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Salute to George Plimpton, Rain and Cars
Airdate: Thursday - February 3, 1972

WOR Show
Original Airing

(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

here's a letter says last night, Shepherd, you were scholarly. . . .

Show Description

Shep talks about George Plimpton in sports, his safari, and imagines his saving the church. Walking in the rain tonight What are thos little round things they put on the liver pate?

Comments

• "Plimpton Adventure in Africa" on TV 1-31-72

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 11:28; 1534	Now we can say it - this is WOR New York . . . This is WOR New York, Jerry, go on sit down. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 07:36	King Karol Music
• 10:00	Provident Savings Bank

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:24; 06:50	Beethoven's 5th Symphony
• 12:33; 20:21; 31:46	Nuages	Quiet contemplation
• 36:32; 39:58	El Capitan

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 19:35	Herb Squire
• 15:36	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		February 3, 1972	Salute to George Plimpton, Rain and Cars	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	May 04, 2010

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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