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Hey everybody, we have quite the show ready to stream across the cyber nets. A combo NNS/DBG. The Show, yes that’s plural, are from March 30th, April 27th and June 4th, 1996 and the DBG is from October 5th, 1996.

Because EACH of the three calls from the Norm Show portions are from the loverly, Joan from Tewksbury and the subject matter, we shall title this: Joan’s Garden. 

Tom Howie was producing.

Other things to tell you here is we begin with Norm reading a commercial for Spud’s Restaurant & Pubs. A quick blurb on a guest we were gonna have on and then those three entertaining calls from Joan. 

We are also treated to some sensible advice from Norm’s HGPG.

Annnnnnd, please stay tuned for a special treat at the end before we Close the Vault!

OK, DBG time.

Players:

Jack Harte

Mike in Marlborough

Joanne from Everett

Charlie in Malden

And Betty from Sudbury

Bdays:

Bill Dana

Glynnis Johns

Karen Allen

Donald Pleasance…wait, he’s dead.

Steve Miller

Sir Bob Geldof

Diane Salento…maybe not

Event:

In what year was the first World Series broadcast on radio? 

Dead Bdays:

Chester Alan Arthur

Ray Crock

Alan Ludden

Ep 203, Joan’s Garden, blossoms its way to your ears in 3, 2 & 1.

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Hey! You’ve decided to return for some more funny! The Vault of Silliness thanks you for your patronage.

A DBG from September 17th, 1994 graces the airwaves today with the title of…What’s in a Name?

Players:

Lisa in Topsfield

Charlie from Webster

Carol in Lynn

George from South Braintree

Walter in Revere

My old pal Brian McKinley producing and playing in studio

Jack Harte

Bdays:

Roddy McDowell

Anne Bancroft

John Ritter

David Souter

Paul Benedict

Warren Berger

George Blanda

Dorothy Louden

Event:

What year was the U.S. Constitution completed and signed?

Ep 202, What’s in a Name, introduces its way to your ears in 3, 2 & 1.

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This month we’ve jumped around, date wise and that continues with today’s offering: a hilarious DBG from September 7th, Labor Day Weekend, 1992.

This one will be titled: Six Ties and an Ass-cot.

Players:

Jane from Waterloo, Ontario

Pam in Cambridge who, at times, sounds like Debbie from Wellesley

Joan in Brookline

John from Amherst

Tony producing and playing in studio

The affable Bill Wilson in Traffic

Bday:

Dr. Michael DeBakey

Sen. Daniel Inouye

Julie Kavner

Corbin Bernsen

Michael Feinstein

Elia Kazan

9/10

Amy Irving

Events in History:

In what year was the NFL Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, OH?

What year did James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round to win the World Heavyweight Crown under the new Marcus of Queensbury Rules that called for the use of gloves?

Ep 201, Six Ties and an Ass-cot, fashions its way to your ears, now.

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Episode 200! Gosh, we have been partying all day here in the Teen Canteen!

And what better way to celebrate but with a staple of the Norm Nathan Show with (and what consists of a majority of the tapes I have) a DBG from September 20th, 1992.

This is aptly titled, “Shut Up, Norm.”

Players:

Walter in Wilmington

Lisa from Topsfield

Greg in Springfield, Ohio

Maria from NH

Tony producing and playing in studio

Bill Wilson in Traffic

Bdays:

Red Auerbach

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Guy LaFleur

Anne Meara

Gogi Grant

Sophia Loren

9/21

Bill Murray

Larry Hagman

We’ve got some commercials too:

Baby Gold Bond w/Kimberly Voucus from Dire, IN

Liberty Chevrolet & RV Center

WBZ/NE Patriots Promo voiced by Gil Santos

And Norm reads all about GED Tests sponsored by the American Council on Education

Episode 200. “Shut Up, Norm,” scolds its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

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Howdy and welcome back to NNVoSwTN. We were delayed due to the holiday…just like my city’s trash pick-up.

Did you catch that Episode 196 finally made an appearance on the YT? The Curse of 196 has been broken!

Can ya believe we are here at Episode one hundred ninety nine? Nah, Me neither. But oh, so happy we are!

What do we have today? First, we say Nǐ hǎo and Huānyíng to…China!

A DBG from September 13th, 1992 is on tap today.

Norm effortlessly explains the DBG and then rattles many papers in our ears as the reviews are in…

The Chelsea Record, The Andover Townsmen, The Lawrence Eagle Tribune, The Town of Wellesley, The WSJ and the Malden Evening News all publish their latest views and opinions on this piece of radio excellence.

Because of all that the title of this episode is: Rattlin’ Reviews

Players:

Paul from Malden making his 1000th appearance

Beth from Muskegon, MI

Helen from Boston

Kristin from Dorchester

Tony producing and playing in studio

And Bill Wilson in traffic

Bdays:

Mel Tormé

Claudette Colbert

Fred Silverman

Nell Carter

Larry Speaks

Jacquline Bisset

Peter Cetera

Date in History:

In what year did Chiang Kai-shek become president of China? 

We must have another bday to break a tie:

Judith Martin

Episode 199, Rattlin’ Reviews, crumples its way to your ears…now.

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Today’s withdrawal from the Vault is a DBG from August 31st, 1993.

There is some interesting timing here as a blue moon is mentioned and we just had one last week.

