Thu, 31 January 2008
Thu, Jan 31 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #975 We are wrapping up a week of stories about animals with an 1886 Fish Story by George W. Peck called 'A Plea for the Bullhead.' Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
Wed, 30 January 2008
Wed, Jan 30 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #974 January 31st is 'National Gorilla Suit Day,' and in celebration, we present our second annual Gorilla Suit story -- 'Mr. Columbus Coriander's Gorilla' by Noah Brooks (sometimes wrongly credited to Max Adeler) from 1869. This is a great story -- a true American Classic! Our First Gorilla Suit story can be found here. Time: approx twenty-nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 29 January 2008
Tue, Jan 29 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #973 We continue with stories concerning Animals this week! O Henry tells a tale of a con man who takes up with a hog thief in 'The Ethics of Pig' from 1906. Time: approx twenty-one and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/ohenry.html |
Tue, 29 January 2008
Mon, Jan 28 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #972 Stories about Animals lurk in the Basement this week! Today we feature an 1868 tale about the nastiest canine ever in 'The Dog-Gondest Dog' by Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy. 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 The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html |
Mon, 28 January 2008
Mon, Jan 28 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #971 Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. Today's tale deals with a bored sailor, tired of working on a grain steamer up and down the river in 'Opening of Navigation.' Time: approx ten 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 |
Sun, 27 January 2008
Sun, Jan 27 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #970 SUNDAY SALAD features an ANNOUNCEMENT about our special episode number ONE THOUSAND coming in about a month, and also two great Stanley Huntley stories -- first we have a tale of a failed politician with a plan in 'Broken Up' from 1882 and the Spoopendykes struggle with a train schedule in 'Studying the Time-Table' from 1883. Time: approx twelve 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 |
Sat, 26 January 2008
Sat, Jan 26 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #969 Mr. Bowser comes up with a cure for a cholera epidemic -- not that anyone is looking for one -- in C. B. Lewis's 1904 story, 'Bowser's O.K. Remedy.' Time: approx ten 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, 24 January 2008
Thu, Jan 24 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #968 Our final Bill Nye story for the week taken from the rare 1885 edition of 'The St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor,' involves a futile attempt to get some sleep while camping out -- it is called 'A November Picnic.' 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 Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html |
Wed, 23 January 2008
Wed, Jan 23 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #967 In another extremely rare story from the 1885 edition of 'The St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor,' Bill Nye points his devastatingly sharp pen on the traditional Fourth of July Barbeque. Fun stuff! Time: approx five minutes 
The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html |
Tue, 22 January 2008
Tue, Jan 22 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #966 Here comes another of the rare stories by Bill Nye from the 1885 edition of 'The St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor.' From the month of May we offer a piece about a -- well -- a piece of pie, that maybe ought not be pie in the story 'The Rhubarb Pie.' A recipe is included! Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html |
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