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Play the Game Now
Airdate: Tuesday - September 8, 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

Oh, what a turkey, nevertheless. . . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

Enjoying 'the set' while working in a play Shep reads various articles of interest Shep wrote "Grover Dill And The Tasmanian Devil" for this months issue of Playboy Turning lead into gold Magazine ads - Charles Atlas, Electronincs. . .

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
• 10:48		Special Jail for Johnson Cultists
• 20:17		10 percent discout to Neurotics
• 22:02		Read, Heed Billy Graham

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:16	Speaking of almost making it and then falling on it's you know - this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 26:58	Shep Promo - Misc	Playboy

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 26:58 ]	Short Stories and Columns by Shep		Grover Dill And The Tasmanian Devil

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 8, 1964	Play the Game Now	Original Airing

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