Oh, the title of this (and you’ll hear why) is Car-Pun Tunnel Syndrome

Players:

Kathleen in Milton

Suzanne from Delaware

Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

Jack Harte

And I’m calling from my home studio annex

Bdays:

Richard Gere

Buddy Hackett

James Coburn

Daniel Shore

Van Morrison

Debbie Gibson

Itzhak Pearlman

Warren Berlinger

Dead Bdays:

Arthur Godfrey

Some other info:

I included the bottom of the hour news update from CNN Radio News with Larry Mayher

Then the loverly Lana Jones with a local update

Traffic with Jack and Accuwx w/Stan Sizzick

We are treated to some commercial content:

Old pal Joan Cantwell for Triple Action Gold Bond Medicated Powder

Nina’s Design Lighting!

And Marezine

Ep 198, Car-Pun Tunnel Syndrome, motors its way to your ears in 3, 2 & 1.

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Let’s get to some house cleaning first for my YT subscibers. There’s an issue with Ep 196 as it has posted to all but the Tube. The powers that be are working on it and hopefully that will be resolved soon if not by the time this episode posts. That means you could have TWO to enjoy this week!

Now on to today’s offering.

There’s so much packed throughout. Because of that and the fact it’s just so darn much fun instead of a time warp I’m going with Warped Time.

What am I talking about exactly? How about a NNS from August 20th & 21st, 1994.

Norm regales us with stories and experiences, and we take a bunch of calls beginning with

Two callers on at once (They possibly could’ve been guests).

Mary Fran

Fred from NJ

Ursula

Norm and a caller dancing to some tunes.

Charles from PA

Traffic with Rob Floyd and a UFO sighting!

Breaking up the calls will be Norm scatting to his Show Open and losing it. Always so funny when he laughs hard.

We hear from Lord Henry

Kathy asking about Greg the Squirrel Guy

A caller telling with a sweet story

Another caller talking about the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.”

Rose from Canada

Ruth from South Bend, Indiana

Ron Curry talking about how he came up with the idea for the game Initial Response! Games Magazine had named it one of the best family games for 2 years.

Rob Floyd and “Alonzo Stagg”

Denise playing the game

Fred from Medford

And Ruth Clennott

Ep 197, Warped Time, contorts its way to your ears…now.

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Welcome back to the Vault of Silliness!

Before we get to today’s wonderful installment, I wanted to remind everyone here at the top of the show to please like/subscribe and share from which ever service you use to enter the Vault every week.

And I could really use your support. Please consider joining Patreon (the link is below). Every little bit helps, and a percentage will be donated in Norm’s name to a scholarship fund at the Berklee College of Music here in Boston. 

Alrighty…we have ourselves a NNS/DBG from August 10th, 1996.

The title for this stupendous moment in broadcasting history is:

 “The Adlibbing Genius.”

Norm is at his finest with adlibbing songs, names and dramatic stories!

We begin with a great caller, Joel, talking bad movies and great jazz.

A LOT of names are mentioned throughout, so listen closely it’s super entertaining and informative!

Then it’s on to the DBG!

But before that begins, Norm and Jack ruminate on all things traffic.

Players:

Jack Harte

Eleanor in Tom’s River, NJ

Bonnie in OH

Karen from Brockton

Bruce from Attleboro

Tom Howie producing and playing in studio

Bdays:

Eddie Fisher

Rosanna Arquette

Rhonda Flemming

Jimmy Dean

And Patti Austin

Postgame Calls:

Susan, Wolfie, Leo, Charlie, Frank & Warren

Ep 196, The Adlibbing Genius, giggles its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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Halo Namibia! Ongeipei? (Own gep pee) Tangi for listening!

This week brings us a DBG from August 11th, 1992 which I have titled: Irene: Queen of the Non-Sequitur

Players:

The Sweet Voiced Kristin from Dorchester

Glenn ‘the blind piano tuner’ from Brighton

Billy the Kid from Lowell (14 yrs old)

The Smoke Free Irene from CT

Tony Nesbitt from home yet seated at the end of the aisle

Jack Harte

And the ‘Smokey Voiced’ Lynn Palumbo – Producing and playing in studio

Bdays:

Mike Douglas

Hulk Hogan

Carl Rowan

Jerry Falwell

And Eric Carmen

Date in History:

In what year did the Beatles start their Apple Records label?

Post Game:

We get some Commercials!

Call 4 Action

Hilltop Restaurant (Tommy Heinson)

CVS Samaritan Vans – Boston Traffic

Norm vamps with:

Weather/Sports/Lottery and some news before the Full Moon phone calls begin!

Eric from Lowell

Eddie from Fitchburg

Doris in Marshfield

And Delores from Burlington

Ep 195, Irene: Queen of the Non-Sequitur, talks and talks and talks its way to ears…now.

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Let’s close out this rather, ummm, eventful month of July 2024 with a DBG from July 31st, 1994.

The Title? Bottom of the Barrel Broadcasting

Players:

Brian

Dorothy in NJ

Dennis from W. Roxbury

Adam Wolf producing and playing in studio

And Rob Floyd in Traffic

I did not call and Norm doesn’t hold back, nor does Adam Wolf, but Dorothy shows me some love later

Bdays:

Curt Gowdy

Don Murray

Bill Weld

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Wesley Snipes

Sherry Lansing

Lobo

And William Bennett

There’s some post-game fun as Norm teases guest: H. Jackson Brown author of, “Wit and Wisdom from the Peanut Butter Gang.”

A Music interlude into the news sounder

And a call from Eleanor.

Commercials content includes:

Baby Gold Bond w/Wendy Miller of Loganville, GA

Listen to Collage! By Michele Bian

And Dave Maynard for Caitlyn Travel and a trip to the UK

Ep 194, Bottom of the Barrel Broadcasting, scrapes its way to your ears in 3, 2 annnnd 1.

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