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Cigar Practical Joke, Robert Service Smoking Poem
Airdate: Monday - February 18, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Oh, yeah this is pure George Orwell. . .

Show Description

Shep dispute celebrating George Washington's birthday on the 18th! Salute to the post office The art of pipe smoking Shep reads "The Ballad of Salvation Bill

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:39	it's all hocu-pocus, which reminds me this is WOR New York . . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 13:47	American Motors	Matador
• 14:49	Broadway Play	Palace Theatre - Carol Channing in "Lorelei"
• 15:18	Federal Trade Commision	Federal Trade Commision

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 32:24; 35:45	Unknown Music	Piano

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 03:00	Jim
• 09:38	Joe
• 15:59	Leigh Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

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Record: 1696 / ID: 19740218W1696

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

	Date	Title
	February 18, 1974 Recno: 1696	Cigar Practical Joke, Robert Service Smoking Poem	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19740218W1696	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-04-2025	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

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Time: 00:45 Source: Jim Clavin

Says it is the 18th

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	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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Pete Delaney

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 02 18 Cigar Practical Joke, Robert Service Smoking Poem 74-02-18 Smoke Joke & Service Poem
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

Running Time: 46:12

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1974 02 18_W1696_097 Washington - Pipe Tobacco.mp3
Source filename: 74-02-18 Washington, Pipe Tobacco [Poor Volume].mp3
Station: WOR

Comments: Volume dips low

"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