Mister Ron's Basement II

Mister Ron's Basement #1624

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:50:00 GMT

Thur, Mar 18 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1624

March is Women's History Month!

We are wrapping up our 19th Century Women Author readings with a week of stories from Fanny Fern's 1857 book, 'Fresh Leaves.'

What can you do with all your stuff when you have no place to put it? We find out in Fanny Fern's 'Closet Meditations'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1623

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:19:00 GMT

Wed, Mar 17 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1623

March is Women's History Month!

We are wrapping up our 19th Century Women Author readings with a week of stories from Fanny Fern's 1857 book, 'Fresh Leaves.'

Today's story needs no explanation except the title -- 'Down in the Dumps.'

Time: approx six 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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1622

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:33:00 GMT

Tue, Mar 16 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1622

March is Women's History Month!

We are wrapping up our 19th Century Women Author readings with a week of stories from Fanny Fern's 1857 book, 'Fresh Leaves.'

Today Fanny looks at the popular 'Guide to Young Wives' books of the 1850s, and gives their authors a piece of her mind in 'Moral Molasses; or, Too Sweet by Half.'

Time: approx six 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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1621

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:05:00 GMT

Mon, Mar 15 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1621

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece,'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

If you've already heard (or read) all the previous chapters, and are familiar with the characters, then you will have a good laugh by the end of this fun chapter!

It is called 'The Great Election in Missinaba County.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx twenty-six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1620

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:08:00 GMT

Sun, Mar 14 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1620

SUNDAY SALAD offers a unique piece -- a fascinating feature story by Stanley Huntley, not part of his humor column. From 1882, we have 'Dividing Dakota -- History of the Scheme for a New State.' This piece offers unique insight into a significant historical event of the Old West, and even has a few flashes of Huntley's brilliant humor.

Time: approx twenty-four 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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1619

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:37:00 GMT

Sat, Mar 13 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1619

A. D. Blashfield

March is Women's History Month!

Today's Saturday Night Special story is not by a woman but is certainly about women! From 1905, we present a strange fantasy by Thomas L. Masson wherein all the women in New York City mysteriously disappear!

It's called 'A Corner in Women.'

Time: approx twenty-nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/masson.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1618

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:23:00 GMT

Fri, Mar 12 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1618

March is Women's History Month!

We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week, which we are wrapping up with a Fanny Fern story, probably from the late 1850s, but was found in her 'Memorial Volume' collection published in 1872.

It is called 'Everybody's Vacation Except Editors.'

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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1617

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:10:00 GMT

Thur, Mar 11 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1617

March is Women's History Month!

We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. While we have not featured too many stories by Rose Terry Cooke in the past, she is one of our favorite authors. Today we feature one of her most popular stories, from 1878 -- a satirical piece about a mythical island where frustrated Americans set up a different kind of society -- it's called 'Knoware.'

Time: approx thirty-seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1616

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:39:00 GMT

Wed, Mar 10 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1616

March is Women's History Month!

We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. Today we are offering a fun short story about an economizing couple that appeared in Godey's Lady's Book magazine in 1857.

Written by Alice B. Neal, it is called 'Finding the Leak - A Domestic Episode.'

Time: approx twenty-one minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1615

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:22:00 GMT

Tue, Mar 9 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1615

March is Women's History Month!

We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. We begin with a science-fictional poem by Mary Spenser Pease that appeared in Godey's Lay's Book magazine in 1850 -- It is entitled 'The Evening Star - A Vision of 1950.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

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Mister Ron's Basement #1614

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:37:00 GMT

Mon, Mar 8 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1614

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today we present Chapter Nine, wherein Bank Teller Peter Pupkin attempts to commit suicide four times in five weeks! It is called 'The Mariposa Bank Mystery.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx thirty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1613

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 03:31:00 GMT

Sun, Mar 7 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1613

SUNDAY SALAD offers a fun Stanley Huntley story from 1880, in the days of the earliest telephone service, involving something that, apparently, had never been done before. It's called 'Money by Telephone.'

Time: approx six 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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1612

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 03:25:00 GMT

Sat, Mar 6 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1612

Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden discusses the benefits and drawbacks of having 'bricks' of fresh air delivered to your home, just the same as the iceman brings ice.

This 1900 story is called 'Compressed Air.'

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 W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/alden.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1611

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 04:27:00 GMT

Fri, Mar 5 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1611

March is Women's History Month!

We are wrapping up a week of truly awful poetry by Julia A. Moore, otherwise known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan, with a sports poem from 1876, 'Grand Rapids Cricket Club.'

You've never heard anything quite like this.

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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

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Mister Ron's Basement #1610

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 04:49:00 GMT

Thur, Mar 4 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1610

March is Women's History Month!

We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration.

This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.

By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.

In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.

Today we offer Moore's 1876 tribute to a beloved holiday, George Washington's Birthday! It's called 'Beautiful Twenty-Second.'

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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1609

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Wed, Mar 3 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1609

March is Women's History Month!

We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration.

This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.

By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.

In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.

Our 1876 Moore piece today is a tribute in verse to the 1871 'Great Chicago Fire.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

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Mister Ron's Basement #1608

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 04:15:00 GMT

Tue, Mar 2 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1608

March is Women's History Month!

We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration.

This week, we will explore the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.

By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.

In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.

Today's 1876 poem is called 'Centennial' and must be heard to be believed.

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

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Mister Ron's Basement #1607

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 04:51:00 GMT

Mon, Mar 01 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1607

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Eight, Mr. Pupkin brings his sweetheart along on thirty-one canoe rides, among other things, in 'The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx twenty-eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (now called 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1606

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 04:57:00 GMT

Sun, Feb 28 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1606

SUNDAY SALAD features an 1883 conversation between a rabid prohibitionist and a couple of editors, as only Stanley Huntley could have written it!

Time: approx nine 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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (now renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1605

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:07:00 GMT

Sat, Feb 27 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1605

Our Saturday Night Special story is truly special today!

From The New York Weekly Magazine of July, 1796, we have discovered a piece by a writer who calls himself Tyranculus, concerning what was then becoming a vanishing custom, and putting the final kibosh on it.

The piece is called 'On the Three Cornered Hat.'

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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1604

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:03:00 GMT

Fri, Feb 26 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1604

We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!

In today's 1905 tale, a haberdasher is talked into pulling a stunt to get a free Railroad trip. It is called 'The Price of a Pass.

Time: approx twenty and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1603

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:10:00 GMT

Thur, Feb 25 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1603

We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!

Today's tale is classic Loomis -- one of the great tales that made him so popular with readers of the era! A young American lawyer is bowled over with love at first sight with a woman who passed him by in front of the British Museum and vanished! It is called 'The Lady of the Museum Steps.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1602

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:54:00 GMT

Wed, Feb 24 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1602

We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!

From 1909, Loomis moves out of his cramped apartment in the city, and struggles to get used to the wide open spaces of New Jersey in 'The Confession of a Suburbanite.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1601

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:49:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 23 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1601

We've dug out some great short stories from early 1900's magazines by Charles Battell Loomis!

Today's 1900 tale features a man with complaints about golf and golfers. It's called 'Once 'Round the Links.'

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 Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1600

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:55:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 22 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1600

This is our 1600th Episode!

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Seven, cupid's arrow strikes the junior teller at the Exchange Bank and the Judge's daughter in 'The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx twenty-six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1599

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:32:00 GMT

Sun, Feb 21 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1599

SUNDAY SALAD offers a Stanley Huntley tale from 1882 revealing exactly how western railroad conductors handle pushy Easterners. It's called 'The Conductor and the Tourist.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1598

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:57:00 GMT

Sat, Feb 20 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1598

Our Saturday Night Special story concerns... Saturday Night!

Fanny Fern takes us on a Saturday Evening visit to The Bowery in her 1857 story, 'Signs of the Times.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1597

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:58:00 GMT

Fri, Feb 19 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1597

Written back in 1920, Ellis Parker Butler presented a science fiction tale of the world of the future -- 1930! This tale of Prohibition is called 'The Man from '20.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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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/

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1596

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:31:00 GMT

Thur, Feb 18 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1596

Today we offer our third (and last) S. Potts and Daniel story from Ellis Parker Butler (there apparently aren't any more), also published in 1910.

Our tale concerns a man who invents a remarkable improvement in False Teeth. The story is appropriately enough called 'Teeth is Teeth.'

Time: approx twenty-three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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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/

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1595

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:37:00 GMT

Wed, Feb 17 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1595

Yesterday we met Ellis Parker Butler's intriguing characters, S. Potts and Daniel. Today we feature them again in a 1910 story concerning being dictator of the world, taking care of a stable, and the inherent risks of shaking too many hands.

Mister Ron had difficulty keeping from laughing out loud while reading this!

It's called 'The Power Behind the Throne.'

Time: approx nineteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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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/

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1594

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:53:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 16 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1594

We are reading hilarious stories from Ellis Parker Butler this week.

Today's 1910 piece involves a President bossing Congress around, and a cow wearing red spectacles, among other things. It's called 'The Exciting Life.'

Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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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/

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1593

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:04:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 15 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1593

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Six, despair turns to hope in 'The Beacon on the Hill.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx twenty-three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1592

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:19:00 GMT

Sun, Feb 14 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1592

SUNDAY SALAD has a special Stanley Huntley story for Valentine's Day!

In 1882, this piece was featured on Page One of the Brooklyn Eagle, instead of Huntley's regular Sunday humor column. Taken for what it is, and remembering that Huntley often made up stories from whole cloth, we offer 'The High Art of Making Love to a Woman.'

Time: approx thirty-five 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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1591

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:26:00 GMT

Sat, Feb 13 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1591

Our Saturday Night Special from 1906 is a short but extremely funny (and perhaps quite prescient) tale by Jack Appleton.

It is called 'A Glimpse Into The Future.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1590

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:16:00 GMT

Fri, Feb 12 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1590

We are wrapping up our second week of readings from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Once again we offer a reminiscence of Peck's tenure as Governor of Wisconsin. It's a tale of coolness and insanity, and it is called 'When Dad Was Scared.'

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

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1589

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:57:00 GMT

Thur, Feb 11 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1589

This week we are once again reading from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

George W. Peck was not only a beloved humorist, comedian, and writer of his day, but also served two terms as Governor of the State of Wisconsin. Today we offer a memorable (and funny) tale from his tenure as Governor -- 'Calling an Audience With a Fire Alarm.'

Time: approx eight and a half 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

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1588

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:03:00 GMT

Wed, Feb 10 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1588

This week we are once again reading from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Clothing fads come and go, and early adopters sometimes get embarrassed wearing odd items in public. Today's story concerns a man in such a situation. It's called 'The Yellow Shoe Period.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1587

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:14:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 9 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1587

This week we are once again reading from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Today's extremely funny tale concerns the peril of engaging in casual conversation with lawyers -- it is called 'The Man Who Asked Questions.'

Time: approx eight and a half 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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1586

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:43:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 8 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1586

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Five, we follow the fund-raising efforts of 'The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx eighteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1585

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 03:54:00 GMT

Sun, Feb 7 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1585

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO wintry pieces - first a short poem about a brash young ice skating girl from 1879, 'Maud Miller.' Then we hear some tall tales involving snowshoes, and boats, and wildcats in the 1883 story, 'A Few Moderate Anecdotes.'

Time: approx six 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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1584

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 04:57:00 GMT

Sat, Feb 6 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1584

Our Saturday Night Special commemorates the Great Snowstorm of 2010 with a Bill Nye Story from 1994 -- 'An Interesting Diary.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1583

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:27:00 GMT

Fri, Feb 5 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1583

We are interrupting our readings of George W. Peck stories this week because Mister Ron has a terrible 'code in de nodse.' Therefore we have a special, and perhaps more appropriate story by Thomas L. Masson from 1909, called 'Anatomy for Beginners.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/masson.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1582

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:05:00 GMT

Thur, Feb 4 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1582

This week we are reading from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Today Peck tells of a fellow editor who became a police chief, and how the man dealt with a 'regular customer' in a tale called

'Gave the Prisoner Rope.'

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 George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1581

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 03:44:00 GMT

Wed, Feb 3 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1581

This week we are reading from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Today we hear a remarkably up-to-date tale from 110 years ago that could be torn out of your daily newspaper. It's called 'The Trust and the Drummer.'

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 George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1580

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 02:58:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 2 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1580

This week we will be reading 'Humor, Sarcasm, and Sense' from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Today, we look at that new-fangled style of sleepwear (for 1900) in the story, 'The Dude and His Pajamas.'

