Wed, 14 July 2010
Wed, July 14 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1724 This week, we are reading from Stephen Leacock's 1913 collection 'Behind the Beyond.' In today's tale, we hear of valuable Real Estate that once could have been gotten for a song. It's called 'My Lost Opportunities.' As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com 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 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: * 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.
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Sun, 4 July 2010
Mon, July 5 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1717 After a technical delay we are back. Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' In Chapter Eleven, Alvira Slimmens reflects on a sermon in which she thinks the Pastor pointed out the evil of everyone in town, except her. It is called 'She Is Edified by the Thanksgiving Sermon.'
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com Time: approx fifteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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Wed, 30 June 2010
Wed, June 30 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1716 We are reading odd stories from Gelett Burgess's 1901 collection 'The Burgess Nonsense Book.' Today's piece takes a philosophical point of view --'What Smith Tried to Believe - A Study That Ought to Appeal to Anybuddy.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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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Tue, 29 June 2010
Tue, June 29 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1715 Gelett Burgess claimed to have invented the word 'Blurb' back in 1907, and we are reading that very first Blurb from the back cover of the book that featured it. Then we will concentrate on stories from his 1901 collection 'The Burgess Nonsense Book.' Today's is a short piece with a long title -- 'McGurry and the Yellow Sunday Editor - Or, How a Pirate Found a Fair Competitor.'
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Mon, 28 June 2010
Mon, June 28 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1714 Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' In Chapter Ten, Alvira Slimmens's reputation is at stake in 'She Is Accused of Scandal.'
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com 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
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of 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.
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Fri, 25 June 2010
Fri, June 25 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1713 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! One of those favorite authors is James M. Bailey, The Danbury Newsman, who has written some of the funniest stories of all time back in the 1870s. This is NOT one of them. Bailey was pretty much burned out by 1882, and today's story is tired, has very few good laughs, and just withers away at the end without a punch line. Still, it is kind of interesting. The story is called 'Mrs. Stuggs' Carpet.' 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 James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: *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.
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Thu, 24 June 2010
Thur, June 24 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1712 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! Today's piece is by H. T. White of the Chicago Tribune, and it concerns a jaded editor who has heard the same submitted story way too many times. It is called 'Her Christmas Story.'
Time: approx 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. 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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Wed, 23 June 2010
Wed, June 23 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1710 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! Once again, we offer a George W. Peck story from this booklet -- one of the funniest we've ever presented. It is called 'A Single Hair.' 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 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. 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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Tue, 22 June 2010
Tue, June 22 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1710 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! In the past we have featured funny stories by Sweet and Knox, the editors of 'Texas Siftings.' Today's hilarious piece is by these guys. It's called 'Trials and Tribulations in Texas.' The artwork below is quite important in your enjoyment of this story.
Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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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Mon, 21 June 2010
Mon, June 21 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1709 Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' In Chapter Nine, hope springs eternal for Miss Slimmens in 'Wanted, a Wife: Miss Slimmens Answers the Advertisement.'
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com 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
*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of 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.
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Sat, 19 June 2010
Sat, June 19 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1708 Our Saturday Night Special piece is a short poem about the 'best young man in town,' by the elusive C. H. Hoyt from 1883 -- it's called 'The Consequence.' 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 Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: *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.
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Fri, 18 June 2010
Fri, June 18 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1707 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! We are wrapping up the week with a George W. Peck tale of a Mad, Mad, woman -- It is called 'Death of a Servant-Girl.'
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 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. 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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Thu, 17 June 2010
Thur, June 17 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1706 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! We have discovered a great, truly funny author, who wrote a column for the Boston Post from 1879 to 1883, then went on to become one of America's most successful comic playwrights. His name is C. H. Hoyt, and we will try to find more of his writing in the future. Meanwhile, we present a truly sad, and absolutely hysterical tale from him called 'Torn Up in Spirit.'
Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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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Wed, 16 June 2010
Wed, June 16 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1705 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! Today we bring back one of our favorite authors, M. Quad (C. B. Lewis), with an 1882 'Waiting for Godot'-type story called 'Waiting at the Junction.'
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.htmlThe 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. 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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Tue, 15 June 2010
Tue, June 15 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1704 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! Today's tale is called 'Bill Nye's Cat.'
Frederick Opper 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 Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:
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.
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Mon, 14 June 2010
Mon, June 14 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1703 Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' In Chapter Eight, Miss Slimmens sees some seemingly scandalous things out her window, and passes it on to the town gossip in 'An Argos-Eyed Spider Weaves a Web for a Fly.'
As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com 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 of 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.
