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Last Summary Update: 12-27-2009

The Perfect Christmas Gift - Salami
Airdate: Friday - December 6, 1974

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

Hey, you know, I can't believe it, it's Friday. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - 12-27-2009 ]   
  Shep's greatest Christmas gifts. Sergeant Kowalski gets a gingerbread man. Shepherd plays the Jew's harp, along with a commercial for an Irish bar called, "The John Barleycorn." Goldworm's secret.      
  

[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - 12-27-2009 ]   
  Christmas gifts and shopping madness. 

Mail call in the Army - getting packages from back home for Christmas.  

After a long block of commercials, Shep comments about time, the theory of relativity, and quantum leaps. Then more commercials.

The story of Goldworm and the Kosher Salami. How a five foot salami becomes an enterprising business in the Army.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:30	Imagine a guy in the army calling the office, this is WOR New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:44	Barnes and Noble
• 15:45; 26:37	Broadway Play	"London Assurance" (2 times)
• 16:26	Shopwell
• 17:34	TV Guide	Michael Landon on Cover (12-7-74 issue)
• 18:32	Schrafts Candy's
• 20:03	New York Times
• 21:18	Compoz
• 27:08	John Barleycorn Pub
• 41:36	Gramercy Park Clothes

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 25:09	Dust Off That Old Pianna

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	'Corny' - Elga Cornell Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp
Kazoo

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 03:29 ]	Army		Army
• [ 03:42 ]	Army		Company K
• [ 08:22 ]	People		Kowalski, Sgt.
• [ 34:13 ]	People		Goldworm

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

This Show

Date	Title
December 6, 1974	The Perfect Christmas Gift - Salami	Original Airing
March 17, 1975	The Perfect Christmas Gift - Salami	WBJC Synd Replay

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	December 12, 2000
YesterdayUSA	June 13, 2009
Mass Backwards	December 08, 2009

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group B	105Cb	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