Time: approx seven 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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1579

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:26:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 1 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1579

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Every single chapter of this book is fabulous! If you haven't heard the first, second, and third Chapters yet, go back and listen to them first.

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Four, we take a close look at 'The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx thirty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at: http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1578

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:57:00 GMT

Sun, Jan 31 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1578

SUNDAY SALAD presents Stanley Huntley's 1882 spoof of Tennyson's 1854 poem, 'Charge of the Light Brigade.' It is called (naturally) 'Charge of the Heavy Brigade.'

Time: approx five 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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1577

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:19:00 GMT

Sat, Jan 30 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1577

Our Saturday Night Special story appeared in Puck Magazine back in 1884. It was written by Puck regular Scott Way, and it is all about returning home after a long absence -- it's called 'He Remembered.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1576

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:25:00 GMT

Fri, Jan 29 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1576

Today is January 29th, also known as that great global holiday, created years ago by Mad Magazine cartoonist Don Martin, National Gorilla Suit Day! (actually, the holiday falls on January 31st, but we're getting it in early this year).

In celebration, we are presenting our Fourth Annual Gorilla Suit story! All of our Gorilla Suit stories can be found here.

Today's piece originally appeared in 'Wilkes Spirit of the Times' back in 1861. It is called 'Performance by the Savage Club.'

Of course, this makes this week's theme a little easier to figure out.

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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes (please note that for most of today, the Victrola pointed to yesterday's episode instead of today's Gorilla Suit story -- that has been fixed).

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Mister Ron's Basement #1575

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:51:00 GMT

Thur, Jan 28 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1575

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

Back in Episode #633, we presented a 43 minute version of George W. Peck's 1870s lecture 'How Peck and Another Mule Crushed the Rebellion.'

Years later, Peck expanded and serialized the lecture in his newspaper, 'Peck's Sun.' In 1897, it was compiled into a book called 'How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion.'

Today, we are reading a fun part of that book, 'I Am Sent Forth in Women's Clothes.'

Time: approx nineteen minutes

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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1574

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:57:00 GMT

Wed, Jan 27 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1574

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

Today's wonderful piece is by noted Western writer Gay Bentley Wuerpel, from 1906. It's called 'The Cowboy and the Mermaid.'

Time: approx twenty-five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1573

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Tue, Jan 26 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1573

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

We begin the week with a very short story from Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy's 1868 book, 'Nonsense.' It's called 'A Chicken Suit.' And no, it isn't about someone wearing a chicken suit...

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1572

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:27:00 GMT

Mon, Jan 25 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1572

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!
If you haven't heard the first and second Chapters yet, go back and listen to them first. You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today we take an exciting (for Mariposa) trip on Lake Wissanotti on board the Mariposa Belle, in 'The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com

Time: approx forty-one and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1571

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:12:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 24 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1571

SUNDAY SALAD features one of the last pieces Stanley Huntley wrote for the Brooklyn Eagle in 1884, almost a year before he died. Mere days before 'Vengeance' appeared in the Eagle, long-time editor Thomas Kinsella died, and it seems likely that this weird tale was Huntley's tribute to him.

Thomas Kinsella

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1570

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:35:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 23 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1570

Often, people with 'artistic' temperaments are accused of posing.

Our Saturday Night Special story, written for 'The Smart Set' Magazine in January of 1910 (exactly one hundred years ago) by Harold Susman, concerns two artistic types who are tired and misunderstood. It is called 'Artistic Temperamentalists: A Modern Instance.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1569

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:49:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 22 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1569

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

We really don't know why we have never featured any stories by Opie Read in the Basement before, but we will offer more in the the future. Meanwhile, today we offer Art Young's biography of Read and the short lecture story 'A Backwoods Sunday.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1568

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:48:00 GMT
Thur, Jan 21 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1568

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

Today we are featuring Young's biography of C. B. Lewis, who wrote under the pen name of 'M. Quad.' We have featured hundreds of M. Quad stories in the Basement, and most of them are extremely funny.

Today's lecture story is not funny at all, but is terrific. It is called 'The Last of His Race.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1567

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:38:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 20 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1567

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

Today we feature Young's biography of poet Eugene Field, and Field's poem, 'Seein' Things.'

Time: approx thirteen minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1566

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:55:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 19 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1566

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

Today we feature his biography of Bill Nye, and the Nye lecture 'A Blasted Snore.'

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1565

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:01:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 18 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1565

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!
If you haven't heard the first Chapter yet, go back to Episode #1558 (click here) and listen to that first.

Today we offer Chapter Two, 'The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe' which delves into the investment bubbles of 1912 and shows us that today's financial situation is nothing new.

And it's funny, too!

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com

Time: approx thirty-five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1564

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:09:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 17 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1564

SUNDAY SALAD has a short, funny piece about two scared newlyweds arriving in the big city of Brooklyn. Stanley Huntley's 'Sure Protection' originally appeared in 1884, not long after the infamous 'Maybee Murders.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1563

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:23:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 16 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1563

Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden concerns a Russian mad scientist with plans to blow up the Earth, but has a soft spot in his heart for cats. From 1907, we bring you 'The Tender Mercy of Letsoff.'

Time: approx eighteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1562

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:46:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 15 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1562

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we have been offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today's story is excerpted from Lampton's 1912 book, 'Tame Animals I Have Known.' It's called 'Ezra, A Shark.'

Hard-core Ernie Kovacs fans may enjoy this as well.

Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1561

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:16:00 GMT
Thur, Jan 14 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1561

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today we are featuring a fairly early story from Lampton, published back in 1885.

The tale concerns how boys and girls used to spark with each other in the old days, before such new-fangled inventions like gas lamps. It's called 'Sparking by the Fireplace.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1560

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:53:00 GMT
Drawing by George Herriman, 1907

Wed, Jan 13 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1560

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today an ancient prospector tells a Tall Tale involving A Grizzly Bear. From 1904, 'Baiting a Bear.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1559

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:56:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 12 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1559

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today we hear about a shabby poet making an offering to an inexperienced newspaper woman in the 1903 tale, 'The Rainy Day.'

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1558

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:49:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 11 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1558

Today we begin a NEW Monday novel serialization!

We have been meaning to read this novel almost since the beginning of the Basement Podcast -- Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town -- starting with The Preface, and Chapter One, 'The Hostelry of Mr. Smith.'

Listen to this chapter and you will get hooked. It is truly terrific!

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com

Time: approx fifty-nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1557

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:04:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 10 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1557

SUNDAY SALAD features a very early Stanley Huntley piece, done for the Brooklyn Eagle back in 1879, concerning a person we may all be familiar with -- 'A Member of the Hog Family.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1556

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:55:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 9 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1556

Our short but fun Saturday Night Special story is from Bill Nye's 1881 book 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.' It's called 'The Relentless Garden Hose.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1555

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 04:10:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 8 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1555

This week we have been presenting poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but sometimes (as in today's piece) - just the opposite!

Today's Yawp is simply called 'Pie' and should put you in the mood for a slice.

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1554

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 03:42:00 GMT
Thur, Jan 7 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1554

This week we are cranking out poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that.

Today we feature one of Mister Ron's favorite Yawps -- 'The Prince of Wales Has A Cold.' Don't miss this one!

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1553

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 03:37:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 6 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1553

This week we are hearing poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that.

Today we hear a prophetic piece concerning that new invention -- 'The Automobile.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1552

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 03:39:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 5 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1552

This week we will be hearing poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that.

We begin our Yawps with 'The Humidity' -- something well worth Yawping about!

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1551

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 04:26:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 4 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1551

We conclude Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel of cyber-romance, 'Wired Love,' with Chapter 16, 'O.K.'

Of course, there's a happy ending, and a last bit of cyber-mischief to wrap everything up.

Next week, we will begin a new serialized book!

Time: approx twenty-six and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1550

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:43:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 3 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1550

SUNDAY SALAD examines the Gum fad of the 19th century with an 1880 Stanley Huntley poem about a Vassar student who was fanatical about the stuff, called 'She Would Have Chewing Gum.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1549

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 02:00:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 2 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1549

Our Saturday Night Special story, published in 1874 by Max Adeler, concerns a female doctor teaching anatomy to her students with an uncomprehending subject. It's called 'A Medical Woman.'

A. B. Frost

Time: approx sixteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1548

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 23:04:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 1 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1548

We are beginning 2010 and have been celebrating the New Year this week with some fun stories.

Today we offer a tale by Thomas L. Masson from exactly 100 years ago -- from January, 1910, we feature 'The New Year.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1547

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 03:02:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1547

We are ending 2009 and celebrating the New Year this week with some fun pieces.

Today we wrap up the year with an 1882 poem by Eugene Field dealing with a roach and a paste pot, called 'A New Year Idyl.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1546

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1546

We are continuing to celebrate the New Year this week with some fun stories.

Today we offer a Bill Nye story from 1877, which takes a peek at a young lady's diary, starting with January 1st. It's called 'Diary of a Saucy Young Thing.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1545

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:01:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1545

We are celebrating the New Year this week with some fun stories.

Today's 1904 tale is from George Ade. It's called 'The Fable of Successful Tobias and Some of His Happy New Years.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1544

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:55:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1544

Just about everybody in the cast of this novel gets together for a picnic in Chapter 15 of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in 'One Summer Day.'

This is the next-to-last chapter of the book, and some fascinating events occur.

Time: approx thirty-three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1543

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:10:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1543

With all the 'respectable' citizens going to jail these days for financial shenanigans, it is comforting to know that this is nothing new, as we hear in Stanley Huntley's SUNDAY SALAD story from 1883, 'Rather A Tough Experience'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1542

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:19:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1542

Our Saturday Night Special story is by Seba Smith, whom we have not featured in the Basement in years.

From his 1856 collection 'Way Down East' we offer a tale of a young Yankee in business for himself in the big city, who regretfully breaks his own policy of making his customers Pay in Advance. The story has some fun twists and turns right up to the end.

It is called 'Peter Punctual.'

Time: approx twenty-five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1541

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:15:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1541

This week we are reading pieces that have something or other to do with Christmas.

Today we offer what could only be described as unique.

On December 25, 1881, The Brooklyn Eagle featured, in what they called a Christmas Supplement, on page one, a lengthy story by Stanley Huntley entitled 'Peggy's Christmas.'

Huntley described the story as being written by 'Charles Dickens, Edgar A. Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Bart., Victor Hugo, Bret Harte, and Jules Verne.'

Each chapter was written in a different style, and it is fun to try to figure out which chapters were supposed to written by which authors. 'Bart.' obviously refers to Bartlett's Quotations, as there are quotations at each chapter's heading. Here are Mister Ron's guesses as to the styles of each chapter:

Chapter 1 - Dickens
Chapter 2 - Verne
Chapter 3 - Poe
Chapter 4 - Scott
Chapter 5 - Dickens (?)
Chapter 6 - Harte
Chapter 7 - Hugo
Chapter 8 - Verne
Chapter 9 - Poe
Chapter 10 - Scott
Chapter 11 - Harte
Chapter 12 - Poe

This tale is lengthy and at times confusing, but still fascinating.

Time: approx One Hour and three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1540

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:25:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1540

This week we are reading pieces that have something or other to do with Christmas.

Tonight we have a special story for Christmas Eve, from the sharply satirical pen of James L. Ford and his 'Literary Shop.' This episode is especially dedicated to the members of the press, who may find it strikes a familiar chord. From 1894, we bring you 'The Society Reporter's Christmas.'

Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1539

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:20:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1539

We are continuing with pieces that are (sort of) about Christmas this week.

Today's poem has been reprinted ad infinitum over the last century, and been read online a considerable number of times (Librivox has at least one nice version). Up until now, virtually all of the reprints and readings have been credited to a writer named 'John Challing' whom we have discovered was a nom de plume for world-famous poet James Whitcomb Riley.

Here then, from 1905, is the delightful 'A Rhyme for Christmas.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1538

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:58:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1538

We're beginning a week of Christmas stories with a piece that barely mentions the holiday at all, but is worth hearing nevertheless. From George Ade's 1912 collection, 'Knocking the Neighbors' we bring you a tale of 'The Dancing Man.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1537

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:09:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1537

Quimby faces up to his 'proposal in the dark' in Chapter 14 of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in 'Quimby Accepts the Situation.'

