Norm Nathan's Vault of Silliness with Tony Nesbitt

A DBG from November 16th, 1991 roars back to life with today’s episode. I have named this one: “A Pun is a Pun, of course, of course.”

Norm had just returned from taking time after Norma passed. And there’s no better way to help heal than by getting back into the fray that is the DBG.

Players:

Mike

Paul from Malden

Frank in Waltham

Bob from Sanford ME

I’m producing and on the phone from MC

And Jack Harte

Bdays w/ALL the sfx:

Burgess Meredith

Dwight Gooden

11/19

Jodie Foster

Ted Turner

Larry King

Alan Young

11/20

Bo Derek

Goldie Hawn

11/21

Marlo Thomas

And for 11/22 we have Jamie Lee Curtis

There are some extras here with Norm reading the bottom of the hour headlines & Accuwx. Plus, closing out this episode, I decided to include a partial, top hour, ABC News w/Marty McNeely, Vic Ratner and Jane Platt.

Before that though we take calls from:

Bill in Revere

And Generosa!

There are some Commercials to keep an ear out for:

Triple Action Gold Bond Medicated Powder

Keep It In Your Sneaker

WBZ Boston College Football coverage promo

And Willard Scott for Riopan Plus 2

Episode 163, “A Pun is a Pun, of course, of course.” whinny’s its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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NNVoS features a DBG from November 1st, 1994 which is titled: Radio Bosco, not only because it’s mentioned here but as an homage to one of my fav drinks growing up.

The Players:

Crystal – exotic but not an exotic dancer

Steve from Newton

Joanne in Waltham

Maria from Nashua, NH

Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

The forgotten Jack Harte

Bdays:

Fernando Valenzula - Si

Barbara Bosson

Betsy Palmer

Bill Anderson

Larry Flint

Lyle Lovett

Gary Player

History:

The play Harvey opened on Broadway in what year?

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Ep 162, Radio Bosco, mixes its way to your ears, now.

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At the time of this post it will only be a few hours shy of the time, while working at WBZ, that I received a call from Sarah Nathan with the terrible news that her dad, my friend and mentor, a comforting voice to so many every weekend, had passed away. For those of you keeping track at home, it’s been 27 years. 

On, at least what I hope is a happier note, today marks the 3rd anniversary of NNVoS!

There are SO many tapes remaining! Keep sharing and spreading the word about this silly little show.

Welcome to our new subscribers and listeners. Both numbers are up and here’s hoping that trend continues every week.

This week brings us a DBG from October 28th, 1995.

You will quickly understand why I’ve titled it:

Putting the ‘Talk’ in Talk Radio.

Players:

Jack Harte

Ed LeClair

Dorothy in Pleasantville, NY

Russell from Peabody

And the nerve racked Arlene in Woburn

Bdays:

Charlie Daniels

Dodie Goodman

Julia Roberts

Bruce Jenner

Dennis Franz

Jonas Salk

Events:

What year was the Statue of Liberty dedicated in NY harbor by President Grover Cleveland?

And Harvard College was founded on this date in what year?

There’s a special, very entertaining post-game caller so stay tuned all the way through!

Ep 161, Putting the ‘Talk’ in Talk Radio, yaps its way to your ears in 3, 2 and 1.

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As the heavy rain falls outside of Norch Studios and FuzzyWuzzy Productions…here, let me turn on our parabolic microphone and pick up those sounds…

Ok, let’s wish a very Happy Birthday to Joan from Tewksbury!

Without her foresight and trust fund cassette tape budget we wouldn’t have as many amazing archives of Norm here in the Vault of Silliness. Thank you, Joan and hope you had a great day! And a Happy Birthday to our very own Jack Harte! What a week!

Speaking of bdays, today brings us a DBG from a mere 30 years ago. October 16th, 1993. It is titled: A Breast of Fresh Air.

Before we get to the game, we begin with some Jack Harte Traffic report fun:

Including an appearance by Jack’s third cousin on his mother’s side, Paul Drake who gives a rather dramatic report for WBNW.

Next, Joe Franklin for Bloomberg News drops by with some interesting facts about Ed Sullivan

Paul Drake can’t stay away as we get report #2, which sounds eerily similar to report #1 BUUUUUT wait for the surprise ending 

The Jack returns on WBZ

And the traffic extravaganza closes with Paul Drake on WBNW.

Note that all of these sound like they came from Thanksgiving. From what year, I don’t know.

