In 1975, I studied at Drexel University in Philadelphia. At that time there were electric streetcars in Philadelphia. Some of them had rubber tires and others had metal wheels that ran in tracks in the street.
41:31 I can chalk up yet ANOTHER piece of education i get from these recordings of Shep's shows (side note although i appreciate the stimulation of learning, i am unfortunately sacrificing much needed sleep in the process😢). I thought i had heard the newscaster mention "Reddish Lion" meaning the UK. I thought that i has mis-heard that, so i googed it and turns out that "Red Lion" refers in general to the Pubs in the UK, but also Red Lion is a historic reference to attributes with the lion being noted for courage, strength, and valor and red symbolizing warmth, passion and hospitality. And wow, the newscaster chose to corrupt the term to "Red-ish Lion" Eee-Yo!😮
Shep described the buses in Rome. I visited Taiwan about seven times in the 1980's and 90's, and I found the people there to be friendly. However, when I rode buses in Taiwan, people who wanted to get on a bus would all crowd and push to get on the bus all at the same time. They wouldn't wait in line to get on the bus. Then when we were on the bus, people were friendly again. On several occasions when my wife and I were riding on a crowded bus, people insisted on giving up their seats to us. Also, at that time many people drove motor scooters. It was not uncommon for people to drive their motor scooters on the sidewalks.
Hey, Dapper Gent: Thanks for not only downloading this but also providing a time stamped description. I was having trouble trying to follow Shep's thread. I came to the comments to see if anyone had the same reaction, but no one else seemed to care, but your Description reinforced to me that this segment is indeed a miscellaneous rambling but can indeed be chronicaled. I'm 39 minutes into this, and so far, the only part i liked was his "serenade" at the beginning, so at least there's that😂 Edit: Ha! Boy, did i speak too soon! 39:52 newscast contrasted that US Congress was working while Eisenhower played golf😂 Then 39:58 newsreported that both Houses of our esteemed Congress seemingly "got together" to pass a Bill to allow Eisenhower to cut sugar imports from 39:52 C * u * b* a. I'll bet today's congress might not have done the same. And wowee! 41:31 newscast said Reddish(?) Lion [England] said it was time for "SOMEONE" to take a stand against the "Bearded Bad Boy(😅)" of the Carribean for taking control of a Dutch oil company's facilities in the capital (H) and to try to stop another plan for said island nation for a potential defense agreement with an eastern block nation😮. Then woah, as for the "missing reconnaissance plane" : "anything can happen"😮. So, if i did find Shep's prose lacking here, the news made up for that😛
Interesting that Shep sensed a deep unrest among the youth, already in 1960. And no one’s ever explained why that arose after the most affluent and optimistic decade in world history - the USA of the 1950s. Was it the materialism of their parents ?
I am a very mentally ill person and I miss many of Shep's insights. But at least I can appreciate them.
In 1975, I studied at Drexel University in Philadelphia. At that time there were electric streetcars in Philadelphia. Some of them had rubber tires and others had metal wheels that ran in tracks in the street.
41:31 I can chalk up yet ANOTHER piece of education i get from these recordings of Shep's shows (side note although i appreciate the stimulation of learning, i am unfortunately sacrificing much needed sleep in the process😢). I thought i had heard the newscaster mention "Reddish Lion" meaning the UK. I thought that i has mis-heard that, so i googed it and turns out that "Red Lion" refers in general to the Pubs in the UK, but also Red Lion is a historic reference to attributes with the lion being noted for courage, strength, and valor and red symbolizing warmth, passion and hospitality. And wow, the newscaster chose to corrupt the term to "Red-ish Lion" Eee-Yo!😮
Shep described the buses in Rome. I visited Taiwan about seven times in the 1980's and 90's, and I found the people there to be friendly. However, when I rode buses in Taiwan, people who wanted to get on a bus would all crowd and push to get on the bus all at the same time. They wouldn't wait in line to get on the bus. Then when we were on the bus, people were friendly again. On several occasions when my wife and I were riding on a crowded bus, people insisted on giving up their seats to us. Also, at that time many people drove motor scooters. It was not uncommon for people to drive their motor scooters on the sidewalks.
I too, am a natural rubberneck. We humans are a fascinating study.
Hey, Dapper Gent: Thanks for not only downloading this but also providing a time stamped description. I was having trouble trying to follow Shep's thread. I came to the comments to see if anyone had the same reaction, but no one else seemed to care, but your Description reinforced to me that this segment is indeed a miscellaneous rambling but can indeed be chronicaled. I'm 39 minutes into this, and so far, the only part i liked was his "serenade" at the beginning, so at least there's that😂 Edit: Ha! Boy, did i speak too soon! 39:52 newscast contrasted that US Congress was working while Eisenhower played golf😂 Then 39:58 newsreported that both Houses of our esteemed Congress seemingly "got together" to pass a Bill to allow Eisenhower to cut sugar imports from 39:52 C * u * b* a. I'll bet today's congress might not have done the same. And wowee! 41:31 newscast said Reddish(?) Lion [England] said it was time for "SOMEONE" to take a stand against the "Bearded Bad Boy(😅)" of the Carribean for taking control of a Dutch oil company's facilities in the capital (H) and to try to stop another plan for said island nation for a potential defense agreement with an eastern block nation😮. Then woah, as for the "missing reconnaissance plane" : "anything can happen"😮. So, if i did find Shep's prose lacking here, the news made up for that😛
Interesting that Shep sensed a deep unrest among the youth, already in 1960. And no one’s ever explained why that arose after the most affluent and optimistic decade in world history - the USA of the 1950s. Was it the materialism of their parents ?