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Last Update: 05-11-2022

Live at the Village Limelight

Home of the "Live at the Village Limelight Shows"

91 Seventh Avenue South at Sheridan Square (As of 2013 the building was occupied by "Jekyl and Hyde - A restaurant and social club for explorers and mad scientists" From 1964 to 1967 Shep did a weekly live show from the Limelight which was broadcast over WOR. The Red Garter Dixieland Band used to play on the show as an interlude. February 15, 1964 to October 16, 1965 10:05pm to Midnight October 23, 1965 to Early 1968 10:30pm to Midnight Jean Shepherd's drawing (see photo below) from inside the Limelight, done sometime between May, 1954 and January, 1961, while Helen Gee, founder and original owner of the Limelight, and a good friend of Shepherd's, owned it. Although he had wanted to broadcast from there at that time, she wanted the focus of the Limelight to be on the fine photographic exhibits presented there, so he only began his Limelight radio shows when it came under other ownership. From Helen Gee's collection. Courtesy of John Erdman. At the 1970 Overseas Press Club Conference Shep was asked: "Why did you stop performing at the Limelight?" He replied that since most of the college dates needed to be a Saturday or Sunday, he preferred to do them since he enjoyed the college shows more.

Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:

Time	Date	Category	Title
• 18:00	August 1967	Radio	Summer - Ball Lightning

Links to Further Information:

• Listing of Limelight Shows

• Village Voice - Opening Show Announcement

Photos:

1964
Red Garter Dixieland Band playing at the Village Limelight during Shep's show

Courtesy: Gene Bergmann

Line Drawing - From Helen Gee's collection - courtesy John Erdman

Courtesy: Gene Bergmann

1975
Robert Redford passes the Limelight in opening sequence from "3 Days of the Condor"

Village Voice Ad

1965
Shep - 'Live at the Village Limelight'

Courtesy: Dave Michelsohn

1965
Shep - 'Live at the Village Limelight'

Courtesy: Dave Michelsohn

1965
Shep - 'Live at the Village Limelight'

Courtesy: Dave Michelsohn

Exterior of Village Limelight 1960's and today

Courtesy: Rudy Wirsching

This is the old audio mixer used for the Limelight shows

Courtesy: Herb Squire

"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