Mister Ron's Basement No. 1972

Mister Ron's Basement II

Fri Aug 5, 2011 Mister Ron's Basement No. 1972 A popular children’s magazine that often featured fun stories for all ages was ‘Robert Merry’s Museum,’ published from 1841 until 1872. This week, we have been presenting some of these light-hearted tales. Our last piece for the week, from 1852, concerns an admiring Grandson, and ‘A Very Odd Grandfather.’ Time: approx six and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html *There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded at a new URL as a free pdf file here. *John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. * Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field. To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here! -- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes. When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you. Join us on Facebook! You can join us on Twitter as well — just follow misterron, and we’ll follow you back.