broadcastellan

I know what you mean. I always use headphones. A...

2012-01-19T20:00:30.605Z

I know what you mean. I always use headphones. And granny still uses soap.

Yeah, the podcasts are working. But now I have to...

2012-01-18T21:36:27.670Z

Yeah, the podcasts are working. But now I have to get my other speakers working so I can hear them better. The tiny, tinny laptop speakers stink like history and your granny.

Greetings from New York, Clifton. Thank you for d...

2012-01-18T15:39:12.493Z

Greetings from New York, Clifton. Thank you for digging broadcastellan. Well, if you come across anything worth your while, leave a comment and let me know; then we can have a conversation in the comments section. Meanwhile, I'll try to keep up with the out-of-date more regularly this year.

Sorry the podcasts didn't play; I just checked them; they seem to be working. Did

Thank goodness you are back in business. I no lon...

2012-01-17T16:46:55.290Z

Thank goodness you are back in business. I no longer must get my Harry Fix from digging into your golden oldies. I installed and reinstalled programs to hear your old podcasts that the computer is swearing at me in German. I don't know what it's saying but some of the words sound pretty nasty.

Clifton/Paul/Whoever

You old rascal!

2012-01-11T21:57:12.534Z

You old rascal!

These stories get more and more interesting as I a...

2012-01-10T16:51:21.798Z

These stories get more and more interesting as I age, for some reason.

Regarding Mel Brooks: The swastikas in The Produce...

2011-11-30T02:20:26.512Z

Regarding Mel Brooks: The swastikas in The Producers posed a problem. Heck, I'm still uncomfortable seeing the Germany flag proudly displayed.

I got that impression earlier this year when I wen...

2011-11-30T02:13:14.652Z

I got that impression earlier this year when I went back to Germany for the first time in over twenty years.

It's interesting, when Life is Beautiful was r...

2011-11-29T08:00:37.832Z

It's interesting, when Life is Beautiful was released, there was some sentiment in Germany, why couldn't we have made a film like this? I think though that the chains of the past are becoming looser as time goes on.

I read your "sound of music ain't music.&...

2011-11-28T15:06:06.537Z

I read your "sound of music ain't music." So is "Springtime for Hitler" funny? Are there Germans who think Mel Brooks ain't?

Thank you for persevering. No idea what went wron...

2011-11-25T14:12:37.396Z

Thank you for persevering. No idea what went wrong there. Even when it works as it is supposed to, comment monitoring is a nuisance; but I received so much junk mail, I needed to do something about it.

Yes, I read about Sound of Music coming to Austria. One problem with this kind of entertainment in Austria and Germany is that, aside from finding it painful to come to terms with our

Four failed attempts at commenting, Harry. Are t...

2011-11-25T13:26:56.547Z

Four failed attempts at commenting, Harry. Are the cybergods mad at me or have I gone senile and forgot how to do it? Anyway, "Sound of Music has come to Salzburg."

I imagine it is this optimism that sustained him—t...

2011-11-17T13:19:38.334Z

I imagine it is this optimism that sustained him—the belief that trivialization can be countered by words that matter. To make that happen in a medium pressed into the service of the trivial was genius.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Memorials tend to unite kindred spirits, reminding us that we are not alone in our grief, love, misery and hope.

I am very sorry to read this news. We all want our...

2011-11-17T07:08:31.967Z

I am very sorry to read this news. We all want our Gods to live forever, and it seems like Norman Corwin almost has. It was very nice of you some while ago to share the book with a selection of his radio plays. Often I thought of his book in 1983, Trivializing America, which clearly saw and described e trend in America toward the trivial, and presciently saw the implications of where it would

I know you love her; I read it in Canary Feathe...

2011-11-06T21:10:50.503Z
I know you love her; I read it in Canary Feathers some time ago. I used to watch Keeping Up on PBS; that and Are You Being Served. I've never seen an entire episode of Time, though. Must check the Radio Times to find out whether and where it's on over here.

Meanwhile, I was just about to comment on your most recent post . . . and it was

My button is pushed again. I love, love,love &quo...

2011-11-05T14:16:47.664Z
My button is pushed again. I love, love,love "Keeping Up Appearances." That woman is funnier than Lucille Ball. Funnier than anybody. The rest of the cast totally cracks me up, too.
Our public station follows it with "As time goes by." Charms me half to death, Them Brits could teach American TV about effective use of older actors. You gotta do a piece on "Time&

Thanks, Doug. I'm touched.

2011-11-04T21:58:41.856Z
Thanks, Doug. I'm touched.

Well done extending that metaphor longer than your...

2011-11-04T15:28:59.185Z
Well done extending that metaphor longer than your arm.

You are eminently quotable yourself, which is just...

2011-11-03T16:43:51.178Z
You are eminently quotable yourself, which is just what I did in my 27 June report from Hollywood. I'll add another diary entry on the Walk of Fame before long, with names that are likely to strike a chord.

Gradually, I'm filling in a few gaps in my journal.

Again your wordsmithery leaves me overly effusive ...

2011-11-03T16:22:20.613Z
Again your wordsmithery leaves me overly effusive with praise. A superb tribute to names that geezers know and love.

Thank you for your kind words. I hardly deserve t...

2011-10-31T16:06:11.444Z
Thank you for your kind words. I hardly deserve them after all this time. Perhaps, I should take a leaf out of your book and start reinventing myself.

Now, I did have an explanation for my absence prepared, but decided not to post it. Not that I want to let the gap speak for itself or on my behalf, thereby giving rise to no end of speculation (One Man’s Family Crisis?). So, I might

Praise be to the gods and whatever entities are ou...

2011-10-31T14:46:59.452Z
Praise be to the gods and whatever entities are out there, especially
Norman Corwin, for bringing you out of wherever you were hiding, Sir Harry. I thought you might have taken up residence in The Hermit's Cave.

Formerly Clifton, now Paul Barbour in tribute to Mr. Morse's radio family.

Memorable or not, thirty-nine entries in this blog...

2011-10-20T00:29:29.714+01:00
Memorable or not, thirty-nine entries in this blog are labeled "Norman Corwin."

Oh, of course. Do I remember you writing about Co...

2011-10-19T23:34:40.877+01:00
Oh, of course. Do I remember you writing about Corwin a previous time?

I had to write this one, Doug. If anyone gets me ...

2011-10-19T22:08:34.536+01:00
I had to write this one, Doug. If anyone gets me out of retirement, it's Norman Corwin (though your comments are certainly an incentive as well).