Norm Nathan's Vault of Silliness with Tony Nesbitt

Today brings us some NNS from July 23rd, 31st and August 1st, 1994. There’s an extra bonus included with another legendary WBZ broadcaster as well as a musical treat. We are just cruising along through summertime. Thank you for letting us be a part of it by tuning in.

I’ve titled this one: Road Trip Radio

The lovely Keith Shields was producing.

From the 23rd we take a bunch of calls:

Gene

Neil from St. John’s, New Brunswick

Laurie from W. Medford

Ida!

Norm’s daughter Sonja and her husband Lane calling from their car with a review of the Elton John/Billy Joel Concert that was at Foxborough Stadium!

Dottie and Peter

Helene in Belmont

Jean

Don

Arlene in Philadelphia

And Marie

From the 31st:

A guest talking, ever so briefly, about Carousels.

And a call from Bob Bachelder!

Now we jump to August 1st with none other than Dave Maynard! He’s hosting a show on some weekend after noon…First Day? Small Business Saturday? Who knows?

It includes a very interesting interview with a guest named Beau Bauman who assembled a book of advice and quotations from all sorts of people, famous and not, titled: “The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned in Life.”

Then Dave talks about the WBZ Farm Stand and just wait until you hear the shear amount of food that was being donated. 

And we close with a call from WBZ’s auto guru, John Lawlor.

Put the top down and turn it up…

Ep 193, Road Trip Radio, drives its way to your ears…now.

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Is it hot enough for ya?

Guess what? It’s summer and that’s what happens!

Sit back in some AC and laugh with this DBG from July 20th, 1996.

After the game, stick around for a couple of bonus audio clips.

In honor of the anniversary of the the Moon Landing, let’s title this one: Radio Spaceshots.

Players:

Tony on the phone

Jack Harte

John from Ashland

Keith from Walberg, NC

Wolfie!

Tom Howie producing but NOT playing

Bdays:

Kim Carnes

And John Lodge

Historical Events:

In what year did the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon?

In what year did Sioux Indian leader, Sitting Bull, surrender to Federal troops?

What year did Hank Aaron break Ty Cobb’s record for games played?

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Ep 192, Radio Spaceshots, launches its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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Here we go with Part 2 of back-to-back DBGs. Today’s episode is from the very next night. Last week was June 27th, 1995. This week brings us June 28th, 1995. The title for this gem will be: Happy Radio. This should really make you smile.

The Players:

David in NY

June from Wellesley

Beth in MI

John in Westborough

I’m on the phone from home

Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

Jack Harte aka Paul Drake or Jeffrey Spaulding

The Bdays:

Mel Brooks

Danielle Brisebois

Mary Stuart Masterson

Pat Morita

Kathy Bates

Ron Luciano orrrr maybe not

And Don Baylor

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Ep 191, Happy Radio, chuckles its way to your ears…now.

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Thank you all for the great viewer/listenership last week. Gained some subscribers too. Let’s keep that momentum going!

Today is the first of what could be called a two-parter. It’s a DBG from June 27th, 1995. Next week will be from the following day June 28th. These are two excellent examples of the level of fun we would have during those overnights on WBZ. Real, genuine madness at times.

I have titled this: Perfectly Telegraphed

The Players:

Jenny who had stoked the fires of Norms’ loins

Beverly in Tewksbury

Mike from Cornwall, Canada

Bernice in Malden

I’m on the phone from parts unknown

Jack Harte

And Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

The Bdays:

Bob Keeshan

Ross Perot

Anna Moffo

Gary Crosby

Bruce Babbitt

And Julia Duffy

On This Date:

What year did President Truman order the Air Force and Navy into the Korean Conflict?

In what year was NY and Boston linked by telegraph wires?

Ep 190, Perfectly Telegraphed, taps its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

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Well, hello fellow Vaulters of Silliness!

Today brings us a mix of NNS from early 1994. Maybe march and then we jump to June-ish of ’94.

And because we get to hear 3 calls from Ruth Clennott aka “Dave Maynard’s Ruth” this episode shall be simply titled: Ruth Radio

A nice Show Open kicks everything off.

Oh, I will add that the tapes edits were provided by the person whom recorded it.

Carol Metivier of Wicker Sportswear in Wolfeboro, NH is our guest.

The company makes hi-tech thermal underwear out of recycled plastic bottles. The only problem is they make that annoying crinkle sound when you sit down.

Next Guest:

Carl Thieterman of Selectra Electric Cars in Wilmington. All I’ll say is we’ve come a long way, BUT wait for the last comment from him and we can all have a good laugh together. 

We are treated to many callers throughout this episode.

The aforementioned Ruth Clennott

A mystery caller

Judy

The one and only Generosa!

A caller from NJ

Ruth is back

Linda Chase on the line!

A caller unknown

A very brief call from Sue

Arlene

Third time’s a charm with…Ruth!

We hear from our good friend Raj from MIT

Mixed in here is a different show with a host named John. Unsure if it’s from WBZ. Well, he’s talking with Sharon who was doing a reenactment play in Lowell about a woman travelling down from Quebec on a seed boat. No, I’m not kidding.

