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Reality vs Abstract
Airdate: Tuesday - September 1, 1964

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Are you prepared with suitable patriotic music. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

We salute Americans all The age of me Man spends most of his time thinking about the trivial The single minded intensity of the people in novels or plays Shep explores the reality vs the abstract in novels and life

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 20:57	Speaking of great abstract morality, this is WOR AM and FM. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:14	Stars and Stripes
• 06:04	Shiek of Araby (1)

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 17:14	Mack
• 02:03	Tony Galano

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 1, 1964	Reality vs Abstract	Original Airing

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975