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Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill
Rerun Date: Thursday - February 20, 1975

WOR Show
WBJC Synd Replay

(Syndicated Release)

audio

(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

Buy early for Easter. . .

Show Description

Shep talks about "Gravity Hill" in Schellsburg Pa. where a car, descending the hill, and placed in neutral., will roll to a stop and reverse direction, going back up the hill. Also, walking down the hill requires as much effort as if walking up and walking up the hill is like walking down. A stream which runs parallel to the road also runs UP . In Michigan, Shep spends ten days in a cabin he rented from a farmer who owned 500 acres. It was right on the shore of Rifle Lake. After about three days he is sitting in the boat on the lake fishing when all of a sudden something big and smooth rolled right next to the boat from out of the black water and then disappears. Everyday it kept seeming darker. After a few days Shep is listening to the portable radio, and walks out of the cabin into the night... except it was 11:00am! It was pitch dark and you could see stars. By 3:00 it began to get light, by 4:30 it was twilight and by 5:00 it was getting dark again. He also talks about the wildlife in the area and the Apple Jack and Cherry Jack produced locally.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
•	None

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:04	The Bear Missed the Train

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 07:50	Marc Spector

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo

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

This Show

Date	Title
January 8, 1975	Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill	Original Airing
February 20, 1975	Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill	WBJC Synd Replay
March 14, 1975	Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill	WBJC Synd Replay
October 7, 1975	Gravity Defied	WOR Rerun

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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