I don't know how many auto racing fans there are here, but I was very
saddened earlier today to learn that 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby
Unser passed away yesterday. ;( He was always a character and could tell a
few stories when someone gave him a platform to do so.

I have always been a fan of the Unsers.



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Blue White wrote to All <=-

I don't know how many auto racing fans there are here, but I was
very saddened earlier today to learn that 3-time Indianapolis 500
winner Bobby Unser passed away yesterday. ;( He was always a
character and could tell a few stories when someone gave him a
platform to do so.

I have always been a fan of the Unsers.

Sorry to hear. He was one of the good ones. I don't really follow
racing anymore, but I used to, long ago. I was always in the Foyt camp though... :-)



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On 03 May 2021 at 04:54p, Blue White pondered and said...

I don't know how many auto racing fans there are here, but I was very saddened earlier today to learn that 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser passed away yesterday. ;( He was always a character and could
tell a few stories when someone gave him a platform to do so.

I'm not that across the sport to be fair but sorry to hear this. He sounds
like a character and will be missed.

Over here we have Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin who come from New Zealand and our news on the telly mentions how they are going..

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Over here we have Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin who come from New Zealand and our news on the telly mentions how they are going..

You don't count the Gis? Or maybe he's fallen off the radar...
Shane Van Gisbergen

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On 04 May 2021 at 07:29p, Spectre pondered and said...

Over here we have Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin who come from New Zealand and our news on the telly mentions how they are going..

You don't count the Gis? Or maybe he's fallen off the radar...
Shane Van Gisbergen

Oh yeah we do but not in Indy stuff he's more super cars...

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Gamgee wrote to Blue White <=-

I have always been a fan of the Unsers.

Sorry to hear. He was one of the good ones. I don't really follow
racing anymore, but I used to, long ago. I was always in the Foyt camp though... :-)

He is still kicking, too, which makes me happy. :)


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Avon wrote to Blue White <=-

I'm not that across the sport to be fair but sorry to hear this. He
sounds like a character and will be missed.

Over here we have Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin who come from New Zealand and our news on the telly mentions how they are going..

Dixon is probably the closest thing we have to a Foyt or Unser in the sport right now. A different personality, for sure, but very competitive and
very hard to beat. McLaughlin is, so far, having a phenomonal rookie season.
I think he will be something else, too, if he sticks with it.


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Spectre wrote to Avon <=-

Over here we have Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin who come from New Zealand and our news on the telly mentions how they are going..

You don't count the Gis? Or maybe he's fallen off the radar...
Shane Van Gisbergen

What series does he race in. He is not in IndyCar like Unser was, and the
two kiwi Scotts are. :)



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What series does he race in. He is not in IndyCar like Unser was, and the two kiwi Scotts are. :)

The Gis drives SuperCars.. as does McLaughlin aside from whatever else he drives. :) I might move in the wrong circles, but I don't see anything indycar in Aus...

Spec


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I don't know how many auto racing fans there are here, but I was very saddened earlier today to learn that 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser passed away yesterday. ;( He was always a character and could
tell a few stories when someone gave him a platform to do so.

I have always been a fan of the Unsers.

I was a fan too. Sadly I have gotten to the age that many of the people I watched or listened to when I was younger are passing on...
Jeff

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Spectre wrote to Blue White <=-

The Gis drives SuperCars.. as does McLaughlin aside from whatever else
he drives. :) I might move in the wrong circles, but I don't see
anything indycar in Aus...

McLaughlin has moved to IndyCar for this seasons. As far as IndyCar and Australians, there is currently at least one running full-time. Will Power
has won the series championship at least once, and won the Indy 500 in 2018.


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I was a fan too. Sadly I have gotten to the age that many of the people
I watched or listened to when I was younger are passing on...

I listen to old-time radio, and have read a lot of Ellery Queen novels.

It's always kind odd being sad about someone's death that happened before you were alive or when you were too young to care about the topic.

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On 06 May 2021 at 03:17a, Adept pondered and said...

I listen to old-time radio, and have read a lot of Ellery Queen novels.

What is old-time radio? Just curious as to the format / content?

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What is old-time radio? Just curious as to the format / content?

