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Curses
Airdate: Wednesday - April 6, 1966

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Okay, is it over? (after Koroni "dyak curse" music)

Show Description

The thinking kid's Soupy Sales Warning for a scientific experiment and playing of Dyak Curse. All through the show Shep takes calls from listeners to 'study' the effects of the the curse that has just been played over the air. It was a recording of a Dyak Male curse of Borneo Dyak natives. Causes instant death or lifelong curse against makes. Does not affect women. Send a postcard to "Curses" care of this radio station for the antidote. Comedy of mankind parade: - Dear Abbey mother worried about her sailor son being so far away. - Elephant that sits on red cars - The giant squid and love in the ocean depths - Anxiety and the female psyche - The seven deadly crimes you commit against yourself

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Comments

• Mentions being at Barrington High School for a show at 8pm on Friday (4/8)

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
•	which reminds me, speaking of crummy.. This is WOR

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Honda Motorcycles	Fleishman
•	New York Times
•	Rover 2000
•	Wohlmuth	(w/"Cheap Guitar Music")

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	Bye Bye Blues
•	Gettysburg March
•	Classical Guitar
•	The Informer
•	Koroni

Callers

Time	Caller	Notes
	• Shep takes callers to check out the response to the playing of the 'Dyak Curse'

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Not Determined Yet

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Not Determined

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	Radio		Callers Shep Spoke To
•	General Topics		Dyak Curse

Record: 547 / ID: 19660406W0547

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

	Date	Title
	April 6, 1966 Recno: 547	Curses	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	February 15, 2000
Golden Age of Radio	February 17, 2013

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1966 Set 2	200b	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19660406W0547	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Rudy Wirsching

Notes

Dating Notes

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General Notes

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Technical Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

February 15, 2000

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

Replay date

February 17, 2013

Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

NONE

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1966 Set 2	200b	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
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8 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

Schmidco

Running Time: 43:54

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1966 04 06_W0547_022-600_1966_Set_2-200b Curses.mp3
Source set: 1966 Set 2
Source ref number: 200b
Station: WOR

Images

Max Schmid

Running Time: 44:18

Inventory Name: 1966 04 06_W0547_041 Curses.mp3
Station: WOR

Mass Backwards

Running Time: 44:43

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1966 04 06_W0547_500_M2000-02-15 Curses.mp3
Station: WOR

Comments: Mass Backwards recording

GoldenAge of Radio

Running Time: 1:04:26

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1966 04 06_W0547_550_G2013-02-17 Curses.mp3
Station: WOR

Comments: Golden Age of Radio recording

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 4-6-66 200 Curses
Station: WOR

Images

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 43:50

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1966 04 06_W0547_995 Human Comedy.mp3
Source filename: 1966_04_06_Human_Comedy.mp3
Station: WOR

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 43:50

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1966 04 06_W0547_601 Human Comedy.mp3
Source filename: 1966_04_06_Human_Comedy.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 10
Station: WOR

FHC / JSP

Running Time: 43:50

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1966 04 06_W0547_030 1 Human Comedy WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3
Source filename: 1966 04 06 1 Human Comedy WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3
Source ref number: 2g, 13
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