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Last Summary Update: 05-03-2020

Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill
Rerun Date: Thursday - February 20, 1975

WOR Show
WBJC Synd Replay

(Syndicated Release)

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

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Show Description

Shep talks about "Gravity Hill" in Schellsburg Pa. where a car, descending the hill, and placed in neutral., will roll to a stop and reverse direction, going back up the hill. Also, walking down the hill requires as much effort as if walking up and walking up the hill is like walking down. A stream which runs parallel to the road also runs UP . In Michigan, Shep spends ten days in a cabin he rented from a farmer who owned 500 acres. It was right on the shore of Rifle Lake. After about three days he is sitting in the boat on the lake fishing when all of a sudden something big and smooth rolled right next to the boat from out of the black water and then disappears. Everyday it kept seeming darker. After a few days Shep is listening to the portable radio, and walks out of the cabin into the night... except it was 11:00am! It was pitch dark and you could see stars. By 3:00 it began to get light, by 4:30 it was twilight and by 5:00 it was getting dark again. He also talks about the wildlife in the area and the Apple Jack and Cherry Jack produced locally.

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
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Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

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•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:04	The Bear Missed the Train

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 07:50	Marc Spector

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo

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Record: 6857 / ID: 19750220W6857

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

Date	Title
January 8, 1975 Recno: 1820	Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill	Original Airing
February 20, 1975 Recno: 6857	Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill	WBJC Synd Replay
March 14, 1975 Recno: 6858	Mysterious Things; Gravity Hill	WBJC Synd Replay
October 7, 1975 Recno: 2060	Gravity Defied	WOR Rerun

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19750220W6857	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	05-03-2020	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

Lee Rotter

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	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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Lee Rotter

Running Time: 38:08

Recordee:
98 - Lee Rotter

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1975 02 20_W6857_098 Woods - wildlife - Bear Missed Train - Gravity hill - Lake monster - weird Blackout - WBJC - Orig 1-8-75.mp3
Source filename: 1975_02_20_&_3_14_75_Woods_wildlife_Bear_Missed_Train_Gravity_hill_Lake_monster_weird_Blackout_BJC_Originally_1-8-75.mp3
Source ref number: 29
Station: WBJC

"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