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1536

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:12:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1536

SUNDAY SALAD offers a Stanley Huntley story for a snowy day from 1883, concerning a tramp staying warm and making himself comfortable in an editor's office, and chatting about the weather, and a plethora of other subjects in 'He Could Talk.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1535

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:01:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1535

Mister Ron is snow-bound in his Basement today, and in commemoration, our Saturday Night Special story from 1886 is called 'Bill Nye on Polar History.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1534

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:34:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1534

We are wrapping up a week of Gelett Burgess's light look at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace,' with an analysis of what makes something funny, which is quite unique in its perspective.

It is called 'The Sense of Humor.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1533

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:43:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1533

This week, we are reading from Gelett Burgess's oblique peek at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace.'

In today's piece, Burgess bravely attempts to examine, from a male's point of view, 'Women's Fashions.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1532

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:33:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1532

This week, we are reading from Gelett Burgess's oblique peek at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace.'

Today's piece is not one of our funniest, but is definitely one of our best, and most thought-provoking! Try to follow Burgess's thoughts as they reach out via an amazing tangent spurred on by 'Black Coffee.'

You'll probably want to listen to this one twice.

Time: approx ten minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1531

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:31:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1531

This week, we will be reading from Gelett Burgess's oblique peek at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace.'

Today we discover the rules, and how they may be fashionably broken, of 'Dining Out.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1530

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:35:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1530

Poor Quimby always gets things wrong, including a marriage proposal, in Chapter Thirteen of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love, 'The Wrong Woman.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1529

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:38:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1529

SUNDAY SALAD offers a letter of good advice from a father to his son who has come of age, presented with sparkling wit by Stanley Huntley from 1881, 'A Modern Chesterfield to His Son.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1528

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:21:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1528

Our Saturday Night Special story comes from Max Adeler's 1874 book, 'Out of the Hurly-Burly.' In it, Adeler complains about the inaccuracy of the official weather forecasts and offers a novel solution in 'The Improved Weather System.'

A. B. Frost

Time: approx ten minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1527

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:40:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1527

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we have been reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

Today we offer a pair of poems about wives and their husband's reactions to their actions -- 'His Wife' and 'His Limit.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1526

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:18:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1526

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we are reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

What happens when a young miss withholds her kisses for too long? Find out in the poem 'To A Fair Saint.' Then three card sharps learn about playing poker with another young miss who knows 'nothing' about the game in 'Their Lesson.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1525

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:46:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1525

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we are reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

Today we hear a remarkable 'Chant of a Grateful New Yorker' and learn the Secret of Life in 'What It Is.' What more could you ask for?

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1524

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:40:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1524

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we will be reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

Today we have two pieces dealing with time (time pieces, if you will). 'Fifteen Minutes to Spare' and 'Only Six Months More.' Please enjoy these.

Time: approx five minutes

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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1523

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1523

Life gets confusing for everyone in Chapter Twelve of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' 'Crosses on the Line.'

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1522

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 01:07:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1522

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO pieces today -- the first one is an unsigned news story from 1880 about a vicious escaped monkey, with a strong dose of facetiousness and quotes from Poe -- all trademark Huntley elements, making us suspect that it was indeed written by Stanley Huntley, but we will never be able to prove it. It is entitled 'A Thrilling Story Revealed.'

Listener comments on this story are especially welcomed.

The second piece is a poem by Huntley from that same issue of the Brooklyn Eagle about an enterprising preacher called 'Not A Happy Lot.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1521

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 02:44:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1521

Our Saturday Night Special story is by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from 1884. An old suspicious couple take to a long train ride uneasily in 'Goin' Somewhere.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1520

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 04:39:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1520

We have been reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Our last Service poem for the week is one of his most memorable, 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew.'

Don't miss this one!

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1519

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:43:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1519

We are reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Service discusses the inevitability of paying for one's actions in 'The Reckoning.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1518

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:48:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1518

We are reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Today's poem makes it's point quickly, and ought to put a smile on your face. It's called 'Grin.' Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1517

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:41:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1517

At the request of cartoonist Jay Lynch (http://www.mindspring.com/~jaylynch/), we will be reading poems by Robert W. Service this week, all from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Service was a Canadian, who spent many of his formative years in the Yukon, though not as a prospector, as many who read his poems come to believe.

While working in a bank, he met a man named Sam McGee, and used that name in what many consider his most famous poem -- 'The Cremation of Sam McGee.'

Below we have a photograph of the real Sam McGee, who came to regret letting his name be used in this poem.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1516

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1516

Part Two of Two of Chapter Eleven ('Miss Kling Telegraphically Baffled') of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in which Nattie and Clem set up a telegraph wire between their rooms, and try to avoid a scandal with the sniffling Miss Kling.

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1515

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1514

SUNDAY SALAD has a short but clever story of a fight and an ecclesiastical witness by Stanley Huntley from 1880 -- 'A Cautious Witness.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1514

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:05:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1514

Our Saturday Night Special story concerns that which makes this season so special -- Wallace Irwin's 1911 tale, 'Peace on Earth in the Shopping District.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1513

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:26:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1513

Happy Thanksgiving! If you would like to hear some Thanksgiving stories we have presented in past episodes, just click here.

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

Today we offer a short, but fascinating glimpse into The Future! as seen from the 1850s, entitled 'What's Going to Happen.'

Time: approx three minutes

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John Kelly (no relation to this week's author, as far as we can tell) of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1512

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:17:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1512

Happy Thanksgiving! If you would like to hear some Thanksgiving stories we have presented in past episodes, just click here.

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

'Knocking Down' is the practice of a bartender stealing from the till, which is an important part of today's tale of two bartenders, 'Getting Square.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

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The Jonathan F. Kelley index is at:

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John Kelly (no relation to this week's author, as far as we can tell) of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1511

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:20:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1511

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

When the Doctor comes to your house and saves you from dying, there's only one reason to complain -- his bill! Here it is explained in a short but sweet tale called 'A Severe Spell of Sickness.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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The Jonathan F. Kelley index is at:

http://ronevry.com/falconbridge.html

John Kelly (no relation to this week's author, as far as we can tell) of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1510

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:23:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1510

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

Today's Falconbridge story concerns a lawyer with awful handwriting who decides to become a phony doctor and sell pills. It's called 'Pills and Persimmons.'

Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Jonathan F. Kelley index is at:

http://ronevry.com/falconbridge.html

John Kelly (no relation to this week's author, as far as we can tell) of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1509

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1509

Part One of Two of Chapter Eleven ('Miss Kling Telegraphically Baffled') of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in which Nattie and Clem discover the key to each others' hearts is in a -- well -- a key!

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1508

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:49:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1508

SUNDAY SALAD offers an early Huntley story for the Brooklyn Eagle from 1879. In this tale we get an impromptu art criticism session at a gallery. It's called 'A Lively Connoisseur.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1507

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1507

Our Saturday Night Special story adds to last week's theme of phonographs with a particularly odd science-fictional fantasy by Edward Bellamy from 1889. It's called 'With the Eyes Shut.'

Time: approx forty-seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1506

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1506

This week, we have been reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph.

From Scribner's Monthly back in 1880, we find reference to what was then a two hundred year old Cyrano de Bergerac story that must have fascinated readers just discovering the phonograph. It's called 'The Phonograph in the Moon Two Centuries Ago.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1505

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:54:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1505

This week, we will be reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph.

From 1892, Ella Wheeler Wilcox brings us some complaints about modern inventions in the poem 'Wail of an Old-Timer.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In today's episode, we announce the winner of the 1906 'Pigs is Pigs' book!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

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Mister Ron's Basement #1504

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:42:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1504

This week, we will be reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph. It is getting a little difficult to find funny stories about 'talking machines' that we haven't already read (yes there are lots of them scattered around the Basement), but today's story is a doozy!

From 1881, we present Arthur Lot's tale of married life, a mother-in-law, and a tampered-with talking machine entitled 'Our Phonograph.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In tomorrow's episode, we will announce the winner of the 1906 'Pigs is Pigs' book!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1503

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:05:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1503

This week, we will be reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph.

Our first piece is excerpted from Mark Twain's 1892 novelette, 'The American Claimant.' It has no title, so we'll call it 'The Colonel's Invention.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1502

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:59:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1502

Part Two of Two of Chapter Ten ( 'The Broken Circuit Re-United') of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in which Clem convolutedly explains just how he really is 'C' and how he came to Nattie and Cyn's 'feast.'

Time: approx twenty-two minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Wired Love index is at:

http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1501

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1501

SUNDAY SALAD brings THREE pieces today -- first we have poetic tribute to Stanley Huntley by Judson France from his 1887 book 'Muse Whangs.'

Then we have an excerpt from a letter Huntley sent to President Arthur after he was made a Chief of the Grand Teton tribe in 1885, and finally we have a story about a Denver prospector in Brooklyn looking to get married in 'Observed a High Toned Wife' by Stanley Huntley from 1881.

Time: approx nine 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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

This weekend is the LAST CHANCE to ENTER OUR CONTEST! Send off an email right away and you stand a good chance of winning!

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part EIGHT of EIGHT)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part EIGHT of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Product Placement?

Product Placement?

You haven't seen Product Placement until you've heard 'The Adventure of The Princess of Pilliwink.'

This story originally appeared in Judicious Advertising Magazine back in August, 1904.

Time: approx twenty-four 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/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

NOTE: HARDLY ANYBODY HAS ENTERED THIS CONTEST! Send off an email right away and you stand a good chance of winning!

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SEVEN of EIGHT)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SEVEN of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Are you disgusted with the way modern literature is written by corporations with merchandising as the primary consideration? Think this is something new? Check out today's Perkins story, 'The Adventure of the Crimson Cord.'

This story originally appeared in Frank Leslie's Monthly back in February, 1904.

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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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/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

NOTE: HARDLY ANYBODY HAS ENTERED THIS CONTEST! Send off an email right away and you stand a good chance of winning!

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SIX of EIGHT)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SIX of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

In today's tale, Perkins gives his partner romancing advice and offers the services of the Ad Agency's best rhymer in 'The Adventure of the Poet.'

Time: approx twenty-two 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/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FIVE of EIGHT)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FIVE of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Some advertising men are clever and creative, but Perkins was the greatest genius in the business, as we find out in 'The Adventure in Automobiles.'

It originally appeared with the title 'Don't Swear' in Collier's Magazine on January 23, 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx thirteen 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/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FOUR of EIGHT)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FOUR of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's tale runs the gamut from canned cheese to real estate speculation. It's called 'The Adventure of the Fifth Street Church'

It originally appeared with the same title in Frank Leslie's Monthly Magazine in April of 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx twenty one 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/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part THREE of EIGHT)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part THREE of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's piece of one of the funniest ever written. We have presented it twice before! Go ahead and download and listen to it -- Mister Ron pays the freight! It is called 'The Adventure of the Lame and the Halt'.

It originally appeared with the same title in Leslie's Monthly Magazine in January of 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx twenty five 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/

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part TWO of EIGHT)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part TWO of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's story deals with Perkins's earliest days in advertising, and a customer who made the horrible mistake of not listening to him. It is called 'The Adventure of Mr. Silas Boggs' and it originally appeared in Judicious Advertising Magazine in February, 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx twenty and one 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/

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part ONE of EIGHT)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part ONE of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for the next eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's piece is called 'Mr. Perkins of Portland' and it originally appeared in 'The Century' Magazine in February of 1900. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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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/

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1499

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:19:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1499

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.'

We have presented lots of stories about bad little boys, but this kid is the absolute worst! -- 'That Smith Boy.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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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

Mister Ron's Basement is just ONE day away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1498

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:31:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1498

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.'

Some people spend every spare moment attending burials, as seen in the story 'Going to Funerals.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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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

Mister Ron's Basement is just TWO days away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1497

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:24:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1497

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.'

The overbearing, over-persistent life insurance salesperson seems to have been a regular part of nineteenth century life. We meet one of them today in 'That Insurance Agent.'

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 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

Mister Ron's Basement is just a few days away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1496

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:30:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1496

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.' Today Mr. Quad gives us his take on 'Fat Folks.'

Time: approx five 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

Mister Ron's Basement is less than a week away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1495

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:47:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1495

Part One of Two of Chapter Ten of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' presents a conversation between a pencil and a pair of scissors in 'The Broken Circuit Re-United.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Wired Love index is at:

http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html

Mister Ron's Basement is less than a week away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1494

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:12:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1494

SUNDAY SALAD features a bit of enjoyable light verse by Stanley Huntley from 1881 -- 'The Yarn of the Kissing Parson.'

