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Mankind And His Stuff And The Divinely Absurd
Airdate: Monday - February 19, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

(Redated from: 1962 09 19)

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Over the weekend I spent about 3 hours watching these canned television shows. . .

Show Description

So far there is no Description for this show

Comments

• 1) Shep is referring to the 1st US orbital space flight by John Glenn taking place the next day (2-20-62)

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:19	speaking of frightening - this is WOR AM and FM New York

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 43:06	Mandarin House

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 21:05	Gesang Der Junglinge / Song Of The Youths
• 21:11	Southern Shout
• 25:15; 31:07	Banjoreno

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 34:31	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 07:06 ]	Plots / Story Lines		Elephant's Foot Umbrella Stand

Record: 139 / ID: 19620219W0139

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

	Date	Title
	February 19, 1962 Recno: 139	Mankind And His Stuff And The Divinely Absurd	Original Airing

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Mass Backwards	October 10, 2000

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19620219W0139	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes	1962 09 19	Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

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Technical Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
FHC had this dated 9/19/62 Elephant foot (Same show)
Comments: 0

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Replays

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Replay Date

October 10, 2000

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

6 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name	Information
FHC / JSP Running Time: 44:25 Available on Internet	Inventory Name: 1962 02 19_W0139_030 Mankind and His Stuff.mp3 Source filename: 1962 02 19_030 Mankind and His Stuff.mp3 Station: WOR
Mass Backwards Running Time: 44:23 Available on Internet	Inventory Name: 1962 02 19_W0139_030 Mankind and His Stuff.mp3 Source description: Per Max - Source: Palo-Alto Micro Systems - Wash State Station: WBAI Comments: Mass Backwards recording
David Goldin	NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. February 19, 1962. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. "Realistic television shows." At auction: a genuine elephant's leg umbrella stand. A St. Louis man breaks into the zoo and frees forty-six cages of snakes. Talking to ants and rats. Driving a bed in Britain without a license. Part of the opening theme has been deleted. Jean Shepherd. 44:27. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above. Source ref number: 75716 Station: WOR
Gary Hines Running Time: 44:35	Inventory Name: 1962 02 19_W0139_097 Elephant Foot.mp3 Source filename: 62-09-19 Elephant Foot.mp3 Source description: 2-19-62 0225 Man and his Stuff Station: WOR
FHC / JSP Running Time: 44:35 Available on Internet	Inventory Name: 1962 02 19_W0139_030 Elephant Foot.mp3 Source filename: 1962 09 19 Elephant Foot and t WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3 Station: WOR Comments: FHC had their copy misdated
Max - Everything Sets Running Time: 44:35 Available on Internet	Inventory Name: 1962 02 19_W0139_601 Elephant Foot.mp3 Source filename: 1962_09_19_Elephant_Foot_and_t.mp3 Station: WOR Comments: Show misdated

"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