Sun, Jun 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #764 Today's SUNDAY SALAD discusses the news of the day, as seen through the unique point of view of Mrs. Spoopendyke. 'A Trifle Mixed' from 1882 is Stanley Huntley at his best. NOT TO BE MISSED! ****Note -- An error in the original upload of this story has been corrected. Time: approx ten 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...
Jun 24, 2007•11 min
Fri, Jun 22 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #763 Mr. Bowser apparently takes a dose from the wrong bottle in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale, 'The Medicine Chest.' Time: approx eight 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...
Jun 22, 2007•8 min
Thu, Jun 21 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #762 William Tappan Thompson was one of the funniest writers of the old South. His character, Major Joseph Jones, kept people in stitches for many years. Today's story takes place before the last two we read, and once again, is extremely funny. We present 'The Major in an Embarrassing Situation' from 1843. Time: approx thirteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html...
Jun 21, 2007•13 min
Wed, Jun 20 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #761 William Tappan Thompson was one of the funniest writers of the old South. His character, Major Joseph Jones, kept people in stitches for many years. Today's tale from 1843 features Major Jones and his fiance at 'A Party' where practical jokes are the order of the day. Time: approx twelve and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html...
Jun 20, 2007•12 min
Tue, Jun 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #760 William Tappan Thompson was one of the funniest writers of the old South. His character, Major Joseph Jones, kept people in stitches for many years. From 1842, we present one of the best of these tales, 'Major Jones Pops the Question.' 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...
Jun 19, 2007•14 min
Mon, Jun 18 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #759 Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. Today's tale is more pathos than laughs, but is still pretty pretty fun -- 'And Josephine Forgave.' Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://r...
Jun 18, 2007•11 min
Sun, Jun 17 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #758 SUNDAY SALAD offers two hysterically funny Stanley Huntley pieces from 1884 -- a man about to be hung gives a last speech in 'Just A Word to Say' and Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke compose a missive in 'Dictating A Letter.' Time: approx nine 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://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html...
Jun 17, 2007•9 min
Fri, Jun 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #757 Both Mrs. and Mr. Bowser deal with separate illnesses in quite different ways in 'Two Cases of Grip' by C. B. Lewis from around 1907. Incidentally, there is another version of this very same short story on Librivox, which can be found at http://librivox.org/short-story-collection-013 .
Jun 15, 2007•8 min
Thu, Jun 14 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #756 Our last slice of Apple Pie this week is served up in a rousing O Henry story from 1910, 'A Technical Error." Time: approx fifteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/ohenry.html
Jun 14, 2007•15 min
Wed, Jun 13 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #755 Here's another slice for you -- 'Apple Pie and Angels' from Donald J. Howard's 1921 book, 'Stubby Jenks.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
Jun 13, 2007•6 min
Tue, Jun 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #754 Serving up another All-American chunk with Henry Ward Beecher's 1862 piece, 'Apple Pie." Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
Jun 12, 2007•9 min
Mon, Jun 11 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #753 This week we're serving up All-American Apple Pie pieces! Today we are offering Eugene Field's famous poem written around 1880, 'Apple-Pie and Cheese.' Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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Sun, Jun 10 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #752 We begin a new Monday book serialization with George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. The first chapter is called 'The Dip.' Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Geo...
Jun 10, 2007•12 min
Sat, Jun 09 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #751 SUNDAY SALAD presents two Stanley Huntley stories from 1881 -- first, an attempt to introduce product placement in dramatic productions in 'He Believed in Advertising,' then the Spoopendykes have to purchase a present in 'Filling A Foreign Order.' Time: approx eleven 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: ht...
Jun 09, 2007•11 min
Fri, Jun 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #750 It's our 750th Episode!!!!! Mr. Bowser is in good form today in a story from 1902 by C. B. Lewis, 'Mr. Bowser Plays Golf.' Enjoy! Time: approx nine 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...
Jun 08, 2007•9 min
Thu, Jun 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #749 Concluding this week's very short stories from Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 book 'I've Been Thinking.' Originally presented as a longer story back in Mister Ron's Basement Episode #44, this is the original, shorter, and possibly funnier version of Loomis's 'The Gusher.' Not to be missed! Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog...
