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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Mister Ron's Basement II episodes:

July 11, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #73
Mon, Jul 11 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #73 From 1853, Fanny Fern explains the ins and outs of successful plagiarism, and a musical ode to st-st-stuttering from 1922... Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
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July 10, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #72
Sun, Jul 10 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #72 'Fanny Fern' (Sara Payson Willis) was an extremely popular humor writer in the mid-1800s.This week, Mister Ron reads some of her charmingly funny, yet biting essays. Today's is 'Advice to Ladies' from 1853, and we throw in some 'Smiles' as well. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
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July 08, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #71
Fri, Jul 08 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #71 Wrapping up Mark Twain week in the Basement with 'The Story of a Good Little Boy' from 1875, and a real sob-song from 1904. Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html
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14min
July 06, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #70
Wed, Jul 06 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #70 Mark Twain week continues with his 1871 story, 'Niagara' and some shuffling off to, well, you know where.... Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html
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16min
July 06, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #69
Tue, Jul 05 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #69 One last story from Mark Twain's 1878 'About Magnanimous Incident Literature' -- 'The Grateful Husband,' along with a hot number from Honey Duke and His Uke. Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html
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July 04, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #68
Mon, Jul 04 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #68 Once again a selection from Mark Twain's 1878 'About Magnanamous Incident Literature,' this time, 'The Grateful Poodle.' Also, another nifty piano roll from 1921... Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html
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July 03, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #67
Sun, Jul 03 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #67 Beginning a week of funny stories from Samuel Clemens, better known to everyone as Mark Twain. Today's is 'The Benevolent Author' from 1878, along with a bit of a 1916 ragtime Piano Roll. Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Twain.html
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5min
June 30, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #66
Thur, Jun 30 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #66 As promised, here is the SECOND of TWO podcasts rounding up the week of stories by Edgar Wilson Nye, better known to readers of the late nineteenth century as Bill Nye. This delightful little exposition explains the 'Life of a Literary Man,' accompanied by a nifty tune from 1922. Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html
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8min
June 29, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #65
Wed, Jun 29 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #65 Today you'll be getting TWO podcasts to make up for my predicted negligence tomorrow. In keeping with that, our selection for today is 'The Dubious Future,' an 1896 piece of prognostication by Bill Nye, and some Crazy Blues. Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html
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15min
June 29, 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #64
Tue, Jun 28 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #64 ***A Classic!***More from Bill Nye, the 19th Century Guy -- Mister Ron's Basement presents the story of 'Mister Sweeney's Cat' from 1887. And for your amusement, Al Jocker's Orchestra lays in a lttle bit of a tune from 1921. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html
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6min

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