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Last Summary Update: 06-05-2025

Train Trip on 'City of LA'
Airdate: Saturday - June 6, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I have to admit I was going through the Manhatten phone book. . .

Show Description

National Institute for Straight Thinking. Shep has a shaking experience. Was at the Indy 500 this week - it is an experience you cannot describe. Shep's "Scrambled egg theory of the human brain" Shep discusses the Domeliner and other trans-continental trains.

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
•	None

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 50:25	Year One Poster

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 26:31	Diesel Locomotives And Some Steam Locomotives
• 45:55	High Noon

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 05:30	Nick

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 06:15 ]	General Topics		Shep's Scramble Egg Theory of the Human Brain

Record: 982 / ID: 19700606W0982

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

	Date	Title
	June 6, 1970 Recno: 982	Train Trip on 'City of LA'	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Golden Age of Radio	July 16, 2017
Dustbin of History	June 05, 2025

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19700606W0982	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-05-2025	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

Robert Yellen

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Max / Schmidco

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Replays

Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

Replay date

July 16, 2017

Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

June 05, 2025

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

5 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

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 6-6-70 58 Train Trip on 'City of LA' also #57 Sat show

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Jim Clavin

Running Time: 54:03

Inventory Name: 1970 06 06_W0982_022-550 Train trip city of LA.mp3
Source description: Mass Backwards recording
Station: WOR

Comments: ripped from Golden Age of Radio recording

GoldenAge of Radio

Running Time: 56:26

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1970 06 06_W0982_550_G2017-07-16 City of Los Angeles.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Golden Age of Radio recording

Robert Yellen

Recordee:
48 - Robert Yellen

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 2249 Jean Shepherd Train Trip On "City of Los Angelos" 60 min 06/06/70
Source ref number: 2249
Station: WOR

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Dustbin of History

Running Time: 1:00:11

Inventory Name: 1970 06 06_W0982_552_D2025-06-05 Last Ride on the Domeliner.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

"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