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Last Summary Update: 12-26-2023

Are You Really Happy
Airdate: Tuesday - May 7, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

You know, everywhere you look. . .

Show Description

The world is turning into a Zen fiesta. Man Bites Dog - arouses wife Wage all out war in the safety of your home - Shep reads ad for war game from April 1963 Superman Comic - page 40 from "My favorite humor newspaper" - The Philadelphia Enquirer "Are you really happy? by William Bernard and Julius Leopold

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:03	Speaking of sublime happiness in a fools paradise. Speaking of a fool's paradise - this is WOR

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 21:31	WOR TV Promo	Mets
• 22:26	Random House	"Hold Me" by Jules Fiefer

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:09	Ballet Mecanique
• 10:14	Waltz of the Flowers
• 11:20	The Okeh Laughing Record	Played over Waltz of the Flowers
• 17:25	Shiek of Araby (1)
• 24:07	Unknown - Gothic Music

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 24:00	Ed Scaterday

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Photos:

April 1963
Superman #160

April 1963
Sheps reads this ad on his May 7, 1963 show

April 1963
Superman comic referred to on May 7, 1963 show

Record: 3470 / ID: 19630507W3470

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

	Date	Title
	May 7, 1963 Recno: 3470	Are You Really Happy	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19630507W3470	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	12-26-2023	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		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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Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
The recordee cut the opening theme and perhaps some dialog. This was one of the ebay shows bought by Gary Hines.
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Replays

Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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References:

Jean Shepherd Show_-_Volume 04_75_08-18-10\1963-05-07_Are_You_Really_Happy.mp3

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3 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

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 45:20

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Inventory Name: 1963 05 07_W3470_097_mod Are You Really Happy.mp3
Source filename: 63-05-07_mod Are You Really Happy.mp3
Source description: 5-7-63 gh Are You Really Happy
Station: WOR

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Running Time: 45:21

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1963 05 07_W3470_601 Are You Really Happy.mp3
Source filename: 1963-05-07_Are_You_Really_Happy.mp3
Source set: Everything Set 04

Gary Hines

Running Time: 48:30

Inventory Name: 1963 05 07_W3470_097_orig Are You Really Happy.mp3
Source filename: 63-05-07_orig Are You Really Happy.mp3
Station: WOR

"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