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Last Summary Update: 10-20-2020

4 Songs By Abe Burrows, Panhandlers, Manhattan On A Holiday
Airdate: Friday - July 5, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
With the wind blowing sand in your face. . .
Show Description
[ Courtesy: Pete Delaney - 10-20-2020 ] It's the Smugness hour Shep loves New York City The sheep and the goats No lines The Garment District From Hippie to Bum Mismatched Uniform Patches The patch Patton wanted "BROOKLYN" a song written and performed Abe Burrows (Note 1) Commercial for GODSPELL at the PROMENADE THEATRE (Note 2) MILLER HIGH LIFE Beer "Terrible, The Angry Bronco" GENERAL TIRE MACY'S NEW YORK TIMES -Sunburn and Hollywood's Greatest Sex Symbol Since Marylin (Note 3) Bum needs batteries for his transistor radio Plenty of parking spaces 2 former Wall Street tycoons listen to the WINS financial report Worthless Stocks "MEMORIES" a song written and performed by Abe Burrows (Note 1) "LOPIN' ALONG" a song written and performed by Abe Burrows (Note 1) "THE GYPSY'S VIOLIN" a song written and performed by Abe Burrows(Note 1) The Sound of an Ocean Liner's horn Blasting through the empty streets Changing locks on WOR office doors Shep helps install the Bum's Batteries (NOTE 4)

Notes:
NOTE 1 This is from the 1950 album ABE BURROWS SINGS? NOTE 2 The Promanade Theater is known as "The only off Broadway theater ON Broadwayadway" NOTE 3 The sex symbol was Robert Redford NOTE 4 The show was only 40 minutes long, SWISSAIR did a 5 minute infomercial from 9:55 to 10

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
Broadway Play Godspell
Macy's
Miller Beer
New York Times
Music (All times approximate)
Not Determined yet
Needs to be ID'd
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
Ed Scaterday
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Not Determined
Rating
None Yet
Record: 1724 / ID: 19740705W1724
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
July 5, 1974
Recno: 1724
4 Songs By Abe Burrows, Panhandlers, Manhattan On A Holiday Original Airing
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July 11, 2006

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Database Record Status
Database ID #: 19740705W1724Sponsors up to date: Yes
Record Created: Sources up to date: Yes
Last Update: 10-20-2020
Station ID up to date: No
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Music up to date: No Instruments up to date: No
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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)
3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)
Recordee 1 Shortened Theme: 55 seconds
2 Audibly Dated: By recordee or other
3 Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines
4 Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
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