Sheplives

Last Summary Update: 07-09-2024

Folk Talents
Airdate: Friday - January 17, 1975

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I'd like to salute a New Jersey citizen tonight. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - - ]   
  A disgruntled buyer of lottery tickets. Shep plays his Jew's Harp, a folk instrument that is difficult to play. Other folk talents: bubble gum blowing, knuckle cracking. Shep does a head thumping solo (with reverb). Other folk talents are explored, including musical burping.      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
14:12	This is WOR New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
16:08	Scientific American
17:04	Royal Biscayne Hotel
18:09	Dell Books	The Onion Field
19:07	Broadway Play	'Pretzels' - Theatre Four
19:40	40-Plus Club of New York
36:04	National Airlines
36:38	General Tire
37:41	Gramercy Park Clothes
38:45	White Oak Pottery Barn
39:47	Consumer Affairs of NYC

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
03:30; 12:32; 29:47	In The Good Old Summertime (2)
14:09	The Bear Missed the Train
40:49	Big Daddy

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
02:12	Barney

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp
Nose Flute
Kopfspeilen
Echo Chamber

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• 24:43	People		Rutkowky, Boles	Knuckle Cracking
• 25:10	People		Robinette, Miss	Program chair of PTA

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

This Show

Date	Title
January 17, 1975	Folk Talents	Original Airing
May 9, 1975	Folk Talents	WBJC Synd Replay

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group C	108Da	Cassette

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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