[Fists] K2ORS gassing about CW

[Bud Sabatino]

Jean Shepherd also wrote several books which are hilarious.  One was 
called, "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash", which was the basis of 
the movie, "A Christmas Story" in which he is the narrator.

73 de Bud
KD6NOF

GerryC wrote:
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> I don't know how many of you are old enough to remember Jean Shepherd, a
> very skillfull storyteller.  He had a nightly radio show on WOR New York in
> the '50s, '60s, and '70s.  (Became SK in the mid '90s).  He'd tell stories
> about the dumbest things and yet have you glued to the radio the whole hour!
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> He also was a ham (K2ORS) and was a skilled CW operator.  (If you ever
> worked a guy named Parker with that call, that was him--  he used his middle
> name on the ham bands.)
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> I think you'll enjoy this recording of one of his shows:
> http://shep-archives.com/netjuke/var/music/Fathead2004/JSP01-02H/1965%2004%2013%20Code%20School%20WOR%20Jean%20Shepherd%20.mp3
> 9.5 Megs, a lengthy download if you're on dialup, but worth it!
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> 73 de W3GERry
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