guess they just really liked that story beat.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29pm
Webhamster Henry:

No stunt people are needed for radio knockouts!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Song: ""Dentist's Gold"" by "Bold Venture"
While not terrible, the sound is a little muddy this week. I did my best to EQ it a little so it sounds a little better, but we'll have to put up with a tiny bit of murkiness this week.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Webhamster Henry @9:29
One of the many benefits of working in radio! You can have all the stunts you want, and no one gets hurt!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:35pm
Austin Rich:

There are some VERY creepy backstories to some of the characters we meet on this show. It's a lot more grim than the title and setting would suggest.
Avatar 9:37pm
Imaginos:

What if the dentist hid the gold in his patients fillings?
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univac:

That's really long-term thinking.
Avatar 9:38pm
Imaginos:

Lead poisoning from fillings?
Avatar 9:43pm
univac:

"Bullet in your throat and a fistful of gold"
Avatar 9:43pm
Imaginos:

Tall ship and a star to steer her by. Can ACME provide that?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:44pm
Austin Rich:

↳ univac @9:43
"... Those were the days..."
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:44pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Imaginos @9:43
I'll have to check the catalog. I'm merely the spokesperson.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:49pm
Austin Rich:

That scene was a little uncomfortable. Certainly, there are worse moments in other shows we've played. But making us think Bogart was about to hit Sailor was... an intereting place for this show to go, this late in the run.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:55pm
yerfriendpaul:

X Ray murder!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:55pm
Webhamster Henry:

That was a nutty M.O. !
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:55pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @9:55
That will be the name of our album together!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:56pm
yerfriendpaul:

↳ Austin Rich @9:55
Ha ha!
Avatar 9:57pm
Imaginos:

↳ Austin Rich @9:55
I can't wait to hear that and Lost Christobel. Between the two and all your other projects you'll be busy for a while
Avatar 9:58pm
univac:

Excellent radio, thanks Austin!
Avatar 9:59pm
Imaginos:

Yes during the Enchantment Under the Sea dance
Avatar 10:03pm
Imaginos:

Yes #1
  10:04pm
asheville jon:

Lurkin still...
  10:04pm
wenzo:

Why good hello!
Avatar 10:10pm
Imaginos:

Its fun to hang around with all those in chat
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:11pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Imaginos @10:10
I agree. It's a good way to socialize... and not have to go back outside.
Avatar 10:14pm
Imaginos:

↳ Austin Rich @10:11
And the people are awesome
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:15pm
yerfriendpaul:

Bogart when he was alive. Glad they weren’t friends after his death
  👻 10:16pm
Heather:

Here to say hi to all the awesome people! I can't hear It Was A Very Good Year without thinking of TMBG's version. I'm a big fan of both!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:16pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @10:15
That would be very awkward. But I don't imagine anyone is gonna try to tell Frank what to do.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:17pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Heather @10:16
Thanks for joining us.
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yerfriendpaul:

↳ Austin Rich @10:16
This is true. I feel bad picking on Frank for that. I’m sure I wouldn’t have done that in his presence, ha ha. His handlers would’ve roughed me up
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Imaginos:

↳ Heather @10:16
Nice to see you Heather. Hope you've been well in the time since the cold reading
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:18pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @10:18
"yerfriendpaul? yerfriendpaul? I ain't yerfriend, paul. C'mon, outside..."
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:19pm
yerfriendpaul:

↳ Austin Rich @10:18
Ha ha!
  👻 10:20pm
Heather:

↳ Imaginos @10:18
Hope you've been well, too! Just texted a friend asking if he, his GF, and another buddy of ours would be up for recording some lines. Fingers crossed!
Avatar 10:21pm
Imaginos:

Fingers and toes.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Song: ""The Invisible Ghost, Part 2"" by "The Blue Beetle"
So many "superhero" shows in the late 30's / early 40's was just "tuff guys" beating up crooks and criminals, and getting revenge on behalf of "the little guy." It's interesting, since so many avenging heros of this era were anti-corporate, anti-fascist, and anti-wealth. But as superheroes have developed over the years, they become more and more fascist and more and more about reinforcing the status quo, rather than helping those truly in need.
Avatar 10:22pm
univac:

Hello Heather!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
yerfriendpaul:

He needs a larger canister of invisible paint
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Imaginos:

↳ Heather @10:20
Looking forward to hearing the results
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:25pm
Austin Rich:

"Sober as a Judge."

The Judge that married my partner and I was one of my biggest drinking partners for years. We saw Motorhead together four times, and would "party 'til the break of dawn" all the time back in the day.

She was rarely sober when not at work. So... maybe that saying needs to be updated?
Avatar 10:27pm
Imaginos:

↳ Austin Rich @10:25
Maybe Somber instead of sober
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:28pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Imaginos @10:27
I like that, but she is also one of the most upbeat and positive people I know.