Its in the AM band and you pick it up on valve radios with a 3km aerial? :P

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On 06 May 2021 at 06:35p, Spectre pondered and said...

Its in the AM band and you pick it up on valve radios with a 3km aerial? :P

I thought you were going to say it's the music Steve Rodgers aka Captain America listens to :)

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Avon wrote to Spectre <=-

I thought you were going to say it's the music Steve Rodgers aka
Captain America listens to :)

One of my projects a couple years ago was building an MP3 player into an old radio. I replace the dial with an eInk display but kept all the knobs.

If you select the old Police band, it will play old radio Dragnet episodes.


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Its in the AM band and you pick it up on valve radios with a 3km
aerial? :P

I thought you were going to say it's the music Steve Rodgers aka Captain America listens to :)

That too, that too.


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I listen to old-time radio, and have read a lot of Ellery Queen novel

What is old-time radio? Just curious as to the format / content?

In my case, I mostly listen to a netcast by the name of, "The Great
Detectives of Old-Time Radio", which has detective shows like "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar".

Maybe people aren't aware of that one, but figure that lots of them are doing Sherlock Holmes sort of things, or something a little more like a police procedural.

But pretty much everything that was on the air from some point in the 1920s
to the 1950s would qualify.

So detective shows like I listen to, yes, but also Superman, comedy shows, variety shows, and so on.

I tend to like them for what they don't cover. E.g., for the most part the shows aren't gritty and dark. Yes, sometimes they are, but it's the exception rather than the rule.

It tends to be good escapism, even though there are the occasional moments
that are... questionable, shall we say, such as when a man regretfully said that he probably should've beaten his wife.

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So detective shows like I listen to, yes, but also Superman, comedy shows,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUdFLyNCeI4

The legend you're about to hear is true, only the needle should be changed
to protect the record. :)

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So detective shows like I listen to, yes, but also Superman, comedy s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUdFLyNCeI4

The legend you're about to hear is true, only the needle should be
changed to protect the record. :)

That was entertaining, and likely to be appreciated by anyone who would recognize Dragnet music and cliches.

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What is old-time radio? Just curious as to the format / content?

I listen to classic radio shows on Sirius/XM Radio Classics in my car https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/radio-classics?intcmp=CG_NA_www:channels_Radi oClassics
Or you can listen to the Old Time Radio network on the web http://www.otr.net Jeff

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On 06 May 2021 at 04:50p, Sparky pondered and said...

What is old-time radio? Just curious as to the format / content?

I listen to classic radio shows on Sirius/XM Radio Classics in my car https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/radio-classics?intcmp=CG_NA_www:channels oClassics
Or you can listen to the Old Time Radio network on the web http://www.otr.net Jeff

Thanks Jeff. I'll be sure to check them out.

I did have some old copies of things like War of the Worlds with Orson Wells which I used to enjoy listening to and playing on air from time to time.

Best, Paul

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The legend you're about to hear is true, only the needle should be changed to protect the record. :)

That was entertaining, and likely to be appreciated by anyone who would recognize Dragnet music and cliches.

There's a "little blue riding hood" out there by the same.. Stan Freberg only the colour has been changed to prevent an investigation.

My father had a raft of "comedy" on 78's for the most part neither my sister or I know where they ended up, most have better sounding recordings than I could even manage of the originals though.

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Avon wrote to Sparky <=-

On 06 May 2021 at 04:50p, Sparky pondered and said...

What is old-time radio? Just curious as to the format / content?

I listen to classic radio shows on Sirius/XM Radio Classics in my car https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/radio-classics?intcmp=CG_NA_www:channels oClassics
Or you can listen to the Old Time Radio network on the web http://www.otr.net Jeff

Thanks Jeff. I'll be sure to check them out.

I did have some old copies of things like War of the Worlds with Orson Wells which I used to enjoy listening to and playing on air from time
to time.

Best, Paul

Not sure who is the one that 'owns' this, but is this the same one that
was also a podcast? If so, I really enjoyed it!

I just sent a link to the Gunsmoke shows (over 400) to my pastor. He's a
big fan of the television show and I had told him about it being a radio
show FIRST.




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