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Wed, 23 June 2010
Wed, June 23 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1710 Back in Episode #1418, we read 'Spoopendyke at Death's Door,' which was obligingly photocopied by a fan from the 1883-84 edition of 'St. Jacob's Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million.' We now have the entire booklet and it is chock full of great stories by some of our favorite authors! Once again, we offer a George W. Peck story from this booklet -- one of the funniest we've ever presented. It is called 'A Single Hair.' Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html*John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Fri, 11 June 2010
Fri, June 11 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1700 
This is the 1700th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement! 'Walt Mason's little sermonettes in rhyme are gospels, and they are going about doing good.' -- Robert J. Burdette This week we are offering more of Walt's 'prose poems' from the 1911 collection, 'Walt Mason - His Book.' In our era of online Flame Wars and angry people expressing themselves violently, Walt Mason offers some great advice -- 'Put It On Ice.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: *There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here. *John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Sun, 9 May 2010
Sun, May 9 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1672 SUNDAY SALAD offers a Special Surprise! After months of diligent searching, Mister Ron has discovered an hitherto unknown Spoopendyke story by Stanley Huntley!! Appearing in 'The Decorator and Furnisher Magazine' back in April of 1884, the Spoopendykes argue about selecting new furniture for their home, in 'A Decorative Domestic Difference.' Time: approx thirteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here. John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Sat, 13 February 2010
Sat, Feb 13 2010 Mister Ron's Basement #1591
Our Saturday Night Special from 1906 is a short but extremely funny (and perhaps quite prescient) tale by Jack Appleton. It is called 'A Glimpse Into The Future.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html *John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. *There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here. Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!
-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.
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Mon, 11 January 2010
Mon, Jan 11 2010
Mister Ron's Basement #1558 Today we begin a NEW Monday novel serialization! We have been meaning to read this novel almost since the beginning of the Basement Podcast -- Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town -- starting with The Preface, and Chapter One, 'The Hostelry of Mr. Smith.' Listen to this chapter and you will get hooked. It is truly terrific! As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com Time: approx fifty-nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at: http://leacock.ca John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes. 
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Thu, 7 January 2010
Thur, Jan 7 2010
Mister Ron's Basement #1554 This week we are cranking out poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that. Today we feature one of Mister Ron's favorite Yawps -- 'The Prince of Wales Has A Cold.' Don't miss this one! Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes. When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you. |
Wed, 16 December 2009
Wed, Dec 16 2009
Mister Ron's Basement #1532 This week, we are reading from Gelett Burgess's oblique peek at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace.' Today's piece is not one of our funniest, but is definitely one of our best, and most thought-provoking! Try to follow Burgess's thoughts as they reach out via an amazing tangent spurred on by 'Black Coffee.' You'll probably want to listen to this one twice. Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes. When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you. |
Tue, 29 September 2009
Tue, Sep 29 2009
Mister Ron's Basement #1461 We are featuring stories about Editors this week!
We kick off with an insanely funny 1853 story about an irritating visitor to an editor's office from Fanny Fern. It's called 'The Bore of the Sanctum.' Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you. |
Thu, 27 August 2009
Thur, Aug 27 2009
Mister Ron's Basement #1429 W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we are exploring some of his feline-mous output. Today's story is truly insanely funny! From 1896, we explore a great business opportunity that turns into a cat-astrophe! It is called 'Foote's Catorium.' Time: approx twenty-one minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/alden.html When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you. |
Tue, 16 June 2009
Tue, Jun 16 2009
Mister Ron's Basement #1399
We are presenting a masterpiece of satire by Max Adeler, from 1882, over the next four days. It features quirky mechanical limbs, political corruption, horrendous artwork, byzantine bureaucracy, complicated romance, scalping, thievery, and more twists and turns than a pretzel! Here then is 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part One of Four). Time: approx twenty-four minutes NOTICE: This week's Four-Part story will be our last one until we have finished moving our entire archive of stories to our new server host at libsyn.com! The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html |
Sat, 7 February 2009
Sat, Feb 07 2009
Mister Ron's Basement #1282 We have a special surprise Saturday BONUS episode of the Basement today!
