Hi Gang!
It has certainly been a while since I wrote here. I hope some folks have stayed connected, because there's exciting news! A Shep fan named Lee emailed a while back. Lee has good-quality FM recordings of Jean Shepherd's nightly radio show, and he was hoping to share them with other fatheads. I've listened to a few, and the sound is amazing!
So far, Lee has sent me about 100 recordings. I have to dust off some old software scripts I used to create the podcast feed files, and I'm figuring out how the Ourmedia group on Archive.org works these days, to permanently store the MP3 files for future generations.
I have little time in the day, but the winter's coming in the US. Lee's new recordings will be here, as soon as I can finish all the background work.
Wow, this is exciting! Thank you Lee!
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Note: When I first posted this message it posted a paragraph twice, unfortunately you can't edit here, so I deleted it and here's my first comment that should have been seen first again:
I "tuned" into your Shep page the other day and I saw the new announcement!! Thanks so much for telling folks about what's to come, I hope they'll all enjoy these tapes as much as I did whenever I listened to them. I remember when I first moved out on my own in 1982 I brought my Shep tapes with me and I would listen to those tapes at night when I got home from work. Back then there was no internet, the only way to hear Shep was for my tapes and I really have appreciated them so much ever since then. I even used to muse to myself that if there was ever a fire in my house, the first thing I'd grab would be those 3 plastic boxes of Shep. I haven't heard these tapes since then and now listening to them again I feel like I'm listening to them for the first time. Some shows I remember but most I don't.
Just a little update for you on the transfer project, since the time I last shared shows with you I've recorded 46 more Shep shows, just a couple of them are excerpts of shows. Those excerpts came after the regular Shep show was over there was then the last part of a previously recorded Shep show that I had recorded on that same tape and then recorded over again. Remember I had previously told you when I started out recording Shep I'd record a show and then after listening to it I'd record over it again with another show. This was before I realized how stupid that was to do and then started keeping them instead of recording over them. This is one of those kick myself moments that I wish I could go back in time and change.
OK, I have about 1 & 3/4's of everything Shep done, 1 & 1/4 of all Sheps left to be recorded to Mp3 still. I estimate by February 10 or perhaps a little earlier I should be all done. So expect the final installment of another 100 shows or so in February.
Thanks again for all your efforts and time it takes to figure out how to post these shows. I thought it would be a snap for you to post them, but I can see how after so many years gone by posting shows is now done differently than it used to be for you and you now have to figure out the new methods. So good luck and thanks again.
To all you fellow "fatheads" hope you enjoy these "new" shows as much as I did back in the '70's and then again from these tapes in the '80's.
Thought about this too, in that batch of Sheps you have now is a 52 min. recording I made of an interview from 1982 Shep did with veteran broadcaster Fred Fiske. He really seemed to like talking to Fred and told him multiple stories, Fred, like a good interviewer, didn't interrupt him and let Shep tell all these short but sweet little stories. It was like listening to a new regular Shepherd radio show in 1982. Shep sounded great in 1982, full of pep like in the old days. Too bad he didn't continue doing his show past 1977, he still had that same old radio talent in '82.
Excelsior you fathead! My name is Ray, 69yrs. old, and living in TX., but born/raised in CT.. One night as a boy of 14 I was lying in bed with my transistor radio tucked 'tween the pillow and my ear listening to Cousin Brucie. I had limited reception, but tried searching for whatever I could find on the AM band. I stopped on a station (WOR NY) when I heard a man talking. He was describing a chicken plucking contest. From that moment on my life was "infected"! Listened to Shep every night from then on, even after I got married. I believe he broadcast from 2115hrs. to 2200hrs. weeknites and on Saturday nite an hour from Greenwich Village. I am so, so grateful that folks like you and a few other have done so much to collect and save Shep's works.
I lived on Long Island back in 70 and 80s and loved Shep. And I can thank you enough for what you are doing!
Lee: I've been trying to purchase Shep tapes from Max Schmdt. I he still around? If not, can you post where these might be available.
I'm very happy to see the excitement and eager anticipation to hear these shows. To answer your question, Mr. Anonymous, I don't know how to post shows on the internet. Whether Schmid's still in business or not, I don't know. I'm not trying to get rich with my Shepherd shows, I only wish to share them for free with as many people as possible and to spread the word about Shep and his amazing radio talent to as many others in newer generations who never heard a Shep radio show and may only know him as Christmas Story guy. Shep was only 1/10th as good on TV or in movies as he was an expert broadcaster on radio. So I hope these shows will be discovered by people who have never heard a Shep show and will be even more thoroughly enjoyed by those of us who used to listen to Shep back in the good old days and would love listening to Shep again whenever possible.
As for me posting these shows myself, simply put, I don't know how to post shows on the internet. I only this past year figured out how to transfer my original tapes of Shep over to my computer as Mp3 files. I'm not a computer expert, I'm old. I have about 200 shows and I've now transferred 75% of them to my computer. Several months ago I contacted our host here at Brass Figlagee and told him of my shows and how I'd like to see him post them at Brass Figlagee. He agreed and I sent him via 0neDrive about 50% of the shows which was what I had transferred up until that time that I contacted him. So at this point we are in a waiting stage for these shows to show up. I will send our host here the rest of the shows when I complete this project (as I say I've done about 75% so far). I estimate I'll be done transferring by February, I'm doing about 3 shows a week.
So I hope our kind host here will be able to figure out how to post these shows, when he does we will all enjoy them together. My fingers are crossed for him. So that's how things stand from my point of view.
Anonymous,
Max Schmidt is still selling Shep tapes, MP3s, and more at www.sheptapes.com.
Good luck!
