Mister Ron's Basement II

Tue, Mar 9 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1615

March is Women's History Month!

We are featuring an assortment of 19th Century women authors this week. We begin with a science-fictional poem by Mary Spenser Pease that appeared in Godey's Lay's Book magazine in 1850 -- It is entitled 'The Evening Star - A Vision of 1950.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mon, Mar 8 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1614

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today we present Chapter Nine, wherein Bank Teller Peter Pupkin attempts to commit suicide four times in five weeks! It is called 'The Mariposa Bank Mystery.'

Time: approx thirty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Sun, Mar 7 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1613

SUNDAY SALAD offers a fun Stanley Huntley story from 1880, in the days of the earliest telephone service, involving something that, apparently, had never been done before. It's called 'Money by Telephone.'

Time: approx six 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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Sat, Mar 6 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1612

Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden discusses the benefits and drawbacks of having 'bricks' of fresh air delivered to your home, just the same as the iceman brings ice.

This 1900 story is called 'Compressed Air.'

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 W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/alden.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Fri, Mar 5 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1611

March is Women's History Month!

We are wrapping up a week of truly awful poetry by Julia A. Moore, otherwise known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan, with a sports poem from 1876, 'Grand Rapids Cricket Club.'

You've never heard anything quite like this.

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

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Thur, Mar 4 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1610

March is Women's History Month!

We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration.

This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.

By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.

In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.

Today we offer Moore's 1876 tribute to a beloved holiday, George Washington's Birthday! It's called 'Beautiful Twenty-Second.'

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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

Wed, Mar 3 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1609

March is Women's History Month!

We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration.

This week, we are reading the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.

By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.

In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.

Our 1876 Moore piece today is a tribute in verse to the 1871 'Great Chicago Fire.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

Tue, Mar 2 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1608

March is Women's History Month!

We will be reading a variety of 19th Century women writers' works in the Basement in celebration.

This week, we will explore the poetry of Julia A. Moore, also known as The Sweet Singer of Michigan. Her 1876 collection of truly awful poetry sold like hotcakes, and received many tongue-in-cheek reviews from the likes of Mark Twain and Bill Nye.

By 1878, Moore realized that people were laughing at her, and her second set of poems did not sell at all as the public grew tired of her.

In many ways, she was the predecessor to public figures such as Mrs. Miller and Tiny Tim.

Today's 1876 poem is called 'Centennial' and must be heard to be believed.

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

Mon, Mar 01 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1607

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

If you haven't yet, please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Eight, Mr. Pupkin brings his sweetheart along on thirty-one canoe rides, among other things, in 'The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: [email protected]

Time: approx twenty-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 Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (now called 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

Sun, Feb 28 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1606

SUNDAY SALAD features an 1883 conversation between a rabid prohibitionist and a couple of editors, as only Stanley Huntley could have written it!

Time: approx nine and a half 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

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (now renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:

http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.