We are adding on an extra special story from Frederic Thomas Somerby's 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things,' from 1852. It is called 'Uncle Ephraim's Husking,' and is a delightful description of the events that occurred at a traditional husking bee, where a community would gather to husk a farmer's corn crop and have a party in the process. So settle back, relax, and journey back to a simpler time with us, and join the fun! Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Mon, 15 December 2008
Mon, Dec 15 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1240
SUNDAY SALAD offers a truly intriguing, if somewhat lengthy piece by Stanley Huntley from 1882, relating his experiences aboard a Pilot Boat, one of many that brought big ships in to New York's harbor from the High Seas back then. This colorful tale showcases Huntley's unique talents as a newspaper feature writer, and may be one of the best stories we have ever read in the Basement. It's called 'Life On A Pilot Boat; the Men who go Down to the Sea After Ships.' Time: approx thirty minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Sat, 25 October 2008
Sat, Oct 25 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1189
Fans of the movie 'Ghostbusters' may find some intriguing resemblances to that film in Gellet Burgess's 1905 story, 'The Ghost-Extinguisher.' Your comments on this amazing (and fun) find are more than welcome! Send them to revry@panix.com. Time: approx twenty-five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Thu, 18 September 2008
Thu, Sep 18 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1154 Short but funny! Max Adeler's 'A Story of a Hot Brick' from 1875. Don't miss it! Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html |
Fri, 30 May 2008
Fri, May 30 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #1077 Bill Nye's 1884 collection 'Forty Liars and Other Lies' is full of wild and wooly western humor -- Today's may be the wildest and wooliest story ever written -- it's called 'They Let Him Stay.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html |
Mon, 11 February 2008
Mon, Feb 11 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #986 We are featuring wonderfully funny short pieces by George W. Peck this week, all from his 1882 collection, 'Peck's Sunshine.'
We get things rolling with a cautionary tale called 'A Female Knight of Pythias.' Your comments, as always, are welcome. Time: approx two and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html |
Wed, 16 January 2008
Wed, Jan 16 2008
Mister Ron's Basement #960 Today we offer THREE very short and funny stories by Thomas L. Masson -- A boy gets stuck with an opera ticket in 'Poor Willie,' a man's life from Kindergarten to senility is covered in a few paragraphs in 'Work and Play' and a rich man wants to leave a literary legacy in 'The Refusal' all from 1905. Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/masson.html |
Thu, 29 November 2007
Thu, Nov 29 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #921
ONE OF THE FUNNIEST! W. L. Alden displayed a strange sense of humor as he examined quirky news items in his New York Times columns. From his 1877 collection, 'Domestic Explosives and other Sixth Column Fancies,' one of the most hilarious tragic events of all time is described in 'The Recent Calamity.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/alden.html |
Tue, 16 October 2007
Tue, Oct 16 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #878 Author William Wright was much better known during his productive career as Dan De Quille. From the 1860s onward, he covered the fascinating stories of miners and prospectors in Virginia City, Nevada during the height of the silver mining boom, for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper. His stories were both factual and humorous. In 1862, he was joined by another writer for the paper, a young Samuel Clemens, who would not adopt the name of Mark Twain until a year later. The two stayed friends for years, and in 1876, Twain helped De Quille publish (and wrote the introduction to) 'The Big Bonanza,' a book that details the history and exploits of the miners who discovered and ran the famous Comstock Lode, and other mining operations. This week, we will read some of the humorous stories from this book. Today we learn what happens to a donkey that gets a bit too greedy in 'The Washoe Canary.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Thu, 13 September 2007
Thu, Sep 13 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #846 Fanny Fern wrote her weekly column for the New York Ledger right until her death in 1872. This week we will feature some of her writings from the 1870 collection 'Ginger Snaps.'