Time: approx five 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

Mister Ron's Basement is less than a week away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1493

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:58:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1493

Our 1895 Saturday Night Special Story brings you Palmer Cox's tale of a truly frightening, horrible Mr. Bickerstaff, in 'A Terrible Nose.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Palmer Cox Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/palmercox.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1492

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:49:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1492

Today's 1899 George Ade tale concerns an Artiste, an unpublished author who made it a point to look as much like a bum as possible. It's called 'The Fable of the Bohemian Who Had Hard Luck.'

Time: approx four and a half 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

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1491

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:45:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1491

From George Ade's 1899 collection, 'Fables in Slang,' we present 'The Fable of Handsome Jethro, Who Was Simply Cut Out to Be A Merchant.'

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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1490

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:57:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1490

Today's 1901 story from George Ade deals with putting things off, and off, and off...
'The Fable of The Man Who Was Going to Retire.'

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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1489

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:59:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1489

Today we offer a 1901 George Ade tale of a husband who attempts to mingle with the Smart Set to please his wife in 'The Fable of The Husband Who Showed Up & Did the Best He Knew How.'

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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1488

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:07:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1488

In Chapter Nine of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Cyn and Nattie have their bohemian feast interrupted by 'Unexpected Visitors.'

Time: approx twenty-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 Wired Love index is at:

http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1487

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:54:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1487

SUNDAY SALAD has featured Stanley Huntley's spoofs of Jules Verne and Edgar Allan Poe, and today we offer his satirical take on Mark Twain! From 1880, we feature 'Zeph - From Mark Twain's Next Book.'

Time: approx eight 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

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1486

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:29:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1486

Our Saturday Night Special offers up the most famous poem ever written by Samuel Minturn Peck, Alabama's first Poet Laureate -- from 1886. we present 'A Kiss in the Rain.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1485

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:44:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1485

Our final pre-Halloween story of the week answers the legal question of whether a ghost may file a lawsuit. From 1902 we present 'The Settlement of Dryden vs. Shard' by W. O. Inglis.

Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1484

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:47:00 GMT
Thu, Oct 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1484

Marking Halloween just a mite early this year, we are offering spirited ghost yarns this week.

Today we offer a fun, fat poem from 1879 by John Godfrey Saxe called 'The Ghost-Player.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1483

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:49:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1483

Celebrating Halloween a little early, we are featuring ghostly stories this week.

Back in 1910, Ellis Parker Butler became a 'spook investigator' with a group of scientists looking into the powers of a medium in the story 'The Boom in Spooks.'

Time: approx twenty-three 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/

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1482

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:27:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1482

Getting a head start on Halloween, we are featuring fun ghost tales this week. From the 1880s, today we offer Eugene Field's poem concerning a bibliomaniac ghost giving a taste of the afterlife, in 'Dibdin's Ghost.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1481

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:01:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1481

In Chapter Eight of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Cyn and Nattie bury their blues by having 'The Feast.'

Time: approx twenty minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Wired Love index is at:

http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1480

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:53:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1480

SUNDAY SALAD offers up a Stanley Huntley tale from 1880 about some of the extreme measures used to collect back rent in 'A Pertinacious Landlord.'

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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1479

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:26:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1479

Our Saturday Night Special story is a fair warning for city dwellers to really mean what they say to strangers in 'The Champion of the Weather' by O Henry, published in 1911.

Time: approx twelve 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

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1478

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:17:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1478

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO more horrible bits of bad advice for children -- 'James and Reginald' and 'The Chewing Gum'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

Frederic Opper

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1477

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:14:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1477

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO more strange bits of bad advice for children -- 'Mental Arithmetic' and 'The Fish.'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

Frederic Opper

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1476

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:26:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1476

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO more hilarious bits of bad advice for children -- 'Johnny and the Pears' and 'The Nose.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

Frederic Opper

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1475

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:55:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1475

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO hilarious bits of bad advice for children -- 'The Pretty Parrot' and 'The Ink Bottle.'

Time: approx four minutes

Frederic Opper

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1474

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:41:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1474

In our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Nattie breaks it off with 'C' in Chapter Seven (Part Two of Two), 'Good-By.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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The Wired Love index is at:

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1473

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:15:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1473

SUNDAY SALAD features Stanley Huntley's 1882 look at the duties of a newspaper Exchange Editor, whose job was to clip articles out of other papers to put in his own. It's called 'The Spring Fashion in Lies.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1472

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:48:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1472

Our Saturday Night Special story is a continuation of a previous James M. Bailey tale, Mr. Coville Proves Mathematics from Episode number 1416. It is called 'Coville Convalescences' from 1877, and has also seen print as as 'Mr. Coville's Easy Chair.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1471

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:37:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1471

In 1914, Thomas L. Masson explored the horrible complications of modern romance among the Smart Set in 'Two Hearts Beat as One.' You'll laugh...

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1470

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:34:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1470

From 1915, Thomas L. Masson gives us a guided tour of 'A Place Not on the Map' (which maybe should be).

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1469

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 04:29:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1469

Today we bring you Thomas L. Masson's charming romance from 1912 about a crude former football player and a sophisticated young flirt in 'The Last Shall Be First.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1468

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 03:07:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1468

It is hard to believe that Thomas L. Masson wrote his satirical stories so long ago. Today we read his 1905 set of instructions that could easily apply today -- 'How to Live Beyond Your Income - Permanently.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1467

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 01:07:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1467

In our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Nattie expresses her disappointment over her face-to-face meeting with 'C' to her friends in Part One of Two of Chapter Seven, 'Good-By.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1466

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 02:45:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1466

SUNDAY SALAD offers up a tale of Brooklyn Ministers who sic the Long Arm of the Law on a con man posing as one of them in Stanley Huntley's 1880 story 'Catching a Clerical Sharper.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1465

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 03:03:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1465

Our Saturday Night Special story is a stirring, exciting tale, reminiscent of the days when Americans used to make things.

From 'Brick' Pomeroy comes the 1871 adventure story, 'Race on the Prairie.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1464

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 01:06:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1464

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

Bill Nye touches on an occupational hazard involved in running a small-town newspaper in his 1882 piece, 'The Man Who Licks the Editor.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1463

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:07:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1463

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

Anybody who ever had to submit something to an editor should appreciate this truly funny 1899 story by Charles Battell Loomis, 'The Father of Santa Claus.'

By the way, the Ford mentioned in this story is obviously not Henry, but James L. Ford, columnist for the New York Herald, who usually referred to his writing as 'The Literary Shop.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1462

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 01:57:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1462

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

Stephen Leacock dreams of being an Editor in his 1913 masterpiece 'Making a Magazine.'

Time: approx fifteen and a half minutes

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1461

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:25:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1461

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

We kick off with an insanely funny 1853 story about an irritating visitor to an editor's office from Fanny Fern. It's called 'The Bore of the Sanctum.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1460

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:21:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1460

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features an unexpected and disappointing face-to-face meeting between Nattie and 'C' -- or does it?

Time: approx eighteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1459

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:19:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1459

Today's SUNDAY SALAD offers an 1883 Stanley Huntley piece about a poet who simply cannot conceive of anybody else reading his work out loud. It's called 'A Martyr to His Art.' Fun stuff!

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1458

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:01:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1458

Our Saturday Night Special story from 1880 is by George W. Peck. It's a tale of a goose hiding out in a box, and what happens to all the people who sit on it. The piece is called 'Hanscom's Goose.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1457

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:27:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1457

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

Here is one of our shortest pieces ever (but we like it) -- 'The Bread Pudding.'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1456

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:48:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1456

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

Today we offer a detailed analysis of chicken behavior in 'The Hen,' a short but sweet story.

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1455

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:02:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1455

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

We have a silly, but short piece involving Potatoes, entitled 'Our Proletariats.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1454

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:12:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1454

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

Today we discover how some people express 'Gratitude.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1453

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:20:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1453

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' brings Quimby ever closer to expressing his feelings for Nattie in the second part of Chapter Five, 'Quimby Bursts Forth in Eloquence' who manages to hold him off by playing a waltz.

Time: approx fourteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1452

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1452

SUNDAY SALAD features Stanley Huntley's 1880 tale of a new waiter in a fancy restaurant, 'The Result of Training.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1451

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:02:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1451

Our Saturday Night Special pays tribute to Henry Gibson with a recitation of the poem that he was associated with since 1963, Frank L. Stanton's 'Keep-A-Goin'' written some time in the early 1890s.

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1450

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:44:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1450

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

Ever wonder how juries come up with those dollar amounts in lawsuits? Bill Nye lets us in on the whole thing in 'The Jury System.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1449

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:48:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1449

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

Back in Nye's day, derbies and top hats were called 'plug hats' and were about as fashionable as they are today, as we find out in 'The Plug Hat in Wyoming.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1448

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:53:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1448

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

The Railroads were an important part of American life for more than a century. In today's piece, Bill Nye lets us in on the wonderful experience of resting aboard a Pullman Car in 'About Sleeping-Cars.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1447

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:11:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1447

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

Ever read a 'puff piece' in a newspaper? Today we get the inside scoop on that with Bill Nye's 'Puff.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1446

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:46:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1446

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features a barrage of tap-tap-tapping back and forth in the first part of two of Chapter Five, 'Quimby Bursts Forth in Eloquence.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1445

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:16:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1445

SUNDAY SALAD offers wild tall tales about a horse, some fish, a cow, a hen, an alligator, a cat, a clam and a rat in Stanley Huntley's 1882 piece, 'Some Animal Stories.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1444

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:07:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1444

Our Saturday Night Special story is one of our funniest ever (not to mention instructive)!

From the pen of Ellis Parker Butler comes a lengthy 1903 tale about the creation of a stock exchange, and the cooperative business efforts of a New York promoter along with Blackbeard the Pirate!

The story is called 'International Skull and Cross Bones, Ltd.'

Time: approx forty and a half minutes

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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

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Mister Ron's Basement #1443

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:59:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1443

We are presenting the witty stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

In 1899, automobiles were quickly appearing in cities everywhere, and 'A New Use for Horses' relates a fabulous scheme for profiting from them.

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1442

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:07:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1442

We are presenting the witty, fun stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

From 1899, we learn of a wonderful diversion that can be played in any department store -- the story is called 'An Urban Game.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1441

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:25:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1441

We are presenting the ever-charming humorous stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

Today we learn the practical applications of bouncing in Loomis's 1899 story, 'Buffum's Bustless Buffers.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1440

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 02:39:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1440

We are presenting the ever-charming humorous stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

Today we get the scoop on the joke business in Loomis's 1899 story, 'A Peculiar Industry.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1439

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 03:05:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1439

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' offers the second of TWO parts of Chapter Four, 'Neighborly Calls,' where the neighbors play cards, and we meet a bohemian artist who creates an intriguing picture.

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1438

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 03:52:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1438

SUNDAY SALAD explores the poetical clam in Stanley Huntley's 1881 tale, 'A Rough Resort for Poets.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1437

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 01:18:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1437

Mister Ron was very surprised to hear that back in 2004, Microsoft Corp. had taken out a patent on the human body! You can read about it here.

In researching this, Mister Ron discovered a much earlier similar case! Therefore, for our Saturday Night Special story, we present 'A Patented Child' written by W. L. Alden in 1893.

Don't miss this!

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1436

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 03:58:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1436

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Getting a picture taken used to so much simpler back in 1913? Not quite, as we see in Leacock's story 'With The Photographer.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1435

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 03:02:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1435

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Long ago, many city men would grab a shave at a Barber Shop on the way to the office. From 1913, Leacock describes one of these visits in 'Under the Barber's Knife.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1434

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:27:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1434

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Be prepared to hear the (ahem) thrilling exploits of a world explorer in 'The Amazing Travels of Mr. Yarner' from 1917.

Time: approx seven minutes

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1433

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 03:47:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1433

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Today's tale from 1913 is pretty self-explanatory -- 'The Dentist and the Gas.'

Enjoy!

Time: approx nine minutes

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1432

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 03:36:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1432

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' offers the first of TWO parts of Chapter Four, 'Neighborly Calls,' where the new friends, Nattie and Miss Archer discuss various events 'over the wire.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1431

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:47:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1431

SUNDAY SALAD offers a short but odd Stanley Huntley story from 1882. A little man spins an engrossing yarn (to a point) about 'A Curious Cure for Colic.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1430

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:37:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1430

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we are exploring some of his feline-itious output.

Alden once called himself an 'honorary cat.' That very well be so, judging by today's tale, wherein a crafty sea-captain gets an idea to make a bundle bringing a thousand of the animals to Singapore in 'Pratt's Cats' from 1900.

This one is a scream!

Time: approx twenty minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1429

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:15:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1429

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we are exploring some of his feline-mous output.

Today's story is truly insanely funny!