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Sun, 13 June 2010
Sun, June 13 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1702 SUNDAY SALAD features a very short but fun piece from 1881 about how to get a nice piece of fish in the winter. It's called 'Explanatory.' 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 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. *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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Sat, 12 June 2010
Sat, June 12 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1701 Our Saturday Night Special story is a truly unique set of lessons from 1922 by Thomas L. Masson, 'How I Wrote 50,000 Jokes.' 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 Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: *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.
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Fri, 11 June 2010
Fri, June 11 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1700 
This is the 1700th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement! 'Walt Mason's little sermonettes in rhyme are gospels, and they are going about doing good.' -- Robert J. Burdette This week we are offering more of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' In our era of online Flame Wars and angry people expressing themselves violently, Walt Mason offers some great advice -- 'Put It On Ice.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Thu, 10 June 2010
Thur, June 10 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1699 William Dean Howells -- 'I began to read, skeptically at first, but more and more persuaded, and at last could not break away from those fascinating rhymes masking as prose, in a carnival concourse of pathos, and fun, and satire, and aspiration, but, above all, sense, sense, sense.' This week we are offering more of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' Today we explore the results of 'Bad Cooking.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Wed, 9 June 2010
Wed, June 9 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1698 'Walt Mason has entertained me on many a dreary railway journey.' -- Theodore Dreiser This week we are offering more of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' Today's prose poem is a moody one -- 'A Rainy Night.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Tue, 8 June 2010
Tue, June 8 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1697 'The facetious, capricious, delicious poems of Walt Mason.' -- James Whitcomb Riley This week we are offering more of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' Today we feature Walt's prose poem concerning a very, very old man, and how he got that way -- 'Methuselah.'
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Mon, 7 June 2010
Mon, June 7 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1696 Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' In Chapter Seven, Miss Slimmens plays a 'harmless' practical joke in 'Josh Stebbins's Wife's First Tea Party.'
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Sun, 6 June 2010
Sun, June 6 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1695 SUNDAY SALAD has a great Stanley Huntley story from exactly 130 years ago to the day (June 6, 1880) about a newly arrived rich Denver miner at a snooty Eastern spot, 'In Search of the Aristocracy.' 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 *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.
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Sat, 5 June 2010
Sat, June 5 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1694 Our Saturday Night Special story from 1900 by W. L. Alden, concerns a great hobby for anyone -- in the episode, we mistakenly call the story 'Needles' -- it really ought to be called 'Pins.' 
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Fri, 4 June 2010
Fri, June 4 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1693 'Walt Mason is a better tonic than anything that ever was bottled.' -- Elbert Hubbard This week we are offering some of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' Today we learn the secret of how to get writing published in 'Unappreciated.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Thu, 3 June 2010
Thur, June 3 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1692 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 'Walt Mason is delightful -- true humor is so rare a commodity.' This week we are offering some of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' We continue from yesterday's theme with some advice from a doctor in 'Eating Too Much.' Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Wed, 2 June 2010
Wed, June 2 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1691 Mary Roberts Rinehart - 'I have Walt Mason and coffee every morning, and one is as necessary as the other, but Walt doesn't give me heartburn, and coffee does.' This week we are offering some of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' Today we examine the concept of 'Progressive Doctoring.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Tue, 1 June 2010
Tue, June 1 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1690 We have a returned from a three day hiatus, and should be on a regular schedule again! Walt Mason was called 'The high priest of horse sense' by George Ade. This week we will feature some of his 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' Today's piece concerns a 'Toothache.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Fri, 28 May 2010
Fri, May 28 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1689 This week, we are reading extremely short but fun stories found in the pages of Puck Magazine. Today we feature a somewhat longer, but very funny tale, especially if you've ever been to Boston. From 1880, we present 'The Lay (Out) of the Last Puritan - A Boston Legend.' 
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Thu, 27 May 2010
Thur, May 27 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1688 This week, we are reading extremely short but fun stories found in the pages of Puck Magazine. From 1911, today we discover the difference between 'Lunch and Luncheon.'
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Wed, 26 May 2010
Wed, May 26 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1687 This week, we are reading extremely short but fun stories found in the pages of Puck Magazine. Perhaps you may have noticed that some people get a bit queasy trying to dine while on a boat. This, of course, is the point of today's tale 'At the Captain's Table' from 1905.
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Tue, 25 May 2010
Tue, May 25 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1686 This week, we are reading extremely short but fun stories found in the pages of Puck Magazine. Our first piece is a business letter about a misdirected package, addressed to A. Q. Stork, Esq. This 1915 tale is called 'A Business Affair.'
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Mon, 24 May 2010
Mon, May 25 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1685 Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' Chapter Six is both Pathetic, yet Funny -- 'The Window Is Curtained (Figuratively) With Crape.'
