December 22, 2008
Updated: 12-22-2008
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Don Fagen
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| The Man Who Told A Christmas Story |
| What I learned from Jean Shepherd |
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| Donald Fagen of Steely Dan writes about being a Shep fan in his college days and talks about the impressions he received back then and what he thinks about him now. |
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November 26, 2008
Updated: 11-26-2008
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| Salute to Jean Shepherd |
| Now on youtube |
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| Nick Mantis of New Millennium Productions was asked by the Downtown Hammond Council and the South Shore Tourism and Convention Bureau to produce this short documentary on Shep. It was narrated by Shep fan Brian Pearson and features an interview with author / Shep Fan Eugene Bergmann. |
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November 14, 2008
Updated: 11-14-2008
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| A Christmas Story the Musical |
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| Coming December 2009, |
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November 3, 2008
Updated: 11-03-2008
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| A Hammond Story |
| The Origin of A Christmas Story |
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| A Christmas Story returns to Hammond this season when Hammond celebrates the 25th anniversary of the movie. Check the link below for details. |
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July 22, 2008
Updated: 07-22-2008
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The pre - K2ORS days
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| Shep's QSL card from 1938 |
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| Here's a copy of Shep's QSL card from 1938. Thanks to Tony Ricicki (W2VRK) |
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July 17, 2008
Updated: 07-17-2008
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From Lois to Shep
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| Lois Nettleton Estate |
| Shep releted items for sale |
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| Many people have been buying the items put up on auction. I would like to get good scans of the items such as postcards, line drawings, etc. to place on the website. This will help document, for historical purposes, some of the items from Shep's private life of which we have seen so little and give everyone a chance to see it. Proper credit will be given for any images donated. |
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June 8, 2008
Updated: 06-08-2008
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Lois and Shep
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| Lois Nettleton Estate |
| Shep releted items for sale |
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| Lois Nettletons estate is selling off some items on ebay, some of which are Shep related, such as line drawings he did. The goal is to help raise money to be contributed to her old alma mater in Chicago, to set up a scholarship. As per her wishes, all her professional materials are being donated to the school. |
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May 25, 2008
Updated: 05-25-2008
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| Too Hot for the Networks |
| Ace Magazine |
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| Here's an article from June 1959 about radio host that were a bit 'radical' in their days and among them is Shep. |
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May 21, 2008
Updated: 05-21-2008
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| What The Clown Knew |
| We'd like to know |
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| Steven Hart, New Jersey journalist, writes an interesting piece about Charles Mingus "The Clown" which was narrated by Jean Shepherd. |
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May 1, 2008
Updated: 05-01-2008
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| "Days of Infamy" |
| by Newt Gingrich and William R Forstchen |
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| The second installment in the Pearl Harbor series of books written by long time Shep Fan William Forstchen, and co-author Newt Gingrich has now been released. This follows the highly successful "Pearl Harbor" and Gettysburg series co-authored by Bill and Newt. Bill is also the author of the ongoing "Lost Regiment" series of books. |
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April 30, 2008
Updated: 04-30-2008
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| "Dig the Folks" |
| Village Voice |
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| Another Village Voice column by Shep from 1958 has surfaced |
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April 20, 2008
Updated: 04-20-2008
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| "Trying To Get Good" |
| the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon |
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| Shep Fan, KABC radio host, filmaker, Doug McIntyre and his wife Penny Peyser made a wonderful award winning film about the career of Jack Sheldon, trumpeter. This past week the film won at the Nashville Film Festival. Congrats to Doug and Penny. Now a movie about Shep sounds like a good idea... |
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March 29, 2008
Updated: 03-29-2008
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| Shep in the Crosswords |
| Answers to the puzzle |
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| Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from last week posted below. |
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March 22, 2008
Updated: 03-22-2008
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| Shep in the Crosswords |
| from the 3-17-72 show |
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| On the 3-17-72 show played on Mass Backwards last week, Shep told of a crossword puzzle in the NY Times which featured many Shep related references. Try it out. I'll post the answers next week. |
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February 29, 2008
Updated: 02-29-2008
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| More Shep to Digest! |
| More weekly shows |
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| Thanks to the generosity of Gary from California who recently made a large acquisition of early shows, we will be hearing many of them on the new Shepherd Revisited page. A new show each week to compliment the highly successful and legendary Mass Backwards shows. |
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February 28,2008
Updated: 02-28-2008
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| More Syndicated Shep! |
| From Radio Spirits - formerly Radio Again |
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| Two more sets in the 3rd release of Syndicated Jean Shepherd shows from the Hartwest archives. "Pomp and Circumstance" with 8 shows and "Kicks" with 4 shows. A total of 12 new, never aired shows! |
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February 3, 2008
Updated: 02-03-2008
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| Shep in the Amazon |
| Teaching the Jewsharp |
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| Another rare photo of Shep on his trip to the Amazon. Thanks to Rich B. |
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February 1, 2008
Updated: 02-01-2008
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| New York City 1953-1963 |
| Greenich Village Sunday - narrated by Jean Shepherd |
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| Our fellow Shep fan, Ranger Pete Delaney, will be hosting another series of films on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at the Fort Wadsworth Visitors Center on Staten Island. |
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January 22,2008
Updated: 01-22-2008
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| Lois Nettleton Dies at 80 |
| Shep's 3rd wife |
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| Actress Lois Nettleton passed away on January 18th. In the 50's she was the 'listener' with whom Shep would talk during his broadcasts and in the 60's she was his 3rd wife. She led a diverse acting career on Broadway stage, the movies and television.
