4 collections of classic radio performances by raconteur
JEAN SHEPHERD
Jean Shepherd Humorist
1921-1999, creator/narrator of the holiday movie favorite A Christmas Story and
author of numerous other works of fiction and television, had a long and
stellar career on radio and was heard most days during the period of 1955-1977
on WOR radio in New York, a clear-channel station heard along the Eastern
seaboard and points west. Shepherd’s radio work was both unique and
transitional in the development of today’s talk radio. Shepherd could
talk, and talk he did, touching his listeners intimately as if speaking to an
audience of one. Shepherd was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2005. The
radio programs in this collection, long lost and forgotten, were created in the
mid 1960’s by Shepherd for radio and television syndicator Hartwest
Productions in the format heard on Shepherd’s WOR shows of the day, right
down to his familiar Bahn Frei theme music.
 Four 1 hour long CDs including: Hero of the Great Drama of Life / Southside Chicago Baseball / The Master Plan Illusion / Don’t Be A Leaf |
JEAN SHEPHERD: Don't Be A Leaf In Don’t Be A Leaf, Jean Shepherd muses on the impact of dirty glasses, shopping for cars with the old man, flyswatters, growing up with the White Sox and the great divide between Southside and Northside baseball fans. Shepherd asks the questions; are you the rider or the ridden? A leaf or a tree? What is the Master Plan Illusion and what is your Master Plan? So friends, sit back and enjoy this collection. Keep smiling, keep your knees loose, and don’t give them a sitting target! The radio programs in this collection, long lost and forgotten, were created in the mid 1960’s by Shepherd for radio and television syndicator Hartwest Productions in the format heard on Shepherd’s WOR shows of the day, right down to his familiar Bahn Frei theme music. Includes liner notes with excerpts from the biography EXCELSIOR, YOU FATHEAD! The Art and Enigma of JEAN SHEPHERD By Eugene B. Bergmann. 4 Audio CDs - Digitally Remastered and Restored. Each program is approximately 44 minutes. Total running time approximately 3 hours. Free S&H in USA |
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 Four 1 hour long CDs including: The Best Job In The World / Scut / Foretelling The Future / Security Blankets |
JEAN SHEPHERD: Security Blankets In Security Blankets , Jean Shepherd expounds on the joy of working in radio, monster movies, the beauty of the kazoo, his quick-change artistry as a theater performer, and on human illusions, foibles, and impenetrable human complexity. What is your security blanket? This is vintage Shepherd -- humorous, serious, witty, clever and silly – all in the same show! Includes liner notes with excerpts from the biography EXCELSIOR, YOU FATHEAD! The Art and Enigma of JEAN SHEPHERD By Eugene B. Bergmann. 4 Audio CDs - Digitally Remastered and Restored. Each program is approximately 44 minutes. Total running time approximately 3 hours. Free S&H in USA |
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 Eight 1 hour long CDs including: Yanked Into the World / Receptacles of Uncharted Passions / Commitment to Adulthood / The Grandstand Syndrome / What Man Is / Living in Circleville / Gradually Being Phased Out / The X Random Factor |
JEAN SHEPHERD: The Random X Factor The X Random Factor contains all the classic elements of Jean Shepherd’s brilliant radio work, combining humor, story telling, kazoo playing, and general musings on everyday life and the nature of man; from being yanked into the world, the quicksand myth, to being left behind by the world around you. So listen and enjoy The X Random Factor. Learn why there’s a turtle on the cover, and remember there are 9 to 5 odds against anything in life. Keep your knees loose! The radio programs in this collection, long lost and forgotten, were created in the mid 1960’s by Shepherd for radio and television syndicator Hartwest Productions in the format heard on Shepherd’s WOR shows of the day, right down to his familiar Bahn Frei theme music. Includes liner notes with excerpts from EXCELSIOR, YOU FATHEAD! The Art and Enigma of JEAN SHEPHERD By Eugene B. Bergmann. 8 Audio CDs - Digitally Remastered and Restored. Each program is approximately 44 minutes. Total running time approximately 6 hours. Free S&H in USA |
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 Eight 1 hour long CDs including: Capt. Billy’s Whiz-Bang / Fate / Public Relations / Defeated Ex-Kids / Playing The Tuba / Automotive Age / Home / Life Is |
JEAN SHEPHERD: Life Is “Do you think that we should continue to deal as cleanly and as openly and honestly with the vast intricacies of life... or do you think you’re up to it? Have you ever thought about life? Jean Shepherd did, in his inimitable way, and Life Is will please those who can appreciate the thought and the inherent humor therein. The eight shows in this collection include performances pondering forbidden magazines, playing tuba in the school band, his old man’s love of Oldsmobiles, chauffer-driven Ferrari’s, home in Hammond, the insidiousness of public relations, and so much more. Includes liner notes with excerpts from the biography EXCELSIOR, YOU FATHEAD! The Art and Enigma of JEAN SHEPHERD By Eugene B. Bergmann. 8 Audio CDs - Digitally Remastered and Restored. Each program is approximately 44 minutes. Total running time approximately 6 hours. Free S&H in USA |
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