Saturday, August 19, 2023

You Must Remember That - Episode 86

Sepia-toned black and white photo of silent film actress Charlotte Rich in a bathing suit posed as if she's cranking a movie camera. From page 1 of the February 11, 1922 National Police Gazette.

Who erased Falk’s memory? Will it be restored with help from a mystical radio hostess and a bit player from silent movies? Why don’t they serve mushroom anchovy pizza on the bus anymore? Listen to find out!

You Must Remember That, episode 86 of This Gun in My Hand, was enunciated by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What’s the last thing I remember? This Gun in My Hand!

Show Notes:
1. I did not watch the 1915 Birth of a Nation to research this episode. Maybe Papo is lying or misremembering his scenes in the movie. I have watched the 2016 Birth of a Nation. They changed a few key details in that remake. 

2. Lillian Gish, Henry B. Walthall, Elmer Clifton, Spottiswoode Aitken and Elmo Lincoln appeared in Birth of a Nation and some other D.W. Griffith films. “Papo Threadgill” is a fictional character who claims to have appeared in Birth of a Nation.

3. There’s a great film podcast you should check out called You Must Remember This. http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/

Credits:
The opening music clip is from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

Song Title: Music Box (Swan Lake)
License: Public Domain
https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_4966198/sounds/264186/

Music clip played early in interview was taken from Birth of a Nation (1915), public domain. Music during the “Lurphry’s Cork” commercial is from the 1913 public domain film The Edison Minstrels. The songs in The Edison Minstrels clip may be parts of "Grand Introductory Overture" and "Soldier's Chorus from Faust."

Sound Effect Title: Cutlery drawer
License: Public Domain
http://soundbible.com/591-Cutlery-Drawer.html

Sound Effect Title: Light bulb breaking
By Mike Koenig
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
http://soundbible.com/105-Light-Bulb-Breaking.html

The photo accompanying this episode is silent film actress Charlotte Rich in a bathing suit and a movie camera, on page 1 of the February 11, 1922 National Police Gazette. Found on Wikimedia Commons.

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Sultry, Salty and Desperate - Episode 85

Strawberry blond woman in red dress and hat, seated in a wooden chair, leaning away from a pair of pointing hands in the right edge of the picture. She holds a black clutch purse and fur, her left hand in a white glove, her right hand holding the purse and loose white glove. She gives a concerned look towards the person pointing. The background is green.

Will Falk help the stunning beauty that sauntered into the office? Could she be withholding important details about herself & her situation? When did Falk get an office? Listen to find out!

Sultry, Salty and Desperate, episode 85 of This Gun in My Hand, was given to you as part of a non-monetary exchange by Rob Northrup. Don’t worry; we’ll work something out. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, information on how to subscribe, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. How do I get information when I don’t even have two bits? This Gun in My Hand!

Show Notes:
1. The InforMatron first appeared in episode 49 of This Gun in My Hand and later in episode 70. The Wordsmith, also known as Shoe Shine Man and Roberto Zapata, first appeared in episode 2. Scuttlebutt first appeared in episode 65 but was not named until episode 70. Bar Stool was first mentioned in episode 85 but has not had lines in any episodes. Vickie Olson first appeared in episode 22, “Caught Offguard.” Visit https://thisguninmyhand.blogspot.com for full archives.
2. Special guest appearance by Melinda as the InforMatron’s snoring. 

Credits:
The opening music clip was from the public domain film The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950). The music during the commercial was from the public domain film The Scar (also known as Hollow Triumph, 1948). Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

Theme for the radio show “Information Wants to Be Free, But For You It’s Two Bits” and closing music:
Music Title: Bouncy Gypsy Beats
By John Bartmann
License: Public Domain
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Bartmann/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One/bouncy-gypsy-beats/

Sound Effect Title: Footsteps Dress Shoes Wood Floor.wav
License: Public Domain
https://freesound.org/people/allrealsound/sounds/161756/

Sound Effect Title: polite_applause_08.wav
By joedeshon
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
https://freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/119028/

Sound Effect Title: House Front Door Inside 3.wav
License: Public domain
https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388027/#

Sound Effect Title: typewriter22.ogg
License: Public Domain
https://freesound.org/people/tams_kp/sounds/43560/

Sound Effect Title: Kitten Meowing.wav
License: Public Domain
https://freesound.org/people/lolamadeus/sounds/196251/

The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the public domain cover painting by Albert Fisher of Inside Detective Magazine, Volume 9, Number 5 (November 1939).