Volume 10 Article 25 Issue 4 Summer

7-15-1991 Don't Touch That Dial! Carl Stanislaus

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Recommended Citation Stanislaus, Carl (1991) "Don't Touch That Dial!," Westview: Vol. 10 : Iss. 4 , Article 25. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westview/vol10/iss4/25

This Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Westview by an authorized administrator of SWOSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -By Carl Stanislaus Vicarity © ounds from another for you, Mr. Anthony” was the Louis heavyweight fight, time, another place, response of Dr. I. Q. Bill Stem and Red Grange and Voices from our youth and It Pays To Be Ignorant. Oh, if “The Galloping Ghost,” wonder, it really would, H. V. Kaltenbom’s voice Wireless messages fed But the Quiz Kids were too heard every night; through space: smart, too. Of all the newscasters, we Old radio programs in Amos and Andy were black­ miss Morrow the most. ceaseless number. faced comedians; On our crystal radio or Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Fred Lum and Abner in their ‘Jot Atwatcr-Kcnt, Allen; others. 'em Down Store Philco or Crosley or RCA Fibber McGee’s closet, before Arthur Godfrey dared to cross Victor, and after, the medium. On Sunday night we heard Edgar Bergen and Charlie, And the Grand Old Opry had “As the twig is bent,” closer than brothers. talent galore. And Rinso and Oxydol got it Tempered our love and lives If you drank Ovaltine and cleaner quicker! with laughter. used Pepsodent, The sound of the groaning, Young Widder Brown, Ma Ate your Wheaties and used squeaking door, Perkins sponsored by soap, the sponsor’s things, Ushered you into the Inner Young Doctor Malone and You would “wonder where the Sanctum. Stella Dallas made us cry. yellow went” “Speedy’ Riggs and Lucky THE GUIDING LIGHT, And save box tops for decoder Strike had gone to war, back then, gave us hope; rings. “Sold American,” so we LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL, Don Dumphy sportscasting a gladly thank them. and was, as time went by! Gone arc YOUR HIT Don McNeill’s Breakfast PARADE w ith Snooky Lansen Club and Major Bowes’ And all t h e old songs once in Original Amateur Hour, and style. its merciless gong; But we’ll remember Sinatra “Around she goes and where as young and handsome she stops nobody knows.” And the Golden Age of Even THE ED SULLIVAN Radio that made us smile. SHOW couldn’t go wrong! “What evil lurks in the hearts (Serving as "memory of men?” joggers" for this poem were John Ask The Whistler, but “Only Donning s TUNE IN YESTERDAY The Shadow knows!” (Prentice Hall, 1976), Frank The Lone Ranger and Jack Buxton and Bill Owen's THE BIG Armstrong you knew would BROADCAST (Viking Press, 1972), win, and Fred J. MacDonald’s DON'T While Captain Midnight TOUCH THAT DIAL (Nelson-Hall, always vanquished his foes. 1979.) # “I have a lady in the balcony. Doctor!” “Good Design by Marc Williams

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