Tuesday, January 23, 2007

#4 - Buster Keaton and Groucho Marx books; some more OTR, a Chaplin reading

Finally got #4 done!

I talk about Buster Keaton: Tempest in a Flat by Edward M. Pherson and Groucho: a Photographic Journey by Arthur Marx. I mention the upcoming book by Harpo Marx's son Bill named Son of Harpo Marx Speaks. Angie talks a little more about her Modern Times DVD, I talk about Abbott & Costello, particularly the Chaplin/Costello connection. From #2, we continue to talk about old time radio a little more. After Angie loses her phone connection I talk about Victor Borge and read a little from Chaplin's autobiography, My Autobiography. Remember to vote for us on Digg.com!

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Monday, January 22, 2007

Next show is going to be Jan 23, Tues, at 9pm

We ended up not having an episode done on the 15th, so if you felt you missed something, you didn't. Last minute things happened and I ahd to postpone it.

So the next one will be Jan 23, Tues at 9pm Eastern. I still plan on talking about the Buster Keaton and Groucho Marx books. And you are welcome to call in and talk about your favorite classic comedian(s).

Call in at (724) 444-7444, show ID is 6894. Make sure you have a Talkshoe account first (it's free). As always, info can be found at our Talkshoe page

There is also a flash player on our forums at the top of the page. Just press the graphic and the show will load up the last few episodes.

Anyway, hope to see you there tomorrow night!




Saturday, January 13, 2007

Next show: Jan 15, Monday, 9pm

About time for another episode!

The next show is going to be on Monday, January 15 at 9pm Eastern (time zone coverter). As usually the topic is up in the air though I plan to talk about two books I have recently gotten, one on Buster Keaton and the other on Groucho Marx. And I plan on talking about some news I have seen posted on other classic comedians sites.

Find out how to join in at http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkC...p?masterId=6894

Call in at (724) 444-7444, TalkCast ID 6894

Remember you don't even need to be at the computer to call in.

To get in the chatroom during the show, be sure to download the TalkShoe Live client:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/Downloads.jsp

There's Windows and Mac versions of the client.

See (or hear) you there!

Saturday, December 30, 2006

#3 - What did you get for Christmas? DVDs!

I start out on my own for the first few minutes and talk about my Marx Brothers and Three Stooges 75th Anniversary DVD sets. When Angie joins, she talks about getting ALF which included a Chaplin inspired episode (after the show I researched it, "Like an Old Time Movie", aired April 17, 1989, a day after Chaplin's 100th birthday!), a set of Buster Keaton DVDs, and the Marx Brothers "A Night at the Opera", and Chaplin's "The Circus" and "Modern Times" (she also has a threaded discussion about it at the forums). We give reviews for them and a couple others.

As always, you can join the gang at the forums at www.comedyclassics.org .. (yeah, I know, I forgot to mention the address again on the show).

I'll post when the next show is going to be... it might just well be on Saturday night afterall, but will have to check...

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Friday, December 22, 2006

#2 - Chaplin and a good chunk of Old Time Radio chatter

Download episode #2 here

We had another great episode. Angie joined again, and a new person, Kain, who runs his own podcast Old Tyme Radio also at Talkshoe. Another regular from the forums, HTTK, joined in but didn't realize that the show started 9pm Eastern rather than Central. Hope you can make it next time HTTK!

We mention the 29th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's death that comes up on Christmas. And we spent most of the show talking about old time radio, not only the comedies but also some others like Orson Welles' classic War of the Worlds, and a few others.

You can either download this week's episode from this page, or our Talkshoe page, where you can also listen streaming feed.

Next episode will be next Friday, Dec 29, 9pm EST/8 CST/7 MDT/6 PDT. You can use this time zone converter.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Next show is going to be...

Our next live episode is going to be this Friday, 12/22/06 at 9pm Eastern, is everything works out with my work.

The show's Talkshoe page is at:
http://podcast.comedyclassics.org

No weekly day is set yet for an evening show, but I'll post it when that's worked out :).

Please give some feedback in the podcast's forum when you are interested on having the show done during the day on weekdays (except Wednesdays) since I am usually available during the daytime hours.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Some ways of staying updated

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