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Last Summary Update: 02-07-2012

The Urge to Go
Airdate: Thursday - June 11, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Yeah, . . . A Texas cowboy on a barroom floor. . .

Show Description

The hell boud train

[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - 02-07-2012 ]   
  first line: [trains SFX} Yeah... a Texas Cowboy... "Hellbound Train" over Ballet Mechanique 7:15

Ford Galaxy 500, Sears Car Batteries, Sears A/C buy now!
-9:26

More train SFX "We are mobile people..."

Money Button: unknown Dr Pepper??, Dubonnet

Back to trains - Man is migratory. Hippies are like starlings.

Lemmings migrate to the sea, Man just needs to GO!
Like a gypsy, constantly moving.

Shep sees car dragged by train while driving.

Start of news, A&P Ad

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:29	This is WOR New York by the way speaking of trained seals. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 07:15	Ford	Galaxy 500
• 08:26	Sears	Batteries
• 13:42	Dr Pepper
• 14:50	Dubonnet Wine

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:34	Ballet Mecanique
• 2:03; 09:54; 16:00; 34:44; 36:30	Unknown - Steam train sounds	Train Locomotive

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

Rating

None Yet

Record: 4408 / ID: 19700611W4408

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

	Date	Title
	June 11, 1970 Recno: 4408	The Urge to Go	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	June 12, 2024

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19700611W4408	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	02-07-2012	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	02-07-2012	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Brian Gelber

Notes

Dating Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin

General Notes

No Notes Found

Technical Notes

No Notes Found

Research Notes

No Notes Found

Max / Schmidco

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Max / Schmidco Notes

Notes

has 5 min news at end

Replays

Mass Backwards

NONE

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

NONE

Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

June 12, 2024

Max / Schmidco Notes

Notes

Other

References:

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
None Found

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
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

Brian Gelber

Running Time: 52:06

Recordee:
135 - Brian Gelber

Inventory Name: 1970 06 11_W4408_135 1st hour - The Urge to Go.mp3
Source filename: 70-06-11 TH 1st hr Shep-The Urge to Go - has 5m news end.mp3
Source description: Assorts
Station: WOR

Comments: The 1st hour has Shep - the 2nd hour is news and Farber. Retained for historical reference

Images

Brian Gelber

Running Time: 1:00:02

Recordee:
135 - Brian Gelber

Inventory Name: 1970 06 11_W4408_135 2nd hour - from tone 11pm-Mid-news and start Farber.mp3
Source filename: 70-06-11 TH 2nd hour from tone 11pm-Mid-news and start Farbe.mp3

Comments: The 1st hour has Shep - the 2nd hour is news and Farber. Retained for historical reference

Images

Dustbin of History

Running Time: 54:10

Recordee:
135 - Brian Gelber

Inventory Name: 1970 06 11_W4408_552-135_D2024-06-12_urge to go.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

"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