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."

--John Kelly, Washington Po... more

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October 31, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1492
Fri, Oct 30 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1492 Today's 1899 George Ade tale concerns an Artiste, an unpublished author who made it a point to look as much like a bum as possible. It's called 'The Fable of the Bohemian Who Had Hard Luck.' Time: approx four and a half 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 Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 30, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1491
Thur, Oct 29 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1491 From George Ade's 1899 collection, 'Fables in Slang,' we present 'The Fable of Handsome Jethro, Who Was Simply Cut Out to Be A Merchant.' 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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 29, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1490
Wed, Oct 28 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1490 Today's 1901 story from George Ade deals with putting things off, and off, and off... 'The Fable of The Man Who Was Going to Retire.' 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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 28, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1489
Tue, Oct 27 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1489 Today we offer a 1901 George Ade tale of a husband who attempts to mingle with the Smart Set to please his wife in 'The Fable of The Husband Who Showed Up & Did the Best He Knew How.' 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 The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 27, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1488
Mon, Oct 26 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1488 In Chapter Nine of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Cyn and Nattie have their bohemian feast interrupted by 'Unexpected Visitors.' Time: approx twenty-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 Wired Love index is at: http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 25, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1487
Sun, Oct 25 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1487 SUNDAY SALAD has featured Stanley Huntley's spoofs of Jules Verne and Edgar Allan Poe, and today we offer his satirical take on Mark Twain! From 1880, we feature 'Zeph - From Mark Twain's Next Book.' 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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 25, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1486
Sat, Oct 24 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1486 Our Saturday Night Special offers up the most famous poem ever written by Samuel Minturn Peck, Alabama's first Poet Laureate -- from 1886. we present 'A Kiss in the Rain.' Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 24, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1485
Fri, Oct 23 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1485 Our final pre-Halloween story of the week answers the legal question of whether a ghost may file a lawsuit. From 1902 we present 'The Settlement of Dryden vs. Shard' by W. O. Inglis. 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 Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 23, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1484
Thu, Oct 22 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1484 Marking Halloween just a mite early this year, we are offering spirited ghost yarns this week. Today we offer a fun, fat poem from 1879 by John Godfrey Saxe called 'The Ghost-Player.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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October 22, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1483
Wed, Oct 21 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1483 Celebrating Halloween a little early, we are featuring ghostly stories this week. Back in 1910, Ellis Parker Butler became a 'spook investigator' with a group of scientists looking into the powers of a medium in the story 'The Boom in Spooks.' Time: approx twenty-three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at: http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/ Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here! Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174. 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! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.
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FAQs about Mister Ron's Basement II:

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The podcast currently has 2,022 episodes available.