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Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. January 1, 1964 WABC Radio (and CBS-TV on 7-11) Spoon River anthology at "pone should be all dead when one is half dead" station ID and date at end of track 2. Schubert and host 3. Edward P Moragan news LBJ and USSR peace telegram Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 4. cont'd Vietnam, Cyprus civil war, AFL-CIO ad Cold War, diplomacy . cont'd commentary call for milder stance 6. cont'd and new show Jumps to New weather report from 1/1/64 on CBS TV Bob Trout, then Tennessee Williams The Milk Train don't stop here anymore, Ad for Crisco oil Chase Manhattan Bank and AJAX 7. show Year of Crisis ad for SUNOCO Gasoline and late show on CBS film For Whom the Bell Tolls, Red Cross PSA 8. Contc is sponsor, panel of news stafff from around the world comments on world events -11. Ad for Contac at end. CDII 1. con'td world politics discussion on CBS LBJ 2. cont'd 3. cont'd 4. France and SE Asia 5. cont'd DeGaulle 6. 7. con'td 8. end of show, with CBS ads and new show "Tell it to the Camera" with Allen Funk. 9. show 10. Salem cigarettes ad 11. show 12. ad for Gravy mix from Good Seasons 13. ad for Dristan tablets 14. tadsaand Everly Hillbillies theme song show start, Ad for Elloggs, 15. The Beverly Hillbillies CDIII 1. Beverly Hillbillies cont'd "A Man for Ellie" 1/1/64. Kelloggs Ad for Sepcial K 2. call in at end (jumps to, brief) CDIV 1. repeat of CDI ends with new 9. WBAI Report with songs and Freedom Now reference 12. ends with Dame Edith Sitwell and "Facade" next CDV 1. WBAI cont'd Facade with Edith Sitwell andn music 2. Peter Sellers and others comedy "The Bridge on the River Wye" (Spike Mulligan) CDVI 1. con'td 2. The Coast of Rastafari with commentary on Marcus Garvey and Jamaica (ends early show) CDVII 1. LJN show, movies, paparazzi with paparazzo 2. cont'd, 3. JD Salinger photo for $7,000 4. cont'd 6. camera talk 7. guests include Felice Quinto, and regulars -13. CDVIII 1. talk cont'd LJN 4. Old Dutch coffee spoken ad 5. Hudson Valley vitamins ad, and more amera talk 9. Carnegie Deli ad, Paparrazi meetings at Carnegie Deli, Guests 10. Coffee break, pre recorded, Nostredamus discussed. -15. CDIX 1. con'td LJN 2. W. Eugene Smith telegram as pseudonum "Walter Trego" on "journalistic responsibility" with paparazzo response 3. cont'd 4. discussion 5. Rome life 6. canon flash camera pan 7. con'td 8. film La Dolce Vita 9. Italian film talk. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. loft with Smith, Carole Thomas, and others Lipton, Sheri? Jane? Lots of talk, reference to Long John Nebel show, Smith's telegram, NYPL, Vandivert, Reynolds, more 2. ref to Mili, Edgerton, WWII 3. more photo talk, Ziff Davis, 4. Pop Photo and HOneywell, 5. "keyboard of lenses" 6. con'td electronics, names and publications 7. agent and camera talk 9. Helen Wright, and more talk Sheri and Jane arrive 10. cont'd 11. more important talk and phone call 12. typing, photo work. CDII 1. cont'd typing and talking (NORMAN LIPTON) 2. Smith as midwife 3. photo talk 4. photo stories 4. cont'd 5. Klan meeeting, and Alabama sotry 6. cont'd 7. Sensorium talk, Norman out. CDIII 1. cont'd typing jumps to mnew mic in loft, missing flashlight 2. Andy Warhol films 4. Stan Brakhage films discussed. 6. opera and Bartok 7. phone call to Mottram, Aaron, 9. Brakhage telegram criticism, sent by Smith 10. Frank Kunstler, 1964 11. other article talk 12. cont'd. CDIV 1. con'td talk and typing 2. putter and talk 3. Carole and Smith discuss 4. Cornell, Fusco discussed 5. Smith and Carole debate style points 6. spoken text and quotes 7. Monk and loft jazz referenced***** 8. cont'd talk. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. Japanese opera 9. announcer 11. cont'd DJ with long applause then second act. CDII more opera -13. CDIII 1. WBAI show (new) sculpture and lecture from conference from the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. 2. Bertold Brecht Berlin Ensemble "The Mother" with narration afterwards. CDIV 1. con'td Brecht content 2. New show "The Eternal Fire" essay re: Norman Mailer 3. referes to Whitney Balliet, and inverview on Dick Elman show 9. WBAI and new essay on contemporary music techniques with Eric Salsden (?) -15. ;

