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This Day in Shep History

May 20th

1960	Article	What's Bugging You?' Quips Jean Shepherd
1966	Radio	Ivanhoe School Play - Sniffing Glue
1967	Article	Shepherd Gives Benefit A.F.S.
1967	Live Shows	American Field Service Benefit
1970	Radio	Satanic Black Mass
1975	Radio	Falls from Garage Roof
1975	Radio	Shep Hates Hamburgers
1976	Radio	Watergate Nostalgia
1979	Live Shows	Trenton State College
2005	Shepfests	"Shepfest 6"
2011	Shepfests	"Shepfest 11"

Recent Shep Related News

August 6, 2025
	Another Shep Fan Lost Gary 'silentshep' Hines ("Gary in California")
Shep fan Gary Hines who was an avid collector of Shep's shows, putting many of them on his youtube channel 'silentshep', passed away July 6, 2025. Over the years he accumulated a large collection of Shepherd's early (1961-1964) radio shows.
>>> Gary's youtube channel <<<

July 22, 2025
Albro B. Gregory and the Parking Meter	The Nome Nugget
Shep's July 18, 1975 show about the "Alaska Parking Meter" inspired me to contact the Nome Nugget, to validate his telling of the story. Turns out he was reading the editorial from the June 24, 1975 paper verbatum, even giving them a plug for subscriptions. Diana Haecker the Publisher/editor of The Nome Nugget was kind enough to respond to my request sending images from that edition of the paper. The Nome Nugget was just recently awarded with the Best Weekly Newspaper in Alaska honors at Alaska Press Club. Use the link below to visit their website and even subscribe.
More: Alaska Parking Meter show - July 18, 1975
>>> The Nome Nugget <<<

What's New or Updated

	Post Date	Description
	UPDATED: 05-20-2026	Chinatown January 25, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-19-2026	Behind the Scenes - Marching Band January 20, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-18-2026	Boarding House January 18, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-18-2026	J.C. Whitney Auto Catalog May 18, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-18-2026	Dermacon Skin Care Sponsors -
	NEW: 05-17-2026	Backers Audition January 13, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	Straws in the Wind January 14, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	Controlled Environment January 11, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	To Bra or Not To Bra January 12, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-17-2026	Collage Radio January 7, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-16-2026	Beer and Uncle Carl December 17, 1971 Radio - WOR Show
	UPDATED: 05-16-2026	Beer and Uncle Carl December 19, 1972 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-13-2026	Sporting Anecdotes - 1823 book readings January 28, 1977 Radio - WOR Show
	NEW: 05-13-2026	Two Guys Sponsors -
	NEW: 05-13-2026	Internal Revenue Service Sponsors -

Replay Date: May 14, 2026

The Great Rube Revolution
Airdate: May 9, 1970

Recent Contributions

Last 10 Shows
	Date	Description	Courtesy of:
	October 23, 1961	Full Moon and Halloween Poetry	Gary Hines
	August 29, 1962	The Other Side of Us	Gary Hines
	August 20, 1963	Essex Adventures	Gary Hines
	August 12, 1963	Blue Assed Buzzard Story	Gary Hines
	July 18, 1963	Lightning Hits Ham Radio	Gary Hines
	July 17, 1963	Day with Tallulah Bankhead	Gary Hines
	July 16, 1963	Hutterites	Gary Hines
	July 12, 1963	Friend Works at IBM	Gary Hines
	June 26, 1963	Date at the Beach	Gary Hines
	June 21, 1963	Elephants Graveyard	Gary Hines

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975