Norm Nathan's Vault of Silliness with Tony Nesbitt

Well, hello there and welcome back to Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness with your host, Tony Nesbitt.

Let me begin by saying we have a DBG from April 16th, 1994 on tap for you today. There are many classic moments in this episode. SO many that I had to title it: The Highlight Reel-to-Reel.

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Now to what you came here for!

Players:

Virginia in Somerville

Mary from Quincy

Jack Harte

Tony Nesbitt in studio

Emilio Marotta producing and playing in studio

Bdays:

Ellen Barkin

Bobby Vinton

Edie Adams

Peter Ustinov

Dusty Springfield

Jimmy Osmond

Henry Mancini

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Ep 232, The Highlight Reel-to-Reel, winds its way to your ears…now.

All right Normaniacs…Norm-o-files? Norm Nathians?

Friends, Romans, Countrymen?

This episode is filled with congestion for the ears. Both literal and some jokes that make you say, “Huh?”

It is a DBG from April 9th, 1994 and I’ve titled it: Would You Care for a Lozenge?

Players:

Carrie or Kerri in Fort Wayne, IN…I’m going with Kerri

Kerri’s dad, John from Bridgewater, MA

Mary from the South End

Lynn in Carver

Tony Nesbitt on the phone from parts unknown

Emilio Marotta producing and playing in studio

And Jack Harte in Traffic

Bdays:

Michael Learned

Hugh Hefner

Avery Schreiber

Dennis Quaid

Carl Perkins

Tom Lehrer

Dead Bdays, where we guess in what year the person died:

W.C. Fields

Ep 231, Would You Care for a Lozenge? Gurgles its way to your ears, now.

Continuing with the best theme for April, the month of Fools, is a DBG from April 4th, 1996. Norm was filling in for Bob Raleigh and was in the midst of 10 days in a row of overnights.

This game is a hoot. Norm’s Arthur Godfrey impressions are spot on and as hilarious as ever, thus giving us our title:

Oh, My Godfrey!

Players:

The wonderful, wonderful Jack Harte

Tom Howie producing and playing in studio

Jodie in Hyde Park

Bridget from Ontario

Grace in RI

Bdays:

Andre Previn

Merle Haggard

Billy Dee Williams

Michelle Philips

John Ratzenberger

Marilu Henner

Bert Blyleven

Ep 230, Oh, My Godfrey! sings its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

Spring is in the air and for us here at NNVoS with yours truly, Tony Nesbittt, that means…Peepers! 

Now let me tell you a little story that I file under “Signs of Norm.”

When I choose these tapes and archive them digitally, I set a timer, start the process and walk away. When it’s time to take copious notes and write my open and close I’m hearing it for the first time.

The chances of choosing an episode from April that would have Norm playing the peepers is high. The chances of that episode being exactly 30 years to the day, April 2nd, 1995, that I went on my quest to record peepers for 2025? With car passing by as well? Methinks, rather slim.

And that’s what has happened this week as I was out recording on April 2nd, 2025.

Thanks for stopping by again for a visit, Uncle Norm.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program already in progress:

Today we feature a DBG from the aforementioned, April 2nd, 1995, the title of which shall be: Movie Moment Memories

Players:

Barbara from Quebec City

Herb in Woburn

Sandy from Wareham

Juanita in Birmingham, MI

Keith Shields producing and playing in studio

The exciting Ken Newman in Traffic

Bdays:

Buddy Epson

Sir Alec Guiness

Ron Palillo

Linda Hunt

Don Sutton

4/3

Eddie Murphy

Doris Day

Marlon Brando

Dead Bdays:

Jack Webb

Walter Chrysler

Ep 229, Movie Moment Memories, projects its way to your ears…now.

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Today’s episode brings us a DBG from March 27th, 1995, where Norm was filling in for Bob Raleigh who was fishing for eels with Robert from Everett.

Norm was in a randy mood and for that reason I have titled this: On the Prowl

Players:

Keith Shields – producing and playing in studio

Ken Newman in Traffic

Marie from Tuckerton, NJ

Janet in Roxbury

Kim from Ottawa

Ruth Clennott in Allston

Bdays:

Mariah Carey

Michael York

3/28

Diane Wiest

Ken Howard

Reba McIntire

Rick Barry

Dirk Bogarde

3/29

Eileen Heckart

Ep 228, On the Prowl, seduces its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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Today we have ourselves a DBG packed full of fun.

It’s from March 16th, 1995 and I’ve titled it:

“It’s No Pun When the Jokes Hurt.”

Players:

Marge

Rick from Boston

Sandy in Wareham

Mike from MD

Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

Tony on the phone from parts unknown

Jack Harte in Tin Box Traffic

Dave Mager – rookie producer

Bdays:

Jerry Lewis

Daniel Patrick Moynahan

Nancy Wilson

Jerry Jeff Walker

Erik Estrada

Henny Youngman

Kate Nelligan

And Hollis Stacy

Ep 227, It’s No Pun When the Jokes Hurt, stings its way to your ears, now.

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Another excellent mix of NNS’s are in store for you today.

These come from the March 12th & 13th, 1994. Then we visit May 11th, 1994 and then we get quite a surprise at the end as, like a bolt out of the blue, in comes December 25th 1993! It all flows nicely and I’ve titled it:

Interesting People Telling Interesting Stories

It’s right to calls!

Margaret talking about having met ELEVEN presidents and that she’s writing her memoir. I did a little research, and I do believe this was Margaret Coit who was a rather prolific author and won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for her biography on John C. Calhoun.

It’s unfortunate that the whole call isn’t here. I wonder if there’s more or additional calls from her in the Vault as she’s fascinating.

