Not for the faint of heart, here is the remarkable 1946 Crepitation (Fart) Contest (part of the 1946 News Broadcasts Collection ). You'll enjoy the fart-off between champion Englishman Lord Windsmear, and challenger, Australian Paul Boomer who had stowed aboard a cabbage freighter. The hilarious comedy recording was apparently created a spoof by two Canadian radio sportscasters in 1946, but this 15 minute recording definitely has some gems in it. Apparently they made several copies, but it was not for distribution. The recording was copied again and again on disc and reel to reel tape. It was distributed underground and played in dark rooms and back alleys around the world. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element This recording is available with many other delightful treats on Random Rarities #7 available on MP3 CD , Audio CD , and instant download .
In September 1946 My mother Janie Nash from Custer, Michigan wrote to the program and requested some gifts for us 5 kids Christmas. She sent a five dollar bill and they read it on thanksgiving day. They sent the five dollars back and sent me, the oldest an electric train set, the next three kids a large doll and the youngest a rocking horse. I still have all the letters of correspondence and also the train although it has had a lot of use through the years. I remember the show well as I was 13 yrs old,
ReplyDeleteSometime about 1945, my Mother Laura Stedman Ayers, a poet by nature, wrote a poem to "Heart's Desire" stating her need for a vacuum cleaner to clean up after 6 kids. They selected a member of the studio audience who also had a Heart's Desire and the audience voted to select a winner. She won a new Electrolux which she used the rest of her life. We all sat by the radio with our fingers crossed.
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