Jun 07, 2007•7 min
Wed, Jun 06 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #748 Continuing this week's very short stories from Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 book 'I've Been Thinking.' Every newspaper article is a collaboration -- today's tale is all about that -- we call it 'The Easter Newspaper Story.' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html...
Jun 06, 2007•9 min
Tue, Jun 05 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #747 We have returned for a week of very short stories from Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 book 'I've Been Thinking.' Today, Loomis puts the kibosh on the idea that anybody can grow up to be President... 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 Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html...
Jun 05, 2007•9 min
Mon, Jun 04 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #746 Do note that there was no serialized novel episode yesterday. We will be starting a NEW novel NEXT Monday! Meanwhile, we are returning for a week of very short stories from Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 book 'I've Been Thinking.' Today's tale discusses the ramifications of 'Bringing Home Dinner Guests.' It's pretty funny. Time: approx three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Ca...
Jun 04, 2007•4 min
Sun, Jun 03 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #745 Panic ensues as Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke react to late night noises in the house in 'Catching A Burglar' written by Stanley Huntley in 1880. Time: approx six 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://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html...
Jun 03, 2007•6 min
Fri, Jun 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #744 Mr. Bowser finds the house is being run in a 'slam-bang' manner, and lays down some Rules for how the house is to be run. Of course, Mrs. Bowser has some rules herself... This tale is from 1921, by C. B. Lewis. NOTE: This episode was recorded on a laptop in an echoey room, so the sound quality is worse than usual. Enjoy the story, anyway. Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Ful...
Jun 01, 2007•10 min
Thu, May 31 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #743 Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 collection, 'I've Been Thinking,' offers a nice variety of very short stories for those times when you only have a moment or two to spare. Today's tale concerns the terrible influence those new-fangled phonograph players have on young people -- 'Boys and Talking Machines.' Time: approx six and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles...
May 31, 2007•6 min
Wed, May 30 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #742 Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 collection, 'I've Been Thinking,' offers a nice variety of very short stories for those times when you only have a moment or two to spare. Today we find out what you can do when you corner the market in sawdust and molasses in 'A Breakfast Story.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories ...
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Tue, May 29 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #741 Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 collection, 'I've Been Thinking,' offers a nice variety of very short stories for those times when you only have a moment or two to spare. Today we offer a truly looney tale about a miserly millionaire 'seeing the light' in 'The Story of Jacob Holtite.' 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 Charles Battell Loomis Ca...
May 29, 2007•8 min
on, May 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #740 Charles Battell Loomis's 1905 collection, 'I've Been Thinking,' offers a nice variety of very short stories for those times when you only have a moment or two to spare. Today, we have a charming and fun tale of an afflicted father and a devoted daughter we call 'The Piano.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is a...
May 28, 2007•7 min
Sun, May 27 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #739 Concluding 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 offer the complete fi...
May 27, 2007•18 min
Sat, May 26 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #738 Mr. Spoopendyke makes plans for his funeral after slipping in the ice in the 1881 story, 'A Serious Accident' by Stanley Huntley. Time: approx eight 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://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html...
May 26, 2007•8 min
Fri, May 25 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #737 Mr. Bowser decides to become a 'benefactor of mankind' in 'Bowser's Consumption Cure' by C. B. Lewis, from 1902. Time: approx nine 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...
May 25, 2007•9 min
Thu, May 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #736 Once again this week, we will be reading from the old Life Magazine's 1916 contest winners collection of the best 'Shortest Stories' featured in 'Short Stories from Life.' A young man deals with the harsh realities of cut-throat competition in 'Business Ethics' by Redfield Ingalls. Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html...
May 24, 2007•7 min
Wed, May 23 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #735 Once again this week, we will be reading from the old Life Magazine's 1916 contest winners collection of the best 'Shortest Stories' featured in 'Short Stories from Life.' Today, a poet connects with a lonely young woman in a park, in 'The Idyl.' Time: approx five and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html...
May 24, 2007•5 min
