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Summary

The World A-Go-Go
Airdate: Wednesday - February 23, 1966

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 02-26-2025

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Day by day and everyway. . .
Show Description
[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - 02-26-2025 ] Shep Feb 23, 1966 WED "The World A-Go-Go" (Ballad of Silent Shep) 96.8 SC Eins zwei vier (over Flight of the Bumblebee) Day by day in every way I grow rottener H L Mencken to F Scott Fitzgerald - you are missing out music: Ian Whitcomb "You turn me on" music: A new revival is sweeping this country "The A-go-go Revival" chicks in gold cages - hullabaloo - only in LA, now creeping east. Funeral Parlors in Long Island, cemetary ad. music (kettle drum, chimes, flutes-Galaxy 2?): Hell is a crematorium for lost souls. Send to "I don't want to go to hell" Shep driving, sees faded blue 47 Ford going 90, passes him. Guy stops and is painting on a rock in the cornfield "Jesus Saves" Speaking of those with ancient fears... this is WOR-AM & FM, today's Babylon. 11:27 (after SC) Cmml - NY Times, Miller HL Beer 17:24 (13:30 after SC) Get's angry phone call - hackles are rising Cmml: Ludens Cough Drops, Rover (Industrial Design Mag Jan 66)16:40, Wohlmuth ? Black Bart poem (silent Shep) (tape f**ked up in here) Bob in studio TV commercial-plastic ball, 2 kids in it, floating in the sky - for protection! Og & Charlie Signs of the times Fast end
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:37 Speaking of those with ancient fears, this is WOR AM and FM New York, today's Babylon. . .
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 14:47 New York Times
• 15:49 Miller Beer
• 17:21 Luden's Cough Drops
• 18:28 Rover 2000
• 20:03 Wohlmuth
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 00:45 Flight of the Bumble Bee
• 03:22 You Turn Me On
• 06:01 Drums A-Go-Go
• 08:10; 13:16 Galaxy 2
• 22:32 High Noon
• 32:03 Ballet Mecanique
• 40:32 Unknown romantic - Rustle of spring?
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 40:15 Bob Considine
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
Kazoo
Echo Chamber
Rating / Review
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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Time Category Date Title Comments
• [ 21:11 ] Live Shows St Peter's College
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
February 23, 1966
Recno: 525
The World A-Go-Go Original Airing
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Show Replay Date
Dustbin of History
February 26, 2025

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Found in the following set(s)
Set Name Show # Media
1966 Set 2
190a
Cassette
1966 Shows Volume 2
MP366-2
MP3

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