The Vault of Silliness has surprised us today with quite the find.

A 32-year-old cassette that sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Hailing from Friday, April 26th, 1991, we have Steve Martorano hosting and his guest is none other than Henny Youngman. He’s in studio and sounding fantastic. He was going to be appearing at Nick’s Comedy Stop in Randolph and Framingham. He also had a new book about to be published, “Take My Life, Please.”

Let’s call this one “A Henny Good Time.”

You will hear the whole hour, uninterrupted. News, traffic, and commercials. All of it.

I love how ‘clean’ the station sounds. No frills, no noisy sounders behind every update and voice.

Lots of topics are discussed:

Vaudeville

His recent commercials endeavors and a hit movie

He was going to be doing some dates with Milton Berle & Red Buttons that October

Dial-a-Joke

David Brudnoy calls in to tease his show that would feature William F Buckley as his guest. David uses a Normism quite nicely.

Diane Stern with the news

Jeff Brown w/Traffic

And Accuwx w/Alex Seznowski

They take a call from Grace who had listened to Henny on the Kate Smith Show way back when

Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, George Burns and more legends are talked about.

SO many commercials:

College Financial Planning Services of New England

Steve commercial read for a book: Massachusetts by Nancy Zaroulis

Steve read: US Protective Alarms in Waltham

Peter Meade Promo

Safe, Dependable Oil Heat sponsored by the Qualified Fuel Oil Dealers of Massachusetts

Texaco and their System 3 Gasoline

Louise’s Homestyle Pasta Company

NewsCenter 5 and Chronicle promo

A promo for a WBZ News Special Report: The Excise Tax with Jacqueline Goddard

Richard Simmons for Scratch Save and Win at the Cambridgeside Galleria, Emerald Square, Liberty Tree and Arsenal Malls.

The Spirit of New England jingle

Steve does a movie ticket giveaway for a Sylvester Stallone movie, “Oscar.” Also, you’re entered to win a General Cinema Prize Package where the Grand Prize is a $50 gift certificate to the Hilltop Steakhouse, 2 free 6 month memberships to LA Fitness, a $40 gift certificate to Chili’s and 4 Stallone video cassettes.

NYNEX Mobile – what a plan!

The Club and Operation Lock-Up

United Van Lines with Stiller and Meara!

Sleeper Showcase Going Out of Business Sale

Steve commercial read for Lo-Jack! Prevent, Alert and Retrieve.

And we close with a classic top hour sounder then some news and traffic.

Ep 136, A Henny Good Time, fiddles its way to your ears…now.

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