Mister Ron's Basement II

Thur, Jan 28 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1575

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

Back in Episode #633, we presented a 43 minute version of George W. Peck's 1870s lecture 'How Peck and Another Mule Crushed the Rebellion.'

Years later, Peck expanded and serialized the lecture in his newspaper, 'Peck's Sun.' In 1897, it was compiled into a book called 'How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion.'

Today, we are reading a fun part of that book, 'I Am Sent Forth in Women's Clothes.'

Time: approx nineteen minutes

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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) 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.

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-- 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.

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Wed, Jan 27 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1574

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

Today's wonderful piece is by noted Western writer Gay Bentley Wuerpel, from 1906. It's called 'The Cowboy and the Mermaid.'

Time: approx twenty-five 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 the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) 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.

Tue, Jan 26 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1573 This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

We begin the week with a very short story from Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy's 1868 book, 'Nonsense.' It's called 'A Chicken Suit.' And no, it isn't about someone wearing a chicken suit... 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 Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html 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.