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Food Surprise; Restaurant and Pousse Caf�
Rerun Date: May 1974

WOR Show
WOR Rerun

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I was at a party the other night. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Ryan Priest - None ]   
  Shep bemoans the rising cost of lobster.  One restaurant has even written "ask for estimate" on menu.  He predicts a day when lobsters will only be found in aquariums and museums.

He tells a restaurant horror story in which his date orders several expensive cocktails.  He then discovers a caterpillar in his salad.      
    
      Notes:

    (Rebroadcast of May 8, 1972 show)

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:32	by the way, that reminds me, this is WOR New York

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 03:42	Broadway Play	Bad Habits - Booth Theatre
• 04:11; 19:16	Chase Manhatten Bank
• 04:50	TV Guide
• 17:08	Alexis Lichine Beau-Jolais Wine
• 18:20	Newsday - L.I. Newspaper
• 19:50	National Enquirer	National Enquirer

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:47	All right everybody, let's dance
• 07:14	Unknown - William Tell Overture	Crazy William Tell Overture
• 10:18	Three Mexican Songs	Guitar Music

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Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

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Rating

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Record: 1715 / ID: 197405ddW1715

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

Date	Title
May 8, 1972 Recno: 1290	Lobsters, Restaurants	Original Airing
May 1974 Recno: 1715	Food Surprise; Restaurant and Pousse Caf�	WOR Rerun

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	197405ddW1715	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:	No	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Alan Kalish

Notes

Dating Notes

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Source: Ryan Priest

[5/10/17 - Ryan Priest - w/o May 6-11] I tried to do some sleuthing on the exact date of this program. I was able to determine it was a repeat of Shep's May 8, 1972 show. The commercial for TV Guide referenced an issue that is listed as May 11-18. Also, the recording I heard has a snippet of John Wingate's news at the tail end. It features a commercial for an event that will take place Monday, May 13. Wingate also teases a story about an 87-year-old man who rides his motorcycle daily. I've found some articles in newspaper archives that feature 87-year-old Earl Gregg of Ohio who rides his motorcycle around a dirt track at his home. Most papers feature it on May 7, 1974. While I can't garner an exact date from this, it can probably be narrowed to sometime during the week of May 6-11.

TV Guide Cover Week of May 11 to 17 1974

Time: 03:42 Source: Jim Clavin

"Bad Habits" opened at the Booth Theatre on May 5th

Daily News 5-6-74

General Notes

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Technical Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
[4/10/17 - Ryan Priest] I was also able to identify one of the songs used in the show as "Bahnfarht" (links in the summary attached), however the third piece used remains a mystery to me. It sounds like the Dixieland Jug Blowers, but I couldn't match it with anything available online, including the already identified pieces on your page.
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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

Source Name

Information

Alan Kalish

Running Time: 44:44

Recordee:
55 - Alan Kalish

Inventory Name: 1974 05 dd_W1715_055-099b Restaurant and Pousse Cafe.mp3
Source filename: Shep 099B.mp3
Source description: RESTAURANT & POUSSE CAF�
Source ref number: 99B
Station: WOR

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 46:39

Inventory Name: 1974 05 dd_W1715_601 Food Surprise.mp3
Source filename: 1974_05_xx_Food_Surprise.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 24
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 46:39

Inventory Name: 1974 05 dd_W1715_995 Food Surprise.mp3
Source filename: 1974_05_xx_Food_Surprise.mp3
Station: WOR

David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. May, 1974. WOR, New York. Food surprise. Jean Shepherd. 46:39
Source ref number: 89716
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 5-74 dl Food Surprise
Station: WOR

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"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