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Last Summary Update: 02-07-2012

The Urge to Go
Airdate: Thursday - June 11, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Yeah, . . . A Texas cowboy on a barroom floor. . .

Show Description

The hell boud train

[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - - ]   
  first line: [trains SFX} Yeah... a Texas Cowboy... "Hellbound Train" over Ballet Mechanique 7:15

Ford Galaxy 500, Sears Car Batteries, Sears A/C buy now!
-9:26

More train SFX "We are mobile people..."

Money Button: unknown Dr Pepper??, Dubonnet

Back to trains - Man is migratory. Hippies are like starlings.

Lemmings migrate to the sea, Man just needs to GO!
Like a gypsy, constantly moving.

Shep sees car dragged by train while driving.

Start of news, A&P Ad

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:29	This is WOR New York by the way speaking of trained seals. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 07:15	Ford	Galaxy 500
• 08:26	Sears	Batteries
• 13:42	Dr Pepper
• 14:50	Dubonnet Wine

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:34	Ballet Mecanique
• 2:03; 09:54; 16:00; 34:44; 36:30	Unknown - Steam train sounds	Train Locomotive

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		June 11, 1970	The Urge to Go	Original Airing

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