[78-L] Alec Templeton...and others

[Mike Harkin]

An extra, bit sneaky USNDH twist:  Hoople isn't IN southern No Dak, but
way up in the NE corner.  Just thought enquiring minds [such as those nurtured at USNDH] would want to know....  [Nor I'm not making this up, you
know.]

Mike in Plovdiv

--- On Wed, 10/31/12, Ted Kneebone <tkneebone1 at abe.midco.net> wrote:

> From: Ted Kneebone <tkneebone1 at abe.midco.net>
> Subject: [78-L] Alec Templeton...and others
> To: "78-l" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 9:34 PM
> Alec Templeton was a blind pianist
> and 
> comedian.  Had his own radio program during
> the 1940s, and made some 78 rpm discs.  He
> ran competition to Victor Borge, but I think
> his performances were less visual.  I have some
> of his 78s as they appeared on CDs. 
>     Anna Russell was also a very funny person.
> She distilled Wagner's Ring cycle.  "Remember
> the Rhine Maidens?" And taught folk singing!
>     PDQ Bach is the chronicler of the fictitious
> composer.  If you entered one of his contests
> you could win the complete works of Vivaldi,
> recorded on convenient 45 rpm discs.  His
> real name is Peter Schickele.  I especially liked
> his show in which he broadcasted from a barn
> in Hoople, ND -- and blew out the side of the barn.
> His program came from the fictitious University of Southern
> North Dakota. 
> And there was his narration of the opening of
> Beethoven's 5th symphony, broadcast as if it were
> a baseball game. 
>     Ted 
> Ted Kneebone
> 1528 S. Grant Street
> Aberdeen, SD 57401
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