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Last Summary Update: 10-31-2009

The Bear and the Cadillac
Airdate: Thursday - August 5, 1965

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Hooray, hooray, he's coming on the air now, here he comes, this is what we have been waiting for . . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - 10-31-2009 ]   
  Evolutionary contemplation as humans

Musings about WOR Channel 9 TV experience

Why some people seem to have amused looks

The newsman's voice and implied authority (a segway to WOR ID)

Jean spins great fantasies for Charles W. Applerot

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 18:39	.That reminds me, Speaking of . . . , this is WOR AM & FM in New York, your station that is truly concerned

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 18:49	Miller Beer
• 20:24	Paperbook Gallery
• 28:53	Happiness Chinese Restaurant

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:41	Piano Concerto #1
• 38:57	Slapstix

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 28:43	Ed

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

None Yet

Record: 404 / ID: 19650805W0404

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	August 5, 1965 Recno: 404	The Bear and the Cadillac	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	July 28, 2009

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1965 Set 4	145b	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19650805W0404	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	10-31-2009	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Rudy Wirsching

Art Shifrin

Notes

Dating Notes

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General Notes

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Technical Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

July 28, 2009

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

NONE

Dustbin of History!

NONE

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

References:

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1965 Set 4	145b	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
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4 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
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. August 5, 1965. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. Shepherd remembers a famous newsman, none too kindly (it sounds like he's describing Paul Harvey). The story of the bear and the Cadillac...good Shepherd storytelling. Jean Shepherd. 44:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 78388
Station: WOR

Art Shifrin

Recordee:
529 - Art Shifrin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source ref number: S3

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 8-5-65 145 The Bear and the Cadillac
Station: WOR

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Schmidco

Running Time: 43:14

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1965 08 05_W0404_022-600_1965_Set_4-145b The Bear and the Cadillac.mp3
Source set: 1965 Set 4
Source ref number: 145b
Station: WOR

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"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