Fanny Fern's granddaughter Ethel Thomson (later changed to Ethel Parton), who was eight years old in 1870, used incidents from today's story in her first novel, 'Melissa Ann -- A Little Girl of the 1820s' which she wrote over sixty years later in 1931! Today's tale is called 'A Look Backward.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html |
Wed, 30 May 2007
Wed, May 30 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #742 Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 collection, 'I've Been Thinking,' offers a nice variety of very short stories for those times when you only have a moment or two to spare. Today we find out what you can do when you corner the market in sawdust and molasses in 'A Breakfast Story.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html |
Sat, 19 May 2007
at, May 19 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #731 Perhaps a bit out of character for Mr. Spoopendyke, Stanley Huntley has his mean-tempered character 'meet his maker' at the Brooklyn Eagle office in the 1880 story 'Mr. Spoopendyke's Free Seats.' This story is chock full of 'inside' jokes about newspapers of the time, other humorists, the Editor and dramatic critic of The Eagle, and Huntley himself. Long-Time listeners of the Basement will be familiar with some of these. If any of these references fly over your head, feel free to write to Mister Ron and we'll see what we can come up with... Send your email to revry@panix.com . Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Wed, 28 March 2007
Wed, Mar 28 2007
Mister Ron's Basement #679 Episode Number 680 (coming this week) will celebrate TWO YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement by revealing the secrets of how and where Mister Ron finds all these great old stories! So this week, we will have stories about secrets -- Today's is a special, absolutely hilarious story (one of the funniest we've ever done) of a carefully revealed secret, found in Thomas Chandler Haliburton's 1852 collection of folk tales, 'Traits of American Humor' -- 'Bob Lee.' Time: approx thirty minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Wed, 13 December 2006
Wed, Dec 13 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #576 A special story today involving packing for a train trip. Our first Basement episode ever to feature Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke, a marvelously funny couple, created by Brooklyn Eagle columnist Stanley Huntley. There will be more Spoopendyke stories in the future, but today's is called 'Hunting for a Receipt' from 1881. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html |
Thu, 23 November 2006
Thu, Nov 23 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #556 Frederic Thomas Somerby, writing under the pen name of 'Cymon' ran a column of sketches of the people and doings in the beautiful, quaint town of Newburyport, for the readers of The Boston Post. In 1852, he published a collection of these pieces under the title 'Hits and Dashes, or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps Touching People and Things.' While many of these 'Cymon' sketches appear to be true stories, this one may be a bit tongue in cheek. Still, the author paints a colorful picture in a tale of two whitewashers and a barrel of spirits in 'Whitewashing Extraordinary.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 24 October 2006
Tue, Oct 24 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #530 Snapping crustaceans and a yipping dog cause pandemonium on board a very crowded train in Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 story, 'Look Out for them Lobsters.' Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Thu, 5 October 2006
Thu, Oct 05 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #511 Among the Best Episodes ever of Mister Ron's Basement -- Robert J. Burdette's 1877 tale of a remarkable child prodigy -- 'A Burlington Adder.' Don't Miss This! Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/burdette.html |
Sun, 24 September 2006
Sun, Sep 24 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #500
Presenting Episode Number 500 of Mister Ron's Basement -- A Spectacular 'Clip Show' offering excerpts of 28 different stories by 26 different American Authors from 1750 to 1904.
