Sat, 31 December 2005
Fri, Dec 30 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #234 Short but funny Fables from George T. Lanigan occupy the Basement this week. A twist on the well-known tale of Frivolity followed by Regret is the result of 'The Grasshopper and the Ant' from around 1880. Please excuse the sound quality today. Mister Ron is attempting to recover from a Major Crash on his machine, and is using a temporary makeshift recorder. Time: approx two and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Thu, 29 December 2005
Thu, Dec 29 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #233 Short but funny Fables from George T. Lanigan occupy the Basement this week. Noisy neighbors were a problem to apartment dwellers back in the 1880s. Of course, that doesn't happen today... 'The Ostrich and the Hen' is a short tale regarding that situation. Please excuse the sound quality today. Mister Ron is attempting to recover from a Major Crash on his machine, and is using a temporary makeshift recorder. Time: approx two and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 27 December 2005
Tue, Dec 27 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #232 Short but funny Fables from George T. Lanigan occupy the Basement this week. Sometimes you get more than you expect -- as in 'The Villager and the Snake' from around 1880. Time: approx two and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Mon, 26 December 2005
Mon, Dec 26 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #231 Short but funny Fables from George T. Lanigan occupy the Basement this week. 'The Fox and the Crow,' from 1880, is not exactly Aesop -- then again, what is? Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 25 December 2005
Sun, Dec 25 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #230 Short but funny Fables from George T. Lanigan occupy the Basement this week. Today's story, from around 1880, is 'The Kind-Hearted She-Elephant.' Time: approx two and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 25 December 2005
Sat, Dec 24 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #229 George Ade brings us a heartwarming (well, SOMETHING gets warmed) Christmas tale from 1902, 'The Fable of the Cut-up who Came very Near Losing His Ticket, but who Turned Defeat into Victory.' Time: approx nine minutes Another George Ade Christmas Story (by far the lengthiest of his tales we've presented here) can be found on the Mister Ron's Basement Web Site, episode Number 101, 'To Make A Hoosier Holiday.' The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Fri, 23 December 2005
Fri, Dec 23 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #228  George Ade's 'The Fable of the Grass Widow and the Mesmeree and the Six Dollars' from 1900, one of his funniest stories, is our pre-Christmas gift to all our listeners. Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Thu, 22 December 2005
Thu, Dec 22 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #227 Wrapping up Fanny Fern Week with an early piece from 1852 -- 'Hints to Young Wives' -- explaining the rewards of true devotion... Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html |
Thu, 22 December 2005
Wed, Dec 21 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #226 Fanny Fern might as well have written this a week ago instead of in 1854 (except maybe the part about the iceman) -- 'Sunshine and Young Mothers.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html |
Tue, 20 December 2005
Tue, Dec 20 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #225 Fanny Fern (Sara Payson Willis Parton) often wrote stories deserving of big belly laughs. Today's piece from 1854, 'Hungry Husbands,' does exactly that. Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html |
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