From 1896, we explore a great business opportunity that turns into a cat-astrophe!

It is called 'Foote's Catorium.'

Time: approx twenty-one minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1428

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:11:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1428

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we are exploring some of his feline-ical output.

In today's tale from 1896, we hear about a solution to the problem of sparrow overpopulation in 'Van Wagener's Flying Cat.'

Time: approx fourteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1427

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:35:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1427

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we will be exploring some of his feline-ous output. We begin the week with a meteorological phenomenon -- 'Raining Cats' from 1877.

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1426

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:56:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1426

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features the Second part of Two of Chapter Three, 'Visible and Invisible Friends.' In this Chapter, Quimby introduces Nattie to Miss Archer at the telegraph office, where the two women discuss future technology and its impact on Romance.

This chapter of this 1880 novel will utterly blow you away! Don't miss it!

Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1425

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:48:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1425

SUNDAY SALAD takes us behind the scenes as the Brooklyn Eagle editors hammer out the details of a story about a minister bounced over a gambling debt in Stanley Huntley's 1882 story, 'A Serious Complication.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1424

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:06:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1424

Our Saturday Night Special is from 'Fanny Fern, A Memorial Volume,' compiled not long after Fern's 1872 death by her husband James Parton, and published in 1874. Today we read a short, fun piece that gets right to the point - - 'Clumsy People.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1423

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:57:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1423

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is a cornucopia full of funny stuff!

Today Nye explains the somewhat lengthy Educational Requirements for a good newspaper man in 'A School of Journalism.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1422

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:11:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1422

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is bulging full of funny stuff!

Nye makes some discoveries in Ornithology, sings songs in strange keys, and deals with a bug problem, all in a very short story, 'Concerning the Swallow.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1421

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:49:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1421

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is chock full of nutty stuff!

Today we meet a man with a mania in the Wild and Wooly story, 'A Novel Way of Making Clothes.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1420

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:58:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1420

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is chock full of funny stuff!

Today's sad tale is of a man stuck with the occupation of 'youmorist.' Hear all about it in 'The Unhappy Humorist.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1419

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:26:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1419

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features the First part of Two of Chapter Three, 'Visible and Invisible Friends,' where 'N' becomes ever more friendly with 'C' over the wire, despite interruptions by 'Em.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1418

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:17:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1418

SUNDAY SALAD has unexpectedly found what may well be the Last Stanley Huntley Spoopendyke tale that we will ever get to present in the Basement!

Written especially for 'The St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar for 1883-4' back in 1882, Huntley relates the story of 'Spoopendyke At Death's Door.'

Time: approx ten minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1417

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:50:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1417

Our Saturday Night Special features a long, but wonderful story by Henry Cuyler Bunner from 1887.

'The Zadoc Pine Labor Union' might be construed as a nineteenth century version of 'Forrest Gump,' but it is very different in many ways. This may have been one of H. C. Bunner's most popular stories published during his lifetime. In it, an ignorant hayseed from the Adirondack Mountains makes his way to New Jersey and begins a new life for himself.

Enjoy!

Time: approx forty-three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1416

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:27:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1416

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.'

There are men who dispute what they do not understand. In today's story, our hero gets stuck on a high point in 'Mr. Coville Proves Mathematics.' This is definitely one of our funniest tales! Don't miss it!

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1415

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:33:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1415

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.'

Three mackerel cause havok in today's extremely funny tale, 'A Female Prank.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1414

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:09:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1414

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.'

Today we hear how an old Editor manages to cross the street in 'An Accommodating Reporter.'

We also have a short 1896 preface by cartoonist Walt MacDougall. To read the entire piece, 'The National Joke' drop in to John Adcock's fun blog at http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2009/08/national-joke_13.html .

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1413

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:49:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1413

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.' In today's story, a grieving widower tries to save a buck or two on a coffin in 'A Prudent Sufferer.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1412

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:44:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 10 2009

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features Chapter Two, 'At the Hotel Norman,' where we meet Nattie the Telegrapher's neighbors.

Time: approx twenty-one and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1411

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:54:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1411

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO wildly funny Stanley Huntley pieces today -- The first one, from 1881, brings a widower from Denver into the Brooklyn Eagle office to place a unique obituary ad in 'Wanted it Just Right.' Then, from 1882, a fervent bible thumper corners the Managing Editor in 'The Modern Evangelist'

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1410

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 02:39:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1410

Our Saturday Night Special offers some Nasty Mischief from W. L. Alden's 1897 book, 'The Adventures of Jimmy Brown' -- 'The Old, Old, Story.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1409

Sat, 8 Aug 2009 03:58:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 7 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

Today, Hermione ponders a big question and comes up with an upward and onward solution for the future in 'The World is Getting Better.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1408

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:39:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 6 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

Today, we hear Hermione's entirely reasonable explanation for 'How the Swami Happened to Have Seven Wives.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1407

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 01:34:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 5 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

In today's tale, Hermione reveals more than she thinks in 'Understanding, and One's Own Home.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1406

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 03:02:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 4 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

There really never has been such a unique and fun character such as Hermione, and we will be presenting some of her stories this week.

Today's piece is called 'Sincerity in the Home.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1405

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 03:04:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 3 2009

Our Monday Book Serialization begins a NEW Novel today!

We are presenting a fun tale of virtual, online romance! Yes, you've heard these kinds of stories before in our modern, cyber-linked information age, but this book was written back in 1880!

Journey with us to the past for a tale of two telegraphers who engage in a long-distance romance by wire in Ella Cheever Thayer's 'Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes.'

Today we read Chapter One -- 'Sounds From A Distant "C"'.

Time: approx twenty-one and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1404

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 02:25:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1404

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley pieces from 1882 today. The first concerns a census taker and a census answerer who know each other all too well in 'Difficulties of Census Taking.' Then a stranger from Oshkosh accosts a Brooklyn trolley rider in 'Making Himself Sociable.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1403

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:27:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 1, 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1403

We have returned to our new server at libsyn.com with NEW stories!

Our Saturday Night Special story tonight is by Robert Benchley. It's pretty self-explanatory -- from 1922, 'Reading the Funnies Aloud.'

Time: approx seven minutes

Your comments are welcome! Send emails to revry@panix.com.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1402

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:29:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1402

Here is the final chapter of 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part Four of Four) from 1882 by Max Adeler, wrapping up a MONTH of Adeler stories!

Your comments are welcome! Send emails to revry@panix.com.

Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1401

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:26:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1401

Meanwhile, we are presenting a masterpiece of satire by Max Adeler, from 1882, over four days. It features quirky mechanical limbs, political corruption, horrendous artwork, byzantine bureaucracy, complicated romance, scalping, thievery, and more twists and turns than a pretzel!

If you haven't heard parts One and Two yet, go listen to them, then come back for this. It will be here.

Here is 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part Three of Four).

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1400

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:21:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1400

This is the 1400th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

This has been an amazing journey of exploration of the world of (mostly) forgotten American humor from long ago!

Above all, the letters of encouragement I have received from listeners have made this labor of love (there sure isn't any money in it) worthwhile!

Thanks!

Here today, then, is the second part of four from Max Adeler's satirical masterpiece of 1882. It features quirky mechanical limbs, political corruption, horrendous artwork, byzantine bureaucracy, complicated romance, scalping, thievery, and more twists and turns than a pretzel! We present 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part Two of Four).

Time: approx twenty and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1399

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:16:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1399

We are presenting a masterpiece of satire by Max Adeler, from 1882, over the next four days. It features quirky mechanical limbs, political corruption, horrendous artwork, byzantine bureaucracy, complicated romance, scalping, thievery, and more twists and turns than a pretzel! Here then is 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part One of Four).

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

NOTICE: This week's Four-Part story will be our last one until we have finished moving our entire archive of stories to our new server host at libsyn.com!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1398

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:14:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1398

From 1873, we present a Max Adeler story concerning a man's hat with holes in it and what was done to it by 'One of Those Stupid Servant Girls.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1397

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:12:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1397

Max Adeler relates the tale of an intrepid neighbor ascending into the unknown reaches of the atmosphere via balloon, in the 1874 story, 'The Ozone Belt.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1396

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:10:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1396

Today's Max Adeler story from 1872 is a true flight of fancy, yet makes perfect sense -- sort of. It's called 'Adam and That Umbrella.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1395

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:08:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1395

We begin a THIRD week in a row of Max Adeler stories with an investigation of an educator's strange teaching methods in the 1876 story, 'A Teacher's Trials.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1394

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:02:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1394

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapters 43 - 'The Battle of the Sand-Belt', 44 - 'A Postscript by Clarence', and 'A Final P.S. by M.T.'

This concludes our presentation of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,' which has taken us almost fourteen months to read! The complete index of the book's chapters can be found at the link below.

For the time being, we are preparing The Basement for the Big Move to a NEW Server in August. Between now and then, there will be no Saturday, Sunday, or Monday episodes, just the regular Tuesday through Friday stories. We have 1400 episodes and descriptions to move over, so this will take up time.

Time: approx thirty-five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1393

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT
Sun, Jun 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1393

SUNDAY SALAD features ONE Stanley Huntley story today -- it's a short one from 1882 about a little man on the Fulton Ferry Boat, called 'Didn't Care to Make Trouble.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1392

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:52:00 GMT
Sat, Jun 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1392

When Mark Twain was accused of plagiarizing Max Adeler's 'The Fortunate Island' for his novel 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' he responded by saying that he read Adeler's story, liked it, and thought there was no resemblance. However, the Adeler story he compared to his own that appeared in the 1882 "Fortunate Island' book was a different one -- 'An Old Fogy' -- one of the first Time Travel stories ever written.

For tonight's Saturday Night Special story we present 'An Old Fogy,' the tale of an old man (written in 1882) who wished to return to simpler times of sixty years previously. The old man gets his wish.

If you could imagine a 'Twilight Zone episode written in 1882, you might have this brilliant tale.

Time: approx forty-one minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1391

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:50:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1391

Max Adeler loved to write stories about impossibly persistent salesmen. Today's 1873 story is one of his first, and one of his funniest. It's called 'The Persecution of Jones.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1390

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:47:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1390

It's that time of year again when we go out in the great outdoors and go on picnics! Max Adeler waxes rhapsodically about one of these events in his 1873 tale, 'The Pleasures of the Picnic.'

Don't miss this one!

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1389

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 05:45:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1389

Ever hear about people playing gags using ventriloquism? Here's an 1873 Max Adeler tale about a young fellow who tried to do just that, and the consequences. It's called 'Brown's Boy.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1388

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:43:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1388

From 1873, we present a tale of swashbuckling derring-do and skilled marksmanship in 'Max Adeler's Duel.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1387

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 04:40:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1387

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-Two (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where Clarence and the Boss make their plans for --'War!'

We would like to dedicate this Episode to a true Mark Twain fan, whom we met recently -- Phil Yeh, who has been raising literacy awareness for almost twenty-five years with his remarkable 'Cartoonists Across America and the World' project.

Time: approx seventeen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1386

Sat, 30 May 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Sat, May 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1386

Today's 1873 Max Adeler story is a quick piece on an important element of the human diet that is 'Terrible to Contemplate.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1385

Thu, 28 May 2009 14:36:00 GMT
Thu, May 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1385

Today's short but fun Max Adeler story is from 1873. It concerns a Mr. Henry Bull, and his strange medical condition, and is entitled 'Mercury in the System.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1384

Wed, 27 May 2009 10:34:00 GMT
Wed, May 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1384

Here's an extremely short Max Adeler story from 1874 that spotlights his oblique sense of humor. It is entitled 'It Didn't Grow.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1383

Tue, 26 May 2009 04:32:00 GMT
Tue, May 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1383

We have uncovered a slew of Max Adeler stories! Today's tale, from 1873, concerns an 'elevating' item of women's clothing. It's called 'An Adventure With a Pannier.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1382

Mon, 25 May 2009 09:30:00 GMT
Mon, May 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1382

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-Two (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where Clarence fills in the Boss on how Camelot fell apart --'War!'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1381

Sun, 24 May 2009 09:28:00 GMT
Sun, May 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1381

SUNDAY SALAD offers just ONE short but funny Stanley Huntley story from 1882 -- it's called 'The Folding Liar.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1380

Sat, 23 May 2009 06:25:00 GMT
Sat, May 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1380

Mister Ron is back after struggling with a sore throat this week!

Our Saturday Night Special is a short, but remarkably prescient poem from 1885 by Robert J. Burdette. It is called 'The True Patriot's Regret,' and you will never regret hearing it!