Http://www.flicklives.com/Nettleton/nettleton.htm |
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January 1, 2008
Updated: 01-01-2008
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| Excelsior!
To all the Fatheads
Jim |
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December 25, 2007
Updated: 12-25-2007
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| Best wishes to all the Jean Shepherd fans who have visited and to the all the special people who have contributed to the content of this site from their own collections and memories.
Jim |
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December 18, 2007
Updated: 12-18-2007
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| I am in the process of moving this week so there will be no Mass Backwards show or updates. I hope to be back up and running after the weekend.
Jim |
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November 14, 2007
Updated: 11-14-2007
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| Thanks to Gary from Calif we now know Shep's version of what caused a 'new' theme to be created for the show. |
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November 6, 2007
Updated: 11-06-2007
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The Poster Shot
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| Fred McDarrah |
| Village Voice Photographer |
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| Fred W. Mcdarrah died on November 6, 2007. He was the head photographer for the Village Voice for many years. In the Shepherd community his work is most known for the famous "Poster Shot" of Shepherd in the studio in the sixties. |
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October 5, 2007
Updated: 10-05-2007
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| In the left hand menu I've added a "What's New" link to show what's been added to the database in the last 30 days. |
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September 25, 2005
Updated: 09-25-2007
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King of the party!
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| It was Max Schmid's birthday and you can catch the WBAI celebration on youtube. |
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September 23, 2007
Updated: 09-23-2007
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| Saga Magazine - Jan 1957 |
| The Rebellion of the Night People |
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| I've been trying to locate a copy of this for quite some time and it was worth the wait.
Note the references to many of the topics from the Sept 9, 1956 show Max just played.
Also some interesting notes on the "I Libertine" hoax. |
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September 15, 2007
Updated: 09-15-2007
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| "MONOLOPY" |
| hmmm… Were Ralph and Randy the original "Parker Brothers"? |
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| Hasbro is releasing yet another version of their timeless classic Monopoly. This one is based on A Christmas Story.
Who remembers the fun Shep had with the name of the game? |
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September 7, 2007
Updated: 09-07-2007
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| "Out of the stygian darkness. . ." |
| A Very Special Mass Backwards |
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| Tune in this Tuesday morning to Max's Mass Backwards show for a real treat.
Jean Shepherd from September 9, 1956 - The earliest WOR show to be found!