(She also taught at BHCC while I was a student there)! 

Fred from NJ – on railroad restaurant cars, roadside diners and lunch wagons

A bunch of traffic reports:

3 from Jack Harte covering an overturned tanker truck

And we also hear Joe Stapleton & Joe Green in his BZ Copter.

A brief call from Bob talking about Moxie

Joe with a tale of about American Indians digging for mussels at Carson Beach and Columbia Point!

Norm introsTraffic

Great call from another Bob talking cars and hat blocking…you’ll just have to wait and listen

Norm Singing with the chimes

Raj from MIT and the yearly tuition riots

The a serious call from Marty in South Boston commenting on Louis Farrakhan

Norm adeptly teases a Marezine commercial, but we don’t hear it

And Charlene

Norm signs off and next show begins 

Playing 20 Questions, I believe, with inventor Jeff Pinsker of University Games. The show is in progress so we miss the first game except for two calls:

Artie

And Jarod from Canton

We then begin to play “Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?”

With:

Lisa in Somerville

Bridget from Timmons, Ontario

Bob in Fitchburg

Dorothy from Randolph

Louise near Kingston, Ontario

Steve calling from his car in Milwaukee, WI

Norm asks him a question that Steve pause mysteriously and we never get the answer, because we move on to the some regular NNS stuff

Norm singing with his show open

Ed – caricature artist down at Quincy Market has a story

Our good friend, Kristin from Dorchester – 1st Egg of Spring contest loser – For those familiar with this annual event, do you recall what the prize was? Stay tuned!

Peggy speaking about a gentleman named Walt Andrus

Natalie from Northampton – talking Walt Andrus and it is that, NOT Andurs

Fred in Yarmouth, ME

Having just completed her breathing exercises, the one and only, Generosa!

And Floyd in NC

Somehow, we return to Jeff Pinsker with a Christmas Night Show from 1993.

We continue with a Christmas Traffic report with Bruce Connolly

Calls:

Olive-Ann

Herb in Peabody

Joan

And Emily from Needham 

Norm reads a cute story of a woman, Mrs. Porcaro, who retired after 33 years turning socks inside out or outside in

Also reads a bit of the Entertainment Weekly Top Entertainers of the year List (1993)

Ep 226, Interesting People Telling Interesting Stories, bends your ears in 3, 2 and 1.

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Based on the dates, which are all from March of 1996, we have NNS’s from the 3rd, 4th and 16th of that year.

It’s a regular Guest-a-Palooza! Hey, let’s make that the title!

First guest:

Author Vicki León – “Uppity Women of Ancient Times”

Shares some fascinating stories of more than 200 women throughout 3200 years of history.

Second guest:

Author Liza Copeland who had written “Just Cruising” and now is talking about her new book, the sequel…“Still Cruising.” She tells tales of sailing the world for 6 years with her family.

Third Guest…wellllll…:

Jay Ben-Lesser author of “A Foxy Old Woman’s Guide to Traveling Alone Around Town and Around the World.”

She had traveled the world 13x and will provide tips and tricks and no, wait…after Norm’s intro the interview flew away into the ether.

Sooooo

Next Guest: David Feldman, author of “What Are Hyenas Laughing at Anyway?” He’s a certified expert in imponderables.

Calls for David:

David in Newton

Andrea from Canton

Jean in Medford

And to close out the show it’s all calls for Norm:

Steve who was a relative of Harry Agganis

Greta talking chickens and the first egg of spring

Kathy wants more Norm but can’t pick up WBZ in CT

Ep 225, Guest-a-Palooza, invites its way to your ears, now. 

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We close out February 2025 with a DBG from February 22nd, 1992.

I have so humbly titled it: Happy Birthday Tony (because 2/22 is the date of your friendly neighborhood’s producer and host). 

We begin with a full on DBG theme open.

Players:

Rose in Wellesley

Ella from High Point, NC

Loretta in Amesbury

Linda from Saugus

Tony producing and on the phone from MC

And Jack Harte in the world renown Traffic Dept

Bdays with all the SFX:

Robert Young

Julius Erving

Sheldon Leonard

Ted Kennedy

Tony Nesbitt

Loretta in Amesbury

Drew Barrymore

And Sparky Anderson

We are entertained as well with commercials from:

Gold Bond: which, btw, is like a “Best of Gold Bond” compilation starring: Marie Caruso from W. Newton MA, Lawrence Lanzilli of Hallandale, FL and Joan Cantwell from Brockton, MA

There’s a Call for Action promo

Simon and Sons voiced by Tom Bergeron

And Riopan Plus 2

Norm also gets romantic with Accuwx from Roy Gallant and his Orchestra

And he closes out the hour with a couple of interesting news stories.

Ep 224, Happ Birthday Tony, sings its way to your ears…now.

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33 years ago and a day this DBG filled the airwaves. Hailing from February 18th, 1992 we have a show entitled: Sponge Cake and Negligees.

And if that doesn’t pique your interest, I can’t help you. 

We are misled by Norm at the start with an incorrect time check! The pressure on Norm subbing for the vacationing Bob Raleigh may have gotten to him. And if you think I’m serious, again, I can’t help you.

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Players:

Tony on the phone from parts unknown

Jim in Springfield

Producer Garrett Jernigan? Maybe not.

The negligee clad Ruth Clennott

Eric from Portland, ME

And Jack Harte in traffic just wearing his BVD’s

Bdays:

Jack Palance

Molly Ringwald

Yoko Ono

Cybil Shepard

Juice Newton

John Travolta

Vanna White

Matt Dillon

Helen Gurley Brown

And George Kennedy

Ep 223, Sponge Cake and Negligees, flaunts its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

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