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Revival Thing
Airdate: Tuesday - April 30, 1963

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

Hello greasy dirt fans. . .

Show Description

Greasy Dirt Remember the days when machines were designed to be helpful to people, now people better damn well be helpful to the Machines Honeywell Happiness Insurance "Invaders for Christ from America"

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
• 27:56		"Invaders for Christ from America"

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:42	Speaking of happiness people, this is WOR AN\M and FM New York, your truly happy station. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 12:59	Random House	Jules Fieffer - "Hold Me!"
• 13:50	Show Magazine
• 44:37	Reader's Digest	Readers Digest

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 09:52; 16:38	Gesang Der Junglinge
• 19:02	Coronation March
• 27:24	Bye Bye Blues

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 16:14	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		April 30, 1963	Revival Thing	Original Airing

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