The Crazy World of Vic and Sade: 44-04-14 Blue Tooth's Offering Scheme

44-04-14 Blue Tooth's Offering Scheme

STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND DAVID WHITEHOUSE

Russell asks permission to have Blue Tooth Johnson visit so they can work out his scheme: he hopes to raise eyebrows in church by wrapping the dollar bill he'll receive for his birthday around a wad of green paper so it looks like he's putting a huge offering in the plate.
Russell: Strong men will turn pale and women will swoon.
Articles in the newspaper mention Mrs. Barlow Froolp and Howard McFalper, Carl D Feetstroop. Russell refers to Cracky Otto. - compiled by Barbara Schwarz, edited by Jimbo Mason

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Chicago Sun (Feb. 14, 1943)

This trick does seem Russell-like and not Rush-like. There is a definite difference between the boys, despite the fact that it was about this time in the series when Rhymer tried to confuse his audience into thinking they were the same boy (this 1943 episode is a perfect example of this) despite going on record in various magazine articles and saying Rush was not going to be replaced.

Blue Tooth must be 14 or 15 years old; he gets a dollar for his birthday. You wonder what a 14 year-old kid would say today if he/she were given only a buck for their birthday present?

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Little did I know that in a parallel universe, Barbara Schwarz and The Friends of Vic and Sade were doing/had done the same exact thing I was doing - except very little of the info they had collected was on the internet.

Thanks to member Louie Johnson, the two materials were married and I went about adding everything they had to what I already had done. (Louie went way beyond the point of being generous in terms of sharing material)! Others have donated V&S material and I thank you.

Along the way, I was wise enough to get oceans of contributions from as many fans as possible, but especially from Lydia Crowe, (who is in the process of painstakingly taking the audio episodes and turning them into scripts -- plus she's adding commentary to go along with mine), Sarah Cole (whose Vic and Sade insight remains unparalleled) and Keith Heltsley (he frequently podcasts the show and makes his own comments). Dave (from Wisconsin) has shared his insight and expertise with us in a series of articles and his love for the show shines through them all.

The book by John Hetherington, Vic and Sade on the Radio: A Cultural History of Paul Rhymer's Daytime Series 1932-1944, is full of new material and it has opened up a whole new avenue and spectrum of previously unknown information for the Vic and Sade fan. Mr. Hetherington has provided me with lots of information and has patiently answered at least a zillion questions and for this I am very grateful.

The Vic and Sadecast (a podcast about the surviving episodes) is in full tilt. Jimbo, Dave Duckert, PQ Ribber and Shambles Constant handle that chore. There are other guests along the way - yell at Jimbo if you would like to be a part of this project.

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