We are giving out a 1902 edition of 'Mister Bowser' by C. B. Lewis -- to enter the drawing, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com before October 31st, 2006. Time: approx One Hour and Six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Wed, 23 August 2006
Wed, Aug 23 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #468 While Mister Ron generally abhors dialect humor, sometimes a story is so side-splittingly funny, irrespective of the characters' accents, that it is worth reading. This is one of them. Today we present David L. Roath's look at the proceedings of a small town trial in the 1852 story 'A Georgia Court.' Time: approx twenty-four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Fri, 11 August 2006
Fri, Aug 11 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #456 Today, Mister Ron begins a NEW Saturday Series of stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis), featuring his character 'Mr. Bowser.' Mr. Bowser is the progenitor of Ralph Kramden, Archie Bunker, and even Homer Simpson. He is crass, stupid, headstrong, and has a fierce temper that is beyond belief. Today we begin with the hilarious 1902 story 'Mr. Bowser Becomes a Vegetarian.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Tue, 4 July 2006
Tue, Jul 04 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #418
'Mr. Bowser' stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) are spotlighted in the Basement this week. Totally forgotten today, Mr. Bowser was one of the truly great comic characters of all time. Today's tale features Bowser refurbishing a colonial collectible in 'Mister Bowser Mends A Clock' from 1902. Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Thu, 22 June 2006
Thu, Jun 22 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #406 Charles Battell Loomis is in the spotlight this week. Today's story has it's ups and downs -- 'Poe's "Raven" in an Elevator' from 1903. Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html |
Sun, 2 April 2006
Sun, Apr 02 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #328 M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) first attained fame for his darkly humorous account of 'How It Feels to be Blown Up' based on an actual riverboat explosion he had been in. 'Up Among the Splinters' is a reprinting of that hilarious story featured in Lewis's 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html |
Sun, 12 March 2006
Sun, Mar 12 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #307 James M. Bailey found a lot of humorous stories among his neighbors in suburban Connecticut in the 1870s. 'An Early Martyr,' from 1873, describes what could only be termed total pandemonium. Time: approx nine and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html |
Mon, 20 February 2006
Mon, Feb 20 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #287 An O Henry story that almost belongs on The Twilight Zone tells of a magical $2.00 room in a boarding house -- 'The Skylight Room' from 1906. Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/ohenry.html |
Tue, 7 February 2006
Tue, Feb 07 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #274 Fanny Fern's 1854 tirade about getting ticked off with a world that rushes by way too fast strikes a familiar chord today. 'When You Are Angry' is a fabulous story helping us commemorate the recent Death of the Telegram. Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html |
Sat, 21 January 2006
Sat, Jan 21 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #257 George Ade takes good look at tenacity in the 1904 story 'The Fable of How the Canny Commercial Salesman Guessed the Combination.' Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Fri, 23 December 2005
Fri, Dec 23 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #228 George Ade's 'The Fable of the Grass Widow and the Mesmeree and the Six Dollars' from 1900, one of his funniest stories, is our pre-Christmas gift to all our listeners. Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Wed, 14 December 2005
Wed, Dec 14 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #218 Mister Ron goes nuts today reading an incredibly long, but unbelievably wonderful story by Frank R. Stockton -- from 1892, 'My Terminal Moraine,' an elaborately constructed tall tale of a science fictional romance, with geological oddities that defy reason, and hair raising suspense, coupled with some good old fashioned screwball comedy. What more could you ask for? Time: approx One Hour and Eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Thu, 1 December 2005
Thu, Dec 01 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #206 Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, is being spotlighted this week with stories from his 1891 book 'Remarks.' In this transcription of a short correspondence, Nye gives some friendly career advice to 'The Approaching Humorist.' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html |
Sat, 17 September 2005
Sat, Sep 17 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #131 George Ade's 1899 tale, 'The Fable of the Base Ball Man Who Took the Only Known Cure' is a short but sweet look at a True Fan. So get Up and At 'Em and give it a listen. Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Sat, 27 August 2005
Sat, Aug 27 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #110 Short but funny -- 'The Fable of the Fatal Album and the Leap for Life' by George Ade, and a very, very strange piece of music. Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Sun, 22 May 2005
Sun, May 22 2005
Mister Ron's Basement #38 An anonymous tale from around the turn of the last century about a truly persistent salesman, and a bit of a Scott Joplin piano roll rag. Time: approx five minutes Mister Ron's Basement is now possessed of a nice new microphone system, and as soon as Mister Ron gets the hang of using the thing, there should be a marked improvement in sound quality. You may even notice it now. Comments are welcome at revry@panix.com. The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
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