Time now for the DBG with full transistor radio sound!

Players:

Claudette from Dorchester

Greenie in Amesterdam, NY

Norma in the N End

Tony playing in studio

Jack Harte from Traffic

Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

Sid Whittaker producing and playing in studio

Bdays:

Angela Lansbury

Suzanne Somers

Bob Weir

David Zucker

Charles Colson

10/18

George C Scott

And Pam Dawber

Post-game we take calls from:

Generosa!

Jim from Detroit

And the slumbering Ed

There’s a bonus traffic report with the Birthday Boy Jack Harte

And we wrap it up with Warren Shepherd on Countryside…the LAST Countryside Show!

It’s not all here but still nice to hear it again. 

Commercials:

Dunk sponsor

Osco sponsor

Filene’s Basement

Scotch Pine Farm

Ep 160, A Breast of Fresh Air, heaves its way to your ears, now. 

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Thanks for tuning back in. The silliness continues with a DBG from October 11th, 1992.

Our Title? A Hopping Good Time

Players:

John from Amherst

Howard in NH

Bertha from RI

Bonnie in Andover – 1st timer

Charity in Rockland

Tony producing and playing in-studio

Bill Wilson in traffic

Bdays

Eleanor Roosevelt – dead

Daryl Hall

Roy Scheider

10/12

Luciano Pavarotti

10/13

Art Garfunkel

10/15

Penny Marshall

Linda Lavin

10/16

Suzanne Somers

And Angela Lansbury

Ep 159, A Hopping Good Time, leaps its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

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Howdy doo folks, we’re just about back on track here at the VoS.

Today we have a DBG from October 6th, 1991. I have titled this one: A Wolf in Rhyme Wastes Time.

It all begins with a Norm Show Open, an appropriate drop-in and then our “original” DBG theme. 

The Players:

Wolfie

Lenny in Charlestown

Jimmy in Winthrop

Loretta from Amesbury

I’m on the phone from MC

And Lou Ianazzo in Traffic

The Bdays with ALL the SFX:

Shana Alexander or maybe not

Britt Eckland

10/7

Oliver North

Al Martino

10/8

Sigourney Weaver

Sarah Purcell

Stephanie Zimbalist

10/9

And Sean Lennon

Ep 158, A Wolf in Rhyme Wastes Time, alliterates its way to your ears, now.

Here we go my friends, a NNS from September 29th, 1996 fills the airwaves once more with the title, The Origin of Origins.

What are we doing? Why we’re playing the game Origins with the publicity manager for the Great American Puzzle Factory, Lois Berger.

This would be the only time we would play this as Norm would leave us a month later.

Tom Howie was producing

Norm and Lois are having a great time as the calls come fast and furious, 32 to be exact! I will spare you all the names but will tell you that Norm takes some additional calls after from:

Martha

Anne

Jack in MI

And we close with a rip-roaring call from Billy Clyde in NC!

We even get to enjoy some commercial content:

TV Guide and the Baby Boombox!

Boston Toyota Used Car and Truck Super Center

The Mutt Strut

The Lighthouse Depot (Lighthouses, lighthouses, lighthouses!)

WBZ Accuwx promo

And A Salute to Innovation, brought to you by Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Cascade Communications

Please don’t forget to support through Patreon. Link is below.

EP 157, The Origin of Origins, questions its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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As we still comb through September’s tapes, we arrive at a NNS from 9/22 & 23, 1996.

The title selected is The Bungalow Cruisin’ Cabbie.

Lots of calls fill our time in this one:

Deena from Branford Ontario

Peggy

Winnie in Ottawa

Helene from Belmont

Kay in Dorchester 

Wolfie

Mark from Newton

Frank in Boston

Norma from the N. End

Ruth

Eugene from Ohio

Robert from Everett

Wolfie, again

Katie in Malden 

Joan

John from CT

And ‘Dave Maynard’s’ Ruth  

Other seaworthy silliness:

Norm back from his cruise and is sick of talking about it. BUT, you will hear a little more about it anyway.

The Reach Around

Sonja and Sarah are named after their grandparents

Bob Hope was sexy?

Dorothy Lamour

Some Tennis players have nice legs and some do not

Norm tells his double date story without a defroster in the winter and he had to stick his head out the window to see where he was going!

Diplomatically speaking

Movie Credits

Norm and I spend some quality airtime together.

Steven Wright was going to be our guest and would be calling in!

