Mon, 30 April 2007
Mon, Apr 30 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #712 We have a Winner in the Mister Ron's Anniversary Contest from Episode #680, who correctly identified the story 'Pure Logic' by Ellis Parker Butler! Listen for the details in this episode...Another contest will be announced later this week! This week, we will be reading Ellis Parker Butler stories, starting with the short but cute 1911 piece, 'Appropriate Telephone Numbers.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at: http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/ |
Sun, 29 April 2007
Sun, Apr 29 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #711 Continuing our Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter, carrying advanced 19th century technology, stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's Kingdom. If this sounds to you a bit like Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yakee in King Arthur's Court,' well, it also seemed so to Max Adeler... Today, the Professor and Tilly tour Baron Bors' Castle, to their utter fascination... Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html The Max Adeler Fortunate Island Catalog is at: http://ronevry.com/Fortunate_Island_Serialized.html |
Sun, 29 April 2007
Sun, Apr 29 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #710 SUNDAY SALAD offers a tale of Mr. Spoopendyke, a can of fish, and a missing can opener in 'Opening Sardines' from 1881. It is said that Huntley based this story on a true incident. Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Fri, 27 April 2007
Fri, Apr 27 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #709 From 1918, Mr. Bowser decides to brighten up his neighborhood with a rainbow of house paint in 'Bowser's Villa' by C. B. Lewis. Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Thu, 26 April 2007
Thu, Apr 26 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #708 Concluding the beautiful (and fun) Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- 'The Girl from Mercury' -- today, record 4 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Wed, 25 April 2007
Wed, Apr 25 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #707 Continuing the delightful Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- 'The Girl from Mercury' -- today, record 3 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx eleven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 24 April 2007
Tue, Apr 24 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #706 Continuing the delightful Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- 'The Girl from Mercury' -- today, record 2 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 24 April 2007
Tue, Apr 24 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #705 This week, The Basement features a delightful Science Fiction story from 1904, presented in four parts -- today, 'The Girl from Mercury' -- Record 1 of 4 -- by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé. Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 22 April 2007
Sun, Apr 22 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #704 Continuing our Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter, carrying advanced 19th century technology, stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's Kingdom. If this sounds to you a bit like Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yakee in King Arthur's Court,' well, it also seemed so to Max Adeler... Today, we present the third part of the first chapter, where the Professor and his daughter deal with a Baron, his hapless daughter, and three brave, if somewhat ignorant knights, all in the Hermit's cave. Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html The Max Adeler Fortunate Island Catalog is at: http://ronevry.com/Fortunate_Island_Serialized.html |
Sat, 21 April 2007
Sat, Apr 21 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #703 SUNDAY SALAD brings you two Stanley Huntley sketches -- a Mr. and Mrs. Breezy story from 1882, 'Gaining A Point' and a Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke tale, 'An Impromptu Excursion' from 1880. The Breezy characters weren't as well-developed as the Spoopendykes, but they still managed to be pretty funny from time to time. Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Fri, 20 April 2007
Fri, Apr 20 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #702 Mr. Bowser reveals the depth of his knowledge in 'A Lesson in Geography' published in 1902. 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, 19 April 2007
Thu, Apr 19 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #701 From the University of British Columbia's newspaper 'The Ubyssey' ('U.B.C.') of October 13, 1925, comes a spoof of George Ade's 'New Fables in Slang' by 'George Fade.' 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 |
Wed, 18 April 2007
Wed, Apr 18 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #700 GEORGE ADE is back this week, featuring three particularly funny stories that originally appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1917, then a surprise story on Friday (don't miss it)! Today we offer an Ade Tale of World War One, 'The Fable of Getting A Rise from the Lady Slacker.' 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 |
Tue, 17 April 2007
Tue, Apr 17 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #699 GEORGE ADE is back this week, featuring three particularly funny stories that originally appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1917, then a surprise story on Friday (don't miss it)! Birthdays are a wonderful way for young lovers to express their feelings -- but what happens when the years go by? Find out in 'The Fable of Her Birthday and the Dwindling Generosity.' 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 Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Mon, 16 April 2007
Mon, Apr 16 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #698 GEORGE ADE is back this week, featuring three particularly funny stories that originally appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1917, then a surprise story on Friday (don't miss it)! There's a wedding afoot today in 'The Fable of the Superguy and the Double Harness.' 
Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Sun, 15 April 2007
Sun, Apr 15 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #697 Continuing our Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'The Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter, carrying advanced 19th century technology, stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's Kingdom. If this sounds to you a bit like Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yakee in King Arthur's Court,' well, it also seemd so to Max Adeler... Today, we present the second part of the first chapter, where the Professor and his daughter encounter a mysterious hermit, who fills them in on the Island's extraordinary history. 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 Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html The Max Adeler Fortunate Island Catalog is at: http://ronevry.com/Fortunate_Island_Serialized.html |
Sat, 14 April 2007
Sat, Apr 14 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #696 SUNDAY SALAD brings you two fun pieces by Stanley Huntley -- first off, we learn how to dispose of a fortune in 'A Hint to Mr. Vanderbilt' from 1880, and then we try to awaken Mr. Spoopendyke early to get him to the courthouse on time in 'Difficulties of A Witness' from 1881. Time: approx eleven 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, 13 April 2007
Fri, Apr 13 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #695 From 1921, Mr. Bowser shows his wife what a terrific writer he is in 'Mrs. Bowser's Story' 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, 12 April 2007
Thu, Apr 12 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #694 James M. Bailey tells us a truly sad, sad story -- 'Mr. Cobleigh's Sorrow' -- from his 1877 collection, 'They All Do It.' 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 James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html |
Wed, 11 April 2007
Wed, Apr 11 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #693 P. T. Barnum auctions off a tiger to an unlikely customer in James M. Bailey's 1877 tale 'What He Wanted It For.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html |
Tue, 10 April 2007
Tue, Apr 10 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #692 Sometimes a little sympathy is the last thing you need, as we shall find out in James M. Bailey's 1877 tale, 'The Sympathizing Stranger.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html |
Mon, 9 April 2007
Mon, Apr 09 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #691 James M. Bailey wrote some dark, yet very funny stories that appeared in his 1877 collection, 'They All Do It.' Today, a drunken bum comes up with a unique way to beg for money in 'The Patriot's Ignoble Repulse.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html |
Sun, 8 April 2007
Sun, Apr 08 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #690 Today we begin a NEW Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'The Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's kingdom. Adeler was convinced that Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,' published eight years after 'The Fortunate Island,' had plagiarized much of his novel. There are certainly some compelling arguments to be made for Adeler's case. In any event, we will be serializing the entire story for you to decide for yourself. It's a lot of fun! Today, we present the first part of the first chapter, 'The Island.' Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html The Max Adeler Fortunate Island Catalog is at: http://ronevry.com/Fortunate_Island_Serialized.html |
Sat, 7 April 2007
Sat, Apr 07 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #689 SUNDAY SALAD presents two Stanley Huntley pieces from 1881 -- first a story of a theater critic who wound up in the insane asylum -- 'A Sad Case.' Then Mr. Spoopendyke takes a spin in his new two-wheeled contraption in 'Bicycle Excercise.' 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 |
Fri, 6 April 2007
Fri, Apr 06 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #688 Get ready to snap some photos in C. B. Lewis's 1897 story, 'Mr. Bowser's Kodak.' 
Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Thu, 5 April 2007
Thu, Apr 05 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #687 Two pieces by 'Brick' Pomeroy wrap up the week -- first, the insanely nonsensical Preface to his 1868 book, 'Nonsense; or Hits and Criticisms of the Follies of the Day,' followed by a sharply satirical account of a female-disguised Pomeroy infiltrating 'A New England Sewing Circle,' from that same book. Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html |
Wed, 4 April 2007
Wed, Apr 04 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #686 The Velocipede was the cantankerous forerunner of the modern bicycle. In an 1871 account, Brick Pomeroy goes 'Riding A Velocipede,' with agonizing results. 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 Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html |
Wed, 4 April 2007
Wed, Apr 04 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #685 The always outspoken 'Brick' Pomeroy gives us the scoop on the 'Science of Kissing' from 1868. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html |
Mon, 2 April 2007
Mon, Apr 02 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #684 Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy was always controversial, and frequently funny. From his 1871 collection, 'Brick Dust,' he relates his experiences 'As A Base Ballist.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html |
Sun, 1 April 2007
Sun, Apr 01 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #683 Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present the last part, Chapter Eleven, 'The Coup D'Etat,' where everything wraps up and there is a pay-off -- or maybe there isn't... Time: approx seventeen 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/ |
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