The Uncle Don recording on the Kermit Schaefer album described here is is a staging of something that never happened:
http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/radio/uncledon.asp
There are many actual bloopers on the Schaefer albums, but this one was a staging of an urban legend about Uncle Don (and other kiddie show hosts).
Matthew Barton
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"Steven Smith, King of the House, Inc." <kingofthehouse@xxxxxxxxxxx> 08/15/07 1:45 PM >>>
Geesh,
I might have a record like that somewhere. In the 60's such albums were
popular. The most famous ones were an announcer introducing Herbert Hoover
as, something like "Heepert Hoober". There was Uncle Don, a kids performer.
He did a show and said something, thinking he was off mike, like; "that
ought to hold the little bastards." There was another of a sports caster,
really into the game, who sees a running play and screams: "look at that S-N
of a Bi-ch run."
Steve
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From: "Michael Erard" <michael.erard@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 9:54 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] blooper samples?
I am going to be interviewed by the NPR radio show "On the Media," and
today the producer surprised me with a request for recorded "bloopers"
of note -- the first time X, the biggest X, the most famous X, that sort
of thing. I already have Edison's "Around the world on the phonograph"
file.
If anyone has other sound file examples to pass along, I'd appreciate
it. This is a rush request. I apologize for that, but the producer just
asked for illustrations.
Thanks,
Michael
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