There’s a gavel stuck in my rib cage…I need to see The Law Doctors!

Norm tells the heartwarming story of his annual physical.

The Daily number and my cholesterol…Good Lord, the lottery goes on and on!

Norm and I discuss our heavy gambling losses

I tell the story of getting to pet and feed a tiger at the KRF courtesy of the now infamous Bhagavan Antle!

Norm is behind in his mail again.

And we have pallets of good junk to send out.

Norm said that WBZ was selling a photo book with WBZ personalities in it and HE was not included! I mean…even Lovell Dyett was in it!

Commercials:

The Big Apple Weekend contest voiced by Gil Santos

Jack spot for Headline News

Subscribe to TV Guide and get a Baby Boombox voiced by Ed Donahue

Norm read for VT Teddy Bear

Ep 156, The Bungalow Cruisin’ Cabbie, motors its way to your ears…now.

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All right people let’s get into this right away. Today’s offering is a NNS from September 16th and 17th , 1994.

I will call this one: The Funny Farm(stand).

Brian McKinley was producing.

It all begins with a Jack traffic sponsor read for Exxon.

Then it’s on to the Norm and Tony Show talking about all sorts of fun stuff.

And the callers join in…

Ruth pumping up the Farmstand

Fred’s on the line

Robert from Everett

Lynn?

Linda

Out of State caller

Clarence

Jack in Ottawa

Dan in NY

Fred in NJ

Raj from MIT

Sarah Nathan

Jim from Indiana 

Maryann

I’m on the phone and ranting about a speeding ticket

Addie from Everett

Dottie

Bea in Braintree

Eric in Boston

Bill from Chelsea

Betty in Sudbury

Helene from Belmont

And Joan

Other farm fresh comedy:

ADOPT A TALK SHOW HOST!

Norm talked right through the bottom hour news at 12:30 but will not accept the blame.

I do an impression of Andy Jordan of CNN.

Norm grills Jack as to why he didn’t stay for the entire Comedy Connection event Norm was part of. 

Norm nightclub outfit.

Norm pouring his guts out about dancing close.

I, however, do not dance but when I’m alone…

Tombstone epitaphs

Rob Floyd or Ken Newman?

And a quick insert of Josh Binswanger introing Jack Harte

Ep 155, The Funny Farm (stand), stacks its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

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I’m experimenting with when to release these. Originally, I wanted to do Friday or Saturday to recreate the show on the same days Norm was on. But as views/listens go it’s definitely stronger during the week. I think people are listening on their commute to and from work or school. Last week we aired on Monday. This week I’m trying Tuesday! Next week, oh why not? Wednesday. And then maybe Thursday but we’ll see on that. I’m thinking those first three days of the week are crucial to let the silliness fly. Though we can use some of that anytime!

This week we drop 30 years back to September 10th, 1993. It’s a NNS which is simply titled: Hindsight

Norm feels this one will be an award winner so make room on the shelf or wall from a trophy or plaque.

Let’s get this one all summed up:

Jack with traffic x5

Norm show open x3

ABC News x2

WBZ News x2

Accuwx x4 + some forecast, lottery and sports reads from Norm

Callers:

Scott on a car phone

Edward in Allston

Alan in Peabody

Gary from St. Louis

Fred in VA

Glenn in Brighton

The exciting and vibrant Irene

Nina in Malden

Ian from NC

And a call from a listener I've been waiting for since I started this thing. You'll jsut have to wait!

Oodles of Commercials:

Home Security from ADT

Gold Bond with Michael Cook from Grand Prairie TX

WBZ Promo for the Patriots game with Gil Santos x2

Bill Marlowe for Tommy Floramo’s

Classic Ovaltine with the excited Paul Grassi of Valley Stream NY

Marezine with the lovely Hazel Dew of Houston TX

NTW National Tire Wholesaler

Baby Gold Bond with Louise Fallon from Brooklyn NY

Gold Bond with James Rife from Riverdale IL

Rich Chocolate Ovaltine – different than other Ovaltines and don’t you forget it!

Silver City Ford Hyundai Coachman and Silver City Dodge Toyota

Marezine with Arlene Treig of Coquille OR

Dave Maynard for Caitlyn Travel

Jacque Black of Newcastle IN for Baby Goldbond

And a dramatic WBZ News Promo with Jay McQuaide

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Episode 154, Hindsight, reveals it way to your ears…now.

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