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Almost Busted
Airdate: Saturday - September 27, 1969

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Now we'll take care of another request. . .

Show Description

Shep tells about being stopped by two cops one night and they did not believe that he was Jean Shepherd. they accused him of using a girls driver's license. He convinced them to call WOR, but then in a moment of panic couldn't remember the station's phone number. While one of the cops was on the phone trying to call the station, 3 kids come down the street and recognize him. "Hey Shep, Excelsior" The cops are convinced and ask for his autograph. Shep tells about the time he was in the Army, stationed in Florida and wound up in the brig. He was on pass in Stewart, Fla with Gasser and they met up with a fellow soldier named Nash and his friend. They all decided to go to West Palm Beach. When they got there they went into a bar at Nash's suggestion. They all order Southern Comforts and after Nash downs his third one, he becomes a little rowdy and picks on three sailors at the end of the bar. A fight breaks out and they all spend the next three days in the brig.

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Comments

• Shep says he is 17 when this happened. Being born in 1921 this would have been 1938, but he was actually in the Army from June 1942 to December 1944

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Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 04:15; 07:57; 13:14	Stars and Stripes Forever
• 15:19	I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	Keith

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Record: 921 / ID: 19690927W0921

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

Date	Title
September 27, 1969 Recno: 921	Almost Busted	Original Airing
October 5, 1969 Recno: 6732	Almost Busted	WGBH Boston Replay

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19690927W0921	Sponsors up to date:	No
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	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

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Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
[jim] The tape heard was dated 10-5-69 and was from a Boston radio station playing it as pre-recorded. Based on Shep's comment that this is a Saturday and the fact that the Boston shows were on a week delay, the show must have aired on WOR on 9-27-69
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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
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name	Information
FHC / JSP Running Time: 54:12 Available on Internet	Inventory Name: 1969 09 27_W0921_030 Almost Busted WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3 Source filename: 1969 09 27 Almost Busted WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3 Source ref number: 3, 3d Station: WOR
Max - Everything Sets Running Time: 54:12 Available on Internet	Inventory Name: 1969 09 27_W0921_601 Almost Busted.mp3 Source filename: 1969_09_27_Almost_Busted.mp3 Source set: Everything Set Vol 13 Station: WOR
Brass Figlagee - Archive.org Running Time: 54:12 Available on Internet	Inventory Name: 1969 09 27_W0921_995 Almost Busted.mp3 Source filename: 1969_09_27_Almost_Busted.mp3 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