i use to go and watch in the audience at the chicago cultural center on Randolph and michigan ave. perform live and then go up stairs to fibber magees clothes. My son and I would go every time they performed. My son took a picture with chuck shaden when my son was8. Thanks for the memories chuck Shaden I watched with my grandparents. My son is a choreographer for nosiglia movies Chicago Love
In case anyone's interested in what episode they were re-creating, it was #62 Springtime in Summerfield with Harold Peary as the Great Gildersleeve. He did a much better job, in my opinion.I loved his laugh. It's sad how they're all gone now.
Stopped by that store once decades ago. It was incredible. Picked up a stack of movie stills while my Mom bought some Riverside Park memorabilia. Would love to find a place like it today. This was quite a find. Thanks for posting it whoever you are.
I remember distinctly when I first listened to Rush about a Bill Clinton question and answer seminar on CNN. It was promoted as a “Ask any question you want” from the audience as if Clinton would be asked a question that he wasn’t prepared for. Turns out Rush had people on his show that said they were in the audience and said CNN asked everyone in the audience to write down their questions. The people who were there said told Rush CNN would then knit pick what questions they would ask Clinton who already knew what the questions were because they picked the people in the audience that had the questions that made Clinton look good. EYE OPENER FOR Me that the media was corrupt!
Rush was the best Radio personality in history. He would expose the inner works of the corrupt politicians and the dirty deceit of the democratic controlled media. Sally Jessie Raphial isn’t a pimple on Rush’s a…
Rest in peace Sally Duski (1923 - 2021), Herb Twery (1928 - 2011), Dr. Leonard Goldenberg (1927 - 2003), Rosemary Cwik (1940 - 2021), and Len Kunka (1954 - 2009),
That was fascinating to hear Frank Nelson in his "regular" voice. I'd have never guessed he sounded like that. And his take on his lines on the Jack Benney show made him famous! All he had to do in a scene was turn around and go "YeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS????" And you just fell apart laughing. Better days....
What I liked when he hosted TWTD was after he played a program he sometimes would tell a story relating to the product advertised or how he could relate to the situation on a show. I remember after a Jack Benny Jell-o Program he told a story about his Mom making Jell-o pudding and how it was different to the instant puddings of today. He always ended his stories with a wistful “Those were the days.”
Thank you for sharing the skillful acting, hospitality, and narration of Ralph Edwards. His performing career began with a commercial success, followed by a documentary that honored people. I wish media & entertainment might consider ways to offer verbal hospitality that celebrates bold voices, engages listeners with durable excellence, and lets people feel like they belong.
I went in there early 80s maybe. The place was a movie memorabilia gold mine. I wasn't into a whole lot of it,.. like the posters and lobby cards (where do you put those??). But they had cool soundtrack albums and what looked like a mile of movie related books. All of the books I had been looking for were on their walls (like all of the "Films of ,.. insert actors name"). I think I spent $600 just on books. A lot of those books I had never seen anywhere before. It was a tonage. When I talked to people working there, we ended up just talking about old radio shows (which are highly entertaining if you've never listened to them). I took it that was their main area of expertise. And they had copies for sale,.. in what looked like kind of random selections. Around the corner just down the street used to be a Resale shop of an expert in old westerns named Frank Markwell. It was like a collectors huge garage full of westerns material. And Frank knew everything about old west stars. There were several old westerns guys who sold at movie shows. They would play that game of "what was the name of the star's horse? Who was the sidekick? what was the dog's name, if the star had a dog,..." I was no match. Except I got them all. None of them knew the name of Mickey Mouse's horse. Mickey made several westerns and he always rode the same horse, Tanglefoot (he would always get his back leg stuck in his own stirrups). So I only beat those old guys out by knowing animation.
Listened to Those were the days almost every weekend in the late 90s because my dad turned it up full volume while napping or especially while mowing the lawn.... Chuck Schaden as host esp. his voice just a big part of those treasured memories as my actual family lol .... Thank for uploading! Not so many vids on RU-vid when I look up CS but these old things I can see as new are just as great!
Thanks for posting! I even enjoyed the TV commercials.... A lifetime resident of North Carolina and a radio collector since 1967, I had the pleasure of attending the ARCI RadioFests from the late 80's to 2000. I knew most of the collectors in this video including Dr. Muchow. Good to be reminded of folks that have now passed on. I was the usual working stiff at the time with very little vacation time. The ARCI meet was definitely one of the high points of my collecting year.
I knew of Dick Orkin's remarkable creative talent as a performer and a writer from his advertising commercials. I remember an ad; I think it was for AdWeek....Edie McClurg's priceless line, "Colored Pencils everywhere"....it's become part of my life. There's no expiration date on creative genius. I wish I had a source to enjoy Mr. Orkin's brilliance today. I'd love to hear the ice cream sundae commercial with the plane flying in the cherry. Beautiful stuff.
@@Videosonyourwebsite , was it really? Oh, goodness, I've been giving praise about that to the wrong creative genius all these years. Thanks for setting this right. 😊
Ken Alexander is a radio legend. I loved listening to him on Those were the days He always brought back good memories and most of all he made us smile. He will be missed.
Ken Alexander died peacefully on November 3, 2022 at age 93. He "worked" his last "Those Were The Days" show on October 29th, making 63 years in radio. Rest in peace, Ken.
