Mister Ron's Basement II

By Ron Evry

***"The stories are gentler than what passes for humor today, but what's surprising is how current some of them are. Human folly doesn't change much from decade to decade."

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November 01, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #894
Thu, Nov 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #894 The Emperor Nero, Samuel Johnson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Doctor Francis Bacon, and Sir Walter Raleigh give William Shakespeare the razz aboard a houseboat on the Styx River in John Kendrick Bangs' 1895 story 'A Disputed Authorship.' Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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14min
October 31, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #893
Wed, Oct 31 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #893 Woody Guthrie used to sing a song with the lyrics, 'You Can't Scare Me, I'm Sticking to the Union.' But what if the Union was composed entirely of ghosts, whose job is to scare people? Read all about it in John Kendrick Bangs' hysterical 1900 story, 'The Amalgamated Brotherhood of Spooks.' Time: approx twenty-two and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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23min
October 30, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #892
Tue, Oct 30 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #892 John Kendrick Bangs wrote eerie stories of ghosts and other weird things, and they were usually pretty funny. Today's tale is about a caretaker with a strange story to tell in 'The Mystery of Barney Rourke' from 1898. Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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17min
October 29, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #891
Mon, Oct 29 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #891 Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. A comment on a young woman's photograph begins a fascinating conversation in 'Miss Tyndall's Picture.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html
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10min
October 28, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #890
Sun, Oct 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #890 SUNDAY SALAD presents an appropriate story for Halloween, as the Spoopendykes prepare their costumes for a party in 'How They Missed the Masquerade' from 1881. Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
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8min
October 27, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #889
Sat, Oct 27 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #889 Mrs. Bowser relates a tale of her husband's literary bent in 'Bowser Writes A Poem,' by C. B. Lewis from 1890. Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html
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9min
October 25, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #888
Thu, Oct 25 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #888 Mike Fink was a genuine historical character -- often known as 'The King of the Flatboat Men' -- whose legend became exaggerated over the years into tall tales as wild as those of Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill. This week, we will feature stories of Mike Fink from four different authors. Today we see just how exaggerated stories about Mike Fink became as we go for a ride on an angry bull in Thomas Chandler Haliburton's 1852 piece, 'Mike Fink in a Tight Place.' Time: approx eleven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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12min
October 24, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #887
Wed, Oct 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #887 Mike Fink was a genuine historical character -- often known as 'The King of the Flatboat Men' -- whose legend became exaggerated over the years into tall tales as wild as those of Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill. This week, we will feature stories of Mike Fink from four different authors. Today's tale concerns Mike Fink's overbearing sense of humor and his expectation of full attention from his audience. From 1888, we present 'Jokes Made to Laugh At' by Colonel Frank Triplett. This episode is dedicated to the swell folks of the Northern Virginia Podcasting Meetup Group! Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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9min
October 23, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #886
Tue, Oct 23 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #886 Mike Fink was a genuine historical character -- often known as 'The King of the Flatboat Men' -- whose legend became exaggerated over the years into tall tales as wild as those of Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill. This week, we will feature stories of Mike Fink from four different authors. Today we get a taste of how the Mike Fink legends grew over the years as we learn of a strange thing to do with a buffalo hide, in 'Mike Fink and the Clergyman' by Thomas W. Knox, from 1876. Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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4min
October 22, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #885
Mon, Oct 22 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #885 Mike Fink was a genuine historical character -- often known as 'The King of the Flatboat Men' -- whose legend became exaggerated over the years into tall tales as wild as those of Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill. This week, we will feature stories of Mike Fink from four different authors. Today we feature a tale of a practical joke called 'Mike Fink and the Sheep' written in 1852 by Ben Casseday. Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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