The man behind the brilliant media hoax of i, libertine by matthew callan. Jerry seinfeld on jean shepherd, the voice behind a. Mar 17, 2015 jean shepherd tells the tale of the jersey devil on wor radio from march 22, 1977. While jean shepherd is best remembered for cowriting the screenplay for a christmas story in 1983, he also served as a radio personality, wrote for the village voice and car and driver, and recorded. Its the perfect tale with which to title this book, as its one of those that truly demonstrate jean shepards true sense of humor. That was car and driver, which was then and still is the gold standard in sharing enthusiasm about cars. The heyday and dark nights of radio legend jean shepherd time.
Car and driver very cleverly marks 60 years adweek. We interview, um, ourselves on our 60th anniversary car and driver has been a magazine for 60 yearsand a website for 18. We hope that were breaking important new automotive ground, however, by. He also wrote a column for the early village voice, a column for car and driver, numerous individual articles for. Beyond that, i was up against the anti car culture of that town. Jun 05, 2014 jean shepherd was a connoisseur of many arts, including the design and driving of cars, motorcycles and the like. Looking back, i am sure that it was perfecly choreographed, but he had the entire audience roaring about his school experiences. Dec 18, 2016 2 killed in attack at home of late country music star jean shepard. T he jean shepherd community center is a place for everyone in the community to come together to learn about and enjoy athletics, the arts and nature. Sometime in the 1980s, jean and leigh stopped going to their summer place in snow pond, maine. I did enjoy and reading what was there, and the book is a proud.
Ones media jean shepherd 1964 collection js2cd1964collection old time radio 2 cdrom 79 mp3 born july 26, 1921, jean shepherd began his radio career 1948 in cincinnati working for wcky, wkrc, and wsai where he was hired as a dj, but preferred to spin tales rather than records which often got him in trouble. They used to have 4 columnists at the front of the magazine and most of their stories were captivating. Jean tells the story of the perfect drive in being built 963. I believe that here in tcl, you are either a jean shepherd fan, or you are about to become one. The ferrari in the bedroom the last chapter, the ferrari in the bedroom, first appeared in car and driver in the january 1972 issue.
Jean once wrote about a friend in broadcasting he caught amdx on his car. His interest in them extended to his role as emcee of the greenwich village sports and antique car rallies from the late 1950s to the mid1960s, miss beatnick, 1959, with sheps 1931 chevrolet independence. He was amazingly good, but the delivery was like a radio show where his train of thought rambled down the tracks. The ferrari in the bedroom kindle edition by shepherd. Jean shepherds america on trains o gauge railroading. Jean once wrote about a friend in broadcasting he caught amdx on his car radio while driving at night on a private road in maine. In 1951 he moved to philadelphia and was heard on kyw until 1953 when he. In 2005, he was posthumously inducted into the national radio hall of fame. Jean shepherd the perfect drivein wor radio youtube. Jean shepherd show comedy old time radio downloads. Alvin a j shepard passes away posted in vintage midget racing. About jean shepherd while jean shepherd is best remembered for cowriting the screenplay for a christmas story in 1983, he also served as a radio personality, wrote for the village voice and car and driver, and recorded eight spoken word albums.
Jean shepherd has 30 books on goodreads with 18753 ratings. Shepherd june 11, 1926 may 8, 2005 was an american race car driver. The jean shepherd show 600604 a movie on the late show, indiana, a snake. In this program shepherd discusses licorice, driving in st.
We strive to uphold the fine traditions of the hammond parks department by providing programs to the hammond community. Car and driver magazine the ferrari in the bedroom ftb the drive in confessional. Jan 07, 2011 the only other jean shepherd film available on dvd is my summer story aka it runs in the family from 1994, starring kieran culkin as ralph, and charles grodin and mary steenburgen as the parents. Jean shepherd community center city of hammond, indiana. The last chapter, the ferrari in the bedroom, first appeared in car and driver in the january 1972 issue. Sep 25, 2016 country music has lost one of itsa colorful characters and beloved performers with the passing of grand ole opry star jean shepard, who passed away sunday morning sept. He owned mgs, porsches, and morgans, even a goggomobil. The 3 phone edit is like a phone company real life nightmare i had. The largely forgotten, cynical genius behind a christmas. In the 1950s, a dj named jean shepherd hosted a latenight radio show on new yorks wor that was unlike any before or since.
He later went on to a do a column for cd in the eatly 70s, where i. Car and driver isnt the first magazine to bring you the ten best of something or other, nor will we be the last. Jean shepherd biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The jean shepherd community center offers open gym and a weight room to members.
All others pay cash, and the ferrari in the bedroom. In 1961, editor karl ludvigsen renamed the magazine car and driver to show a more general automotive focus. The man behind the brilliant media hoax of i, libertine. Discussion in ham radio discussions started by w2sg, jun 22, 2015. Alvin a j shepard passes away vintage midget racing. Shep bibliography the works and career of jean shepherd.
The cars of a christmas story macs motor city garage. July 26, 1921 october 16, 1999 was an american storyteller, humorist, radio and tv personality, writer and actor. Jean shepherd was once described in cue magazine as a philosopher without portfolio, a wit who never tells a joke. Classic jean shepherd radio performances released on audio cd. Dec 24, 20 the largely forgotten, cynical genius behind a christmas story. Jean shepherd this excellent collection was first published in 1972, and its an assemblage that includes many stories that first appeared in car and driver magazine, national lampoon and a number of other publications.
Car and driver once featured bruce mccall, jean shepherd, dick smothers and brock yates as columnists, and p. Opry legend jean shepard laid to rest the tennessean. I sometimes feel i could do a shepherd like commentary on the army. Patrick bedard, jean shepherd, brock yates, warren weith, and don sherman were the guys. Became familiar with jean shepherd as a teenager reading his monthly column in car and driver magazine.