The jam-packed Ep 189, Ruth Radio, fiddles its way to your ears…now.

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Back again for more silliness, are you? I’m just so darn glad!

Today we reached waaaaay back in the Vault to grab a cassette from May 11th, 1991. An original if there ever was one…Classic dry open, the Olympic Theme, Norm’s headphone volume causing feedback and all the sfx

Let’s call this: Forming the Mold with 33-Year-Old Gold

We begin with AccuWeather with Jim Green and Traffic with Jack.

Then on to the game!

Players:

Arlene in Braintree

Kenton from Kitchener, ON

Ann from Hobart, NY

Mike from Marshfield

I’m on the phone from Master Control

Jack Harte

Bdays:

Mort Sahl

Foster Brooks

Denver Pyle

Martha Quinn

Robert Jarvik

Dead Bdays:

Irving Berlin

Ep 188, Forming the mold with 33 year-old gold, begins…now.

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Today’s show begins with technical difficulties and even though I was home and not in the studio it was probably my fault.

There’s a special pre-game intro by WBZ Sports Guy, Tom Cuddy that leads into a DBG from May 18th, 1996.

The title: Hats, Coats and Tolls, Oh my.

Players:

Tony on the phone

Mike from Marshfield

Irene in CT – And we just may have figured out why her calls sound so bad

Don from Billerica

Marie in Boston

Jack Harte

Bdays:

Perry Como

Pope John Paul II

Bill Macy

Pernell Roberts

Dwayne Hickman

Brooks Robinson

Reggie Jackson

Ep 187, Hats, Coats and Tolls, Oh my, tosses its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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Hello all and welcome back to another episode of Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. Today we have a DBG from May 27th, 1992 which I’ve titled: Weather or Not.

Players:

Ann from South Boston

Ted in Ottawa

Bobby in South Boston

Rob from Dorchester

Tony on the phone seeking Norm’s doctorly advice

Lynn Palumbo producing and on the phone from MC

And Jack Harte

Bdays:

Vincent Price

Henry Kissinger

Lee Merriweather

Lou Gossett

Bruce Weitz

And Herman Wouk

Events in History:

The Golden Gate Bridge was opened in what year?

Commercials:

Steinert & Sons Pianos

The Scotia Prince voiced by Tom Bergeron

Paperama

Purity Supreme

One caller:

The beautiful Robert from Everett!

Ep 186, Weather or Not, drifts its way to your ears…now.

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Thank you all for your patience in waiting for the next episode. I appreciate every single one of you: subscribers, listeners and patrons. It has been a very busy month and life gets in the way. However I was able to push it aside to get this episode out and it’s a good one.

There’s a lot of fun packed into the 47-minute DBG here from April 13th, 1996. The title of which shall be:

The Aimlessly Rambling Man.

Tom Howie was producing.

Players:

Jack Harte

Glenn in Ames, Iowa!

Belle from Rockport

John in Portsmouth, RI

Al from Waltham

And maybe Bill from Beepsville or Brighton or a cave

Bdays:

Paul Sorvino

Tony Dowd

Al Green

Peabo Bryson

Max Weinberg

Lyle Wagoner

Bill Conte

And Rick Schroeder

Ep 185, The Aimlessly Rambling Man, wanders its way to your ears…now.

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This episode, 184 for those keeping score at home, is an interesting one. It’s a collection of NNS from April 5th and possibly June 5th and July 9th, 1995.

Let me give you the title: An Eclectic Mish Mash

Now I’ll explain:

It begins with Norm speaking with a guest named Ed from Kent, WA about opening a classic style gas station.

Then a brief call with Dave 

Next, Norm is hanging on every word from Fred in NJ who latest tales had Norm raising an eyebrow again…until…Fred’s friend, Prunella, gets on the line and verifies the wackiness including yet another Fred Fable. 

We hear a promo for WBZ Sports Saturday and then step through a portal into the Jack Harte Traffic Sponsor Zone. Amassed here is a collection that includes:

Preparation H

True Value

Foxwoods

Thrifty Car Rental

Exxon

Massport

Star Market

John Deere

And Dunkin’ Donuts

There’s a commercial for Tweeter and the Grundig Yacht Boy 400 Shortwave Radio voiced by Bill Lawrence

Jack’s alter ego makes an appearance as Paul Drake delivers a traffic report for WBNW.

Next is Norm talking with the creator of the game “Daring Passages.”

But we don’t get to play.

Ken Newman has a cameo with another traffic report.

Josh Binswanger intros Jack with, you guessed it, Traffic.

Finally back to Norm promoting a couple of guests coming up: David Nemec and Rich Dubroff

Norm shares a Henry Morgan story about reading a commercial for the Eversharp Schick Injector Razor

More calls with:

David

Sandy/Cindy correcting Norm’s grammar

Mary in Gloucester weighing in on the haddock, cod scrod debate

Joan in Schenectady, NY

And Paul in NY who hosts a talk show on Sat and Sun on WGY.

You may want to print out this description to help you keep up.

Ep 184, An Eclectic Mish Mash, stirs its way to your ears…now.

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