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Poetry - Guess the Celebrity Author
Airdate: Friday - April 29, 1966

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
You know Al, there's only one way to handle women. . .
Show Description
[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - None ] 'Women are like horses, once they sense you are afraid of them, your in trouble!' according to Jean Poem - "The Executive", Shep offers a Brass Figlagee with Bronze Oak Leaf Palm if you can name the Author (Fred Allen) Poem - "The Captains Miserable Little Daughter" Modern day victims of technology A little note from the NY Times - London, a car was hit with a toilet 28000 Drunken Elephants Uncle Carl remembrance (a result of the Miller High Life commercial) Poem - "The Conqueror Worm" (name the author and get a fig newton, Shep offers, Edgar Allen Poe, can a Fig Newton be emailed?) Story of a school teacher in Shep's Junior year of high school that loved the poems of this author Shep speaks of giving a class of his own, and an underground cartoon

Notes:
Between the line Shep raises the question, with out asking it, if we see pink elephants when we are drunk, what do drunk elephants see? Shep talks about getting his new bike as part of the Honda commercial Shep talks about being fitted for a suit at the Miracle Mile on Saturday and riding around the block on his new Honda wearing the Tux.

WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
Speaking of lost and gone this is WOR
Brass Figlagee Award
"I will award the Brass Figlagee. . ."
• Poem - "The Executive", Shep offers a Brass Figlagee with Bronze Oak Leaf Palm if you can name the Author (Fred Allen)
Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
Coty Perfume - Imprevu
Honda Motorcycles Fleishman
Limelight - Shep
Miller Beer
Movie Promotion Madam X
Port Authority "The old crowd you've given your half dollars to and sat in line for . . . "
Rover 2000
Wohlmuth
Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
Humoresque - opus 101 no 7
Gesang Der Junglinge / Song Of The Youths
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
Al
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
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Record: 561 / ID: 19660429W0561
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
April 29, 1966
Recno: 561
Poetry - Guess the Celebrity Author Original Airing
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Found in the following set(s)
Set Name Show # Media
1966 Set 3
207a
Cassette

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Database ID #: 19660429W0561Sponsors up to date: Yes
Record Created: Sources up to date: Yes
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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)
3 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
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