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1379

Sat, 16 May 2009 20:19:00 GMT
Sat, May 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1379

Our Saturday Night Special story was originally presented in Basement Episode #933 a couple of years ago (you can find it here). In it Mortimer Thomson made fun of Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most influential men in America in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Apparently, the version we presented then was heavily edited by the Utah newspaper we originally found it in. Today we are re-reading the story in its complete form, as was printed in a Georgia Newspaper in 1856. It is about twice as long, and twice as funny. Hidden between the satirical remarks are exaggerated but insightful descriptions of a typical Beecher sermon of the day. Enjoy!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1378

Sat, 16 May 2009 06:17:00 GMT
Sat, May 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1378

This week, we have dug up some extremely hard-to-find pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

In today's very short tale from 1864, Doesticks tells of a truly unforgettable rain deluge -- 'In A Storm'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1377

Thu, 14 May 2009 08:15:00 GMT
Thu, May 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1377

This week, we have dug up some relatively obscure, yet hilarious pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

From November of 1856, we learn how crazy people get when wagering on elections -- in 'Doesticks Bets on Pennsylvania.'

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1376

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:13:00 GMT
Wed, May 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1376

This week, we have dug up some odd and funny pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

Today's 1857 piece could easily be written today (except maybe the descriptions of horse-drawn drays). It is called 'Doesticks on Boston.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1375

Tue, 12 May 2009 06:10:00 GMT
Tue, May 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1375

This week, we have dug up some pretty funny pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as Philander Doesticks.

Today we have a rare example of Thomson's Police Beat reporting from 1855 --it's called 'Doesticks Reporting for the Tribune.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1374

Mon, 11 May 2009 07:08:00 GMT
Mon, May 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1374

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where The Boss returns to England and finds the place almost empty in -- 'The Interdict.'

Time: approx ten minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1373

Sun, 10 May 2009 07:06:00 GMT
Sun, May 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1373

SUNDAY SALAD offers yet another spoof of a Jules Verne story by Stanley Huntley! Published in 1882, 'The Field of Ice by J. Verne' makes fun of the 1875 Verne tale with the same name.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1372

Sat, 9 May 2009 17:01:00 GMT
Sat, May 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1372

Our Saturday Night Special story is by Robert J. Burdette, the Burlington Hawkeye Man. From 1879, we present 'Rules for Poultry Novices.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1371

Sat, 9 May 2009 06:51:00 GMT
Sat, May 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1371

While traveling by plane can be a real pain these days, going by train wasn't much better (at least in the U. S.) in 1907, when Charles Battell Loomis wrote about it in 'Our Way and the British.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1370

Fri, 8 May 2009 16:49:00 GMT
Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1370

From Charles Battell Loomis's 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub,' we explore the English tradition of 'Tea Time.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1369

Fri, 8 May 2009 08:47:00 GMT
Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1369

Sometimes, the way people say certain phrases can drive you nuts, as we shall see in today's Charles Battell Loomis story from his 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub.' It is called 'Thank You.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1368

Fri, 8 May 2009 04:45:00 GMT
Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1368

From Charles Battell Loomis's 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub' comes the opening story, with the same name. And of course, that's 'bawrth' not 'bath.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1367

Tue, 5 May 2009 06:42:00 GMT
Tue, May 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1367

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which a new day dawns for Merrie Olde England -- 'Three Years Later.'

Time: approx seventeen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1366

Mon, 4 May 2009 04:40:00 GMT
Mon, May 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1366

SUNDAY SALAD features just ONE Stanley Huntley story today, from 1883 -- where we hear about the most remarkable weather of all time --'A Heavy Storm.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1365

Sun, 3 May 2009 07:38:00 GMT
Sun, May 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1365

Our Saturday Night Special story is by James M. Bailey, the Danbury News Man. From 1873 we learn 'How a Married Man Sews on a Button.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1364

Sat, 2 May 2009 05:37:00 GMT
Sat, May 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1364

Max Adeler discusses which phrase is more proper to use -- 'is being done' or 'is doing' -- in the 1874 story 'A Question.'

Time: approx five minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1363

Fri, 1 May 2009 05:34:00 GMT
Fri, May 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1363

Max Adeler leans over his garden fence and hears about the musical tastes of bags of fertilizer in 'Judge Pitman's Musical Feat' from 1874

Time: approx six minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1362

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:52:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1362

From 1874 comes Max Adeler's fun story of getting locked out of the house in a nightshirt. It's called 'A Very Disgreeable Predicament.'

Time: approx six minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1361

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:49:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1361

Max Adeler's 1874 book 'Out of the Hurly Burly' was one of the first to focus on the lighter side of suburban living in America. Today's story concerns a rare plant that grows a half inch every twenty years and blooms once a century -- 'Our Century Plant.'

Time: approx seven minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1360

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:42:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 29 2009

MIster Ron's Basement #1360

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- a terrific bit of Twain's writing, and it could stand alone -- 'The Yankee's Fight with the Knights.'

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1359

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:40:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1359

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO looney Stanley Huntley stories from 1880! First, we get a truly skewed view of history in 'White House Gallery - Anecdote of Andrew Johnson' and then we hear a tale of a loan to a shoeshine boy that is repaid years later in 'The Religious Bootblack.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1358

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:31:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1358

Our Saturday Night Special story is told through two separate tales by Leon Mead.

They both deal with the photograph we featured in Episode #1343 and is reproduced on this web page again, below.

The first tale is taken from Mead's 1899 book, 'The Bow Legged Ghost and Other Stories' and it tells how the photograph came about. It also includes one of the very few truly sad stories Bill Nye ever wrote. It is called 'Eugene Field and Bill Nye.'

The second piece concerns the finding of the lost picture. It appeared in the New York Tribune in 1905 and is called 'The Story of a Photograph.'

The photo as it appeared in the Tribune in 1905

The photo as it appeared in Visscher's 1908 Book

Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1357

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:28:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1357

Chauncey Tubbs really ought to consult with his wife a bit more, as we find out in Leon Mead's 1899 story, 'Mrs. Tubbs Manoeuvres.'

Time: approx fifteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1356

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:26:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1356

Leon Mead stretches a yarn beyond belief with his 1899 tale of a young woman's mania for a certain color. It's called 'The Woman in Yellow.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1355

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:24:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1355

Stories of creating and succeeding with a hit show on Broadway are extremely common, but today's tale is, well, different. From 1899, we present Leon Mead's crazy show-biz story, 'Revels of the Muses.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1354

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:22:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1354

Leon Mead was a good friend of humorist Bill Nye, and apparently some of Nye's style rubbed off on him. Today's 1899 story deals with a man who can't help winking at women on the street whose hobby gets him in a jam. It's called 'An Assumed Weakness.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1353

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:19:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1353

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- which we have been waiting for -- 'Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1352

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:18:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1352

SUNDAY SALAD features just ONE Stanley Huntley story today -- this appeared in the Brooklyn Eagle a month or so after the death of Jesse James in 1882 -- it's called 'He Was One of the Band.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1351

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:13:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1351

George Horatio Derby's nutty dentist, Dr. Tushmaker, whom we first encountered in Episode #596, is back again for our Saturday Night Special story, in an excerpt from 'Phoenix at Benecia' from 1855. The story is undeniably grisly, and totally loony!

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1350

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:11:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1350

Wrapping up our week of Homer Croy stories, we look at a unique tale from the earliest days of the Movies -- an excerpt from his 1918 book 'How Motion Pictures Are Made,' taken from the chapter 'When Eight Soldiers Were an Army.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1349

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:09:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1349

Homer Croy wrote for every sort of publication that existed in the early twentieth century. Today's story appeared in 'The Boys' and Girls' Fifth Reader' back in 1919. The tale concerns a boy and his chicken. It's called 'Cleopatra and the Candidate.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1348

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:08:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1348

Even today, people enjoy bragging about a new car purchase, but back in 1912 it was almost like bragging about owning a new spaceship! Homer Croy makes some suggestions on politely bringing up the subject in the 1912 piece 'How to Lead Up to It.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1347

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:06:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1347

Homer Croy was one of the many early twentieth century writers who cranked out anything he could sell to magazines and newspapers. He developed a reputation as a humorist, wrote some novels, then had an immensely successful career as a screenwriter for both silent and sound movies.

It is extremely difficult to find his short humorous pieces these days, but we will try. Today's tale, from 1922, is quite clever. It's called 'Bathing in a Borrowed Suit.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1346

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:03:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1346

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss gets captured, talks his way out, and then...he's in 'An Awful Predicament.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1345

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:43:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1345

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley tales of Hard Times from back in 1882. First, a Montana man complains how civilization is killing the frontier in 'Business Was Bad' and a bum gives a druggist a bad luck story in 'The Force of Circumstances.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1344

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:40:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1344

Our Saturday Night Special story is written by the young man pictured on the right in the photo illustrating the Bill Nye story in Episode #1343 (on the web page). From 1899, we present Leon Mead's 'The Bow-Legged Ghost.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1343

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:36:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1343

We started the week with a fun story by Henry Faxon, then followed that up with TWO stories about Faxon written by Wm. Lightfoot Visscher.

Today, we follow all that up with a violently funny story about Visscher written by Bill Nye back in 1891 -- The tale is called 'A Peaceable Man.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1342

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:34:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1342

We are continuing a reminiscence of the amazing Henry W. Faxon by Wm. Lightfoot Visscher, from his 1908 book 'Ten Wise Men and Some More.' Today we hear the inside scoop of the Great Silver Lake Snake, a fabulous hoax of the 1850s.

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1341

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:31:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1341

Yesterday's hilarious story by Henry W. Faxon is the only piece we can dig up with his name on it. Any listeners with access to the Buffalo Republic newspaper of the late 1850s, please contact Mister Ron!

Meanwhile we are presenting a reminiscence of the remarkable Mr. Faxon by Wm. Lightfoot Visscher, from his 1908 book 'Ten Wise Men and Some More.' We will feature some more of it tomorrow.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1340

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:28:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1340

Today we offer one of the wackiest stories ever written!

From 1853, we present 'The Tremendous Adventures and the Mighty Deeds, Rise, Downfall, Life and Death of A. Jacks' most likely written by Henry William Faxon. From the title alone, you know you have to listen to this!

We will be presenting more on this forgotten but highly influential funny man this week.

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1339

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:26:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1339

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss picks a lock and gets free...or does he? It's called 'An Encounter in the Dark.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1338

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:23:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1338

SUNDAY SALAD offers two odd Stanley Huntley stories today. First, we hear one man easily topping another's tall tale -- it's called 'In the Arctic Regions' and is one of the last pieces Huntley wrote for the Brooklyn Eagle back in 1884. Then a Dakota man regales his listeners with a story of 'A Frontier Funeral' from 1881.

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1337

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:22:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1337

Our Saturday Night Special story involves two dozen bottles of beer, a poker game, and a visiting strict Bishop. From 1900, we present Thomas L. Masson's 'A Distressing Situation.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1336

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:20:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1336

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today we hear about a prospective husband's three conditions to his fiancee. It's simply called 'Anecdote.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1335

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:17:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1335

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today's little piece may take a moment or two to get, but it is cute. The story is called 'The Astonished Fiddler.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1334

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:15:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1334

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today, a card sharp attempts to play a trick on a New England skipper in a tale called 'Diamond Cut Diamond.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1333

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 19:12:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1333

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today's piece concerns two men discussing a duel with each other. It's entitled 'Fair Play.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1332

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 08:10:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1332

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter isn't even close to funny, but it is part of the book -- prepare yourself for a real tear-jerker -- 'A Pitiful Incident.'

Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1331

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:08:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1331

We are celebrating FOUR YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement today! Your emails and birthday cakes are more than welcome. We hope to find even more of the funniest stories from the public domain in the upcoming years...

Our SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley stories that (we think) are extremely funny! They are both from 1881 -- 'The Cautious Reporter's Version' and 'How He Became Wealthy.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1330

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:04:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1330

Our Saturday Night Special story is by an author we have not featured in the Basement yet. Robert Barr was, for many years, the Detroit Free Press's other humorist, in addition to C. B. Lewis (M. Quad). For many years he wrote under the pen name of Luke Sharp, but gradually shifted to his real name. When the Detroit Free Press published a London edition, Barr was sent there to contribute to it.

We will feature more of Barr's stories in the future, but today we will offer an 1897 charming romance story,'The Type-Written Letter.'

