“The shadow knows…” cassette-crackles our road trip-bound car, forced upon us by ancient parents. I can’t wait for
“That was Mars, The Bringer of War…” intones the always-calm classical voice, soothing from my bedside speaker. I’ll never change to
“Help! I need somebody…” Another sort of Classic, crooning comfort. “Here comes your ghost again,” cannot be replaced by
“Video killed the radio star…” my teenage mouth moves along. Why kill art; why listen to anything but
“The shadow” bzzt “Mars” bzzt “Diamonds and rust” bzzt “Ohhhh; radio star! Radio staharar!” bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Dial broken, static cleared; I play them all.
©2020 Chel Owens
Reminisced for Carrot Ranch‘s prompt: a story that includes something heard on the radio.
September 10, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that includes something heard on the radio. It can be from any station or era. What is heard? A song, announcement, ad? Think of how radion connects people and places. Go where the prompt leads!
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Chel Owens 
The Shadow was GREAT. But, I’m pretty ancient myself…
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Distinguished, Charliecot. Distinguished.
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Hubby used to do Ham Radio ages ago. Said I could never make it as a Ham… I really dislike static, but I’m apt to chose it over most talk radio! 😀
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😀 I’m fond of music over static. My father did Ham Radio.
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We still have the ‘tube’ set somewhere… A few years ago (many, many) we turned it on and could only get one station. But you’ve got to have the right antenna for that!!
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My neighbor across the street had an ENORMOUS antennae on his house. They made him the communications expert for our neighborhood in case of emergencies. 🙂
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There are a few in my neighborhood. Though I don’t know the owners. 🙂
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Aww Man I love the Shadow, a friend of mine gave me a 10 Record Collection of the best of that Radio Show. Been a fan since I was 11 when I used to get old time radio on cassette. 🙂
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That is so awesome.
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Wow. I got few of the references (one, maybe two). Must have been out in the woods those decades.
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That’s how I felt in my childhood! I wondered who Michael Jackson was when I came out… 😀
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bzzt.
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Tune that dial!
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I recognise the song but none of the others. I probably too far away in time and space.
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Perhaps mostly space. 🙂
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That’s kind. Thank you. 🙂
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I once saw a band with the keyboard player from the video. He kindly played the song as well. So your post made me smile.
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Neat! The main singer does kids’ songs now, and claims he loves it.
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terrific post, honouring the radio serials of the past, many of which I listened to in my sleep-out in the fifties, which I suspect was their hay-day; and yes, you captured the timbre of voices well 🙂
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❤Thanks, John.
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Cleverly done in 99 words, Chel (I’m digging the abbreviated moniker, by the way).
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❤ Thank you, Charli. You’re the only blogger who’s said so. 🙂
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enjoyed your fiction 🙂
and side note – when I first head the theme this week – the video killed the radio star came to mind – so I was glad to read your fun take on things here
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Thank you! That’s the first song I thought of, too!
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😊🎶🎶🎶🍮
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Is the “Diamonds and dust” line followed with “Cadillacs and rust”? Because that’s the song I remember.
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Beats me. It’s Joan Baez.
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The only song I really know from her is “The Night they Drove old Dixie Down” because of course that’s the only song I’d know.
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