Now, I have attempted in my own humble way to take on the mantle of 'The Old Hippie'. Way before anyone knew what radio shows even were let alone that they could be bought as rarities, he had the market cornered.Most shows that he advertised were way beyond my budget but I drooled over those pages every issue and once in awhile I could afford one or two. Let me tell you, the Old Hippie had it all. I was especially attracted in 'Discoveries' to a two page (or more) spread in each issue by a guy called 'The Old Hippie'. This was before ebay became the driving force in radio show sales (and everything else) in the later 1990's. I discovered radio shows quite by accident while reading one of my favorite (long since departed) magazines called 'Discoveries' (It was later bought by the same company that publishes 'Goldmine' which I personally always considered a lesser publication, but that is another story. First allow me tell you my own personal story of discovering the wonder of radio shows. It is called THE DOCTOR DEMENTO SHOW THE DR DEMENTO SHOW IS A TWO HOUR WEEKLY SHOW, MANY WITH A THEME THAT RAN THROUGHOUT THE SHOW OR THE SECOND HOUR OF THE SHOW ALONG WITH SPECIAL FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS THROUGHOUT EACH HOUR AND ENDING WITH THE WEEK'S FUNNY FIVE SONGS.SPECIAL SHOWS AIRED FOR CHRISTMAS, END OF YEAR COUNTDOWNS, HALLOWEEN, AND OTHER SPECIAL DATES.IT AIRED ON THE WESTWOOD ONE RADIO NETWORK FOR THE BULK OF ITS YEARS IN BROADCAST FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AT KPPC IN LOS ANGELES IN 1970 AND THE FIRST YEAR OF SYNDICATION IN 1974 TO THE LAST BROADCAST VERSION IN JUNE 2010 ALTHOUGH YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE GOOD DOCTOR WITH WEEKLY NEW SHOWS ON LINE.DR DEMENTO COMES ON TWO CDs OR LPs IN PRISTINE CONDITION, PLAYED ONLY ON THE DATE OF NETWORK BROADCAST.THIS SHOW AIRED ON JAND WAS SHOW #88-29IT WAS THE ANNUAL SPECIAL CHRISTMAS IN JULY SHOWEVERY SHOW HAD A THEME MOSTLY DURING THE SECOND HOUR BEFORE THE FUNNY FIVEIN SOME BROADCAST YEARS OF THE SHOW, FOLLOWING THE END OF THE SHOW THERE WERE EXTRA TRACKS FOR MINI DAILY SHOWS THAT THE RADIO STATION COULD RUN.SHOW CONTENTS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURED LISTINGYOU CAN GET A COMPLETE HISTORY OF DR DEMENTO ON LINE THROUGH HIS WEBSITESO HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS: FIRST, WHAT IS A RADIO SHOW? WHY COLLECT THEM? WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Well, those are good questions, especially if you have never known of them. PLEASE NOTE FELLOW COLLECTOR FRIENDS THAT WHEN YOU BUY FIVE OR MORE ITEMS FROM MY STORE AT ONE TIME THAT EBAY WILL IMMEDIATELY DISCOUNT YOUR INVOICE BY 20% IT IS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR MY FELLOW COLLECTORS WHO LOOK FOR GREAT DEALS AS MUCH AS I DO! THANK YOU!WELCOME TO THE HOME FOR QUALITY DR DEMENTO SHOWS IN LP OR CD FROM MY COLLECTION OF OVER 250 RARE, DISTINCT SHOWS IN PERFECT CONDITION, ALL WITH CUE SHEETS LET ME FIRST DESCRIBE THE GOOD DOCTOR'S SHOW AND THEN IF YOU DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS, PLEASE READ ON FOR MY BRIEF 'RADIO SHOWS 101' DESCRIPTION AND HOW I GOT INTO COLLECTING SOME 35 YEARS AGO. WELCOME EVERYONE TO KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES, ONE OF EBAY'S PREMIERE BUYERS AND SELLERS OF PRISTINE RARE RADIO SHOWS OF ALL GENRES ALONG WITH OTHER GREAT VINTAGE AMERICANA. Item: 294101507886 RADIO SHOW: 7/17/88 DR DEMENTO CHRISTMAS IN JULY: STAN FREBERG, RAY STEVENS,LOOK.

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