On Feb 15, 10:34 pm, Duggy  wrote:   
   > On Feb 16, 1:48 pm, Dan Dassow  wrote:   
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   > > On Feb 15, 9:34 pm, cmad...@hiwaay.net (Chris Adams) wrote:   
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   > > > All this talk about kids shows made me think of one local show in   
   > > > Alabama (tapes here in Huntsville) from when I was a kid: "Grunches and   
   > > > Grins", hosted by a long-time local story-teller (she was always at the   
   > > > library when I was growing up; she's still on the local public radio   
   > > > station periodically).  I was part of a group on the show when I was   
   > > > about 4 years old, playing violin.   
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   > > > It was on long before we had a VCR, so we never had a copy.  I just went   
   > > > searching for info about the show, and I read that all the master tapes   
   > > > were destroyed in a fire in 2002.  Too bad.   
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   > > That's a real shame. The show sounds like it was a gem.   
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   > > I've consider writing a book about local children's television but   
   > > realize it would be a lot of work; I do not currently have the time or   
   > > resources to pursue such a project. Unfortunately, many, if not most,   
   > > of the hosts are no longer with us and the children who saw the shows   
   > > originally are nearing retirement age.   
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   > Hmm, no resources for research, no primary sources left, all the   
   > witnesses were children who now have questionable memories...   
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   > Sounds like the perfect opportunity to make stuff up.   
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   Therein lies the danger of pursuing such a project, it is likely to be   
   more speculation and fiction, than research and truth.   
   Dan Dassow   
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