Jean shepherd was a connoisseur of many arts, including the design and driving of cars, motorcycles and the like. Jun 11, 2001 the voice is that of jean shepherd, the beloved humorist who died in 1999 but lives on through the tapes of his radio show that are traded and sold on the net, three collections of wondrous short stories that seem to stray randomly in and out of print, and the thoroughly american saga of a kids yuletide obsession, a christmas story, which. Jean shepherd, of christmas story fame, did advertisments for the rover 2000 on his radio show at wor ny in the midsixties. He was a big car nut also told some great stories about the american spirit on the open road always put a smile on your face because the stories were always true. All could have easily been included, as there was a lot of wasted white space for design effect. The best cars of 1967 what would you have voted for. He was a master story teller in the league of mark twain, s. Find jean shepherd biography and history on allmusic while jean. While jean shepherd is best remembered for cowriting the screenplay for a christmas story in 1983, he also served as a radio personality, wrote for the village voice and car and driver, and recorded eight spoken word albums. Jean shepards husband stabbed, granddaughter dead in.
Jean shepherd did the voice over in this triumph spitfire commercial. This film is intended as a direct sequel to a christmas story, even though kieran culkin was technically younger 11 than peter billingsley in a. March 2 1984 lincoln zephyr 1941 car advertisement march 15 1984 caddys remembrances may 21 1984 portable stereo blasts annoy others. Biographical information and a large collection of the works including audio recordings, images, and writings of the man who spent over 20 years on the radio telling stories of growing up. Its the perfect tale with which to title this book, as its one of those that truly demonstrate jean shepard s true sense of humor. There should be some person with similar talents to jean shepherd to carry on.
Jean shepherd and other foibles, electra eks172 1959 will failure spoil jean shepherd, electra eks195 1961 jean shepherd live at the limelight, quote q4 1964 the declassified jean shepherd, mercury srm 1615 1971 jean shepherd reads poems of robert service, folkways fl 9754 1975. He was an announcer at sports car rallies and a monthly columnist in car and driver magazine. Jun 22, 2015 just saw this thread and i used to read jean s column in car and driver. Sep 25, 2016 country music hall of famer jean shepard dead at 82. He was a radio and tv personality, writer and actor who was often referred to by the nickname shep. Nobody who has read jean shepherd in playboy, which published his reminiscences about teenage lust, in national lampoon, for whom he wrote oneact plays about burntout hippies, in car and. Car and driver was founded as sports cars illustrated in 1955. While his career spanned decades, shepherd is bestknown to modern audiences for narrating the film a christmas story 1983, which he cowrote, that was based on his own semi. He also spent many years with roy orbison, first as a band member and then as orbisons road manager and bus driver. July 26, 1921 october 16, 1999 was an american storyteller. Police are investigating exactly what led to two people being killed and one man stabbed at the home of the late country music hall of fame artist jean shepard. I couldnt reach a 1800 toll free business phone, so i dialed the area code number,which i had to pay for. Its that time of year again where families cozy up and watch a christmas story on repeat. Born july 26, 1921, jean shepherd began his radio career 1948 in cincinnati.
I particularly like his army signal corps experiences. Sep 30, 2016 opry legend jean shepard laid to rest. Jean shepherd was once described in cue magazine as a philosopher without. Jean parker shepherd was born in chicago, il on july 26, 1921, and would later be primarily. Exactly 64 years later, the singer was laid to rest in hendersonville. With a career that spanned decades, shepherd is known for the film a christmas story 1983, which he narrated and coscripted, based on his own semiautobiographical stories. Join facebook to connect with jean shepherd and others you may know. A man appearing to be jean shepard s 79yearold husband was hurt at the tennessee home. Jean and leighs maine retreat as they abandoned it. His writing appeared in a vast assortment of publications, from. Jean shepherds most popular book is a christmas story. In its early years, the magazine focused primarily on small, imported sports cars.
Country music hall of famer jean shepard dead at 82. Fewer people know, probably, that its creator, writer and radio personality jean shepherd, was a serious car guy. Car and driver once featured bruce mccall, jean shepherd, dick smothers, and brock yates as columnists, and. It was possible, on one of those july 4 nights, to park ones car on a hilltop and watch several different pyrotechnic.
J, 78, of miami, ok, formerly of wichita, died may 8, 2005. Jerry first encountered shepherd in car and driver magazine, where jean wrote humorous articles on cars, the other subject that seinfeld is able to delve into and analyze. Jean parker shepherd was born july 26, 1921, and he died october 16, 1999 of natural causes on sanibel island, florida. Jean shepherd is a fourtime playboy humor award winner, and has had three best. For several years, this great american humorist and probably americas favorite hoosier had a monthly column in car and driver magazine, and like with anything else he lent his presence to, he brightened cd with his wit and good humor and occasionally, his sarcasm, too. Just saw this thread and i used to read jean s column in car and driver.
He wrote and narrated the 1983 classic a christmas story, a sardonic look at the holiday. Oct 20, 20 inhabitants of snow pond lake, vacation home of shepherds whom i have corresponded with for a number of years, say they have some of his material found in the house when they bought it. Trailblazer jean shepard, a country music hall of fame member, a member of the grand ole opry for more than 60 years and one of traditional. The classic 1983 film is based on a collection of short stories by jean shepherd, who also narrated a. While jean shepherd is best remembered for cowriting the screenplay for a christmas story in 1983, he also served as a radio personality, wrote for the village voice and car and driver, and recorded read full biography. Shepherd was, to a generation of metro new york youth mostly guys and the types never voted mr. Jean did a standup routine in 1988 in rockville centres middle school. Jean shepherd would like america to know two things about him.