I discovered Jean Shepherd as a little girl because my father listened to his WOR show. I didn't know enough to get his satire & sarcasm so I went around repeating facts I'd learned from Shep. I proudly sang back the entire lyrics to "The Bear Missed The Train" to an astonished music teacher. Thank you so much for making this magical radio experience available again!
My story is similar to yours Sis. I first heard Shep as a little kid while driving around with my Dad (who never listened to music only news and talk, much to my frustration) tuned into a weak AM radio station (we lived several states away from N.Y.) and we heard this guy talking and telling a funny story and making funny comments. I didn't even know who it was. Then another night my Dad once again tuned into this weak station, but this night it came in stronger, and we listened and laughed.
My Dad would just call him "the guy that talks a lot", that's what he'd say, "Do you want me to try and find that guy who talks a lot?" This was probably about 1971. After a few years I learned who it was and was thrilled when I found excellent sound quality broadcasts of Shep's shows on our local 2 public radio FM stations. By this time I realized I needed to record Shep and listen to him on my own time.
Unfortunately it didn't occur to me to KEEP the tapes, instead I'd erase over a Shep show with another Shep show after I'd hear the first one that was on the tape. Finally I smartened up and started to actually keep the shows and I stopped erasing them. It meant buying a lot more cassette tapes, but I'm so glad I did.
Now I only wish I had kept all the recordings and not erased over those first set of shows. Oh well, live and learn, I was a kid back then that loved his portable tape recorder while being happy go lucky but smart enough to recognize talent when I heard it. I hope you all get to hear these show soon here and will enjoy them as much as I did recording them and hearing them again as I transferred them to the computer.
is there an update on when these shows will be ready to listen to or download?
Well, while we wait for the shows to pop up here, you may NOW find 12 of my shows here:
http://www.flicklives.com/index.php?pg=254&contrib=Lee Rotter
The host at that website thought he posted 14 of my shows but he didn't get 2 of them up there right because 2 of them won't play. But the other 12 play back fine, so go there, for now, and enjoy 12 of my recordings.
There are 207 shows all together that I have submitted there and the host tells me he plans on posting more each week, so far there are 12 now ready to hear, hopefully he'll keep it up and get more and more posted. Also I hope he realizes that "Phrenology" & "Boy Scout Santa Claus" don't play like they're supposed to.
But for now enjoy the 12 that are there and hopefully one day all 207 shows will be available both here and over there.
Thanks for listening.
Well folks, I'm sorry to say it seems my shows may never appear here. It's been 17 months since I gave my shows to the host here. I've asked but have not received any response in over a month since I contacted the host as to what's going on. I have 207 Shep shows I'd like to see eventually show up on the interwebs. Right now 33 of my shows have been posted with the "promise" to post all of them "eventually". Pardon me if I'm beginning to lose faith. But for now at least you can hear 33 of my shows here:
http://www.flicklives.com/index.php?pg=254&contrib=Lee Rotter
You know the old saying, if you want anything done do it yourself. Right now I don't have the knowledge on how to post these shows. I've thought about trying to figure out how to post them on the Internet Archive site and may end up doing just that. But I'm still willing to give the flick lives site referenced above more time to get them ALL up.
I would still like the host here to do as he once said he'd do and get them posted here, but so far, nothing. But to coin my own phrase Where There's Shep There's Hope.
Well, some more good news of sorts, now you can listen to 71 of my Shep tapes at:
http://www.flicklives.com/index.php?pg=254&contrib=Lee Rotter
There's still another 170 or more shows YET to be posted. Why it takes an eternity to get them up is beyond me. But I guess the patience of Jobe is what's necessary. Unfortunately I don't have that but it seems I have no other choice. So at least you can enjoy the 71 that have finally made it to the site above.
Howdy fellow Shep fans. Well, it's been a couple years since I last posted about my Shepherd tapes appearing where everyone can enjoy them on the internet. Since my last posting I have some good news. I now have my own podcast where I post a new show every week. Mainly my shows involve the kind of great music radio USED to play and an episode of The Great Gildersleeve. BUT I also post as specials that I call my Library of Sound editions the great Jean Shepherd shows from my original recordings from the 1970's. You'll find these Jean Shepherd shows here on my podcast, look for the "Library of Sound" heading, here's my podcast and listen to the other great music & Gildersleeve shows while you're there, they're a lot of fun and very entertaining. Here's the podcast, it's all free and fun too, try it:
https://anchor.fm/your-humble-host
Also as of this date the Flick Lives site has now posted 104 of my shows. There are a little over 200 of my shows all together so I still have faith he'll get them all up sooner or later. 104 so far ain't bad. My whole purpose from the start of this was to be able to share these Shep tapes I recorded with everyone all for free. Everyone who likes Shep should be able to hear him and the internet was the perfect way for all to enjoy. OK, here's where to find my Shep tapes on the Flick Lives site:
http://www.flicklives.com/index.php?pg=254&contrib=Lee%20Rotter
Don't forget also to listen to my Sounds Like Radio podcast for the Shepherd posts every once in a while.
Hello, my name is Mickey. A gentleman just shared this post with me. I realize nobody has been on here though since 2018. I am working on a pilot for a tv show idea I had based on Shep's work. Sort of The Wonder Years & The Goldbergs if they were in the 30's and 40's. I was curious to know how to get access to all of Shep's radio shows and any live performances he did in his career as my idea would be that Shep is the narrator you hear throughout every episode. The difficult task obviously will be that since it is a coming of age period situation comedy, I would need to figure out how to get his work organized by how old "Ralphie" would be in his stories. Seems like an arduous task but since it will be Jeans actual dialogue being used, then I need to have his exact words in the script.
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