Gunsmoke on Radio - The Old Lady

This edition of Gunsmoke on Radio is from January 24th 1953, Episode 39 written by Kathleen Hite.

The Old Lady

Bonanza - Hoss and the Leprechauns

Here is a true classic and funny episode of Bonanza.  
Season 5  Episode 12 (of the season) December 22nd 1963

The Jack Benny Show on Radio

Here is a truly classic episode from the Jack Benny Show, April 18th 1943.   This featured every classic thing Jack and his cast was known for and made it all hilarious.   This episode one saw a great performance by Rochester (Eddie Anderson).

Enjoy and thanks again to Buck Benny and his wonderful podcast

Top of the Pops - 4th of July Edition Part 2

Here are the songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 on July 4th during the 1970s


1970 - The Love You Save - The Jackson 5


1971 - It's  Too Late - Carole King


1972 - Lean on Me - Bill Withers


1973 - Will it Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston


1974 - Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation


1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain and Tennille


1976 - Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney and Wings


1977 - Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day


1978 - Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb


1979 - Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

Gunsmoke on Radio - The First Episode

Thanks the wonderful work of Buck Benny and his OTR Podcast here is the first episode in the regularly scheduled Gunsmoke series.  The debut was April 26th 1952,  the title "Billy the Kid", written by Walter B Newman.

New York Times Bestseller List 07/02/2011

Here are the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers for the week ending July 2nd 2011

1 - Against All Enemies - Tom Clancy (Debut)
Maxwell Moore pursues the terrorists who killed his C.I.A. colleagues in a bomb attack in Pakistan.


2 - One Summer - David Baldacci (Debut)
 After the death of his devoted wife, a father struggles to keep his family together, and in the process learns to love again.


3 - State of Wonder - Anne Patchett (2 weeks on list)
In the Amazon basin, a medical researcher searches for her former mentor, a despotic scientist who is developing a miracle fertility drug.


4 - Folly Beach - Dorothea Benton Frank (Debut)
 A widow returns to her childhood home in South Carolina and finds love and a literary puzzle.


5 - Carte Blance - Jeffrey Deaver (Debut)
A young James Bond, on a global mission for a unit of British security, must foil a plot to kill thousands of citizens.

Top of the Pops - 4th of July Edition

Today's Top of the Pops is the first of a series for this weekend as I look at the songs that were #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the 4th of July.  
Lets start off with the 1960s

1960 - Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis


1961 - Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds


1962 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles


1963 - Easier Said Than Done - Essex


1964 - I Get Around - The Beach Boys


1965 - I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops


1966 - Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra


1967 - Windy - The Association


1968 - This Guy's in Love With You - Herb Alpert


1969 - Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet - Henry Mancini