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Hexes and Curses
Airdate: Friday - August 15, 1975

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Gonna raid that joint one day I'll tell ya
Show Description
Aluminum pennies
[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - None ] news top, then theme-drop pants for immediate attention. first line: Gonna raid that joint one day I'll tell ya. Have you been cursed?? ID Lady Schick Hair Dryer, EX-Bier, European Health Spa Crime: something the other guy does. Yankee Stadium curse during World Series Vs W Sox "Horns, horns" Woman puts curse on pitcher. Shep wears Italian charm to reverse horns curse. WOR ID again, Royal Biscaine Beach hotel - 25:00, Squibb Theragran, Jack&Roger for New Bonds, General Tire, Aeromexico, Hare Krishna in baseball cap, keys locked in car Is U.S. cursed?? NYC cursed by Deluth Minnesota Shep describes how to make the horns Once given, nearly impossible to take back. Shep tells how to defend against horns.
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 06:58; 23:30 this is WOR New York, and speaking of funny things. . . This is WOR New York friends, we'll be back immediatlely following these commercial messages. . .
Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 07:03 TV Guide
• 08:05 Broadway Play "Candide"
• 08:38 New Hope Auto Show
• 09:14 Schick - Lady Schick Styler
• 10:17 EX BIER
• 11:25 European Health Spa
• 23:35 Royal Biscayne Hotel
• 24:39 Theragran
• 25:47 Bond Clothing
• 26:46 General Tire
• 26:47 Aero Mexico
Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• No Music Used
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
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1974
1974 Aluminum Penny


April 21, 1975
The Aluminum Penny mystery The Journal News
   
Record: 2023 / ID: 19750815W2023
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
August 15, 1975
Recno: 2023		 Hexes and Curses Original Airing
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Show Replay Date
Dustbin of History
 August 14, 2024

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Found in the following set(s)
Set Name Show # Media
Series 100 Group I
 125Ca
 Cassette

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General Info
Database Record Status
Database ID #: 19750815W2023Sponsors up to date: Yes
Record Created: Sources up to date: Yes
Last Update: None
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
No Notes Found
 
General Notes
No Notes Found
 
Technical Notes
Notes
Source: Max Schmid
[Max] Clarence - M-0027 Run sheet says Tuesday 8/19/75 orig synd # 102-2 (C101) I pulled out the original reel I took the 1975 shows from, and listened to my cassette masters - Somebody scrambled the titles and dates on the reel label! The recorded shows with date stamps are correct, but the titles are mixed up. From database (now known to be INCORRECT): Friday 8/15/75 Carl the Singing Chicken Monday 8/18/75 Fighting in Class Tuesday 8/19/75 Hexes and Curses Wednesday 8/20/75 Australia It should read as follows: Friday 8/15/75 Hexes and Curses Monday 8/18/75 Australia Tuesday 8/19/75 Carl the Singing Chicken Wednesday 8/20/75 Fighting in Class (this show concludes with a different version of "Crime and Punishment - Playing Hooky" story)
Comments: 0
 
Research Notes
No Notes Found
 
Max / Schmidco
Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .
Max / Schmidco Notes
Notes

Slight Muffle
 
Replays
Mass Backwards NONE
WBAI Golden Age of Radio NONE
Yesterday USA NONE
Dustbin of History!
Replay Date
August 14, 2024
Max / Schmidco Notes
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Other
References:
Synd#:
Synd#:
Schmidco Sets - 1 found
Set Name Show # Media File Name Source
Series 100 Group I
 125Ca
 Cassette
 0
Running Time: 0 		Ken Piletic
 
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
Source Name Information

Schmidco


Running Time: 43:52

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

 Timing Reference     
Inventory Name: 1975 08 15_W2023_022-600_Series_100-125Ba Hexes and Curses.mp3
Source description: Hexes and Curses
Source set: Series 100 Group I
Source ref number: 125Ba
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Gary Hines




NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 8-15-75 RR-19 Putting Hexes on People
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Ken Piletic


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

Dustbin of History


Running Time: 53:21

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic
Inventory Name: 1975 08 15_W2023_552-506_D2024-08-14 Hexes and Curses.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

Jim Clavin


Running Time: 44:53

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic
Inventory Name: 1975 08 15_W2023_022-552-506 Hexes and Curses.mp3
Station: WOR

Comments: Ripped from Dustbin of History recording

 

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