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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:
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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/

Direct download: revry-2007-04-30.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:17am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-29a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:16pm EDT

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:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Direct download: revry-2007-04-29.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:13am EDT

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:
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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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-27.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:11am EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2007-04-26.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:09am EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2007-04-25.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:07am EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2007-04-24a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:05pm EDT

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:
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Direct download: revry-2007-04-24.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:03am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-22.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:01am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-21.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:59am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-20.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:57am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-19.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:52am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-18.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:50am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-17.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:48am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-16.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:43am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-15.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:42am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-14.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:40am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-13.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:38am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-12.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:37pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:35am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:33pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:31am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-08.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:26am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-07.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:24pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-06.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:22am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:18am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-04a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:54pm EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-04.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:42am EDT

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

Direct download: revry-2007-04-02.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:39am EDT

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/

Direct download: revry-2007-04-01.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:37am EDT