Note 1: "Nothing on original tape."; Note 2: CDI Betty, Carole, ,Smith, Male interviewer in loft. 1. "that's our tape recorder, Gene put oe in there, one to carry around with you." Cats, Bradley Smith" and other small talk, Carole Thomas's images (photos) and scotch. 2. LSD story, train 3. cats and door, vitamins. 4. small talk, color wheel, Caroles printing method, Jim Karales. Modern Age printing .Wichita North HIgh and class of '35 (Betty) and '36 Smith? 5. ** High school memories 6. "W stands for Washout" joke. and record in backing, recorder, 9. cont'd 10. interview 11. recorder talk 12. Graflex and photo talk. CDII 1. Smith talking about cameras ** and tape recorder 2. cont'd 3. cont'd, phone call about fixing recorder WWII party story 4. Red Valens, John Hopkins, Freelancing. "exile" (Smith) 5. Gjon Milli, issues. photo talk 6. scotch joke and photo process;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. Long John Nebel show on atheism, telegrams and guests 6. faith healing 9. guests and debate and discussion -13. CDII 1. cont'd LJN on WOR with telegrams and phone alls 7. LJN annoyed at producr on air 13. ends with Les Paul and Mary Ford song "That Old Feeling" ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. cool xylophone piece from film The Heart of the Matter on TV (no ads)-14. CDII 1. cont'd film 2. Jumps to Japanese talk DJ and music on the radio, pop and jazz -13. (Nightbeat from Japan) on WSAF radio. CDIII 1. Loft jazz jam session. Jimmy Stevenson, Tommy, others piano and gitr. riffs with some percussion on a jar or gglass, talk and potential to ID names or voices 2. con'td with calling the changes, bass joins drums, and piano 3. piano, talk 3:15 AM "Tom" Jimmy Stevenson's voice 4. riffs and ambient 5. humming tune piano riffs 6. con'td 7. con'td 8. film music from The Heart of the Matter (tv) ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. room tone and ambient street with horns and some loud sirens 2. cont'd sirens NYC ambient, airplane 3. dropout and reverb, buzz, ambient. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith talking mentions Yokahoma, Tokyo Window text 2. Hitachi transformer 3. sequencer, contacts 4. con'td Hitachi text 5. "journey of a degenerate" 6. cont'd reading and editing Hitachi (dock) text 7. phone rings Smith conversation with Carole Thomas also there "Must be a neighbor complaining" door unlocked earlier by Smith 8. text edit cont'd -13. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. WCBS TV Big Brothers ad, and station ID 2. talk and spirituals "let my people go" 3. Motherless Child 4. con'td "Oh what a beautiful city" 5 referes to the funeral of Medgar evers Ad for CBS news Veitenam coverage, Powell House, St. Andrews Episcopal church Jumps to CBS Look up and Live games of God Afro American Prose and POetry Free Souther Theater New Orleans Thomas Dent songs and theatrer 11. Det discusses performances discussions with footage 12. cont'd net show and ads 13. call in special reference to East NY Riots. Sunday Morning journalism programming on CBS;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. midsong radio from 1970? 11. James Taylor from Country Road, Sweet Baby James -13. CDII 1. cont'd James Taylor album from 1970 Fire and Rain 5. Jumps to Joni Mitchell 7. bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited -12. British folk -13. ;

