A tribute to the ad-lib art of late-night radio storyteller Jean Shepherd. Includes a condensed version of one of his great monologues, from October 1965. It's a humorous tale of grenade-replica cigarette lighters, the real George Washington, crime in real life vs. on TV, and life among the rednecks in Covington, KY, in the 1950s. Intro by KD.
This is a rerun of NWN #52 (February 2009). Now available in a high-fidelity 192 kbps MP3.
Shepherd recording courtesy of Radio Veronica. This and other Shepherd monologues are archived at radio4all.net .
For written commentary, photos & other graphics, videos, great links, and an archive of past installments, please see this show's Web site: http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com. Permanent link to the entry for this installment: http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com/2012/08/radio-great-jean-shepherd.html.
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