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Artie Gerbil B'Day, Changing Fuel Pump - Model A
Airdate: Wednesday - July 8, 1970

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

Nothing sacred here, excuse me. . . .

Show Description

Shep attended a birthday party for a Gerbil. Can you imagine singing Happy Birthday to a gerbil named Arty? Shep is getting irascible. The pecking order and the ecological chain. How are you doing on your case of isolation friends? Working on short story for Playboy Shep segways into story about having to chane a fuel pump.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 09:24		Welcome Company

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:51	This is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 08:30	Coronation March
• 37:13	Some of These Days (2)

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 08:29	Nick Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		July 8, 1970	Artie Gerbil B'Day, Changing Fuel Pump - Model A	Original Airing

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