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Last 20 Shows Mister Ron's Basement #1561 Thur, Jan 14 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1561Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.Today we are featuring a fairly early story from Lampton, published back in 1885.The tale concerns how boys and girls used to spark with each other in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1562Fri, Jan 15 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1562Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we have been offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.Today's story is excerpted from Lampton's 1912 book, 'Tame Animals I Have Known.' It's called 'Ezra, A Shark.'Hard-core Ernie Kovacs fans may enjoy th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1563Sat, Jan 16 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1563Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden concerns a Russian mad scientist with plans to blow up the Earth, but has a soft spot in his heart for cats. From 1907, we bring you 'The Tender Mercy of Letsoff.'Time: approx eighteen minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htmlThe W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/alden.htmlJohn Kelly of The Washington Post has w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1564Sun, Jan 17 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1564 SUNDAY SALAD has a short, funny piece about two scared newlyweds arriving in the big city of Brooklyn. Stanley Huntley's 'Sure Protection' originally appeared in 1884, not long after the infamous 'Maybee Murders.'Time: approx three and a half minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htmlThe Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Storie ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1565Mon, Jan 18 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1565 Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!If you haven't heard the first Chapter yet, go back to Episode #1558 (click here) and listen to that first.Today we offer Chapter Two, 'The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe' which delves into the investment bubbles of 1912 and shows us that today's financial situation is nothing new.And it's funn ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1566Tue, Jan 19 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1566 In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.Today we feature his biography of Bill Nye, and the Nye lecture 'A Blasted Snore.'Time: approx seventeen and a half minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http:/ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1567Wed, Jan 20 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1567 In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.Today we feature Young's biography of poet Eugene Field, and Field's poem, 'Seein' Things.'Time: approx thirteen minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1568Thur, Jan 21 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1568 In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.Today we are featuring Young's biography of C. B. Lewis, who wrote under the pen name of 'M. Quad.' We have featured hundreds of M. Quad stories in the Basement, and most of them are ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1569Fri, Jan 22 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1569 In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.We really don't know why we have never featured any stories by Opie Read in the Basement before, but we will offer more in the the future. Meanwhile, today we offer Art Young's biograp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1570Sat, Jan 23 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1570 Often, people with 'artistic' temperaments are accused of posing.Our Saturday Night Special story, written for 'The Smart Set' Magazine in January of 1910 (exactly one hundred years ago) by Harold Susman, concerns two artistic types who are tired and misunderstood. It is called 'Artistic Temperamentalists: A Modern Instance.'Time: approx seven and a half minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_F ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1571Sun, Jan 24 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1571 SUNDAY SALAD features one of the last pieces Stanley Huntley wrote for the Brooklyn Eagle in 1884, almost a year before he died. Mere days before 'Vengeance' appeared in the Eagle, long-time editor Thomas Kinsella died, and it seems likely that this weird tale was Huntley's tribute to him.Thomas KinsellaTime: approx eleven and a half minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htmlThe S ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1572Mon, Jan 25 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1572 Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!If you haven't heard the first and second Chapters yet, go back and listen tothem first. You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.Today we take an exciting (for Mariposa) trip on Lake Wissanotti on board the Mariposa Belle, in 'The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias.'As alway ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1573Tue, Jan 26 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1573 This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale. We begin the week with a very short story from Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy's 1868 book, 'Nonsense.' It's called 'A Chicken Suit.' And no, it isn't about someone wearing a chicken suit... Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Cata ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1574Wed, Jan 27 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1574 This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale. Today's wonderful piece is by noted Western writer Gay Bentley Wuerpel, from 1906. It's called 'The Cowboy and the Mermaid.' Time: approx twenty-five 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 the latest issue of iPron ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1575 Thur, Jan 28 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1575This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.Back in Episode #633, we presented a 43 minute version of George W. Peck's 1870s lecture 'How Peck and Another Mule Crushed the Rebellion.'Years later, Peck expanded and serialized the lecture in his newspaper, 'Peck's Sun.' In 1897, it was compiled into a book called 'How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion.'Today, we ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1576 Fri, Jan 29 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1576Today is January 29th, also known as that great global holiday, created years ago by Mad Magazine cartoonist Don Martin, National Gorilla Suit Day! (actually, the holiday falls on January 31st, but we're getting it in early this year).In celebration, we are presenting our Fourth Annual Gorilla Suit story! All of our Gorilla Suit stories can be found here.Today's piece originally appeared in 'Wilkes Spirit of the Times' back in 1861. It is called ' ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1554Thur, Jan 7 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1554This week we are cranking out poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that.Today we feature one of Mister Ron's favorite Yawps -- 'The Prince of Wales Has A Cold.' Don't miss this one!Time: approx three and a half minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htmlJohn Kelly of The W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1555Fri, Jan 8 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1555This week we have been presenting poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but sometimes (as in today's piece) - just the opposite!Today's Yawp is simply called 'Pie' and should put you in the mood for a slice.Time: approx five minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htmlJohn Kelly of The Washington Pos ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1556Sat, Jan 9 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1556Our short but fun Saturday Night Special story is from Bill Nye's 1881 book 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.' It's called 'The Relentless Garden Hose.'Time: approx three and a half minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htmlThe Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/billnye.htmlJohn Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mister Ron's Basement #1557Sun, Jan 10 2010Mister Ron's Basement #1557 SUNDAY SALAD features a very early Stanley Huntley piece, done for the Brooklyn Eagle back in 1879, concerning a person we may all be familiar with -- 'A Member of the Hog Family.'Time: approx three minutesThe Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.htmlThe Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.htmlJohn Kelly of The Washington Post has ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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