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Summary
Last Summary Update: 05-19-2024

The Poetic GI
Airdate: Monday - November 18, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
I mean, you know, there's just no point, life is but a dream
Show Description
An affinity for shoddiness. A G.I. movie and Charlie Chan. The poetic G. I., volunteering for a medical experiment (a good army story).

So far there is no Description for this show

WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:54 This is WOR New York and this is another commercial. . .
Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 13:03 Alfa Romeo
• 14:07 Broadway Play Fame - Golden Theater
• 14:49 General Tire
• 16:01 Promenade Café - Rockefeller Center
• 16:58 Shopwell Supermarkets
• 18:20 New York Magazine
• 1925 Gramercy Park Clothes
• 20:26 Datsun
Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 06:52 Three Mexican Songs
• 11:26 Suite Castellana
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 'Corny' - Elga Cornell Brown
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
Rating
None Yet
Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Time Category Date Title Comments
• Army Army
Record: 1782 / ID: 19741118W1782
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
November 18, 1974
Recno: 1782		 The Poetic GI Original Airing
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Show Replay Date
Dustbin of History
 November 13, 2024

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Found in the following set(s)
Set Name Show # Media
Series 100 Group B
 104Aa
 Cassette

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General Info
Database Record Status
Database ID #: 19741118W1782Sponsors up to date: Yes
Record Created: Sources up to date: Yes
Last Update: 05-19-2024
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
Ken Piletic
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 Notes
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Replays
Mass Backwards NONE
WBAI Golden Age of Radio NONE
Yesterday USA NONE
Dustbin of History!
Replay Date
November 13, 2024
Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found
Other
References:
Synd#:
Synd#:
Schmidco Sets - 1 found
Set Name Show # Media File Name Source
Series 100 Group B
 104Aa
 Cassette
 0
Running Time: 0 		Ken Piletic
 
Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)
6 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

David Goldin




NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. November 18, 1974. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. An affinity for shoddiness. A G. I. movie and Charlie Chan. The poetic G. I., volunteering for a medical experiment (a good army story). Jean Shepherd, Lester Smith (announcer). 45:21. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 72280
Station: WOR

Gary Hines




NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 11-18-74 RR-03 Army Salve Experiment
Station: WOR
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Schmidco


Running Time: 44:12

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic
Inventory Name: 1974 11 18_W1782_022-600_Series_100-104Aa The Poetic GI.mp3
Source set: Series 100 Group B
Source ref number: 104Aa
Station: WOR
Images

Ken Piletic


Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic
NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Station: WOR

Max Schmid


Running Time: 44:45

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

 Timing Reference     
Inventory Name: 506_
Source filename: 74-11-18 The Poetic GI.wav
Station: WOR

Dustbin of History


Running Time: 54:06

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic
Inventory Name: 1974 11 18_W1782_552-506_D2024-11-13 The Poetic GI.mp3
Station: WOR

 

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