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Summary
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Folk Tales of the American Road
Airdate: Monday - November 1, 1965

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 am in this phone booth see. . .
Show Description
Phone booths - getting in touch with mother or friends. Clling Marie - A number on a phone booth catches his interest. After dialing several time and chickening out, he goes through with it. It is answered by someone in the San Francisco Control Tower. "You calling from that phone booth at the Fairmont Hotel - that's six times this week!" Franklin Indiana - Looking for an open garage at 2:15 in the morning. Iona Pearl Bodkin - A neighbor who lived briefly on the block. He and Bruner Jr never looked at her the same way after one day her dress blew up around her neck exposing her black underwear. Folklore of the open road - the phantom rig. Worked on the road riding shotgun in a big Reo truck for about 3 weeks. Driver tells him about driving out of Wheeling Folklore of the sea - talks about myths on the sea amongst navy personel.
Comments
• 55" show recorded 10/26 for KFRC-FM San Francisco The song Shep sings in the shower - the singing commercial for "Mission Bell Wine"
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
No Commercials or Commercials Cut
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
Tiger Rag