Thanks for posting. Shep entertained me nightly in my teen years on the radio. And he permanently scarred me with great doubts, hatred of hypocrisy, and fear of what I think I know but will inevitably bite me on the ass. He was a wonderful, happy, bright, bitter man.
Greatest American storyteller since Mark Twain! Listening to him and colleague "BARRY FARBER" on the "old" WOR 710AM destroyed MY academic career in high school in the late 70's. How could I keep my mind on my "homework" when these two giants of American oratory were playing on the radio behind me? IMPOSSIBLE!
Reading his books (The collections of his stories.) will make you "guffaw" out loud! Hearing him actually TELL them and narrate the movie? Just too good!
This was the first Jean Shephard story I had ever read...It appeared in the December issue of Playboy, 1965. And I bought the magazine just to read the story....Loved his description of the store window with all of the character toys (Raggedy Ann, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs which gave it a vintage look. Actually, Shep was about 18 when the Red Ryder gun first came out before the war. It got its biggest publicity in the years after the war with the ads on the backs of comic books.
And another bit of information: the Red Ryder BB gun never had the sundial or compass. It was the later Buck Jones model that sported the features mentioned both here and in the film.
Interesting that in the print version, Aunt Clara makes Ralphie a pair of bunny _slippers_ I suppose the movie changed it to a full-on bunny onesie to increase the humiliation of that moment.
Actually, some of the stories he told on his radio show were true. But, the way he tells the stories and how uses his vocabulary makes the stories so much better.
Jimmer- it is "Gimlet" eyes. Meaning piercing gaze, eyes that can look right through you. The word coming from a tool that puts holes in things. I had to look that up myself. I had thought Gimlet eyes were bloodshot, red-rimmed eyes due to drinking Gimlets, an alcoholic Drink. I still don't know what a Gimlet tool looks like, but I'll look it up sometime. And yes, these clips from Shep have caused me to bring out the dictionary many times😁 Edit: I am very familiar with what a Gimlet Cocktail is. When the drinking age and I was 18, it was my favored drink in the clubs. (Along with Molson Golden Ale, which, alas, is no longer available)
This doesn’t seem like a version that aired on the radio. There’s a real good version that comes on the Christmas story DVD in extra features that is really good
@@dappergent3570 , I am quite certain this is not from 1965. The book was published in 1966, the Dolphin edition he refers to at 0:14 was published in 1972. The absence of Bahn Frei and the length of this recording suggest this is not from his radio show.
Jean combined several of his stories to make the "A Christmas Story" - The Leg Lamp: th-cam.com/video/JLMeZ8xOxcs/w-d-xo.html - Flicks Tongue on the pole: th-cam.com/video/CrgnPDjCqtU/w-d-xo.html I will upload the bunny suit story in the near future
Jolted back to the Automat by the sound of a falling tray, he wonders if Red Ryder is still dispensing retribution and frontier justice as of old. The final sentence is something like, "Judging from the number of kids I see with broken glasses, I suspect he is."
Jolted back to the Automat by the sound of a falling tray, he wonders if Red Ryder is still dispensing retribution and frontier justice as of old. The final sentence is something like, "Judging from the number of kids I see with broken glasses, I suspect he is."
What an amazing storyteller!!
In Jean we trust, to help me sleep at night with these amazing stories.
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash is one of my favorite books of all time.
It’s great to hear Shep reading the original story that was destined to become a holiday classic. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for the comment! It's one of my favorite Shep stories
@@dappergent3570 😉
Thanks for posting. Shep entertained me nightly in my teen years on the radio. And he permanently scarred me with great doubts, hatred of hypocrisy, and fear of what I think I know but will inevitably bite me on the ass.
He was a wonderful, happy, bright, bitter man.
Greatest American storyteller since Mark Twain! Listening to him and colleague "BARRY FARBER" on the "old" WOR 710AM destroyed MY academic career in high school in the late 70's. How could I keep my mind on my "homework" when these two giants of American oratory were playing on the radio behind me? IMPOSSIBLE!
Genius he was
I gotta order the book
Amazon has both paperback and hard cover
Reading his books (The collections of his stories.) will make you "guffaw" out loud! Hearing him actually TELL them and narrate the movie? Just too good!