WBAI 99.5FM - 5am |
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August 16, 2007
Updated: 08-16-2007
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| The Swish of Windshield Wipers |
| Life Magazine |
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| Jean Shepherd's America begins a second season - review
Courtesy of Bruce Clark |
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July 26, 1976
Updated: 07-26-2007
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHEP! |
| 86 Years Old Today |
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| "I was this kid see…"
How time flies!!! |
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July 25, 1976
Updated: 07-25-2007
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| "Jersey through the wry" |
| Courier - Post |
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| Here's an article about "Shepherd's Pie" from December 18, 1976
Thanks to Bruce Clark |
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July 8, 2007
Updated: 07-08-2007
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| The Diary of a Fisherman |
| Field and Stream - April 1970 |
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| Here's another Field and Stream article written by Shep. This one has a twist as it deals with reality this time as he writes about his adventure of Ice Fishing in Wisconsin with 2 Playboy Bunnys! |
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July 3, 2007
Updated: 07-03-2007
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| Creative Giving |
| Town & Country Magazine - December 1960 |
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| Here's an early article written by Shep, but a familiar topic he spoke of through the years. |
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July 2, 2007
Updated: 07-02-2007
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| "Excelsior You Fatheads!" |
| TV Radio Mirror |
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| From the January 1966 TV Radio Mirror magazine, another article about Shep. |
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May 21, 2007
Updated: 05-21-2007
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| Jean Shepherd and His TV America |
| by Pete Delaney |
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| 'Ranger' Pete wrote an extensive article about "Jean Shepherd's America" which appears in the June 2007 issue of Movie Collector's World. Detailed analysis of each episode. |
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April 4, 2007
Updated: 04-04-2007
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Clark in cameo appearance in ACS
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| Bob Clark Dies in Car Crash |
| Director of A Christmas Story |
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| Film director Robert Clark, best known for the beloved holiday classic "A Christmas Story," was killed with his son Wednesday in a car wreck, the filmmaker's assistant and police said… |
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March 22, 2007
Updated: 03-22-2007
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| Shep at the Limelight |
| Rare Photos of Shep |
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| Here are 3 photos of Shep performing at the Village Limelight. For the first time we get to see Shep doing his thing at the Limelight. Thanks to (then) 14 year old Dave Michelsohn who took them and kept them all these years. |
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March 21, 2007
Updated: 03-21-2007
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| Shep Declassified |
| Now on CD |
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| Through the efforts of Mike Rashkow, the original producer of the record album "The Declassified Jean Shepherd" first released in 1971, this album is now available once again and for the first time in CD format. |
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February 24, 2007
Updated: 02-24-2007
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| Shepherd-ing his new play |
| by David Hinckley |
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| Eugene Bergmann, author of a Jean Shepherd biography, will unveil his new Shepherd play, "Excelsior, You Fathead!"... |
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February 18, 2007
Updated: 02-18-2007
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| "Excelsior You Fathead" - The Play |
| by Eugene B. Bergmann |
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| Eugene Bergmann, author of "Excelsior You Fathead, The Art And Enigma of Jean Shepherd" has written a one man play based on Jean Shepherd's life in the 1950's to 1990's.
Friday, March 16, 8 PM / Sat March 17, 8 PM / Sun March 18, 3 PM |
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February 6, 2007
Updated: 02-06-2007
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| A Thousand Clowns |
| Turner Classic Movies |
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| The movie was played this AM on Turner Classic Movies and is scheduled to play again March 23, 2007 at 4:15pm and April 12, 2007 at 1:00am. Written by Herb Gardner, this is the movie Shep claimed was based on his life. It is not readily available on VHS or DVD, so you might want to make a note to watch it in March or April. |
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January 9, 2006
Updated: 01-09-2007
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| Jean Shepherd's America |
| Just a reminder |
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| Ranger Pete Delaney has another event scheduled at the Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center in Staten Island on January 20, 2007. Eight visual essays. |
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December 29, 2006
Updated: 12-29-2006
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| "Something In The Air" |
| Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation |
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| By Marc Fisher - Coming out January 9, 2007 - "Along with rock-and-roll music came the attitude that would literally change the 'voice' of radio forever, via the likes of raconteur Jean Shepherd, who captivated his loyal following of 'Night People' ” |
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December 25, 2006
Updated: 12-25-2006
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| Merry Christmas |
| and Happy New Year |
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| To all the fans who have visited this website in the past and to those who have contributed to its success. |
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December 3, 2006
Updated: 12-03-2006
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| ACS House to be featured on Today Show |
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| On Monday, December 4th, the Today show will be doing a piece on the newly restored house and ACS Museum in Cleveland, where the movie was filmed. Congratulations to Brian Jones of Red Ryder Leglamps for a job well done. |
| >>> ACS House Website. . . <<<
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November 27, 2006
Updated: 11-27-2006
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| A Christmas Story and more! |
| News, Games, Cartoons |
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| Hop on over to the ACS section for news and more about our favorite movie. |
| >>> Flickstongue.com website. . . <<<
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November 20, 2006
Updated: 11-20-2006
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| Jean Shepherd - Genius |
| by Eugene B. Bergmann |
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| Here's an article in issue #62 of the California Herald written by our own resident author Gene Bergman in which he discusses his book about Shep - "Excelsior You Fathead - The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd" |
| >>> California Herald Website. . . <<<
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November 13, 2006
Updated: 11-13-2006
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Ho Ho Ho!
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| "A Crummy Commercial!!!" |
| An old story with a new twist |
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| Cingular is running a commercial for cell phones based on "A Christmas Story" theme. |
| >>> Flickstongue.com website. . . <<<
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November 12, 2006
Updated: 11-12-2006
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| Ranger Pete Delaney has another event scheduled at the Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center in Staten Island on January 20, 2007. Eight visual essays. |
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