Wed, 31 August 2005
Wed, Aug 31 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #114 A fun Non-Sports story from Ring Lardner, excerpted from his 1916 tale 'Gullible's Travels.' I know. -- I'm Wise... Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 30 August 2005
Tue, Aug 30 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #113 'Horseshoes' by Ring Lardner (1914) -- a little lengthier than most stories here in the Basement, but loads of fun and really worth listening to. You'll find lots of namedropping here, including a terrific sequence involving Washington pitching legend Walter Johnson. There's an exciting and funny description of a World Series, very loosely based on the 1913 matchup between Philadelphia's Athletics and New York's Giants, but fictionalized, and with a couple of extra games thrown in. Time: approx forty-seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Mon, 29 August 2005
Mon, Aug 29 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #112 We're 'Headin' for Louisville' (musically, at least) as we hear a selection from Ring Lardner's 'You Know Me, Al' (1914). Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 28 August 2005
Sun, Aug 28 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #111 Coming up to the plate with a week of Ring Lardner stories. Today's is an excerpt from 'Alibi Ike' written in 1915. Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sat, 27 August 2005
Sat, Aug 27 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #110  Short but funny -- 'The Fable of the Fatal Album and the Leap for Life' by George Ade, and a very, very strange piece of music. Time: approx three 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 |
Fri, 26 August 2005
Fri, Aug 26 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #109 George Ade's 1904 story 'The Night-Watch and the Would-Be Something Awful' gives the Real Low Down on Getting Away with It. Also, a musical intro that needs to be heard to be believed. Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Thu, 25 August 2005
Thu, Aug 25 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #108 L. Frank Baum's 1901 story 'The Glass Dog' has a bit of everything in it -- magic, romance, betrayal, greed, love, and artistry of some sort. Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Wed, 24 August 2005
Wed, Aug 24 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #107 L. Frank Baum explores going beyond the limits of good literature in 'The Girl Who Owned a Bear' from 1901. Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 23 August 2005
Tue, Aug 23 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #106 'The Queen of Quok' by L. Frank Baum (1901) is an object lesson in the real value of time and money. Time: approx nineteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 23 August 2005
Mon, Aug 22 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #105 A difference of opinion in spending habits underscore the Generation Gap in L. Frank Baum's 1897 story, 'The Extravagance of Dan.' Also, a liitle bit more from the Banjo King. Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
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