Fw: Smilin' Ed reply

[pianoman]

James Grebe
R.P.T. from St. Louis
pianoman@inlink.com
"Only my best is good enough"

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> From: pianoman <pianoman@inlink.com>
> To: Forrest Radley <radley@cpros.com>
> Subject: Re: Smilin' Ed reply
> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 9:08 PM
> 
> Hi Forrest,
> Yes they were on Saturday mornings.  I would usually spend Friday night
at
> my grandmas and in the morning listen to Big John and Sparky.  I still
> remember one story that they played about a fellow who grew up with a
piano
> and I don't remember now how he lost it.  The way he could always tell
his
> piano though was when he played the first 3 notes of Prelude in C# Minor.

> His piano was always a half step off on the last note.  Anyway, later in
> the story he finds this huge room full of pianos and is finally reunited
> with his piano by testing them all with these 3 notes.  As I remember Big
> John had a magic spyglass and could see us all through the radio to make
> sure we were being good.  Little Oily stories were popular also.  This
must
> have been in the very late 40's as I am going to be 55 in about a week. 
> Loved those programs.
> James Grebe
> R.P.T. from St. Louis
> pianoman@inlink.com
> "Only my best is good enough"
> 
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> > From: Forrest Radley <radley@cpros.com>
> > To: pianoman@inlink.com
> > Subject: Smilin' Ed
> > Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 8:51 PM
> > 
> > At 08:11 PM 11/25/97 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Don't you just miss "Smilin Ed Mc Connell" Wasn't that his name?  I
used
> to
> > >listen to him every week as well as Big John and Sparky.
> > >James Grebe
> > >R.P.T. from St. Louis
> > >pianoman@inlink.com
> > >"Only my best is good enough"
> > 
> > Oh boy... you're age dating yourself now!  That was a *long* time ago. 

> As
> > a kid I listened to both of those programs every Saturday morning. 
> Pleasant
> > memories.
> > 
> > Forrest (in Southern Oregon)
> > 
> > 
> >