My Tea Club will be getting together in early March for an evening of tea, crafting, & (at my suggestion) listening to Old Time Radio shows. In order to faccilitate some settling in, early conversation, possible early leaves, etc., I would like to structure the evening as follows:
7- 8 pm: Variety- comedy & music, either one 1 hr or two 1/2 hour shows
8- 9 pm: Mystery- a little bit of quality sleuthing, either one 1 hr or two 1/2 hour shows
9- 10 pm (for the hardy souls who can stay late): Supernatural- ghosts, horror, weird &/or scary, either one 1 hr or two 1/2 hour shows
While most of the members of my club are familiar enough w/ OTR to find the idea of an evening of it ENJOYABLE, I doubt any of them are even as well versed in it as I am, & I'm only a rank dilletante. So, oh Knowing Ones of the OTR 'Verse, can you recommend some knock-em-dead great shows that will get my friends interested enough to want to keep this as a tradition? Please feel free to suggest a single show or a co-ordinated menu, & I would be especially grateful if you could suggest shows I'm likely to find here, as my collection is on the small side. Thanks in advance! -Karen
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Next is Ricky Lynn's site. If your looking for something already done My Page is currently running a large posting on Lucille Ball and her many radio shows.
Here at Timespast there are lots of shows within each category. The link below is for My Favorite Husband with Lucille Ball which was posted by Robert. Also the Music Group has lots to choose from.
If you look under Romance on the radio you will also find Girl/Women Detective Radio Shows, i.e. Candy Mason, etc.
If I think of any more I'll add to list,
katy
P.S. Have a great time!
TheMadBlonde > 353qp5a356i6zFebruary 19, 2009 at 8:13am
Wonderful, THANK YOU! The links look really promising & indeed, I do love the old wartime radio variety shows. That's exactly the kind of thing I had in mind.
Do you know if the Scarlet Pimpernell shows stand alone, or do they tend to be the cliffhanger type?
The girl/woman detective is also a good idea. I was also thinking about the Woman Reporter series somebody posted recently. That sounded like fun.
It's time for our friend The Mad Blonde's April Tea Party. Scary, spooky, mysterious is requestedfor this month's entertainment. As she'll have a brand new kitten to show off it would be nice if someone could come up with a good scary cat episode.
Here are 3 to get things underway :
ESCAPE - "Three Skeleton Key" ........Trapped in a lighthouse surrounded by hungry rats!!
HALL OF FANTASY - "The Shadow People" ......... The title says it all.
THE SEALED BOOK - "Hands of Death" ........One of my favorites. Bizarre story of a crazy man with horribly deformed hands and his brother who is fascinated with murder!!!
Has anyone told you recently how UTTERLY fantastic you are?? THANK YOU! It's possible these may wait for the May party, though, as somebody recently posted a dramatisation of "Sense & Sensibility" & I may try a "Tea with Jane Austen" theme for April. Regardless, these WILL be enjoyed by the circle, THANK YOU!!!!
The pleasure is all mine Karen......makes me feel like part of the evening. I hope others here will get involved...... Give the monthly theme and have fellow members come up with shows for you. It's something to look forward to and sharing is good for the soul.
Enjoy and keep us posted!!!! Jim
Oooh, thanks for the additional links. I look forward to checking them out.
This will be less of a tea PARTY & more of an "evening." Which means snackies rather than tea sandwiches, though we certainly have more traditional tea parties too. We're hoping to try a lot of different types of events this year- a picnic in the summer, field trips to check out local tea sellers, possibly an evening painting ceramic tea cups, afternoon tea @ affordable tea shops & maybe one big, fancy afternoon tea @ the St. Paul Hotel or Cedarhurst Mansion. There's an annual tea tasting @ Mrs. Kelly's teas where we try over 40 kinds of tea (we've got it down to a science!), & we have in-home tea-selling events too (one of our members is the local rep for "Let's Do Tea" & recently had a Chocolate Tea tasting). On the whole, we're a group who really likes TEA & everything else is just an excuse to drink, try, & buy more of it. ;-)
Sounds like alot of fun!!! I've started drinking more tea of late (don't tell coffee). My wife and I recently moved to Europe and go to an Herbalist. We've gotten calming tea, rose hip, a special blend to lower blood sugar. They work amazingly well.
My wife paints ceramic plates. They are absolutely beautiful!!! Very detailed. The only thing I'm able to paint is myself into a corner!!! Jim
PS..........What kind of snackies are we talking about????????
