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Civil Rights Movement as Show Biz
Airdate: Monday - August 9, 1965

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I think that's enough of that mediocrity. . .

Show Description

Driving in a cab in New York takes a hour and a half to go six blocks. The dirt of New York just descends in great undulating waves like a rain. The radio in the cab plays on and on and on. "My mother told me to go to school, I did and he didn't" "Entertainment has superceded any serious situations we are faced with. Most people get very irritated when they begin to hear serious discussions of one thing or another about subjects which can be very very troublesome unless they are larded with laughs, unless they're watching a star do it." Americans have one of the lowest boredom thresholds. They are one of the quickest bored in the world. America is a country of extroverts, bowlers, playgoers, Mary Martin fans, and demonstrating fans. Shep often gets invited to talk about Civil Rights or Vietnam, but they want him to be funny. Shep makes mention of how when he tells an Army story that deals with the war people get really bothered and write angry letters. Like the time I told the Army story about riding in the back of the train, sleeping on the coffin of a dead PFC.

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• He is referring to the Jun 26, 1965 Limelight show in which he tells about sleeping on the coffin.

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Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	Army		Army
•	General Topics		Culture

Record: 407 / ID: 19650809W0407

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	Date	Title
	August 9, 1965 Recno: 407	Civil Rights Movement as Show Biz	Original Airing

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Set Name	Show #	Media
1965 Set 4	146b	Cassette

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Database ID #:	19650809W0407	Sponsors up to date:	No
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
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Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Rudy Wirsching

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January 30, 2001

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Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1965 Set 4	146b	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0

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	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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Schmidco

Running Time: 42:57

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1965 08 09_W0407_022-600_1965_Set_4-146b Civil Rights Movement as Show Biz.mp3
Source set: 1965 Set 4
Source ref number: 146b
Station: WOR

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Running Time: 46:40

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Inventory Name: 1965 08 09_W0407_500_M2001-01-30 Show Business in the Civil Rights Movement.mp3
Station: WBAI

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David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. August 9, 1965. WOR, New York. Sustaining. The dirty side of New York. "Chaos," by Ross Bagdasarian is heard. "The Ugly American" is balderdash. Confusing entertainment with reality and thinking. Much serious literature is really "fantasy fiction." "The Show Biz Syndrome." The opening theme has been partially deleted. Jean Shepherd. 44:40. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
Source ref number: 78398
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 8-9-65 146 Civil Rights Movement as Show Biz
Station: WOR

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Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 44:10

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Inventory Name: 1965 08 09_W0407_601 Show Business In The Civil Rights Movement.mp3
Source filename: 1965_08_09_Show_Business_In_The_Civil_Rights_Movement.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 08
Station: WOR

FHC / JSP

Running Time: 44:10

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Inventory Name: 1965 08 09_W0407_030 Show Business In Th WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3
Source filename: 1965 08 09 Show Business In Th WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3
Source ref number: 2g
Station: WOR

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Running Time: 44:10

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 08 09_W0407_995 Show Business In The Civil Rights Movement.mp3
Source filename: 1965_08_09_Show_Business_In_The_Civil_Rights_Movement.mp3
Station: WOR

"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