This just might be the first episode of Shep that I ever heard. (Might as well be.) I was 12 in the summer of 70, and I was immediately hooked. The tape machine was running slow here; the playback is too fast, the length of the show a few minutes too short, and the pitch of his voice a bit too high. Good to hear it again, though. Like with the Rocky and Bullwinkle show, I get all the references now that went over my head as a kid. Thanks for posting.
My 10th grade history teacher introduced the class to Jean Shepherd (not in person, of course). Subsequently, whenever I was home at 9:15 PM Monday through Friday, reception of WOR was good enough in the Philadelphia area to enjoy the show. I'm looking forward to coming across an episode with "The Bear Missed the Train," but I can do without "The Laughing Song." No doubt these are among greenteablend's collection. Thanks for uploading complete episodes, including the commercials! Wow, all the extra off-the-cuff comments a paid sponsor would net from Shep!
A letter like that sounds very familiar! I'm not sure if I heard it on my channel or another one. Do you recall what year this was? Maybe we can track it down.
I used to listen to Shep from Pittsburgh - no problem on my 1940's floor model RCA AM/SW radio. Anyway, there was an annual "Syrian Picnic" in the Pittsburgh area that was absolutely great. Everybody went. Very few were actual Syrians in any sense. Those were the days!
