On Feb 15, 10:34 pm, Duggy  wrote:
> On Feb 16, 1:48 pm, Dan Dassow  wrote:
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> > On Feb 15, 9:34 pm, cmad...@hiwaay.net (Chris Adams) wrote:
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> > > All this talk about kids shows made me think of one local show in
> > > Alabama (tapes here in Huntsville) from when I was a kid: "Grunches and
> > > Grins", hosted by a long-time local story-teller (she was always at the
> > > library when I was growing up; she's still on the local public radio
> > > station periodically).  I was part of a group on the show when I was
> > > about 4 years old, playing violin.
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> > > It was on long before we had a VCR, so we never had a copy.  I just went
> > > searching for info about the show, and I read that all the master tapes
> > > were destroyed in a fire in 2002.  Too bad.
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> > That's a real shame. The show sounds like it was a gem.
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> > I've consider writing a book about local children's television but
> > realize it would be a lot of work; I do not currently have the time or
> > resources to pursue such a project. Unfortunately, many, if not most,
> > of the hosts are no longer with us and the children who saw the shows
> > originally are nearing retirement age.
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> Hmm, no resources for research, no primary sources left, all the
> witnesses were children who now have questionable memories...
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> Sounds like the perfect opportunity to make stuff up.
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Therein lies the danger of pursuing such a project, it is likely to be
more speculation and fiction, than research and truth.
Dan Dassow
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