The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet
Originally Published Date:
January 25, 2016
When I go to bed at night the best thing to help me get to sleep is listening to old radio plays. I find that trying to picture them in my head, helps me fall into a nice deep sleep.
When I was in high school, I took Mr. Clothier's Media class and it was one of my favorites. As part of the class, we put on an old radio play and we were taught how to do everything from acting out the script to all the sound effects that create the theater of the mind.
I continued my interest in college by creating not only commercials but a 30 second piece that had to tell some kind of story.
Hearing that Howard Stern was moving to satellite radio, I got a satellite radio and subscription a year before he started. Exoring all the channels on the dial, I came across a channel that played radio shows from the 1930’s-1940’s. I instantly fell in love with Fibber McGee & Molly. I soon discovered shows like Burns & Allen, Fred Allen and The Six Shooter, which stared James Stewart.
Over the last few years, with the invention of smart phones and apps, there is an app called Old Time Radio. All these great shows and many more. I have since discovered Gunsmoke and have found that to be the best one to fall asleep to.
The nights following Pops death, I spent many nights listening to radio plays imagining Nana & Pop listing to the same shows in their home many years ago.
When Pop passed away 3 years ago, it was an extremely difficult time for me. I was very close to Nana & Pop and I miss them every day. I remember spending summer days at their house and they introduced me to the TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Pop was a spitting image of Ozzie in his younger days. To this day, anytime someone even mentions Ozzie & Harriet, I get a smile on my face thinking about those days.
With a recent update, Old Time Radio has added The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. The moment I saw that, all these memories came flooding back. Each time I listen to it, it makes me feel closer to Nana & Pop-pop. Recently while listening to it and hearing Harriet talking on the phone with her girlfriends, it brought back a distinctive image. I can see perfectly, Nana sitting in her chair in the dining room talking for hours to all her friends. Then my thoughts drift to Pop sitting with me talking with me about anything and everything. Teaching me how to act properly, how to carry yourself and how to always look someone in the eye while talking to them.
I can’t help but close my eyes and wish that I could experience all this just once more.
I’m not quite sure why these feelings are stronger sometimes rather than others. But I know they are both watching over me. There are signs all around me. When I see these signs it's their way of comforting me. No matter how sad I may feel, it's their ways of saying “It’ll be alright”.
Until next time,
Thanks for reading.
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