tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30813011.post116106131337999838..comments2023-10-14T08:44:46.615-07:00Comments on The Easy Ace: A Journal of Classic Radio: Between InningsJeff Kallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00993306002655762270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30813011.post-1163112021969558382006-11-09T14:40:00.000-08:002006-11-09T14:40:00.000-08:00Ivan---It's a pleasure to meet you at last. I've b...Ivan---It's a pleasure to meet you at last. I've been a fan of yours for awhile now. I'm trying to get back in a consistent posting groove after baseball's postseason (I write for a couple of sports Websites, too) and life in general got too much in the way of my radio writing. I agree with you about how the Mean Widdle Kid played on television---I always thought that, on radio, the MWK was Red Skelton's best aural routine. I used to wonder what might happen if the Mean Widdle Kid ever tangled with radio's <I>original</I> mean widdle kid, Baby Snooks . . . ---JeffJeff Kallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993306002655762270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30813011.post-1163005231288572252006-11-08T09:00:00.000-08:002006-11-08T09:00:00.000-08:00Berle once remarked that for a person who wasn't a...Berle once remarked that for a person who wasn't a hit on radio, he always seemed to have a show on the air. Not long ago, I became a convert to his 1947-48 NBC series, simply because it's funny and extremely well-written (by Nat Hiken and Aaron Ruben, in the early stages of their careers). Berle also observed that his subsequent radio series, <B>The Texaco Star Theater</B>, was even better--I recently purchased the almost-complete run of this show from OTR dealer Jerry Haendiges, and have plans to post an essay about it...as soon as I get around to listening to the shows.<BR/><BR/>As for Red Skelton's career--I preferred him on radio as opposed to television...simply because his gallery of grotesques work better in an aural medium. (When he did "Junior" on TV, for example, he looked like a guy caught in the throes of arrested development.)<BR/><BR/>Finally, I chuckled with recognition at your mention of the Nelsons' appearance on <B>The Fred Allen Show</B>, one of my very favorite Allen broadcasts. I think Ozzie and Harriet did their best work with big-time guest stars: their December 1948 show with Bing Crosby is a particular delight.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.com