Tue, 27 February 2007
Tue, Feb 27 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #651 Elbert Hubbard reveals the inside secret of creating a hit Broadway play in 'Phrases in Electro,' published in 1920. Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Mon, 26 February 2007
Mon, Feb 26 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #650 Our 650th EPISODE!!!Elbert Hubbard was one of the most popular American writers of the early twentieth century. He had an enormous output of books, stories, and articles, and he founded a community of artisans in East Aurora, New York known as the Roycrofters, who produced beautiful hand-crafted books and furniture. He worked with Frank Lloyd Wright, and was much sought after on the lecture circuit. He and his wife died aboard the ill-fated Lusitania in 1915. This week, we will be reading some of Hubbard's humorous pieces from a trio of slim volumes published by the Roycrofters in 1920. Today's tale, ironically, is called 'Titanic Survivor.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 25 February 2007
Sun, Feb 25 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #649 Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Seven, 'The Amatuer Detective,' featuring a confrontation over a collar, a mysterious box of cigars, blue, pink, and white shirtwaists, and a wayward garden hose! Time: approx twenty 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/ |
Sat, 24 February 2007
Sat, Feb 24 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #648 Spoopendyke once again struggles with buttons and extremely starched garments in the 1880 story 'His New Cuffs' by Stanley Huntley. 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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Fri, 23 February 2007
Fri, Feb 23 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #647 Old Mr. Bowser tries to impress his wife by telling her he has enlisted in the army in this World War One vintage story by C. B. Lewis from 1917 -- 'Bowser Starts for War.' 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: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Thu, 22 February 2007
Thu, Feb 22 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #646 Our last story (for the time being) by Mortimer Thomson (writing under the pen name of Philander Doesticks) from 1855 -- 'Police Adventures -- Mayor Wood Around.' Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Wed, 21 February 2007
Wed, Feb 21 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #645 Doesticks receives a pile of mail (postage due, of course), and gives his point of view on the occasion in the 1855 tale, 'Cupid in Cold Weather -- Valentine's Day' by Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson). Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Tue, 20 February 2007
Tue, Feb 20 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #644 Philander Doesticks falls head over heels in Mortimer Thomson's 1855 riotous tale 'Disappointed Love.' Time: approx thirteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Mon, 19 February 2007
Mon, Feb 19 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #643 More insanely funny long-forgotten pieces from the 1855 book 'Doesticks -- What he Says' by Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B. (Mortimer Thomson) -- 'How Doesticks Came to Think of It' and 'A New Patent Medicine Operation.' 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 Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Sun, 18 February 2007
Sun, Feb 18 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #642 Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Six, on how the maid became 'one of the family,' -- 'Bridget.' Time: approx twelve 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/ |
Sat, 17 February 2007
Sat, Feb 17 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #641 Poor sickly Mr. Spoopendyke is a truly terrible patient in Stanley Huntley's 1881 tale 'A Slight Indisposition.' The episode is both hilarious and sad as well. 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 |
Fri, 16 February 2007
Fri, Feb 16 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #640 C. B. Lewis wrote Mr. Bowser stories from the 1880s until his death in 1924. In today's tale from 1918, 'Bowser Prepares for War.' 
Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Thu, 15 February 2007
Thu, Feb 15 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #639 Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) clues us in on the evils of imbibing the wrong drink -- water -- in the 1855 tale 'The Potency of Groton Water, or an Aqueous Quality Hitherto Unknown.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Wed, 14 February 2007
Wed, Feb 14 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #638 From 'Doesticks -- What He Says' from 1855, and written by Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson), we visit some of the wonderful attractions of New York City in 'Seeing the Lions -- Barnum's Museum.' This episode gets funnier and funnier as it meanders along... 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 Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Tue, 13 February 2007
Tue, Feb 13 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #637 Another hilarious chapter of the long forgotten 'Doesticks -- What He Says,' written in 1855 by Mortimer Thomson under the pen name of 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.' -- 'Seeking A Fortune -- Rail Road Felicities.' 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 Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Sun, 11 February 2007
Mon, Feb 12 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #636 This may be one of the best episodes of Mister Ron's Basement, ever! Mortimer Thomson was a popular humorist of the pre-Civil War years who wrote under the pen name of 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B." He was part of a group of wild bohemian humorists who gathered at Pfaff's Beer Cellar in New York City, and wrote clever satirical pieces for the New York Tribune. Today we read the Introduction to the book 'Doesticks -- What He Says' and the chapter concerning Niagara Falls -- 'Doesticks on a Bender' from 1855. 
Time: approx thirteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html |
Sat, 10 February 2007
Sat, Feb 10 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #635 Poor Mr. Spoopendyke is sick and needs Mrs. Spoopendyke to find some pills in 'The Medicine Chest' by Stanley Huntley, from 1880. Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Fri, 9 February 2007
Fri, Feb 09 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #634 Mr. Bowser uncharacteristically decides to remain a fount of serenity, to the consternation of Mrs. Bowser, in the 1902 tale 'Bowser Becalmed' by C. B. Lewis. Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Thu, 8 February 2007
Thu, Feb 08 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #633 A Truly Special episode of the Basement today -- While George W. Peck's writing career was just starting to take off, he ran the lecture circuit during 1876 through 1878, delivering what was essentially a stand-up comedy routine about his experiences in the Civil War. This led to fame as a humorist, and eventually to a successful career in Politics as a two term Governor of Wisconsin. Here we present, in its entirety, 'How Peck and Another Mule Crushed the Rebellion.'  Time: approx forty-three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
Wed, 7 February 2007
Wed, Feb 07 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #632 George W. Peck returns to the Basement this week, with some sharp stories featured in the 1880 collection 'Peck's Fun.' Today, we get a lesson on how the wheels of government work (or don't work) in 'Buying A Stone Crusher.' 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 George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
Tue, 6 February 2007
Tue, Feb 06 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #631 George W. Peck returns to the Basement this week, with some insane stories featured in the 1880 collection 'Peck's Fun.' Today we get the inside scoop on the Bug Trust in 'A Fly Manufactory.' 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 |
Mon, 5 February 2007
Mon, Feb 05 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #630 George W. Peck returns to the Basement this week, with some hilarious stories featured in the 1880 collection 'Peck's Fun.' Today, we hear how to really 'do' a resort town in 'Effects of Mineral Water.' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
Sun, 4 February 2007
Sun, Feb 04 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #629 Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Five, offering romance, intrigue, mystery, and wet socks, 'The Pink Shirt Waist.' 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 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/ |
Sat, 3 February 2007
Sat, Feb 03 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #628 In today's Sunday Salad, Mr. Spoopendyke is particularly irritable as he attempts to give up his tobacco habit, in Stanley Huntley's 1882 story 'Swearing Off Smoking.' 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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Fri, 2 February 2007
Fri, Feb 02 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #627 Our favorite Old Crank demonstrates his superior Will Power in 'Mr. Bowser Quits Smoking' from 1902, by C. B. Lewis. 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 |
Thu, 1 February 2007
Thu, Feb 01 2007
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