Mon, 30 April 2007
Mon, Apr 30 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #712 We have a Winner in the Mister Ron's Anniversary Contest from Episode #680, who correctly identified the story 'Pure Logic' by Ellis Parker Butler! Listen for the details in this episode...Another contest will be announced later this week! This week, we will be reading Ellis Parker Butler stories, starting with the short but cute 1911 piece, 'Appropriate Telephone Numbers.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at: http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/ |
Sun, 29 April 2007
Sun, Apr 29 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #711 Continuing our Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter, carrying advanced 19th century technology, stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's Kingdom. If this sounds to you a bit like Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yakee in King Arthur's Court,' well, it also seemed so to Max Adeler... Today, the Professor and Tilly tour Baron Bors' Castle, to their utter fascination... Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html The Max Adeler Fortunate Island Catalog is at: http://ronevry.com/Fortunate_Island_Serialized.html |
Sun, 29 April 2007
Sun, Apr 29 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #710 SUNDAY SALAD offers a tale of Mr. Spoopendyke, a can of fish, and a missing can opener in 'Opening Sardines' from 1881. It is said that Huntley based this story on a true incident. Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Fri, 27 April 2007
Fri, Apr 27 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #709 From 1918, Mr. Bowser decides to brighten up his neighborhood with a rainbow of house paint in 'Bowser's Villa' by C. B. Lewis. Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Thu, 26 April 2007
Thu, Apr 26 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #708 Concluding the beautiful (and fun) Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- 'The Girl from Mercury' -- today, record 4 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Wed, 25 April 2007
Wed, Apr 25 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #707 Continuing the delightful Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- 'The Girl from Mercury' -- today, record 3 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx eleven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 24 April 2007
Tue, Apr 24 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #706 Continuing the delightful Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- 'The Girl from Mercury' -- today, record 2 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 24 April 2007
Tue, Apr 24 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #705 This week, The Basement features a delightful Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- today, 'The Girl from Mercury' -- Record 1 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 22 April 2007
Sun, Apr 22 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #704 Continuing our Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter, carrying advanced 19th century technology, stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's Kingdom. If this sounds to you a bit like Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yakee in King Arthur's Court,' well, it also seemed so to Max Adeler... Today, we present the third part of the first chapter, where the Professor and his daughter deal with a Baron, his hapless daughter, and three brave, if somewhat ignorant knights, all in the Hermit's cave. Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html The Max Adeler Fortunate Island Catalog is at: http://ronevry.com/Fortunate_Island_Serialized.html |
Sat, 21 April 2007
Sat, Apr 21 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #703 SUNDAY SALAD brings you two Stanley Huntley sketches -- a Mr. and Mrs. Breezy story from 1882, 'Gaining A Point' and a Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke tale, 'An Impromptu Excursion' from 1880. The Breezy characters weren't as well-developed as the Spoopendykes, but they still managed to be pretty funny from time to time. Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
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