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Last Summary Update: 03-22-2024

Casey at the Bat
Airdate: September 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Texas Cowboy on a bar room floor

Show Description

Shep reads "Hellbound Train" to the accompaniment of train sounds and Ballet Mecanic He then read "Casey at the Bat"

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - 03-22-2024 ]   
  A train to hell. Shep reads, "Casey At The Bat." He then tells the story that inspired the poem.      
  

Comments

• Hellbound Train A Texas cowboy lay down on a barroom floor, Having drunk so much he could drink no more; So he fell asleep with a troubled brain To dream that he rode on a hell-bound train. The engine with murderous blood was damp And was brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp; An imp, for fuel, was shoveling bones, While the furnace rang with a thousand groans. The boiler was filled with lager beer And the devil himself was the engineer; The passengers were a most motly crew - Church member, atheist, Gentile, and Jew, Rich men in broadcloth, beggers in rags, Handsome young ladies, and withered old hags, Yellow and black men, red, brown, and white, All chained together - O God, what a site! While the train rushed on at an awful pace - The sulphurous fumes scorched their hands and face; Wider and wider the country grew, As faster and faster the engine flew. Louder and louder the thunder crashed And brighter and brighter the lightning flashed; Hotter and hotter the air became Till the clothes were burned from each quivering frame. And out of the distance there arose a yell, "Ha, ha," said the devil, "we're nearing hell!" Then oh, how the passengers all shrieked with pain And begged the devil to stop the train. But he capered about and danced for glee, And laughed and joked at their misery. "My faithful friends, you have done the work And the devil never can a payday shirk. "You've bullied the weak, you've robbed the poor, The starving brother you've turned from the door; You've laid up gold where the canker rust, And have given free vent to your beastly lust. "You've justice scorned, and corruption sown, And trampled the laws of nature down. You have drunk, rioted, cheated, plundered, and lied, And mocked at God in your hell-born pride. "You have paid full fair, so I'll carry you through, For it's only right you should have your due. Why, the laborer always expects his hire, So I'll land you safe in the lake of fire, "Where your flesh will waste in the flames that roar, And my imps torment you forevermore." Then the cowboy awoke with an anguished cry, His clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high Then he prayed as he never had prayed till that hour To be saved from his sin and the demon's power; And his prayers and his vows were not in vain, For he never road the hell-bound train.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:14	Speaking of Eivil and sin, which is by the way the subject of tonights show, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 09:00	Iberia Airlines
• 10:05	Robert Hall	Robert hall village
• 11:02	Datsun	610
• 12:02	Gramercy Park Clothes
• 13:05	Wine and Cheese Tasting Festival
• 36:14	Varig Airlines	Airline to Brazil
• 37:23	Leathers 4
• 38:30	General Tire

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:15; 06:11; 19:11	Ballet Mecanique

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

None Yet

Record: 1744 / ID: 197409ddW1744

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

	Date	Title
	September 1974 Recno: 1744	Casey at the Bat	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

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The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group A	100Ba	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	197409ddW1744	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	03-22-2024	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

Dating Notes

Notes

Time: 43:23 Source: Jim Clavin

"Don't forget, Saturday the 14th - Carnegie Hall" The way shep says it implies this coming Sat which would date this show as Mon 9/9 or Tue 9/10 as there are already shows for Wed,Thu, Fri.

General Notes

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Technical Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

NONE

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

NONE

Max / Schmidco Notes
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Other

References:

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
Series 100 Group A	100Ba	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0	Ken Piletic

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

4 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. September 1974. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. A train to hell. Shep reads, "Casey At The Bat." He then tells the story that inspired the poem. Jean Shepherd. 45:10. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 72101
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Running Time: 45:04

Inventory Name: 1974 09 dd_W1744_022-600_Series_100-100Ba Casey at the Bat.mp3
Source ref number: 100Ba
Station: WOR

Images

Ken Piletic

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Station: WOR

Max Schmid

Running Time: 44:46

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1974 09 dd_W1744_041-506 Casey at the Bat (HB Train).wav
Source filename: 74-09-xx Casey at the Bat (HB Train).wav
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