Sheplives


General Data

Callers Shep Spoke To

Shep did not regularly take callers on his show and often, when he did, the caller was not heard. He would usually solicit these calls with the "I'll award a brass figlagee with bronze oak leaf palm to anyone that can tell me..."

During the overnight shows in the 50's Shep would quite often talk with an unheard female on the phone. It was later revealed during an interview with Lois Nettleton, actress and Shep's wife from 1960 to 1967, that it was she who was the mystery caller.

Callers Shep spoke to during his shows

• September 10, 1960	Shep takes calls from 2 listeners
• August 20, 1965	Shep asks for a caller who was listening the night he did the famous Soap Commercial that got him fired in the 50s and receives a call (26:30).
• November 18, 1965	Shep describes a book he had to read as a kid and how horrible it was. After describing it, he offered the "Brass Figlagee" to the first caller to name the title. One caller did and he spoke to the caller asking how other books affected him.
• April 6, 1966	Shep takes callers to check out the response to the playing of the 'Dyak Curse'
• May 11, 1966	Shep requests a caller to call in and say "Shepherd, you're a legend in your own time"
• May 11, 1966	Shep asks for a second caller to call in and applaud
• May 11, 1966	Takes call from Martin Block to talk about cars
• May 13, 1966	Shep takes a call from a kid to confirm the continuing rumors about golf balls.
• May 13, 1966	Shep talks to kid abut myths of golf balls and indelible ink pencils among other things.
• May 19, 1966	Shep gets inside track from call-in Doc on what that reflector thing that Docs wear on their heads does. Answer: nothing- just makes 'em look important.
• June 29, 1966	Takes a call from a female listener who says she's a "Bronx Tomato". Shep wanted to talk to a 'bimbo'.
•	Shep talks to caller who put a Stp decal on back of his car
• January 29, 1968	Shep takes a call from someone who attended his live show for the Raritan Valley Hospital benefit at Middlesex High School on Jan 26th. He is one of the students who gave Shep a propeller.
• September 17, 1969	Shep asked listeners to call in to respond to his question "How would you describe your parents?"
• March 15, 1972	Why is Casey Stengel called "Casey"
• June 19, 1972	Shep wanted to hear from other owners of Guinea Pigs as pets. (35:34 Takes 4 calls)
• October 18, 1972	Shep asked people who were at the previous night's Carnegie Hall show to call in.
• January 30, 1973	Shep asks for a policemen to call in
• September 24, 1973	Shep asked people who were at the previous night's Carnegie Hall Show to call in.
• August 1971	Shep asks if anyone remembers the DeCarlo Lots commercials and takes a caller.
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•	Call from a philosophy major
•	Teen caller who stands up first as soon as the place lands
•	Takes caller who saw the Fisherman's World show on Saturday

Where Shep Made Reference To This Subject

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• Radio - September 10, 1960 - Fidel, Ike, and Shep's Trip to Guantanamo Bay Radio

• Radio - August 20, 1965 - The Edge of Nowhere - Late For Work, Peru Prep, Zambia Space Program

• Radio - November 18, 1965 - Nose Flutes, Bad Books, and Radio Parts

• Radio - April 6, 1966 - Curses

• Radio - April 19, 1966 - A Woman's Work is Never Done

• Radio - April 21, 1966 - King Levinski Meets Joe Lewis

• Radio - May 13, 1966 - World War II Kitsch; Embracing Our Fears; Kid Myths

• Radio - June 29, 1966 - Disorganized Baseball

• Radio - January 29, 1968 - People in the News, The Drunk Test, The Lucky Lady Gambler

• Radio - September 17, 1969 - NY Losers

• Radio - October 18, 1972 - Last Night's Carnegie Hall Show With Clips

• Radio - January 30, 1973 - Crime Night

• Radio - September 24, 1973 - Reaction To Shep's 1973 Carnegie Hall Show With Clips

Made in the USA

"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