Tue, Jul 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #794 This week we will be exploring Thomas L. Masson's 1921 book 'Why Not?' Well, why not? Today we offer the 'Prologue to Forward' 'Forward to Introduction to Preface' 'Introduction to the Preface' 'Preface' 'P.S.' and 'A Few Remarks' all from the front of the book. 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 Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at: http:...
Jul 24, 2007•8 min
Sun, Jul 22 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #793 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 concerns a sophisticated book salesman and a straight talking Chicago businessman. It's called 'Tall-Stoy.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can b...
Jul 22, 2007•7 min
at, Jul 21 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #792 SUNDAY SALAD presents TWO fun Stanley Huntley tales from 1883 -- A young woman seeks advice from the newspaper 'Questions Man' about a difficult choice in boy friends in 'A Curious Complication' and Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke deal with 'A Sore Foot.' 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 Stories is at: http:...
Jul 21, 2007•10 min
Sat, Jul 21 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #791 Mr. Bowser causes horrendous havoc when he brings home an exercise device that doesn't belong in the living room, in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale, 'The Punching Bag.' 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.c...
Jul 21, 2007•9 min
Thu, Jul 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #790 Let's go buy some vegetables in James M. Bailey's 1880 story, 'Bright Trade Prospects.' 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 James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html
Jul 19, 2007•4 min
Wed, Jul 18 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #789 James M. Bailey's takes a look at the Fourth of July in a story from his 1880 book, 'The Danbury Boom' -- 'Commemorating Our Nationality.' 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 James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Jul 18, 2007•4 min
Tue, Jul 17 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #788 James M. Bailey's 1880 book, 'The Danbury Boom' provides us with yet another fun story. Today we hear a romantic tale of a couple beset by economic circumstances in 'The Practical Side of Love.' 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 The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Jul 17, 2007•7 min
Mon, Jul 16 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #787 More stories from James M. Bailey's 1880 book, 'The Danbury Boom' are in the Basement this week! Today's tale involves a hammock, a dog, and a big pail of molasses. It's called 'New England Inquisitiveness' 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 The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Jul 16, 2007•5 min
Sun, Jul 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #786 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. Two families have it out in court, but their babies don't understand it in 'The Feud.' Time: approx six and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevr...
Jul 16, 2007•6 min
Sun, Jul 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #785 SUNDAY SALAD presents three riotously funny stories by Stanley Huntley, all from May 6, 1883 -- 1) One of the first stories of a con artist at the Brooklyn Bridge called 'Been There Before' 2) A Temperance crusader engages the Managing Editor in 'Sustaining the Cause' and 3) Mr. Spoopendyke brings home an unexpected dinner guest in 'A Slim Banquet' Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://r...
Jul 15, 2007•14 min
Sun, Jul 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #784 Mister Bowser falls victim to a Quack with shocking results in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale 'He Toys With an Electric Battery.' 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...
Jul 15, 2007•8 min
Thu, Jul 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #783 At last, Mr. Cobleigh leads the Reform Party to victory! Or does he? Today's reading from James M. Bailey's 1880 book, 'The Danbury Boom, is called 'The Uprising of the Masses.' 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 The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Jul 12, 2007•5 min
Wed, Jul 11 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #782 Mr. Cobleigh finally gets to impress the entire Danbury reform movement by giving his well-prepared speech -- or does he? Today's tale, from James M. Bailey's 1880 book, 'The Danbury Boom,' 'The Masses Prepare to Uprise.' Time: approx sixteen 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...
Jul 11, 2007•16 min
Tue, Jul 10 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #781 James M. Bailey's 1880 book 'The Danbury Boom!' explores the clash between lofty public speech-writing, and cleaning the house in the uproarious 'Mr. Cobleigh Gets Down to Business.' Time: approx eleven 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...
Jul 10, 2007•11 min
Mon, Jul 09 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #780 From James M. Bailey's hysterical hodgepodge of a book published in 1880, 'The Danbury Boom!' comes a selection called 'Mr. Cobleigh Becomes A Standard Bearer.' 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 James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html...
Jul 09, 2007•14 min
Sun, Jul 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #779 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 chapter is a charming tale of a country girl working as a servant for a wealthy Chicago family, called 'Effie Whittlesy.' Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Base...