Time: approx seventeen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1329

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:02:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1329

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited, but some of the newspapers are. From this we can usually figure out who the writers are. Today's story, really a truly old joke, perhaps first appeared in this form. It's called 'Bread and Gravy' by Alexander Sweet and John Armoy . Well, old jokes had to be new at some point, right?

Time: approx two and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1328

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:59:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1328

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited, but some of the newspapers are. From this we can attempt to determine who the writers are. We're just guessing here, but today's clever piece from the South Bend Tribune was most likely an effort of that newspaper's editor, Richard H. Lyon. It is called 'A Typographical Injury to Charley Bender.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1327

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:54:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1327

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited but some of the newspapers are. From this we can determine some of the authors. Today's story was most likely written by C. B. Lewis, who usually used the pen name of M. Quad. Of course neither name was used here...

The tale is called 'The Man with the Umbrella.'

Time: approx four minutes

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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

Mister Ron's Basement #1326

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:52:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1326

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited but some of the newspapers are. From this we can determine some of the authors. Today's piece, 'Exchanging Dusters,' is probably by Robert J. Burdette, and is extremely funny.

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1325

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:49:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1325

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King go from the frying pan into the fire...or is it the other way around? -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1324

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:47:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1324

SUNDAY SALAD offers just ONE Stanley Huntley piece today -- it's a fun piece from 1882 called 'The Coney Island Waiter.'

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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1323

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:41:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1323

Our Saturday Night Special story comes from page one of the Brooklyn Eagle from May 30, 1880. The story is unsigned, and credited to the San Francisco Post, but we strongly suspect the hand of Stanley Huntley (who was a huge Edgar Allan Poe fan) is involved here.

In any event, even though the report features a well-known San Francisco judge of the time, the tale is so ludicrous as to obviously be a work of fiction. Anyway, listen and judge for yourself. It certainly is among the funniest pieces we've ever presented. Your comments are most welcome.

It's called 'The Raven in Court.'

Time: approx ten 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1322

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:38:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1322

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors (well, this time around, 20th Century...).

May Isabel Fisk is about as forgotten as a once-popular writer can be, which is a shame, because she was extremely funny. Today's piece first appeared in 1903, and it really is a classic! It's called 'A Woman in a Shoe-shop.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1321

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:35:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1321

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

One of the most imaginative writers of the 19th century, Lucretia Peabody Hale wrote stories for kids that always had a sly wink and a nod for the grown-ups. Today's piece from 1886 deals with a young man with a unique talent looking for a calling in life. It's called 'A Place for Oscar.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Lucretia Peabody Hale Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/hale.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1320

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:31:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1320

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Mary Andrews Denison is almost totally forgotten today, but she was one of the most popular authors of the mid-nineteenth century. Today we hear about an unexpected dinner guest in the first chapter of 'That Husband of Mine' from 1877.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1319

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:30:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1319

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Sarah Orne Jewett was an extremely popular writer of the late 19th Century, and her work is experiencing a resurgence today. Excerpted from a chapter from her 1877 book 'Deephaven,' we present 'The Circus at Denby.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1318

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:27:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1318

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which the King opens his big mouth and gets him and the Boss in Hot Water -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1317

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:25:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1317

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO 1880 Stanley Huntley pieces about dangerous characters from the wild west -- first a brash young man fresh from the frontier visits a Brooklyn Bar in 'A Party from Deadwood' and then we offer a bit of poetry about a desperado on the run in 'The Snake from Glendive Creek.'

Time: approx nine 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1316

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:20:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1316

Our Saturday Night Special is Part Three of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant' from 1882!

Don't miss this, but don't even think of listening to it until you have heard Parts One and Two, which you can get by clicking here and here.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1315

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:18:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1315

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Kate M. Cleary sharply points out the double standard applied to women writers in her 1895 piece 'The New Man.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1314

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:16:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1314

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

One of Kate M. Cleary's funniest pieces appeared in Puck Magazine in 1892 -- wherein we learn a bit about farm economics -- it's called 'A Trip Postponed.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1313

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:14:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1313

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

For our lucky Episode Number 1313, we are offering another Kate M. Cleary story that originally appeared in 1890 -- in it, beautiful Sylvia has an encounter with a bashful beaux in 'A Mutual Misunderstanding.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1312

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:12:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1312

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

This week, we are spotlighting the writing of Kate M. Cleary. Cleary was a truly professional writer, who helped support her family with a prodigious output of short stories, poems and novels. Many of them centered on pioneer life in Nebraska, which she experienced first-hand for many years. Her work was a major influence on Willa Cather's writing.

Today we offer a short, romantic story from 1904 about a lucky horshoe and a broken mirror, entitled 'Bert's Good Luck.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1311

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:18:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1311

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we discuss purchasing power, wages, and the pillory - 'Sixth Century Political Economy.'

Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1310

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 06:37:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1310

SUNDAY SALAD offers THREE truly funny Stanley Huntley stories today! The first two originally appeared in the scarce-as-hen's-teeth Drake's Traveller's Magazine --

First, an old man has an incredible personal story to tell in 'What He Had Never Seen' from 1884, then we observe an encounter between a strange man and a Dakota woman on board a train in 'Her Little Joke' from 1883. Finally, we wrap it all up with an 1880 Huntley story from the Brooklyn Eagle about a rescued, drunken near-suicide entitled 'Showed His Gratitude.'

Time: approx eight 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1309

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 21:32:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1309

Our Saturday Night Special is Part Two of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant' from 1882!

Don't miss this, but don't even think of listening to it until you have heard Part One, which you can get by clicking here.

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1308

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 05:30:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1308

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

From Fanny Fern's 1857 book 'Fresh Leaves' comes a tale of a few different women writers, and their point of view of Fanny Fern herself -- it's called 'Come On, MacDuff.'

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 Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1307

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:28:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1307

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Back in 1857, women physicians were rare and sensational -- during that year, Fanny Fern published 'Lady Doctors' in her book 'Fresh Leaves.'

Time: approx four 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1306

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:25:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1306

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Here's another Fanny Fern piece from her 1868 book, 'Folly as it Flies.' Fanny discusses sloppy, slatternly women, and their opposite numbers in an excerpt from 'Some Varieties of Women.'

Time: approx eight 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1305

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 07:23:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1305

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

This week Fanny Fern stories fill the Basement! Today we offer a piece concerning women who attempt to do too much with an excerpt from the chapter 'Women and Their Discontents' out of the 1868 book 'Folly as it Flies.'

Time: approx seven 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1304

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:20:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1304

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Two of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- with some bragging about wealth - "Dowley's Humiliation.'

Time: approx sixteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1303

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 05:17:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1303

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO funny Stanley Huntley stories from 1881 today -- The first one concerns a bum who manages to squeeze a coin out of a victim with a compelling story -- it's called 'His Conscience Smote Him' -- if you really want to get the joke, listen to episode #1302, Mark Twain's 'The Stolen White Elephant' part one before you hear this.

Our second story concerns some very slight exaggeration from 'A Mighty Hunter.'

Time: approx nine 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1302

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:13:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1302

Our Saturday Night Special is Part One of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant.' Don't miss this!

Time: approx eighteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1301

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:11:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1301

Robert J. Burdette was enamored of gentle, humorous observations of life. This week, we have been reading from his 1879 collection, 'Innach Garden.'

Today's tale has our narrator visiting barbers in different cities to get shaves, and winding up 'Getting My Hair Trimmed.' It's a truly fun story.

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1300

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:07:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1300

Welcome to the 1300th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We've been doing these almost every day for nearly four years now, and we have lots more fun stuff planned for you in the future!

Meanwhile, to celebrate this milestone Episode, we are presenting one of the funniest stories ever. It's by Robert J. Burdette, and it comes from his 1912 book 'Old Time, Young Tom.'

This tale simply builds and builds -- it is entitled 'The Relief of the Slamrack.'

Your comments are, as always, most welcome.

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1299

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:05:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1299

Robert J. Burdette was enamored of gentle, humorous observations of life. This week, we are reading from his 1879 collection, 'Innach Garden.'

How can you tell when Good Times have returned? Find out today in 'Fiat Money.'

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 Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1298

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:03:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1298

Robert J. Burdette was enamored of gentle, humorous observations of life. This week, we will be reading from his 1879 collection, 'Innach Garden.'

Today we hear about a comic newspaper writer and his typesetter -- It is called 'The Compositor Fiend,' and it is very funny when you listen carefully...

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1297

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:01:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1297

SUNDAY SALAD offers only ONE Stanley Huntley this week, as Mister Ron attempts to heal a sore throat (expect more pops and snaps than usual as the mic gain had to be turned WAY up).

From 1881, we offer a tale of members of the Medical Profession offering a variety of opinions in 'A Question of Tests.'

Time: approx four 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1296

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:58:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1296

Tonight's SPECIAL story belatedly celebrates Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday from earlier this month, with an 1877 tale of natural selection by W. L. Alden, called 'A New Point for Darwinians.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/alden.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1295

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:56:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1295

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we have been reading some of them.

Today's Anonymously written tale skirts the borders of good taste -- but we're reading it anyway, because it is sort of clever -- it's called 'The Crooked Mouth Family.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1294

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:54:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1294

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we are reading some of them.

Today's tale is by an anonymous author -- it concerns a misinformed minister and a bereaved housewife -- 'A Big Mistake.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1293

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:52:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1293

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we are reading some of them.

Morris Wade was a popular turn-of-the-century poet and writer. In today's piece, we visit some highly cultured ladies 'At Five O'Clock Tea.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1292

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:48:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1292

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we will be reading some of them.

Today's short story from Robert J. Burdette is an absolute scream -- it is called 'A Twilight Idyl.' It originally appeared in Burdette's 'Innach Garden, and Other Comic Sketches' published in 1879.

Time: approx six and a half minutes

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 Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1291

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:45:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1291

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss spends money all over town -- 'Marco.'

Time: approx sixteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1290

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:43:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1290

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley pieces from 1882. First, a show producer comes up with a a truly novel idea in 'An Original Attraction.' Next, the managing editor remarkably fills in for the 'answer man' with some ladies clothing style advice in 'A Discussion on the Fashions.'

Time: approx ten 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1289

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:41:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1289

In celebration of Valentine's Day, we are offering a very special Valentine poem by Ellis Parker Butler from 1896. It's called 'Maude's Valentine' (we strongly suggest listening to this first before you cleverly play it as a last minute Valentine for your beloved).

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

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/

Mister Ron's Basement #1288

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:39:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1288

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we have been reading stories from that book.

Today's looney fable concerns an ancient philosopher who provided inspiration for a modern lumber man. It's called 'Of Socrates and the Man from Wisconsin.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1287

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:37:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1287

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we are reading stories from that book.

You know this guy -- working seven days a week is never enough -- here's his story -- 'Of Taking a Few Days Off.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1286

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:36:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1286

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we are reading stories from that book.

Today's tale concerns the doings of the tenderest of the tender among Tenderfeet in the wild west -- it's called 'Of the Straw that Dislocated the Camel's Vertebrae.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1285

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:34:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1285

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we are reading stories from that book. Today's story concerns three very different sons -- it's called 'Of Yielding to Temptation.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1284

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 06:32:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1284

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we learn a bit about duty -- 'The Tragedy of the Manor House.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1283

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 07:30:00 GMT
Sun, Feb 08 2009

MIster Ron's Basement #1283

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley pieces from 1883 (no Spoopendyke stories yet -- sorry, we're still looking). First, a tramp tries to put one over on a bartender with a dead cat and a dead sparrow in 'Mistaken in Something.' The next story involves a once-popular holiday called 'Evacuation Day.'

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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1282

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:25:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1282

We have a special surprise Saturday BONUS episode of the Basement today!

We are adding on an extra special story from Frederic Thomas Somerby's 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things,' from 1852.

It is called 'Uncle Ephraim's Husking,' and is a delightful description of the events that occurred at a traditional husking bee, where a community would gather to husk a farmer's corn crop and have a party in the process. So settle back, relax, and journey back to a simpler time with us, and join the fun!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1281

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:23:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1281

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who reported on the folks of Newburyport, Massachusetts and the general area (including parts of Maine and New Hampshire) for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' published a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things' back in 1852.

When someone attempts to tell you how wonderful something is, take it with a grain of salt, as we shall see in 'Interesting Associations.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1280

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:20:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1280

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who reported on the doings in Newburyport, Massachusetts and the general neighborhood (including parts of Maine and New Hampshire) for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' published a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things' back in 1852.

In today's tale two cold and weary travelers spend the night at the home of a farmer who has a beautiful daughter -- no it's not what you think -- in a delightful story called 'A Gentle Hint.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1279

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:17:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1279

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who wrote pieces about Newburyport, Massachusetts and the general neighborhood (including parts of Maine and New Hampshire) for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' published a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things' back in 1852.