Note 1: "Blank. Memorial service for JFK."; Note 2: CDI 1. WABC Saturday November 23, 1963 Death of JFK 1. radio classical and opera 2. tuning radio 3. WABC news on JFK LBJ Late Friday night or Saturday AM Manhattan responses 4. opera with station ID mid programming. CDII 1. classical music on WABC White house coverage 3. chorale 4. JFK news 5. music 6. Bill Rice on WABC with Jack POwers and Mal Goode reports (UN coverage at end) CDIII 1. WABC TV UN coverage with Mal Goode cont'd -2. CDIV 1. loft with radio Smith and Carole talking off mic with JFK coverage and new oath of office for LBJ 2. cont'd 3. ak plus radio 4. Times Sqaure with Jules Bergman and commentary in loft 5. cont'd with USSR news and Jr the cat and Frank mentioned by Smith 6. talk off mic with news on radio 7. cont'd less Smith talk -14. CDV 1. con'td ABC JFK coverage on TV with less Smith/Carole commentary from ambient loft 2. cont'd WABC overnight coverage 3. cont'd post assasination coverage 7. WFAE TV footage on WABC 8. looking for Tabune the cat in the loft 9. Smith Carole talking cont'ed 11. "nobody's mentioned Bobby Baker" -Smith. 12. "The newscaster seems to be slipping when he thinks about." -Carole T. 13. cont'd news 14. Edward P Morgan commentary 15. more on Tabune in loft at end. CDVI 1. con'td ABC commentary by Morgan with Cat meowing and Carole laughing in the loft. 2. ends mid news. (AM hours, night after JFK's assasination.;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. loft stairwell, clamour and movement with Smith working with Jimmy Stevenson and more. Vox and putter downstairs with ambient street 2. cont'd loud work near mic 3. Jimmy Stevenson, "is this a receipt?" 4. Carole's voice, near mic, Smith: "cymbal" 5. Smith "wire...that might go around." 6. quiet/ambient 7. drops out at end 8. putter and work sounds 9. hammering 10. cont'd 11. TV/Radio Smith hammering.12. some radio in loft CDII 1. ;

Note 1: "Blank. Tape machine calibration, ambience."; Note 2: CDI 1. Audio tester tape, series of tones to set levels 2 .cont'd, includes, flutter test, clicks, rising and falling topes and piano chords. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. ****Jazz Jam Session in loft with piano bass trumpet sax (sax2) Joe, Sal, Eddie, maybe Jimmy Stevenson's voice starts with midtune piano and trumpet quoting "I got rhythm" "Well, you go ahead and blow" mouthpiece sounds and piano playing tune, off mic sounds, brushes percussion, bass and piano duet, "were you groovin'?" "Yeah!" Eddie and Joe mentioned, 3:30 AM and tune talk in to new tune with piano bass and great sax playing extended the of of this tune? Minority. and more talk changes, cigarettes, and instrumentation discussed 3. bass piano riffs into tune with some bass singing, sax solo is good again. 4. silence after dropout resumes with tune and talk, bottle of Soada, mention of Sal, borrows a dollar, sax riffs, Joey and matches search, "that's a pretty tune" 5. riffs and 2 saxes, Joe and talk, 6. riffs and song with restart and sax piano section 7. talk and changes up stairs steps and more riffs (maybe mention of camera???) 8. Eddie cigarettes, tune talk and "Barry"??? 9. food talk tuna fish, and musician talk 10. more good talk, person downstairs, mention of several musicians and gigs: Pete Yellin, JC Moses, Wlater on Bass, Ed and Pete. (maybe playing with Eddie who's in loft, not clear) 10. cont'd, more musician talk, free playing free jazz, cigarettes, last night, comparision to Tommy Flanagan, mariujuana pot smoking talk, and more musician talk. Good stuff***. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. loft jam session with Smith mentined. Present include Jimmyu Stevenson on bass, plus sax drums and trumpet starts with sax riffs and talk, asking Gene to lock up after Stevenson (plans to) leave, Smith downstairs 2. sax bass and tune with glass percussion and then drums, trumpet riffs and talk 3. "would you play 2 more?" to Stevenson who's trying to leave to see his wife/girlfriend (Sandi) negotiations to get JS to stay Eddie mentioned microphone in hallway 4. sax riffs 5. new riff patter stops and trumpet riffs and mouthpiee sounds 6. cont'd some radio pickup and mor riffing 7. cont'd with stops putter ambient street, and Pageboy with more riffs on trumpet at very end. ;