Jul 09, 2007•14 min
Sun, Jul 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #778 SUNDAY SALAD offers two Stanley Huntley stories from 1883 -- first we have a behind-the-scenes discussion of how to handle a news story between the newspaper's managing and religious editors, called 'A Technical Question.' Then Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke practice for a play in 'Rehearsing for Private Theatricals.' Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.h...
Jul 08, 2007•14 min
Sat, Jul 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #777 This is episode number 777, posted on 7-07-07! Mr. Bowser dreams of fame and glory as he performs a courageous act in the 1921 C. B. Lewis story, 'Mr. Bowser is Brave.' 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://ro...
Jul 07, 2007•9 min
Sat, Jul 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #776 Charles Battell Loomis's 1906 collection 'Cheer Up!' is loaded with very short and delightful pieces. Today we present the second part of a two-parter concerning an old-fashioned druggist and a hard-driving advertising man that we call 'Sweet Violets.' 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 Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://...
Jul 07, 2007•7 min
Thu, Jul 05 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #775 Charles Battell Loomis's 1906 collection 'Cheer Up!' is loaded with very short and delightful pieces. Today we present the first part of a two-parter concerning an old-fashioned druggist and a hard-driving advertising man that we call 'Sweet Violets.' 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/c...
Jul 05, 2007•9 min
Wed, Jul 04 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #774 Charles Battell Loomis's 1906 collection 'Cheer Up!' is loaded with very short and delightful pieces. Loomis was occasionally capable of dishing out hilarious sarcasm. Today's tale is a fine example of this. We call it 'Our Advertising Heritage.' Time: approx six 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/charles...
Jul 04, 2007•6 min
Tue, Jul 03 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #773 Charles Battell Loomis's 1906 collection 'Cheer Up!' is loaded with very short and delightful pieces. Today we explore a disturbing 'new' trend in memory problems in a story we like to call 'Forget It.' 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 Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html...
Jul 03, 2007•5 min
Mon, Jul 02 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #772 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 chapter presents a hobo's dream turned into a nightmare. It's called 'Why Gondola Was Put Away' and is truly funny. Please note: I have slightly edited this story for modern sensibilit...
Jul 02, 2007•9 min
Sun, Jul 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #771 Today's SUNDAY SALAD features THREE stories -- the first one was written about Stanley Huntley in The New York Sun in 1885, called 'He Threw Away Four Queens.' From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, we have a fanciful poem by Huntley called 'As the Indian Regards It' from 1880, and the Spoopendykes bone out the weather forecast in 'A Lucid Description' from 1881. Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevr...
Jul 01, 2007•15 min
Sun, Jul 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #770 Mrs. Bowser waits for the shoe to drop in C. B. Lewis's 1902 story 'A Happy Family.' 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...
Jul 01, 2007•9 min
Thu, Jun 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #769 One more story from William Tappan Thompson's southwestern masterpiece, 'Major Jones's Courtship,' published in 1843, which has graced the Basement this week. Today's tale ought to bring a tear to your eye -- the Major and Mary 'git hitched' in 'The Wedding.' 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...
Jun 28, 2007•9 min
Wed, Jun 27 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #768 More stories from William Tappan Thompson's southwestern masterpiece, 'Major Jones's Courtship,' published in 1843, grace the Basement this week. Jones takes his first train ride and pays an unforgettable visit to the Big Town in 'The Major Sees a Little of the World.' Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html...
Jun 27, 2007•16 min
Tue, Jun 26 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #767 More stories from William Tappan Thompson's southwestern masterpiece, 'Major Jones's Courtship,' published in 1843, grace the Basement this week. Today, the Major expresses his embarrassment as he shows off just a tad too much in front of Mary and her sisters in 'The Major Skins the Cat.' 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 26, 2007•13 min
Mon, Jun 25 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #766 More stories from William Tappan Thompson's southwestern masterpiece, 'Major Jones's Courtship,' published in 1843, grace the Basement this week. Today's tale takes place before Major Jones's marriage proposal, where he goes to Macon, Georgia to observe an 'Examination at the Female College.' Time: approx fifteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html...
Jun 25, 2007•15 min
Sun, Jun 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #765 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. In today's chapter, Ade presents the story of a Garden Party in a rapidly devolving neighborhood. It's pretty funny. The tale is called 'The Barclay Lawn Party.' Time: approx eleven and a half...
Jun 25, 2007•12 min