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Sun, 23 May 2010
Sun, May 23 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1684 SUNDAY SALAD offers a poem by Stanley Huntley from 1880, concerning a most serious issue that divided a church back in his day. It's called 'The Church Split.' 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 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. *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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Sat, 22 May 2010
Sat, May 22 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1683 Our Saturday Night Special story is by Mortimer Thomson, who we all know as Philander Doesticks. The title is pretty self-explanatory -- 'Doesticks in Love' from 1855. This story is almost, but not quite, identical to the version we read in Episode #644 a few years ago, entitled 'Disappointed Love.' Time: approx fourteen 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 *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.
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Fri, 21 May 2010
Fri, May 21 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1682 James De Mille was a Canadian author and humorist whose work was often published in American journals such as Harper's Weekly. This week have been reading excerpts from his hilarious 1872 novel, 'The Dodge Club.' We wrap up the week with a tale of the Dodge Club outsmarting six Neapolitan bandits in 'Brilliancy of Buttons.' Time: approx eighteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Thu, 20 May 2010
Thur, May 20 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1681 James De Mille was a Canadian author and humorist whose work was often published in American journals such as Harper's Weekly. This week we will be reading excerpts from his hilarious 1872 novel, 'The Dodge Club.' Today, some members of the Dodge Club have to struggle to keep from laughing their heads off during a Church Service in Sorrento in 'The Senator Has Such a Fancy for Seeking Useful Information.' Time: approx eleven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Wed, 19 May 2010
Wed, May 19 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1680 James De Mille was a Canadian author and humorist whose work was often published in American journals such as Harper's Weekly. This week we will be reading excerpts from his hilarious 1872 novel, 'The Dodge Club.' In today's tale, the members of The Dodge Club help a Fat American with an inflated bill from a French hotel. It's called 'How to Quell A Landlord.' Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Tue, 18 May 2010
Tue, May 18 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1679 James De Mille was a Canadian author and humorist whose work was often published in American journals such as Harper's Weekly. This week we will be reading excerpts from his hilarious 1872 novel, 'The Dodge Club.' Today's story takes place in Paris, as the members of the Dodge Club demonstrate 'How to Raise A Crowd.' Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *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.
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Sun, 16 May 2010
Sun, May 16 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1678 SUNDAY SALAD features an 1880 piece that makes fun of Professor Henry Vennor, whose popular Almanac of the day was often filled with predictions of disastrous weather. The story is called 'The Boss Prophet.' Time: approx seven 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. *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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Sat, 15 May 2010
Sat, May 15 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1677 Our Saturday Night Special story is a piece full of important definitions for the prospective investor from 1905, by Thomas L. Masson -- it is called 'The Wall Street Point of View.' 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 Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: *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.
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Fri, 14 May 2010
Fri, May 14 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1676 Before Palmer Cox became famous for his creation of 'The Brownies,' he spent many years writing a variety of humorous stories for newspapers and magazines in the 1800s. In 1895, he published a collection of some of these stories called 'Frontier Humor.' Once upon a time, the word 'mean' usually referred to a tight-fisted cheapskate, and in today's tale, that's exactly what it refers to, as we hear about 'The Champion Mean Man.' Time: approx seventeen minutes 
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Thu, 13 May 2010
Thur, May 13 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1675 Before Palmer Cox became famous for his creation of 'The Brownies,' he spent many years writing a variety of humorous stories for newspapers and magazines in the 1800s. In 1895, he published a collection of some of these stories called 'Frontier Humor.' Today's tale is dedicated to my Uncle, Allen Evry (1921-2010), who was a true artist in every sense of the word. The story is called 'The Art Gallery.' Time: approx five and a half minutes 
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Tue, 11 May 2010
Tue, May 11 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1674 Before Palmer Cox became famous for his creation of 'The Brownies,' he spent many years writing a variety of humorous stories for newspapers and magazines in the 1800s. In 1895, he published a collection of some of these stories called 'Frontier Humor.' Today's piece from that book concerns a woman taken for a flight by a hungry vulture. Yes, it is funny. It is called 'An Old Woman in Peril.' Time: approx seven and a half minutes 
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Mon, 10 May 2010
Mon, May 10 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1673 Our Monday book serialization continues with Metta Victoria Victor's 1859 novel 'Miss Slimmens's Window.' Chapter Five features some recollections of Miss Slimmens's past beaus in 'She Agitates the Question of the Wedding Trousseau.'
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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of 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.
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Sun, 9 May 2010
Sun, May 9 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1672 SUNDAY SALAD offers a Special Surprise! After months of diligent searching, Mister Ron has discovered an hitherto unknown Spoopendyke story by Stanley Huntley!! Appearing in 'The Decorator and Furnisher Magazine' back in April of 1884, the Spoopendykes argue about selecting new furniture for their home, in 'A Decorative Domestic Difference.' Time: approx thirteen 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. 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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