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Here’s
a thought, if you told writers, “Create
something about the Holidays to be presented on
the radio. Any or all Holidays in December. That’s
your only direction. Now, go.”
What would they come up with?
That’s what a literary magazine does. No
themes, no editorial asking for specific plots
or subject matters, just a space, a forum, where
imagination can run in any direction.
The Gundie Weekly Journal, published as a ‘zine
from 1984 thru 1995 and attracting well over 100
writers, poets and cartoonists, was such a forum.
As the editor, I didn’t know what direction
each issue would take until the writers sent me
their creations. Then I worked with them to make
it the best the writer could present.
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After adding my directing, recording and editing
experience, add two important elements: The best
actors available, and good musicians, to make
the writers’ ideas work in audio.
So what did they come up with? Sentiment or silliness?
It turns out that Marc Jaffe, Angela Johnson,
Laurel Winter, Doug Sutherland and Mike Derrick
do like to laugh. Of course, there is meaning
in their humor. So we have a funny hour of stories
for you.
Ray McNiece is a poet, and he gives us vivid word
pictures of the season, again augmented with wonderful
sound played by his nephew and performance partner,
Sean Kelly.
So come along for an hour of Holiday stories you’ve
never heard before. You might find some of the .
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A True Story (that I just made up (with
a little help from my Conscience)) –
by Laurel Winter
Cathrine Albers – storyteller
Paula Deusing - conscience
MUSIC by Michael Flohr and Nadia Tarnawsky
Some Kind Of Trick –
by Doug Sutherland
Doug Sutherland – narrator
Paula Deusing – God
MUSIC by Bert Solis
Aunt Jill – by Angela
Johnson
Bailey Varness – Jill (narrator),
Mom
Andrea Williams – Aunt Jill
Christine Williams – Aunt Mirabelle,
Aunt Doris
Joe Parnell – Dad, Leroy
Joe Gunderman – Security Guard
MUSIC by David Schmoll
Holy Water Fight – by
Marc Jaffe
Marc Jaffe – Rowe, the Park Manager
(narrator)
Jim Kisicki – Santa
Jean Zarzour - Maryam
Fred Gloor - Adnan
Jeannie Task - Lisa
Caleb Sekeres – Nate
Angeline Wynn – Chloe, Lifeguard,
various characters
Tom Kondilas – Todd, and various characters
Nick Horton – various characters
Remy Halliday – Duncan, Lifeguard,
various characters
Ryan Washabaugh – Sayeed, various
characters
Sarah Jaffe – Danielle (and general
screaming)
Jana Jaffe – little Jewish girl (and
general screaming)
Joe Gunderman – Anton, Nat. Guard
Commander
MUSIC by David Savord
The Santa
Calls - by Mike Derrick
Natalie Derrick – Martha
MUSIC by Bert Solis
Song Always Beginning
and
Winter Solstice
- by Ray McNiece
MUSIC by Sean Kelly
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Open, and Fossil Fools
Doug Sutherland
Song Always Beginning
Ray McNiece
The Santa Calls #1
Mike Derrick
A True Story (That I Just Made Up)
Laurel Winter
The Santa Calls #2
Mike Derrick
Some Kind Of Trick
Doug Sutherland
Winter Solstice
Ray McNiece
Aunt Jill
Angela Johnson
The Santa Calls #3
Mike Derrick
The Holy Water Fight
Marc Jaffe
Close, and Elf Field
Doug Sutherland |
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