08-25-05 Show Notes

Eric has a car! His first car and he is thrilled. It's a 2000 Dodge Neon and as long as it moves, he is happy. Actually he is thrilled that it is his favorite color green.

Jason Steele is filling in for newsman Jim Marshall today.

Positive thoughts going out to Duffy. He's back in the hospital and will probably need rehab when he gets out. Keep fighting my friend. Get over this hurdle and you'll be back to normal
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QUESTIONS FOR TODAY:

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FIRST CAR.
Ducksneezer: 69 Volkswagon Royal Blue Beetle.

Bruce: I had a friend who's gas pedal would stop working because a spring on the engine would break. He would keep a dozen springs in his glove compartment. He would jump out of his car open the trunk and change the spring. This happened every couple of weeks.

Caller: 91 Ford Fiestiva - Banana Yellow , standard

Coal Miner's Daughter - 55 Chevy Belair - Painted it Black and White. Cost $500

Caller - 54 Buick Special Convertible - Blue

Caller - 51 Ford - payed $100 for it! She was 18 years old.

Caller learned shifting on a 39 chevy on Johnny Cake Hill! Tough driving. First car a 50 Chevy. Burned lots of oil. Ma to MAine on one tank of gas.


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TELL ME ABOUT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE.

Bruce: When I would ask for a glass of water at grandma's house, she would go to the refrigerator and take out a bumpy brown tinted glass jar and pour a cold drink. The water always tasted sweeter at her house. She used to take empty prune juice jars and clean them out filling them with water for the icebox. You could still taste remenants of the juice in the water!

Ducksneezer- After church, we would go to grandma's and she would always have flowers on the table and a full buffet for us. After we ate, we would gather around the piano and members of the family would each play their instruments (including a banjo) and sing!

Coal Miner's Daughter used to visit Grandmother to see her beautiful wooden doll.

Caller - Grandmother's parents came from Germany. Spent more time with her than her parents. She smoked cigars and a corn cob pipe. Would play dominoes, jacks, pick up sticks. She would get fresh chickens, find the stomach, clean it out and then blow it up like a balloon. We used to play with it outside and it would smell!

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DUCKSNEEZER- Enjoys reading the notes online. He is trying out for the Millionaire Show on Sept 8. Tell Meredith I said hi.

Coal Miner's Daughter - really enjoys Renee Olstead. Talked about the butcher shop with the sawdust on the floor. Butcher would give bones for soup.

Caller - Knew someone who dated Babe Ruth. Unfortunately she saved nothing, no pictures, letters. Too bad. Woiuld be worth a lot! We talked about Cary Grant who charged 25 cents for every autograph. Caller would see all the big bands and got their autographs. Great memories.
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Bosco and Zarex and Maypo
Chocolate Bosco for milk and Zarex for a water fruit drink. Do you remember the Bosco Song?

I Love Bosco
It's rich and chocolaty
Chocolate flavored Bosco
is mighty good for me.
Mama puts it in my milk for extra energy.
Bosco gives me iron and sunshine vitamin C
Ohhh I love Bosco.
That's the drink for me.

www.boscoworld.com

Zarex was a kool aid type drink that came as a syrup in a small bottle.

A caller said that her father called Zarex by the name Holden's Poison and when the neighbor kids went home, they told their parents that they were served poison! A parent went back to the house to see what this "poison" was!

History of Marky Maypo:
www.lavasurfer.com/bchof/hof-maypo.html

I remember Marky Maypo, a rubber doll that would attach to the side of your cereal bowl while you ate your Maypo. I still have Marky. He's on my desk at home. Wish I still had the spoon and the bowl. Do you remember MArky's Uncle's name who would never give him emough Maypo? His name was Uncle Ralphie. I'm sure MTV borrowed from Maypo when they started the campaign " I WANT MY MTV! "
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Know it All Trivia:

1. What Broadway Musical did Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee finance by selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees? - No No Nanette

2. What Wampanoag chief made a peace treaty with the Pilgrims and they celebrated with the first Thanksgiving? - Massasoit

3. What did Albert Champion invent in 1915? - The spark plug

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PLAYLIST
10:15AM - Renee Olstead - What A Difference A Day Makes
10:38AM - Jane Monheit - Never Never Land
11:29AM - Royal Crown Revue - Sing, Sing, Sing
11:41AM - Renee Olstead - Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
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