Today, we hear of a fiercely funny clash of armies in 'The Battle of Quamphegan.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1278

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 06:15:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1278

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who wrote pieces about Newburyport, Massachusetts for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' left behind a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things.'

From that book, we present a story of an encounter with a breathtakingly beautiful maiden in the wilds of New Hampshire entitled 'The Gem of Moose Mountain.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1277

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 05:13:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1277

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we see a lot of people hanging around -- 'The Tragedy of the Manor House.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1276

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:10:00 GMT
Sun, Feb 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1276

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO strange Stanley Huntley pieces from 1883 (sorry, no Spoopendyke stories today). First, two old biddies offer each other some esoteric advice in 'An Exchange of Remedies.' Next, we offer a fantasy tale from Huntley where he takes the phrase Total Depravity of Inanimate Things quite literally in 'New Light Upon An Old Question.'

Time: approx nine 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1275

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1275

January 31st is, as everyone should know, 'National Gorilla Suit Day,' and in celebration, we are presenting our THIRD annual Gorilla Suit story (The first two can be found by clicking here and here). It was written by one of our favorite authors, W. L. Alden, and originally appeared in 1893. It is called 'Gorilla Romance.'

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/alden.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1274

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:03:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1274

Honesty is often considered to be its own reward, but this is not the case in Bill Nye's super-short piece from 1881, 'He Rewarded Her.'

Time: approx two 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1273

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1273

From 1881, Bill Nye offers us an extremely short, fun, but sad tale, 'Sic Semper Gloria Houseplant.'

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 Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1272

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:00:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1272

We are continuing to explore the woolly western humor of Bill Nye, with a tale of a tonsorial parlor visit gone awry in 'A Hairsbreadth Escape' from 1881.

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1271

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:58:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1271

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye was one the funniest people ever to put pen to paper.

An excellent example of this is his 1881 story about tobacco-chewing in Church, 'Fine-Cut As a Means of Grace'.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1270

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:55:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1270

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King visit 'The Smallpox Hut.' This chapter is not even close to being funny! It is one of the saddest things we've ever read...

Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1269

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:53:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1269

SUNDAY SALAD has TWO funny Stanley Huntley stories today! First, a pained young woman seeks help from a newspaper editor in 'An Idyl' from 1883. Then, from 1881, 'The New Society Reporter' discusses the events of a Fancy High Class Event.

Time: approx nine 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1268

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:50:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1268

We have presented around one hundred and twenty of C. B. Lewis's Mr. Bowser stories for the last couple of years. While Lewis wrote these every week for almost forty years, we are not going to try to read all, or even most of them. So this week's episode is the LAST Bowser story we will read (for the time being).

We have catalogued ALL the Mr. Bowser stories presented here at the link below. Have fun!

In today's tale, Mr. Bowser finally gets his due as 'The Mother-In-Law Arrives' from 1902.

Time: approx nine and a half 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1267

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:48:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1267

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

Today's poem is fun for youngsters and oldsters. From 1893, we present 'Extinct Monsters.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1266

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:44:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1266

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

Today we offer a wonderful poem from 1890 concerning Eugene Field's great love in life - 'In Praise of Pie.'

After you've heard this, you may want to go back and listen to Episode Number 753, featuring Field's 1880 poem 'Apple Pie and Cheese.' To get it, just Click Here.

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1265

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:42:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1265

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

Today, Field compares a couple of, well, interesting poems in 'Sir Galahad and Sir Sullivan' from 1887.

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1264

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:40:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1264

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

This week, we will begin exploring some of his sharp pieces, beginning with a poem from 1886 concerning 'An Overworked Word.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1263

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:38:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1263

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss tries his best to teach Arthur how to act like a Peasant in 'Drilling the King.'

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 Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1262

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:36:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1262

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO fun Stanley Huntley stories today (sorry, no Spoopendykes available). First, in an hilarious fantasy from 1882, a badly beaten visitor to the Eagle office tries to rouse his fellows in 'On A Strike.' Next, we meet a rough and tumble miner from Dakota visiting Brooklyn in 'Another Ranger' from 1883.

Time: approx nine 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1261

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:34:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1261

Our favorite Old Crank takes up the study of a science and lets everyone know about it in 'Mr. Bowser Takes Up Botany,' by C. B. Lewis, from 1902.

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1260

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:25:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1260

We are wrapping up our week-long celebration of funny writing by Edgar Allan Poe (his 200th Birthday is on January 19, 2009) with a lengthy, but fascinating, and at times quite funny story from 1845 called 'Some Words with A Mummy.'

This is most likely the very first popular story ever written concerning a Mummy brought back to life. Today there are Mummy movies and television programs everywhere. But in 1845, this tale hit the reading public with a bang!

Time: approx FORTY-ONE minutes

NOTE- Mister Ron and The Mrs. went to visit Edgar Allan Poe's Homes in Baltimore and Philadelphia on January 17, 2009. Some photos can be found at http://gallery.me.com/misterron#100237.

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1259

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:23:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1259

As part of our celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's Bicentennial this month, we are reading some of his funniest works. Today we offer a short poem from 1845 that gives some good advice for today's troubled economy -- it's called 'Epigram for Wall Street.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1258

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:16:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1258

In celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's Bicentennial this month, we are delivering some of Poe's funniest stories. Today, we learn some of the tricks of the con man, who, back in the 1840s, was called a 'Diddler.' From 1843 comes 'Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences.'

Read more about this fascinating story, and where (apparently) Poe got at least part of it from on the Mister Ron blog at http://misterronsbasement.blogspot.com/2009/01/edgar-allen-poe-oddity.html.

Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1257

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:41:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1257

This month we are celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's 200th Birthday on January 19th!

In honor of the Poe Bicentennial, we will be reading some of his funniest stories! 'Wait a minute!' you might be saying -- 'Poe? Funny stories?!!'

Yes indeed, throughout his career, Poe often wrote what he considered humor, although some readers might find it a bit warped and ghastly, to say the least. Still, Poe's funny tales have a distinct voice, and are well worth listening to.

Today we discover a bit about the science of Nosology in the 1835 story called 'Lionizing.'

Enjoy.

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1256

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:38:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1256

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King pretend to be peasants on a stroll in 'The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito.'

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1255

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:32:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1255

SUNDAY SALAD kicks up the Basement's tribute to Edgar Allan Poe's Bicentennial Celebration this month! Stanley Huntley often spoofed well-known authors in his humor column, but one of his favorites was Poe. From a number of accounts, Stanley Huntley had committed many of Poe's stories and poems to memory, and would recite them at the drop of a hat.

Today we feature a brilliant satire of Poe's detective fiction that (almost) could have been written by Poe himself! From 1880, we present 'The Murder in the Rue Rivoli.'

Time: approx ten 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1254

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:29:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1254

The next few Saturdays will find us reading the last few stories from C. B. Lewis's 1902 collection, 'The Life and Troubles of Mr. Bowser.'

Today, our favorite old crank displays his eye for beautiful antiques in 'Mr. Bowser Buys Chinaware.'

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

Mister Ron's Basement #1253

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 20:23:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1253

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Let's take a steamboat journey with a man who absolutely can't stand insects in the story, 'There Were Bugs There.'

Time: approx six 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1252

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1252

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Today we will visit a few historical sites, where a number of Revolutionary War heroes fell. It's called 'Depressions.'

Time: approx eight 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1251

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 07:19:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1251

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Today we pay a visit to an enterprising Nevada newspaperman named 'Primrose.'

Time: approx five 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1250

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:06:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1250

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Today we hear about a grocer who learned a painful lesson in 'The Awful Fate of the Man Who Advertised.'

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 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1249

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:02:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1249

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- Where the Boss learns of King's-Evil and it's miraculous cure and examines 'The First Newspaper.'

Time: approx twenty-one minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1248

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:54:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1248

SUNDAY SALAD explores the joys of performing in the theater! Stanley Huntley's characters trod the boards in THREE fun tales today.

First, a 'swell' theatrical impresario talks up his productions with the Eagle editor in 'Getting A Notice' from 1882. Then the Breezy family has it out concerning Mrs. Breezy's desire to play romantic roles in 'Asserting His Position,' also from 1882. Finally, we have a truly rare Spoopendyke story from 1884 -- 'Mrs. Spoopendyke Possessed with a Sudden Desire to go on the Stage.'

This particular Spoopendyke piece is discussed in more detail in our blog -- http://misterronsbasement.blogspot.com/2008/12/curious-case-of-benjamin-button-other.html.

Time: approx twenty 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

Mister Ron's Basement #1247

Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:52:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1247

The next few Saturdays will find us reading the last few stories from C. B. Lewis's 1902 collection, 'The Life and Troubles of Mr. Bowser.'

Today, Mr. Bowser is honored with a request to sit for a portrait in 'Mr. Bowser's Picture.'

Time: approx eight and a half 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:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1246

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:45:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 25 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1246

Our special Christmas Episode features the original 1921 F. Scott Fitzgerald story 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.'

A wonderful motion picture adaption of this story starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett is being released to movie theaters right now. It is a great movie. But the original Fitzgerald story is a work of genius, and the movie differs from it dramatically.

We had considered serializing it across the span of a week, but instead offer the lengthy tale in its entirety. It is almost an hour long. Please download this, relax, and enjoy. Your feedback is especially welcome. Please write to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx fifty-five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1245

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:42:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1245

SUNDAY SALAD offers up a special Spoopendyke Christmas story from 1880 that was possibly done special for the Washington Post at the time (yes, we know that we thought there were no more of Spoopendykes, but we stumbled into this one).

Stanley Huntley had previously been the Post's first City Editor back in 1877-78, and was good friends with the paper's founder, Stilson Hutchins. Today's story also sheds some light on who Huntley modeled Mrs. Spoopendyke after.

Enjoy then, 'Mrs. Spoopendyke's Christmas Gift.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1244

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:40:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1244

We are wrapping up a short week (technical difficulties) of stories from George Fitch's 1916 collection, 'Vest Pocket Essays' with a fascinating, fun view of 'Cigarettes.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1243

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:38:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1243

We are continuing with a second week of stories from George Fitch's 1916 collection, 'Vest Pocket Essays.'

Today we get the scoop on a friend of humanity -- 'The Dollar.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1242

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:37:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1242

We are continuing with a second week of stories from George Fitch's 1916 collection, 'Vest Pocket Essays.'

Feeling lucky? Then don't miss today's essay, 'Luck.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1241

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:33:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1241

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- Where the Boss learns exactly what qualifications a candidate must have to become a military officer in 'A Competitive Examination.'

Time: approx twenty-six minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1240

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:28:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1240

SUNDAY SALAD offers a truly intriguing, if somewhat lengthy piece by Stanley Huntley from 1882, relating his experiences aboard a Pilot Boat, one of many that brought big ships in to New York's harbor from the High Seas back then. This colorful tale showcases Huntley's unique talents as a newspaper feature writer, and may be one of the best stories we have ever read in the Basement.

It's called 'Life On A Pilot Boat; the Men who go Down to the Sea After Ships.'

Time: approx thirty minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1239

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:26:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1239

'Mr. Bowser Does the Wash' by C. B. Lewis, from 1890. What else needs to be said?

Time: approx nine minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1238

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:24:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1238

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we have been reading from this week. Today we offer a treat for the bugs -- 'Picnics.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1237

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:23:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1237

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we are reading from this week. Today, we take a whiff of a tasty treat -- 'Cabbages.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1236

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:17:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1236

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we are reading from this week. Today, we explore the great American way of not doing business -- 'Committees.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1235

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:55:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1235

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we will read from this week. Today's essay gives us the straight scoop on 'Menus.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1234

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:51:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1234

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Four of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'A Rival Magician'' -- in which the Boss faces some unexpected competition...

Time: approx twenty-two minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1233

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 23:49:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1233

SUNDAY SALAD offers up TWO Stanley Huntley pieces today. Sorry, neither one features the Spoopendykes. We may never find another Spoopendyke story again (but we will keep looking).

Both stories are from 1881 -- the first is a grim tale of a tragic journey on the Fulton Ferry in Brooklyn entitled 'The Unfortunate Cruise of the Union.' Then the Father of the Bride offers a news story to the Eagle editor in 'After A Notice.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1232

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:46:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1232

Our favorite old crank slaps up some wallpaper in C. B. Lewis's 1908 story, 'Bowser the Artist.'

Time: approx ten minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html