Indeed 😆
I grew up listening to Shep every night in the late 60s
This was the first Jean Shephard story I had ever read...It appeared in the December issue of Playboy, 1965. And I bought the magazine just to read the story....Loved his description of the store window with all of the character toys (Raggedy Ann, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs which gave it a vintage look. Actually, Shep was about 18 when the Red Ryder gun first came out before the war. It got its biggest publicity in the years after the war with the ads on the backs of comic books.
And another bit of information: the Red Ryder BB gun never had the sundial or compass. It was the later Buck Jones model that sported the features mentioned both here and in the film.
People use to say "I buy Playboy for the stories " 😉
The way Shep describes 26:00 his anticipation of his fathers ecstatic reaction to Shep's "All-out" Christmas gift is absolutely brilliant💯
Interesting that in the print version, Aunt Clara makes Ralphie a pair of bunny _slippers_
I suppose the movie changed it to a full-on bunny onesie to increase the humiliation of that moment.
I love this thank you 😊
theres a great big beautiful tomorrow!
Thanks dapper gent
Actually, some of the stories he told on his radio show were true. But, the way he tells the stories and how uses his vocabulary makes the stories so much better.
Great to hear, thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately, it went silent for me too at 1:01:52
What a word smith, 'her gimlet eyes.' America's richest narrator, our Mark Twain. None like him will come again.
Jimmer- it is "Gimlet" eyes. Meaning piercing gaze, eyes that can look right through you. The word coming from a tool that puts holes in things. I had to look that up myself. I had thought Gimlet eyes were bloodshot, red-rimmed eyes due to drinking Gimlets, an alcoholic Drink. I still don't know what a Gimlet tool looks like, but I'll look it up sometime. And yes, these clips from Shep have caused me to bring out the dictionary many times😁 Edit: I am very familiar with what a Gimlet Cocktail is. When the drinking age and I was 18, it was my favored drink in the clubs. (Along with Molson Golden Ale, which, alas, is no longer available)
24:59 Shep's tentative gift for his mom was a "tasteful" string of beads the size of walnuts 😂
@@cmans79tr7 I thing your edit has it right and thanks for my edit.
25:20 "...the age-old conflict between the Classic and Sybaritic (fond of sensual pleasure)"😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for this recording Dapper Gent! I have never heard this version so really appreciate it! Do you know what year this aired by chance?
You're very Welcome! This version is from 1975
This doesn’t seem like a version that aired on the radio. There’s a real good version that comes on the Christmas story DVD in extra features that is really good
@@dappergent3570 , I am quite certain this is not from 1965. The book was published in 1966, the Dolphin edition he refers to at 0:14 was published in 1972. The absence of Bahn Frei and the length of this recording suggest this is not from his radio show.
@@richardzencker1010 Yes you are correct, It actually is 1975 but I was typing too fast. Thank you for the heads up! Merry Christmas! :)
The story cuts short, just as he gets away with nearly shooting his eye out!
RIP Shep or Excelsior Fathead!
Funny to notice some similarities and differences between the book nd movie versions.
Jean combined several of his stories to make the "A Christmas Story"
- The Leg Lamp: th-cam.com/video/JLMeZ8xOxcs/w-d-xo.html
- Flicks Tongue on the pole: th-cam.com/video/CrgnPDjCqtU/w-d-xo.html
I will upload the bunny suit story in the near future
Apparently he read this every year. Was this the first time, and what year was it?
Is there a part 2? It cuts out at the end.
Could someone tell us what the last line was that got cut off ? Thanks FlickLives 🌻
Jolted back to the Automat by the sound of a falling tray, he wonders if Red Ryder is still dispensing retribution and frontier justice as of old. The final sentence is something like, "Judging from the number of kids I see with broken glasses, I suspect he is."
@@CateEales Thank you so much !
Excelsior 😄
@@katevalentine7075 You're welcome!
BUT WHAT DID HE WONDER?!
Jolted back to the Automat by the sound of a falling tray, he wonders if Red Ryder is still dispensing retribution and frontier justice as of old. The final sentence is something like, "Judging from the number of kids I see with broken glasses, I suspect he is."
Magnum opus
just cuts off at end