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Last Summary Update: 08-27-2025

Pair Drunk Ballplayers
Airdate: Thursday - August 27, 1964

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I love those fantastic Tchaikovsky endings. . .

Show Description

Shep opens playing the closings from several Tchaikovsky pieces. Who can name these. Mr Chuckie's preview of the upcoming musical season Drunken newscast and ballplayers Guest star syndrome Long promo for the Limelight - what's it all about?

So far there is no Description for this show

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		Miss Little Rock Business Queen

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:26	Speaking of problems this is WOR AN nad FM New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 15:37	Tempo Cigarettes
• 16:46	Ballantine Beer
• 34:09	Limelight - Shep

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 10:42	Narcissus
• 33:24	Tiger Rag

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 08:04	Don MacClean
• 42:27	Leigh Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 10:49 ]	People		Mr Chuckie

Record: 8610 / ID: 19640827W8610

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

	Date	Title
	August 27, 1964 Recno: 8610	Pair Drunk Ballplayers	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19640827W8610	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	08-09-2025	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	08-27-2025	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

Dating Notes

Notes

Time: 34:04 Source: Jim Clavin

Shep mentions it's Thursday

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Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

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

1 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

Gary Hines

Running Time: 43:44

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1964 08 27_W8610_097 Pair Drunk Ballplayers.mp3
Source filename: 64-08-27 Pair Drunk Ballplayers.mp3
Station: WOR

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