Sun, Apr 22 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #704 Continuing our Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter, carrying advanced 19th century technology, stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's Kingdom. If this sounds to you a bit like Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yakee in King Arthur's Court,' well, it also seemed so to Max Adeler... Today, we present the third pa...
Apr 22, 2007•20 min
Sat, Apr 21 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #703 SUNDAY SALAD brings you two Stanley Huntley sketches -- a Mr. and Mrs. Breezy story from 1882, 'Gaining A Point' and a Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke tale, 'An Impromptu Excursion' from 1880. The Breezy characters weren't as well-developed as the Spoopendykes, but they still managed to be pretty funny from time to time. Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The S...
Apr 21, 2007•14 min
Fri, Apr 20 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #702 Mr. Bowser reveals the depth of his knowledge in 'A Lesson in Geography' published in 1902. Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html...
Apr 20, 2007•8 min
Thu, Apr 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #701 From the University of British Columbia's newspaper 'The Ubyssey' ('U.B.C.') of October 13, 1925, comes a spoof of George Ade's 'New Fables in Slang' by 'George Fade.' Time: approx four and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html...
Apr 19, 2007•4 min
Wed, Apr 18 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #700 GEORGE ADE is back this week, featuring three particularly funny stories that originally appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1917, then a surprise story on Friday (don't miss it)! Today we offer an Ade Tale of World War One, 'The Fable of Getting A Rise from the Lady Slacker.' Time: approx four and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories i...
Apr 18, 2007•4 min
Tue, Apr 17 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #699 GEORGE ADE is back this week, featuring three particularly funny stories that originally appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1917, then a surprise story on Friday (don't miss it)! Birthdays are a wonderful way for young lovers to express their feelings -- but what happens when the years go by? Find out in 'The Fable of Her Birthday and the Dwindling Generosity.' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://r...
Apr 17, 2007•5 min
Mon, Apr 16 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #698 GEORGE ADE is back this week, featuring three particularly funny stories that originally appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1917, then a surprise story on Friday (don't miss it)! There's a wedding afoot today in 'The Fable of the Superguy and the Double Harness.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com...
Apr 16, 2007•4 min
Sun, Apr 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #697 Continuing our Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'The Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter, carrying advanced 19th century technology, stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's Kingdom. If this sounds to you a bit like Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yakee in King Arthur's Court,' well, it also seemd so to Max Adeler... Today, we present the secon...
Apr 15, 2007•20 min
Sat, Apr 14 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #696 SUNDAY SALAD brings you two fun pieces by Stanley Huntley -- first off, we learn how to dispose of a fortune in 'A Hint to Mr. Vanderbilt' from 1880, and then we try to awaken Mr. Spoopendyke early to get him to the courthouse on time in 'Difficulties of A Witness' from 1881. Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of...
Apr 14, 2007•11 min
Fri, Apr 13 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #695 From 1921, Mr. Bowser shows his wife what a terrific writer he is in 'Mrs. Bowser's Story' by C. B. Lewis. Time: approx nine and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html...
Apr 13, 2007•9 min
Thu, Apr 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #694 James M. Bailey tells us a truly sad, sad story -- 'Mr. Cobleigh's Sorrow' -- from his 1877 collection, 'They All Do It.' Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Apr 13, 2007•7 min
Wed, Apr 11 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #693 P. T. Barnum auctions off a tiger to an unlikely customer in James M. Bailey's 1877 tale 'What He Wanted It For.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Apr 11, 2007•4 min
Tue, Apr 10 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #692 Sometimes a little sympathy is the last thing you need, as we shall find out in James M. Bailey's 1877 tale, 'The Sympathizing Stranger.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Apr 10, 2007•7 min
Mon, Apr 09 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #691 James M. Bailey wrote some dark, yet very funny stories that appeared in his 1877 collection, 'They All Do It.' Today, a drunken bum comes up with a unique way to beg for money in 'The Patriot's Ignoble Repulse.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Apr 09, 2007•7 min
Sun, Apr 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #690 Today we begin a NEW Monday Book Serialization with Max Adeler's 1880 novelette, 'The Fortunate Island,' concerning an American professor and his daughter stranded on a mysterious island filled with castles, knights, and descendants of King Arthur's kingdom. Adeler was convinced that Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,' published eight years after 'The Fortunate Island,' had plagiarized much of his novel. There are certainly some...
Apr 08, 2007•15 min
Sat, Apr 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #689 SUNDAY SALAD presents two Stanley Huntley pieces from 1881 -- first a story of a theater critic who wound up in the insane asylum -- 'A Sad Case.' Then Mr. Spoopendyke takes a spin in his new two-wheeled contraption in 'Bicycle Excercise.' Time: approx nine and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronev...
