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| The NBC mikes were a long way from the days of playing vaudeville for Jim and Marian Jordan (Fibber McGee & Molly). |
Oh yes we did. XRB Radio said we needed another day of Christmas extravaganza, and the OTR Express was more than willing to comply, with 2 more shows from the vaults.
The first is a Fibber McGee and Molly program. If there is such a thing as a homespun literate comedy, it would be FM&M. From the bustling metropolis of Peoria, IL, Jim and Marian Jordan (FM&M) created these characters; latching on with writer Don Quinn turned this into one of the longest-running and best-loved comedies of all time. Some remember it for the closet gag, but it was so much more than that.
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| A rare photo of John Brown, star of The Damon Runyon Theatre |
This Christmas show is no different from the show's other offerings; a great litany of jokes and characters that the McGees run into on the way to the post office.
Our second helping is a Damon Runyon Theatre show, called Dancing Dan's Christmas. This syndicated program offered dramatizations of some of author Damon Runyon's famous characters. Maybe you've seen Guys & Dolls? Then you've seen some of Runyon's characters. I love the DRT, though I warn you, if you listen to too many of them, you start talking in "dems" and "dozes".
