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Last Summary Update: 08-24-2023

The Steel Mill
Airdate: Tuesday - May 2, 1967

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Boy do I know some terrible lyrics to that . . .

Show Description

"The Human Comedy" The British Pig Club disbands - young people are just not interested in pigs any longer Reads a poem which is an ode to the midwest - specifically Indiana The New York cab driver's syndrome - an uncontrolable need to shout obscenities East Brunswick Show - South River High School delegates give Shep a 5 foot Jews Harp. Shep talks about the poster of him that just recently came out. Cheating the Coke machine, and the electronnic age. Someday people will be transistorized. Shep and Flick had a car they owned together. One day they were in the yard grinding the valves when Mr. Bruner comes staggering by. He's been drinking for about a week and a half but commences to work on the car for them. All of a sudden, out it all came - 17 gallons of used green beer, into the engine! "Salting the Slab" - Steel mill story about what happens when you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Limelight - Shep

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 01:41	Slapstix

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	Walt

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

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Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	Radio	November 30, 1966	Poster by Fred McDarrah
•	Plots / Story Lines		Steel Mill
•	People		Flick
•	General Topics		Kid Stories
•	General Topics		Live Performances
•	General Topics		Jews Harp

Record: 693 / ID: 19670502W0693

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

	Date	Title
	May 2, 1967 Recno: 693	The Steel Mill	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19670502W0693	Sponsors up to date:	No
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	08-24-2023	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Dictaphone

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Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
Walt is engineer The poster picture was of Shep in the studio holding his right hand up towards the camera. It was taken by Fred W McDarrah.
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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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6 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

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FHC / JSP

Running Time: 43:54

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1967 05 02_W0693_030 Steel Mill WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3
Source filename: 1967 05 02 Steel Mill WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3
Source ref number: 7f
Station: WOR

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 43:54

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1967 05 02_W0693_601 Steel Mill.mp3
Source filename: 1967_05_02_Steel_Mill.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 11
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 43:54

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1967 05 02_W0693_995 Steel Mill.mp3
Source filename: 1967_05_02_Steel_Mill.mp3
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 5-2-67 Steel Mill
Station: WOR

Images

Max Schmid

Running Time: 44:29

Recordee:
512 - Dictaphone

Inventory Name: 1967 05 02_W0693_041-512 Steel Mill.mp3
Source filename: 67-05-02 Steel Mill.wav
Station: WOR

Comments: goes soft last 10

Dictaphone

Recordee:
512 - Dictaphone

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 67-05-02 Steel Mill - goes soft last 10
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