ROAR-2011-06-12 - Episode 111 - Trail Blazers

Republic Of Avalon Radio

ROAR-2011-06-12 - Episode 111 - Trail Blazers This time on the ROAR: Shout-out from Michael Meekins, Birthday song from the kids at Blankenberg School in Philadelphia, opening remarks from Jim, the Lord's prayer in old english, Walk-about with Jim and Lillian, Cheryl Witherspoon and Rees Montarey, a bit of weather banter, Lillian's coat, the 6th anniversary of the ROAR, the 7th season roaring along, more about the weather and Lillian's coat, Jim's Jamaica shirt, the 2 types of "instant weight loss programs", the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Casey Kasem, Jim's scrunchy neck issue, the Antioch Broadcast Network, www.macinmind.com Gunsmoke, Dragnet, the Whistler, Suspense, Fibber McGee and Molly, the Great Gildersleeve, Himan Brown, E. G. Marshall, Lillian finally taking off the coat, the story about the sun, the wind and the rain, going under the overpass, the Bold Ones, Doctor shows in the 70's, fireman shows in the 70's, police shows in the 70's, Star Trek, Mary Tyler Moore, Starsky and Hutch, Smokey and the Bandit, the Dukes of Hazzard, Cheers, Mork and Mindy, MASH, Saturday Night Live, all the news and weather channels, getting rid of the TV, "out with the TV, in with the mind", the theatre of the mind, more OTR chat, back when people actually pronounced wh's, the disappearing L's, Yiyyian Fid er, the English language in decline, "the Story of English", waiting for the (walk) sign, Jim doing a bit of Dire Straits, Lillian's hip check on Jim, entering the carnival zone, the preserved dialects in Newfoundland, Shakespeare, singing harmony with the buskers, "give me a beer", the street people, a bit of skat, Zeitgeist, mainstream reality VS true reality, arriving at the pub, parting words, and many unspoken truths and tings like that there. Music this time: Our theme, Genesis and more by Jim Fidler and Happy Birthday (You're the Best) by the kids at Blankenberg school, Philadelphia Best listened to on headphones. Where does the truth lie? Nowhere.