As Smiley As A Judge?
Avatar 10:29pm
Imaginos:

↳ Austin Rich @10:28
Sounds good
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
yerfriendpaul:

I love how all these shows have the cops after the heros
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:30pm
Austin Rich:

Another trope of early superhero shows: cops would "hate" the heroes, and usually would be as desperate to catch them as they are to catch actual crooks. I think Batman might be the only modern character who has that sort of dynamic at work.
  👻 10:30pm
Heather:

↳ univac @10:22
Hi Univac!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:30pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @10:29
#ACAB, man.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:31pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Heather @10:30
(pssst! lowercase u! lowercase!)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:32pm
Austin Rich:

Another trope from this era of adventure / hero serials: announcing the beginning of the next story at the end of the previous one. Some other shows do it, but not as much with the dramas we've been listening to.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:33pm
Austin Rich:

We'll probably go over by about five minutes, to fit in all of X-Minus One.
  👻 10:34pm
Heather:

↳ Austin Rich @10:31
Oops! Darn me!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:35pm
yerfriendpaul:

Love that ascending chorus of voices. Reminds me of the end of Pink Floyd’s Echoes
Avatar 10:36pm
Imaginos:

Oh! A Chesterfield!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:37pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Song: ""The Roads Must Roll"" by "X-Minus One"
While there are parts of this story I really enjoy, I think it might be one of the weaker Heinlein stories from his early career. I think he tries to capture some of the same spirit of "The Green Hills of Earth," in this particular story, but falls a little short. (And who could blame him? Green Hills is VERY good.) I've always had a hard time actually visualizing how the "roads" in this story would even work, without just attributing some sort of "science magic" to it.

But I do like the "songs" the workers sing, which are effective...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:38pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Song: ""The Roads Must Roll"" by "X-Minus One"
This story is already predicting that, at the time that the story was being aired, that cars and traffic die out. So already, this story is in an interesting sort of "fantasy" version of reality.
Avatar 10:39pm
Imaginos:

Imagine standing on a road going 100mph when it comes to a sudden stop
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:39pm
Austin Rich:

The populist / workers in control aspect of this story IS appealing, but I think Heinlein does it better elsewhere.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:40pm
Austin Rich:

↳ yerfriendpaul @10:35
I do love that album.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Imaginos @10:36
I'm sure I stole that from Hitchhiker's.
  👻 10:44pm
Heather:

If these roads are like the people movers at the airport but faster and wider, I'd be sunk. Still haven't mastered using those things gracefully.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:45pm
Austin Rich:

There's something they got wrong: why would anyone call you at a public number? Wouldn't they just call him on his cellphone?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
Austin Rich:

"... back in '75."

So the story takes place at some point after the strike in 1975.
Avatar 10:47pm
Imaginos:

↳ Austin Rich @10:41
Yes, Paisley
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:49pm
Austin Rich:

Seems like it would just be more practical to have super-fast trains, and ignore this "rolling roads" thing. Super-fast trains are a real technology, unlike whatever these roads are.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:50pm
Austin Rich:

I'm sure I stole, "Thank my stars and gardens," from "Popeye: The Movie."
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:50pm
Austin Rich:

Correction: we'll go over by 4 minutes, 45 seconds. (I think.)
Avatar 10:52pm
Imaginos:

Not nearly as bad as what Crowley did to the M25
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:55pm
Austin Rich:

We've got about nine minutes left. Thanks everyone for sticking around!
Avatar 10:56pm
Imaginos:

How do people get on and off the roads if they're always rolling
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:57pm
Austin Rich:

↳ Imaginos @10:56
Yeah, I'm really not sure how "the roads" work. (I don't think it's well described, in the story or in this version.) I think it wasn't as strong as some other concepts he had.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 11:01pm
yerfriendpaul:

It’s like getting off one of those moving airport walkways
  👻 11:01pm
Heather Z:

Thanks for another fun show, Austin! Have a great evening everyone!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 11:01pm
Austin Rich:

I don't like that the rebels loose in this story. I know that it's probably more realistic, but... still...
Avatar 11:01pm
Imaginos:

↳ yerfriendpaul @11:01
Except they don't go 100mph
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 11:02pm
yerfriendpaul:

↳ Imaginos @11:01
It feels like they do ha ha
Avatar 11:02pm
Imaginos:

Excellent show and chat
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 11:03pm
Austin Rich:

(I think I realized it was president's day today sometime yesterday.)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
Austin Rich:

Wives hate dedication to one's job.
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Imaginos:

Brave man can't face angry wife
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
yerfriendpaul:

Thanks Austin! Good night all!
Avatar 11:05pm
Imaginos:

Good night
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