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Old Time Radio is sometimes called the Theatre of the Mind.
Close your eyes and imagine it as it was, half a century ago. The family gathers on the floor in the middle of the living room, before a tall console made by Stromberg-Carlson or Zenith. A dark room, the only lighting coming from the glowing dial and a mysterious looking green
'Magic-Eye' 6E5 vacuum tube which indicated the strongest signal. The announcer comes on. "The Johnson's Wax Program with Fibber McGee and Molly". Jack Benny. The Great
Gildersleeve. The Lone Ranger. Gunsmoke. The Shadow. You can't see the actors except in your imagination, hence the term Theatre of the Mind. If you have never experienced Old Time Radio, I hope you will very soon. You'll likley find it a great alternative to television and its endless commercials,
and you can listen to them on your computer while you are working on other projects. Collage is a collection of pictures and logos linked to various OTR sites. Sources is a list of sites where OTR programs are available. Most are in MP3 format. You can download free Winamp to listen to them. Binaries explains the basics of
downloading OTR shows from Usenet newsgroups, and Narnia, well this is something I believe you will find to be very special.
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