RADIO ROMANCE – Trivia

Jean Shepherd: “Lou Gehrig & the Old Man” WOR-AM, NYC, 07/27/1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmrtZA1wYw4

Opening theme: Eduard Strauss: “Bahn Frei!” by The Boston Pops.

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    vocabulary:

    “boo birds” — sports fans who yell “boo”

    Lindsay = John V. Lindsay, 103rd Mayor of New York City (1966-1973)

    Barry Farber = WOR-AM radio host

    “old man” = father

    Shea Stadium = former home of the New York Mets

    Comiskey Park = former home of the Chicago White Sox

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