Jean Shepherd - The Circus of Life, Greenwich Village, & Anthropological Discovery 1960/09/03

Jean starts the show by reading a letter from a listener.
Starts at: 0:40
Shep then comments on the sensation of going to a restaurant. He tells an anecdote of bringing his mom to an Indian restaurant in NYC, she claimed people were "putting on the dog."
Story Starts at: 2:50
On the way to the studio, Jean took a ride in "The Aggressive Cab Company."
Story Starts at: 12:23
There are two types of people: the aggressive and the defensive.
Starts at: 13:18
Commerical Break
- Camel Cigarettes: 13:56
Jean has tried to escape from the circus of life. A listener writes to him stating that he too has this view of life. Everyone is a performer; we all have our own acts to play... Jean explains the types of performers that we can experience through life.
Starts at: 14:40
Commerical Break
- Schafer Beer: 41:25
- Song Without End: 42:23
- Mutual Baseball Annual: 43:56
News with James McCarthy
- Congo Conflict: 42:49
- Khruschev at the UN: 45:00
- America's Highway Death Toll: 45:27
- Soviet Cargo Ships to Cuba: 46:16
While walking along around the city Jean likes to read the signs. He noted the MONY sign (Mutual of New York) and the signs in elevators.
Starts at: 46:29
There is a giant art show in The Village. Jean tells us how he got involved in "The Village Voice"
Starts at: 51:30
Commerical Break
- The Paperbook Gallery: 59:05
Jean makes a request to make the first purchase at the new Paperbook Gallery on 6th Ave. Not only that, but Jean's buddy also will give away 300 copies of "I, Libertine" for the first 300 people who come in and say excelsior.
Starts at: 59:42
One of Jean's fiends got back from the Amazon Basin with a huge anthropological revelation!
Starts at: 1:07:42 , Jump to 1:10:54 for Charlie and Ogg
Jean quotes "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?" Well, The Shadow knows!
Starts at: 1:17:42
Commerical Break
- The Electronic Workshop: 1:21:52
- Yin & Yan: 1:27:26
- Lufthansa Airlines: 1:28:28
[Audio is public domain, Song Savoy Brown Boogie © by BMG Rights Management, UMG, Photo © by Roy Schatt]