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May 1, 2008

"Days of Infamy"
by Newt Gingrich and William R Forstchen

The second installment in the Pearl Harbor series of books written by long time Shep Fan William Forstchen, and co-author Newt Gingrich has now been released. This follows the highly successful "Pearl Harbor" and Gettysburg series co-authored by Bill and Newt. Bill is also the author of the ongoing "Lost Regiment" series of books.

April 30, 2008

"Dig the Folks"
Village Voice

Another Village Voice column by Shep from 1958 has surfaced

March 29, 2008

Shep in the Crosswords
Answers to the puzzle

Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from last week posted below.

March 22, 2008

Shep in the Crosswords
from the 3-17-72 show

On the 3-17-72 show played on Mass Backwards last week, Shep told of a crossword puzzle in the NY Times which featured many Shep related references. Try it out. I'll post the answers next week.

February 29, 2008

More Shep to Digest!
More weekly shows

Thanks to the generosity of Gary from California who recently made a large acquisition of early shows, we will be hearing many of them on the new Shepherd Revisited page. A new show each week to compliment the highly successful and legendary Mass Backwards shows.

February 28,2008

More Syndicated Shep!
From Radio Spirits - formerly Radio Again

Two more sets in the 3rd release of Syndicated Jean Shepherd shows from the Hartwest archives. "Pomp and Circumstance" with 8 shows and "Kicks" with 4 shows. A total of 12 new, never aired shows!

February 3, 2008

Shep in the Amazon
Teaching the Jewsharp

Another rare photo of Shep on his trip to the Amazon. Thanks to Rich B.

February 1, 2008

New York City 1953-1963
Greenich Village Sunday - narrated by Jean Shepherd

Our fellow Shep fan, Ranger Pete Delaney, will be hosting another series of films on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at the Fort Wadsworth Visitors Center on Staten Island.

January 22,2008

Lois Nettleton Dies at 80
Shep's 2nd wife

Actress Lois Nettleton passed away on January 18th. In the 50's she was the 'listener' with whom Shep would talk during his broadcasts and in the 60's she was his 3rd wife. She led a diverse acting career on Broadway stage, the movies and television. Http://www.flicklives.com/Nettleton/nettleton.htm

January 1, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 

Excelsior! To all the Fatheads Jim