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Show Summary
Summary

More New Jersey Slob Art, Salute to Margate Elephant Hotel, Learn Anything from Books!
Airdate: Friday - March 28, 1969

WOR Show
Original Airing

First Line After Theme Ends
Hello, test, hello, oh we got some bad news for you tonight. . .
Show Description
Shep opens show with a salute to the Margate Elephant. A classic example of NJ slob art. Last Sunday's Times Newspaper report that the Margate Elephant is dying at the age of 87 years. Miniature Golf cuckoo's We are the only country in the world that believes you can buy a book to teach you anything The Karate poster Gadget Cuckoo's (a busy box for geeks is described in detail) April is the cruelest month
Notes
In the bit on the Gadget Cuckoo's, Shep is appears to be predicting the success of digital games years ahead of the success we see today. Complete with his description of the surrounding marketing events as we now know them.
WOR ID
You can always tell the dissolute, which reminds me this is WOR AM & FM New York
Commercials (All times approximate)
Sponsor Time Notes
Electronic Workshop
Eveready
Miller Beer
Palisades Amuesment Park
Pontiac
The Intimate Enemy
Music (All times approximate)
Yellow Dog Blues
Engineer and Staff in Booth
Not Determined
Summary/Rating Credit
By: Ken Applegate
Date: -
Rating: Not Rated
Instruments Played
Unknown
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
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