e ILLU~TRATE:D . EST.1975 PRE:~~ I No. 89 - February 1984 The famed denizens of "Allen's Alley" pose for their picture on the ccccslcn of NBC's 30th anniversary in 1956. Left to right, Fred Allen; "Senator Cloghorn" (Kenny Delmar); "Mrs. Nussbaum" (Minerva Pious); "Alex Cassidy" (Peter Danald); , land "Titus Moody" (Parker Fenelly). !~ I I~ THE: OLD TIME: RADIO CLUB THE ILLUSTRAT memb, ,~ Dick Page Two THE ILLUSTRA:E" mESS fer, ' CLUB ADDRESSES: Please== use the ~- I how rect address for the business you I thea have in mind. Return library ma­ gave terials to the library addresses. I vent CLUB DUES: Jerry Collins 8'~'(J~ 56 Christen Ct. --~~ Lancaster, N.Y. 14086 (716) 683-6199 JIM SNYDER ILLUSTRATED PRESS (letters, columns Last November brought the annual etc.) & OTHER CLUB BUSINESS: Friends of Old Time Radio Convention Richard Olday in Newark, New Jersey. As usual it 100 Harvey Drive ~ was a success, in fact, a gigantic Lancaster,N.Y. 14086 success. If this thing gets any big­ (716) 684-1604 ger they are going to have to move it to the Atlantic City convention REFERENCE LIBRARY: Center. Pete Bellanca I decided to fly in on Thursday THE OLD TIME RADIO CLUB 1620 Ferry Road night so that I could take full ad­ MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: Grand Island, N.Y. 14072 vantage of Friday'S activities. After (716) 773-2485 parking, I took the shuttle bus into Club dues are $17.50 per yr. the Detroit airport terminal, and from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31. Mem­ TAPE LIBRARY everyone was telling where they were bers receive a tape listing, Frank Bork going. When someone asked my why on library lists, a monthly newsletter 7 Heritage Drive ear~h I would want to go to Newark, (The Illustrated Press), an Lancaster, N.Y. 14086 I said that it was for a radio con­ annual magazine (Memories), and (716) 683-3555 vention. One woman insisted that various special items. Additional BACK ISSUES. All MEMORIES and IPs she recognized my voice and wanted family members living in the same are $1.00 each, postpaid. Out of to know what station I was on. I household as a regular member may print issues may be borrowed from hope that the Detroit radio stations join the club for $5.00 per year. now realize what they are missing in the reference library. not having me. I hadn't eaten so I These members have all the privi­ Chuck Seeley tried to decide if I should get some­ leges of regular members but do 294 Victoria Blvd. thing in the terminal. I asked the not receive the publications. A Kenmore, N.Y. 14217 woman at the New York Air (owned by junior membership is available to the bankrupt Continental Airlines) persons 15 years of age or younger * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * counter if anything was served on who do not live in the household The Old Time Radio Club meets the flight. She told me that they r~gular act of a member. This member­ the second Monday of the month served a"real nice snack," so I cou ship is $10.00 per year and includes (September through June) at 393 decided to let that take care of me. thi all the benefits of a regular mem­ GeQrge Urban Boulevard, Cheektowaga, During the flight they came around !laV bership. Regular membership dues New York. Anyone interested in the and handed each passenger an apple. inf are as follows: if you join in Jan. "Golden Age of Radio" is welcome to That was the "real nice snack". nic dues are $17. 'J) for the year; Feb., attend and observe or participate. I called the Holiday Inn in (I $17.50; March $15.00; April $14.00; Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Newark from the airport at exactly May $13.00; June $12 .00; July$10.00; 11,00 p.m. to ask them to pick me ~~1L Aug ; , $9.00; Sept. $8.00; Oct. $7.00; up. They said their shuttle would An * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * be right there, So, I stood in the Nov. $6.00; and Dec. $5.00. The DEADLINE FOR IP #90 - February 13 is cold rain for one hour and thirty­ real numbers after your name on the #91 - March 12 three minutes (I called two times) address label are the month and #92 - April 9 ren~ before they finally arrived. Not a Onei year your renewal is due. Reminder terribly auspicious beginning, but notes will be sent. Your renewal * * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * peol the rest of the weekend made up for aga should be sent in as soon as possi­ ADVERTISING RATES FOR MEMORIES that. ble to avoid missing issues. Please Since I was there so early I 19 i 3 0 . 