Apr 07, 2007•10 min
Fri, Apr 06 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #688 Get ready to snap some photos in C. B. Lewis's 1897 story, 'Mr. Bowser's Kodak.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html...
Apr 06, 2007•10 min
Thu, Apr 05 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #687 Two pieces by 'Brick' Pomeroy wrap up the week -- first, the insanely nonsensical Preface to his 1868 book, 'Nonsense; or Hits and Criticisms of the Follies of the Day,' followed by a sharply satirical account of a female-disguised Pomeroy infiltrating 'A New England Sewing Circle,' from that same book. Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Brick Pomer...
Apr 05, 2007•17 min
Wed, Apr 04 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #686 The Velocipede was the cantankerous forerunner of the modern bicycle. In an 1871 account, Brick Pomeroy goes 'Riding A Velocipede,' with agonizing results. Time: approx seven and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html...
Apr 05, 2007•8 min
Wed, Apr 04 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #685 The always outspoken 'Brick' Pomeroy gives us the scoop on the 'Science of Kissing' from 1868. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html
Apr 04, 2007•6 min
Mon, Apr 02 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #684 Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy was always controversial, and frequently funny. From his 1871 collection, 'Brick Dust,' he relates his experiences 'As A Base Ballist.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/brickpomeroy.html...
Apr 02, 2007•9 min
Sun, Apr 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #683 Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present the last part, Chapter Eleven, 'The Coup D'Etat,' where everything wraps up and there is a pay-off -- or maybe there isn't... Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler...
Apr 01, 2007•17 min
Sat, Mar 31 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #682 SUNDAY SALAD presents a double shot of Stanley Huntley -- First, a truly funny article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about Huntley's days in Bismark, Dakota Territory, that appeared twelve years after his death -- 'Stan Huntley's Freaks' (1897) -- and an 1880 Spoopendyke tale -- 'In the Surf.' Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Hu...
Mar 31, 2007•17 min
Fri, Mar 30 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #681 Mr. Bowser decides to cure his consumption with a medicinal bath in C. B. Lewis's story, 'Mister Bowser's Ailments' from 1902. Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html...
Mar 30, 2007•10 min
Thu, Mar 29 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #680 We Celebrate TWO YEARS of the funniest stories from the Public Domain with the SECRETS of how Mister Ron gets his stories! We did get a winner in our Mystery Story contest in this episode -- the story was correctly identified as 'Pure Logic' by Ellis Parker Butler! Listen to Episode #712 for further info.. Time: approx twenty and a half minutes Mister Ron Special Video Greeting from Bud Grace Bud Grace, the cartoonist responsible for foisting 'The Pira...
Mar 29, 2007•21 min
Wed, Mar 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #679 Episode Number 680 (coming this week) will celebrate TWO YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement by revealing the secrets of how and where Mister Ron finds all these great old stories! So this week, we will have stories about secrets -- Today's is a special, absolutely hilarious story (one of the funniest we've ever done) of a carefully revealed secret, found in Thomas Chandler Haliburton's 1852 collection of folk tales, 'Traits of American Humor' -- 'Bob Lee.'...
Mar 28, 2007•30 min
Tue, Mar 27 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #678 Episode Number 680 (coming this week) will celebrate TWO YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement by revealing the secrets of how and where Mister Ron finds all these great old stories! So this week, we will have stories about secrets -- Today we bring you a George Ade Fable revealing the Secret of Happiness -- 'The Unhappy Financier and the Discontented Rube' from 1904. Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: ...
Mar 27, 2007•10 min
Mon, Mar 26 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #677 Episode Number 680 (coming this week) will celebrate TWO YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement by revealing the secrets of how and where Mister Ron finds all these great old stories! So this week, we will have stories about secrets -- starting with Robert J. Burdette's 1877 tale of two boys straining to keep a secret -- 'A Candid Confession.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister...
Mar 26, 2007•5 min
Sun, Mar 25 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #676 Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present the next-to-last part, Chapter Ten -- 'Tariff Reform' -- where the existence of The Republic of Bobberts' Tariff comes to a vote! Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Ell...
Mar 26, 2007•13 min
Sun, Mar 25 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #675 Three Stanley Huntley stories grace our SUNDAY SALAD feature today -- 'A Big Game' from 1883 describes the most insane baseball game of all time, 'Hard to Convince Him' from 1882 reveals how the religious editor would write up a baseball game, and 'Reviewing the Situation' from 1882 gives insight into Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke's somewhat conflicted views of religion. Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: ht...
Mar 25, 2007•16 min
