Tuesday On Olde Tyme Radio: The Day The Music Died

Today's selection for Olde Tyme Radio is remembered by many as "the day the music died." The phrase was made popular by Don McLean in his song "American Pie." Of course, it refers to the untimely deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in an airplane crash.

The following is a Special News Bulletin from Action Central News announcing the crash:



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Wednesday Night TV: Classic Commercial for Chef Boyardee Spaghetti Dinner (1953)

Classic Commercial for Chef Boyardee Spaghetti Dinner, which was aired during the 20th of March, 1953.

The chef in the ad is Ettore "Hector" Boiardi. And yes, that is the REAL Chef Boyardee.

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Tuesday On Olde Tyme Radio: Elvis Presley

Not exactly sure where or when these appearances were recorded. They are live recordings of Elvis Presley, taken from old radio appearances.

The first clip is Elvis singing "Blue Suede Shoes."


The second clip is "Hound Dog" sung by Elvis Presley live on the radio. Wait for the end of the clip. When you think you get there, there's more.


The final clip is "Tweedlee Dee."


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Monday Money: Notgeld #25, Weener

The specimens selected for today are from Weener. Weener is a town in the district of Leer, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated along the river Ems near the Netherlands.

I have 4 denominations:
The obverse of each indicates the denomination and pictures a man and a woman in traditional costume. The top of each note says "Rheiderländische Volkstracht" or Rheiderland Folk Costumes. The inscriptions below the seal and on the bottom of each obverse I can't quite make out. These notes were printed by Selmar Bayer in Berlin. Apparently he was a celebrated poster and post card printer at that time. I could not find any information on him, however I did find quite a few examples of his posters, postcards, etc.

25 Pfennig

Reverse: Weener on the Ems
Notice the windmill in the picture, an influence from the Netherlands.

75 Pfennig

Reverse: Picture of Old Weener

1 Mark 50 Pfennig

Reverse: Old Stone House in Bunderhee
Added Plus: Click here to view a current picture of the old stone house on Panoramio. It looks amazingly similar to the one on the note.

3 Mark

Reverse: Weener on the Ems
Pictures an elevated train crashing into the river and a date of July 1916. I could not find any information related to this picture.

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Sunday Movie Time: "Please Murder Me (1956)

Today's movie is another film noir classic, "Please Murder Me" from 1956. It stars everyone's favorite courtroom defender, Raymond Burr. No, today he plays Craig Carlson, not Perry Mason. He is defending Angela Lansbury who plays Myra Leeds, the wife of Perry's best friend Joe Leeds Played by Dick Foran. Angela is accused of murdering her husband, Perry's best friend. That's a good plot device already...Laywer defends the murderer of his best friend and that murderer turns out to be the best friends wife. Hmmmmm.......

Lots more surprises are in store on this one and since I hate to spoil the surprises I will keep quiet on the rest of the movie.......except.......to add this warning: Remember that the dead can come back to spoil our plans!!!!!! Hmmmmmm........

Anyway, the movie lasts 75 minutes and is well worth the price of admission today! Also keep an eye out for John Dehner (A great radio, movie, and TV actor) and Denver Pyle (Mr. Darling on The Andy Griffith Show and Uncle Jesse on The Dukes of Hazzard).

Now get the popcorn, peanuts, and Dr Pepper......It's Movie Time!!!!!!!!!!



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The Secretary Will Disavow Any Knowledge of This Article

Okay, so I've been having a great deal of fun this summer with Netflix. I've been catching up on my Mission: Impossible episodes. I know I'm not supposed to think this way but......It's hard to get sucked into the suspenseful situations that always seem to cast doubt upon whether one or another of the IM Force members will survive. I mean, the show was on for 7 years. It always seemed that the group finished their "impossible" mission, went home for the week and rested; and then got together again on Sunday night for Jim to clue them in on their newest adventure.

Speaking about Jim, he always got his mission from a tape recorder. After he got the mission the tape recorder would always "self-destruct." I really would have like to have the tape recorder concession. I could have made a few dollars.

When "Mission: Impossible" first came on in the late 1960's I was in my early teens. After Jim received his instructions, the voice on the tape would say, "As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions." I always envisioned a lady sitting at a desk and answering the phone saying, "No, Jim's not in the office right now. I don't know where he is or when he will be back."

I guess I better finish for now, I've got four and a half more years of episodes to go. That's a lot more tape recorders to "self-destruct" and a lot of stuff to "disavow."

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