Ron Evry (Mister Ron)
Mister Ron's Basement
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MIster Ron's Basement #1227
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'Restoration of the Fountain' -- where the Boss treats the multitude to a spectacular fireworks show! Time: approx eighteen minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1226
SUNDAY SALAD offers THREE Stanley Huntley pieces today (sorry, no Spoopendyke stories available this week) -- First, a minister gets an earful of newspaper slang in 'Only Technical Terms' from 1881, then a stranger to Brooklyn gets some directions in the street in 'After Information' from 1882. Fin ...
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MIster Ron's Basement #1225
Our favorite old crank has another get-rich-quick scheme up his sleeve involving raising trees for paper-mills, in C. B. Lewis's 1918 tale, 'Bowser's Little Plan.' Time: approx eight and a half minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to hear this story... The amazing folks at ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1224
The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we have been reading from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Our last piece is full of practical advice -- it's called 'Tips.' Time: approx five and a half minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1223
The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we are reading from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Today we get the inside scoop on exactly how the Financial System works in 'The System as Promoter And Pickpocket.' Time: approx seven minutes Please ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1222
The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we will read from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Today we learn about who is available to part you with your money -- 'The Broker.' Time: approx four minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1221
The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we will read from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Today we discover some great tips on 'Speculation.' Time: approx four and a half minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to hear this story... ...
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MIster Ron's Basement #1220
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Two (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Holy Fountain' -- where the Boss examines a dry well, and puzzles Sandy with modern slang. Time: approx fifteen minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' b ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1219
SUNDAY SALAD has THREE truly funny Stanley Huntley tales, all from 1881, including a newly discovered (at least by Mister Ron) Spoopendyke story! In the first piece, a woman argues with a street car passenger in a piece worthy of Abbott & Costello in 'A Trying Situation.' Then a rough and tumble ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1218
Mr. Bowser gets a made-to-order package from his tailor that seems to be all wrong, in C. B. Lewis's 1893 tale, 'Bowser's Trousers.' Time: approx seven and a half minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to hear this story... This time of year, many visitors to this Podcast come t ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1217
Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.' Today, Nye reports on a desperado's wedding ceremony in 'The Nupitals of Dangerous Davis.' Time: approx four minutes Please scroll down to th ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1216
Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.' Today's story is a bit hard to follow, but is extremely funny nevertheless. Nye discusses 'The Buckness Wherewith the Buck Beer Bucketh.' Time: ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1215
Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.' Today we learn a truly unique use for a washtub in Nye's tale of 'Dirty Murphy.' Time: approx four minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1214
Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.' Today's piece concerns the many reported deaths of Frank and Jesse James and their gang -- it is called 'Killing Off the James Boys.' Time: appr ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1213
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Two (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Holy Fountain' -- where we learn about professional courtesy among magicians. Time: approx eleven minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to hear ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1212
SUNDAY SALAD offers Stanley Huntley's clever 1880 spoof of Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days.' It's called 'A Journey to the Sun by Jules Verne, Jr.' Sorry -- there are no unread Spoopendyke stories available this week. We will keep searching. Time: approx eleven minutes Please ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1211
Mr. Bowser has 'the event of his life' in C. B. Lewis's 1899 tale 'Fishing for Tautog.' Time: approx ten minutes Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to hear this story... This time of year, many visitors to this Podcast come to find our version of Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1210
We continue to read assorted stories from 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun,' compiled by Samuel Putnam Avery back in 1854. In the early 19th Century, communities would board school teachers at the homes of parents -- here's the sad tale of 'A Schoolmaster 'Boarding Hound.'' Time: approx f ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1209
We continue to read assorted stories from 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun,' compiled by Samuel Putnam Avery back in 1854. Yep, today's piece is more an old, old joke than a story, but it is pretty funny nevertheless. It's a story about a traveller 'Getting Up an Examination' Time: appro ...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1208
We continue to read assorted stories from 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun,' compiled by Samuel Putnam Avery back in 1854. When Amelia Bloomer invented her namesake pantsuit for women back in the early 1850s, many writers made fun of them, as in this short piece, 'A Rhyme for the Bloomers.' ...
Ron Evry (Mister Ron)
