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we welcomed Danny Goodwin, a noted expert on old-time radio commercials to our chat
room. Devon Wi lkins, a Canadian who is also a fan of OTR commercials, will conduct
a brief interview with Danny before throwing it open for questions from our participants.
Our ever-helpful Fred Bertelsen will also be on hand to play some of the commercials
referred to in our discussion. And now for some information on our guest of honor.
From the small mill town of Lincoln, Maine (about 50 miles north of Bangor), Danny
Goodwin would be considered among the first generation of the "New Generation" old
As I continue my stroll down Memory Lane, I will continue to visit a couple more
of Old Time Radio's Mounties. First we will pay a visit to one of the earliest, if
not the first Mountie on radio, Blair of the Mounties. Blair was written by Colonel
Rhys Davies and he was featured in the lead role as well. Blair is set in the pre
World War I era. Unlike most Mounties, Blair was not limited to working in Canada.
The two episodes I will be featuring have Inspector Blair on three months leave visiting
his Sister and Brother-in-law in England. His brother-in-law recruits him to help
Delma Bliss the hostess with the mostest of VIP's Oldtime Radio hosted two programs
on the Radio out of the Past Oldtime Radio Audio Chat Room. Delma played Ray Bradbury's
"The Screaming Woman," and "The Big Grab," of Dragnet fame.