00 for a full page be certain to notify us if you had a chance to visit with many ati1 change your address. 20.00 for a half page friends as they arrived. I guess OV~SEAS 12.00 for a quarter page tha' MEMBERSHIPS are now avail­ i that to be interested in this hobby did able. Annual dues are $29.50. SPECIAL: OTR Club members may take we must all be a little bit strange, yOu Publications will be air mailed. ------- 50% off these rates. but at least it is the nicest group abO, of strange people I know. Even the THE ILLUSTRATED* * * * * ***PRESS *is * the* * monthly meml dealers that I have commented about sO. newsletter of The Old Time Radio Club Advertising Deadline - September 15th in the past were pleasant to me. thi' headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y. Con­ Gene Bradford had made up nee tents except where noted, are copy­ * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * ** * another new pin for the club, and my •rignt fl 1983 by the OTRC. All rights PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN NAME AND Frank Boncore soon arrived with a cOn are hereby assigned to the contribu­ supply of the Lone Ranger cassettes ADDRESS FOR THE TAPE LIBRARY AND tiO tors. Editor: Richard A. Olday; that are being given out with this han Assistant Editor: Jerry Collins; CLUB DUES. year's memberships, so Frank and I ama Production Assistance; Arlene Olday; were soon doing a brisk business in us * * * * * * * * * * ***** * * * selling memberships. Unfortunately, are Published since 1975. Printed in U.S.A·I Cover Design by Eileen Curtin no one had informed me that the price had gone up, so I wound up selling n01 ~ ; - THE ILLUSTRATED PRESS Pa e Three memberships at the old price and then ILLUSTRATED PRESS February, 1984 Dick Olday made me make up the dif­ CLUB ADDRESSES, Please use the cor­ ference out of my pocket. Hey guys ~ddr;ss how about letting people know about rect for the business you these things? Fran Stryker, Jr. also hav; 1n m1nd. Return library ma­ gave the club a nice plug in his con­ ter1als to the library addresses. vention presentation. CLUB DUES: The presentations that I attended Jerry Collins were excellent, although I didn't go \....J~~<~.'" to as many as I have in the past. I 56 Christen Ct. "~~--­ spent a great deal more time in the Lancaster, N.Y. 14086 dealer's room. There seemed to me (716) 683-6199 JIM SNYDER to be twice as many dealers operating this time as in years past. I have ILLUSTRATED PRESS (letters, columns Novemb~r etc.) .& OTHER CLUB BUSINESS, . Last brought the annual mentioned before that John Furman has fr1ends of Old T1me Radio Convention sold me a tape deck at every single R1chard Olday 1n Newark, New Jersey. As usual it 100 Harvey Drive one of the previous four conventions waS a success, in fact, a gigantic that I have attended. Several weeks Lancaster,N.Y. 14086 success. If this thing gets any big­ (716) 684-1604 before this year's convention I re­ ~er they are going to have to move ceived John's latest supplement, and REFERENCE LIBRARY: 1t to the Atlantio City Convention under my address John had written Pete Bellanca Center. "bring checkbook," so I knew he w~s 1620 Ferry Road . I decided to fly in on Thursday after me again. But, as soon as I Grand Island, N.Y. 14072 n1ght so that I could take full ad­ Saw John's table I knew I was safe vant~ge of Friday's activities. After (716) 773-2485 since he had no machines for sale rr· park1ng, I took the shuttle bus into this time. Therefore I walked up to em­ TAPE LIBRARY the Detroit airport terminal, and John for a pleasant visit for a change Frank Bork ev?ryone WaS telling where they were only to have him quickly move me over ' tter 7 Heritage Drive g01ng. When someone asked my why on to John Wallace's table where I was ear~h I would want to go to Newark again talked into buying another deck. Lancaster, N.Y. 14086 I said that it was for a radio con~ (716) 683-3555 At leat I sold both Johns' a club vention. One woman insisted that membership. nal she recognized my voice and wanted me BACK ISSUES, All MEMORIES and IPs There was some complaining about ar~ $1:00 each, postpaid. Out of to know what station I was on. I the food, this year. I had no such ~: pr1nt 1Ssues may be borrowed from hope that the Detroit radio stations problem with it and certainly find the reference library. now realize what they are missing in it a lot better in Newark that it Chuck Seeley not having me. I hadn't eaten so I used to be in Bridgeport, but one 294 Victoria BlVd.