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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: texasmom on November 06, 2007, 06:36:55 PM
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sorry. wrong forum.
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Lets make this the longest thread Ever!
:noid :D
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:noid here we go
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IN! :aok
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This will be INtersting!
Spitfires Rule!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:
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word
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Kill the INfidels !!
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Is this where you apply for a sheep trade in?:t
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An INappropriate thread???
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Originally posted by SuBWaYCH
Lets make this the longest thread Ever!
IN!!!!
:noid :D
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INcredible!
Ponies Rule!:aok
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INcorrect radio communications suck... kinda like this thread.
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Why not.
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Originally posted by texasmom
sorry. wrong forum.
The question is why? The answer would be Interesting
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Originally posted by Tiger
The question is why? The answer would be Interesting
I actually did put a message in the original message, and edited it out once I saw I put it in the wrong forum.
The original message was about those old radio mystery stories that used to play on the AM channels late at night ~ murder mysteries & the like.
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If we had ham we could have ham and eggs if we had the eggs.
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O uT :lol :rolleyes: :D :o :cool: :confused: :cry :aok
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this is INsane :)
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This is AMazing...No, wait!! I mean INcredible :aok
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I think she meant radio mINistries.
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:huh
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Originally posted by BaldEagl
I think she meant radio mINistries.
No, no... the mystery shows... where all the sounds (walking, door slamming, etc) are amplified, there's always some gal in distress, some fella w/the hat who solves the murder, etc.
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Originally posted by texasmom
No, no... the mystery shows... where all the sounds (walking, door slamming, etc) are amplified, there's always some gal in distress, some fella w/the hat who solves the murder, etc.
I know. I was just trying to get my IN IN IN a clever way.
[EDIT] Oops... clever, not cleaver.
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I'll jump IN to this thread because TMom is a squaddie...
WTG TMom :D
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Originally posted by texasmom
I actually did put a message in the original message, and edited it out once I saw I put it in the wrong forum.
The original message was about those old radio mystery stories that used to play on the AM channels late at night ~ murder mysteries & the like.
Pse do not worry TXMom, as our dear Skuzzinator would have "moved" it to the correct forum anyway. (BTW, Skuzzy, did Dale give you the raise I suggested 2 months ago?)
Mom...the last bastion or radio drama was aired on the CBS radio networks in the 1970's and phased out in the early 1980's. "CBS Mystery Theatre" usually aired at 10:00 Central/11:00 PM Eastern, and was carried on many of CBS's 50,000 watt outlets across the country.
The writing was impecable, and featured many radio stars from the 1940's as well as CBS's stable of then current soap opera actors & actresses yearning for more airtime.
In college studying radio/tv/film, I turned out many one hour scripts that did end up getting aired, but the era by then was almost over.
TV drama/mystery had stolen the audience, and the "theatre of the mind" era was ending.
In the 1930's and 40's...there was no TV, and radio was the king of entertainment in America. You can still buy those shows on CD...check the internet. My favorite was Jack Benny (of course I grew up in Jack Benny's home town and went to Jack Benny Jr. High School), The Battling Bickersons, and The Shadow.
Back then, the sound effects crew were almost as importaint as the actual stars. They HAD NO pre-recorded sound effects back then, and effects and most music was preformed LIVE.....(shudders at the pressure there).
MOST shows were LIVE...a few were preproduced and "burned" to RECORDS..but not always.
My mom remembers my grandfather bringing the tractor battery in the house back in Northeast Mississippi so the family could listen to the radio in the evenings. She says the creeking door from The Shadow Show still brings a spine tingle to this day.
The vaudeville stars of the 20's & 30's who migrated to radio provided some GREAT entertainment.
Turns out my career in radio was 50 years late. :)
68ROX
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Inbelievable
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Through the late 80's & early 90's they still played a series of the radio dramas in Germany. AFN radio I think it was? They'd play each weeknight at about same time: 10:30 or 11:00 pm. I think I overslept each day for about 2 years straight due to staying up late to listen to those. I guess if I'd been smart enough I would have put in the little cassette tape to record & listen to later. It just wouldn't have been the same as listening to it as it aired though.
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:noid
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Originally posted by fuzeman
If we had ham we could have ham and eggs if we had the eggs.
No SPAM? :confused:
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While living in AZ in the early 80's I used to listen to an AM station at night that rebroadcast old radio dramas. I remember listening to the old Fu Manchu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Manchu) mysteries, as well as The new adventures of Sherlock Holmes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes). I have no idea where the station was out of, and in that part of the country it wasn't unusual to get clear reception from over 800 miles away.
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That's the great thing about AM radio that gets lost in the shuffle.
Distance.
While most AM'ers have gone all talk, a FEW music stations still exist.
Even with a make-do antenna, most 50kW stations are rock solid at night, many THOUSANDS of miles away.
Even 1 to 5kW stations are heard thousands of miles away. One AM'er that was our FM's sister station in Tennessee was automated Country and I did all the sweepers and imaging.
I reveived MANY QSL confirmation requests from Sweden, Norway, & Finnish radio DX listeners.
On a cold, crisp winter night, click on the AM radio & dial around. You will be surprised what you hear.
68ROX
K5TEN
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Originally posted by 68ROX
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If you can edit a post, you can delete it. Just use the checkbox at the top left and the 'Delete Now'box at upper right.
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In....
P51 pwns...
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Originally posted by texasmom
No, no... the mystery shows... where all the sounds (walking, door slamming, etc) are amplified, there's always some gal in distress, some fella w/the hat who solves the murder, etc.
Ya know i never had the chance to hear one, but i remeber a B&W movie where they did one, used a big sheet of tin or something similar to make the sound of thunder and shoes on a stool for foot steps.....
Its a pity that a lot of quality writing and acting has been replaced by special effects, bimbos, himbos and the same "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, girl gets kidnapped, boy meets intergalactic mutant ninja super hero, boy saves girl and looks good doing it" plots...
Yeah i know i am jaded, but when was the last time you watched a movie with a plot that had less holes than swiss cheese
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Originally posted by texasmom
No, no... the mystery shows... where all the sounds (walking, door slamming, etc) are amplified, there's always some gal in distress, some fella w/the hat who solves the murder, etc.
Ugh ... how INcredibly old are you Mom?
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This thread is gettIN long, GO GO GO!
M8's RULE!!!!!11
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Originally posted by 68Ripper
Ugh ... how INcredibly old are you Mom?
I'm older than dirt.;)
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Originally posted by mussie
Its a pity that a lot of quality writing and acting has been replaced by special effects, bimbos, himbos and the same "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, girl gets kidnapped, boy meets intergalactic mutant ninja super hero, boy saves girl and looks good doing it" plots...
I totally agree. Half the fun of those great radio shows are that the folks are how you imagine them to look & walk & all that.
Where's the imagination in letting someone else do your thinking for you?