Craft-friendly snackies, which means not overly greasy & low stain potential if they spill or otherwise run off. Dried fruit, toasted pumpkin seeds, cookies, dry roasted nuts, etc.
Hello, Karen. There's a huge amount of stuff posted here that I really don't know at all. However, I can recommend the following:
1. Variety: Something from "Spike Jones & the City Slickers" (in Music OTR) and/or something from "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" (in Comedy Tonight)
2. Crime/Mystery: Something from "Old Court Radio Theater" (in The Definitive Sherlock Holmes) and/or something from "Ellery Queen" (in Whodunnit)
3. Supernatural: "The Hex" from "M R James" and/or "The Monkey's Paw" from "Fear on Four" and/or "The Beast with Five Fingers" from "Fear on Four" and/or "The Judge's House" from "Fear on Four" (all in Radio Revival)
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Check these sites out:
First one is Shirley's site and has several shows for music and WWII. My page has 1940s music and some old radio shows -- theatre style.
http://myotrspot.ning.com/profile/katydidit
Next is Ricky Lynn's site. If your looking for something already done My Page is currently running a large posting on Lucille Ball and her many radio shows.
http://rickylynn.ning.com/profile/katydidit
Here at Timespast there are lots of shows within each category. The link below is for My Favorite Husband with Lucille Ball which was posted by Robert. Also the Music Group has lots to choose from.
https://timespast.ning.com/group/OTRbefore1962/forum/topics/1535737:...
Since you like WWII material, there is Everything For the Boys with Ronny Colman. Excellent variety show from the 40s. See posting at Shirley's site.
If you like swashbuckling stories I would recommend The Scarlet Pimpernel series from the 1950s. Excellent. Here is the link to these shows:
http://www.archive.org/details/ScarletPimpernelOTRKIBM
If you look under Romance on the radio you will also find Girl/Women Detective Radio Shows, i.e. Candy Mason, etc.
If I think of any more I'll add to list,
katy
P.S. Have a great time!
Do you know if the Scarlet Pimpernell shows stand alone, or do they tend to be the cliffhanger type?
The girl/woman detective is also a good idea. I was also thinking about the Woman Reporter series somebody posted recently. That sounded like fun.
Tusen Tak for all your help!
Here are 3 to get things underway :
ESCAPE - "Three Skeleton Key" ........Trapped in a lighthouse surrounded by hungry rats!!
HALL OF FANTASY - "The Shadow People" ......... The title says it all.
THE SEALED BOOK - "Hands of Death" ........One of my favorites. Bizarre story of a crazy man with horribly deformed hands and his brother who is fascinated with murder!!!
Escape 11-15-49 Three Skeleton Key.mp3
HallofFantasy 9-21-53 The Shadow People.mp3
The Sealed Book 3-18-45 The Hands of Death.mp3
Enjoy and keep us posted!!!! Jim
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I love the sound of your Tea Party..........any scones with jam or cucumber sandwiches?
Jim
This will be less of a tea PARTY & more of an "evening." Which means snackies rather than tea sandwiches, though we certainly have more traditional tea parties too. We're hoping to try a lot of different types of events this year- a picnic in the summer, field trips to check out local tea sellers, possibly an evening painting ceramic tea cups, afternoon tea @ affordable tea shops & maybe one big, fancy afternoon tea @ the St. Paul Hotel or Cedarhurst Mansion. There's an annual tea tasting @ Mrs. Kelly's teas where we try over 40 kinds of tea (we've got it down to a science!), & we have in-home tea-selling events too (one of our members is the local rep for "Let's Do Tea" & recently had a Chocolate Tea tasting). On the whole, we're a group who really likes TEA & everything else is just an excuse to drink, try, & buy more of it. ;-)
My wife paints ceramic plates. They are absolutely beautiful!!! Very detailed. The only thing I'm able to paint is myself into a corner!!! Jim
PS..........What kind of snackies are we talking about????????
1. Variety: Something from "Spike Jones & the City Slickers" (in Music OTR) and/or something from "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" (in Comedy Tonight)
2. Crime/Mystery: Something from "Old Court Radio Theater" (in The Definitive Sherlock Holmes) and/or something from "Ellery Queen" (in Whodunnit)
3. Supernatural: "The Hex" from "M R James" and/or "The Monkey's Paw" from "Fear on Four" and/or "The Beast with Five Fingers" from "Fear on Four" and/or "The Judge's House" from "Fear on Four" (all in Radio Revival)
Have fun!
Roger
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