Comments on: The world waits… http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2007/12/25/the-world-waits/ Ramblings of an Old Man on Old-Time and Contemporary Radio, Television, the Arts, and the News; includes OTR Podcast Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Dennis Crow http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2007/12/25/the-world-waits/#comment-7030 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:35:49 +0000 http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2007/12/25/the-world-waits/#comment-7030 Thanks Charlie for a lovely word picture. This is the reason "The Cinnamon Bear" is my favorite golden age radio program. It leaves an enduring impression, one that reawakens the child within us year after year. Elizabeth Heisch, widow of Paddy's creator, once told an interviewer that her husband Glanville had played with a stuffed bear when he was a little boy. He called it "Cinnamon." He used the bear in a poem he wrote in honor of the birth of his first child, which he titled "Cinnamon Bear with the Shoe Button Eyes." Paddy O'Cinnamon first sprang forth from this verse. Dennis Crow Thanks Charlie for a lovely word picture. This is the reason “The Cinnamon Bear” is my favorite golden age radio program. It leaves an enduring impression, one that reawakens the child within us year after year.

Elizabeth Heisch, widow of Paddy’s creator, once told an interviewer that her husband Glanville had played with a stuffed bear when he was a little boy. He called it “Cinnamon.” He used the bear in a poem he wrote in honor of the birth of his first child, which he titled “Cinnamon Bear with the Shoe Button Eyes.” Paddy O’Cinnamon first sprang forth from this verse.

Dennis Crow

]]> by: Tom Heathwood http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2007/12/25/the-world-waits/#comment-7015 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:07:07 +0000 http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2007/12/25/the-world-waits/#comment-7015 Hi Charlie - Let me extend to you yet another Merry Christmas! You have completed again, a remarkable year of work with the OTR DIGEST. For us old timers, it is a pleasant pause in the day's activities. I was most amused by the copy of "A Christmas Carol" that you posted here on your blog that you mentioned was sent to you by Jerry. Without comparing it with other copies of this 1939 Campbell show, I was startled to hear the "popping" noise on the recording after Ernest Chappell's comments at the beginning of the show, about the special bond between the sponsors and cast feel with the listeners. The pop is clearly heard as the type that we (as kids) used to make as a funny noise - a joke in certain situations. It does sound like Ernest was just, for an instant, going to break up,but boldly continued on. Could this have been a rehersal? It certainly was a funny surprize to hear ??Orson (or whoever) add the cute little noise into Ernest's very heartfelt comment. It has to be a rarity!! The noise, as you may remember, was the type kids used to make by inserting their index finger against the inside of their cheek and popping it out. It was also considered an amusing noise on radio comedy shows too. Whatever - it did give me a chuckle on Christmas - Thanks!! All kindest regards for a wonderful 2008. TOM Tom Heathwood HeritageRadio@msn.com 12/26/07 Hi Charlie - Let me extend to you yet another Merry Christmas! You have completed again, a remarkable year of work with the OTR DIGEST. For us old timers, it is a pleasant pause in the day’s activities.
I was most amused by the copy of “A Christmas Carol” that you posted here on your blog that you
mentioned was sent to you by Jerry. Without comparing it with other copies of this 1939 Campbell
show, I was startled to hear the “popping” noise on the recording after Ernest Chappell’s comments
at the beginning of the show, about the special bond between the sponsors and cast feel with the listeners. The pop is clearly heard as the type that we (as kids) used to make as a funny noise -
a joke in certain situations. It does sound like Ernest was just, for an instant, going to break up,but boldly continued on. Could this have been a rehersal?
It certainly was a funny surprize to hear ??Orson (or whoever) add the cute little noise into Ernest’s very heartfelt comment.
It has to be a rarity!! The noise, as you may remember, was the type kids used to make by inserting their index finger against the inside of their cheek and popping it out. It was also considered an
amusing noise on radio comedy shows too.
Whatever - it did give me a chuckle on Christmas - Thanks!!
All kindest regards for a wonderful 2008.
TOM
Tom Heathwood HeritageRadio@msn.com 12/26/07

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