Found A New Little Hobby......

[saildog]

....that some of you might appreciate.

I'm a fan of the old radio serials like Flash Gordon, The Shadow, etc. There are a ton of them out there on the Web and through iTunes that are available as a free download.

Well, I felt the experience lacking by listening through earbuds on a little MP3 player, so I looked around and found this old school looking radio that I can plug my MP3 player into.

Crosley Radio


Picked it up at Target for nowhere near the suggested retail price and listened to a few old time broadcasts on it last night. I got a kick out of it.

I think I am going to play the 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast of War of the Worlds over it on Halloween.

[kingdom warrior]

NEATO!!!! That's a nice looking one! I have a retro radio were I play my radio shows on. My Lone Ranger and Silver sits on top of it

[jessica]

Thanks for posting this! I want to get one for myself.

[Meule]

We used to have a member that was part of a company that made radio shows, I got a few from him and I got a real kick out of listening to them

[saildog]

Cool..I figured there were a few people that dug the old time broadcasts. Gotta say, the box makes a big difference in the experience.

Wish I could have found a cathedral one, but none of them had an aux input for MP3.

Hey, Jessica...my Bing Crosby and Capitol Jazz records are real fun to play on it, too. If I remember right, you're a fan of music from the 40s.

[toys2cool]

Do what Ralphy use to do and listen to little Orphan Annie see what secret message she'll give you about ovaltine

[raider5gt]

Great looking retro radio,i bet it sounds awesome listening to the radio serials on it.

I remember we use to listen to them at school.They made you feel like you were actually there,in the shows.

Awe them was the days.

[saildog]

Do what Ralphy use to do and listen to little Orphan Annie see what secret message she'll give you about ovaltine

What makes you think I haven't....

Actually, the guy that wrote A Christmas Story, Jean Shepherd, had his own radio show for years. I have a bunch of recorded shows of his that I plan on listening to on this thing.

The Brass Figlagee

[txteach]

Cool hobby Todd. I bet it's relaxing! Hope all is well with you buddy.

[toys2cool]

What makes you think I haven't....

Actually, the guy that wrote A Christmas Story, Jean Shepherd, had his own radio show for years. I have a bunch of recorded shows of his that I plan on listening to on this thing.

The Brass Figlagee

That's awesome T, sounds like something you really enjoy

[HardyGirl]

Oh wow! I love old radio shows! My mom got me hooked on them. I have about 40 or 50 tapes of mysteries (like The Shadow) and some Sci-Fi (like X-Minus -One). I do have War Of The Worlds too. I know that someone (maybe Crosley) used to make the cathedral radios w/ tape players in them. I just have to find them.

[vulcan2074]

Thats a really Cool hobby. I totally dig that Radio
Sammy

[jasonmego1277]

....that some of you might appreciate.

I'm a fan of the old radio serials like Flash Gordon, The Shadow, etc. There are a ton of them out there on the Web and through iTunes that are available as a free download.

Well, I felt the experience lacking by listening through earbuds on a little MP3 player, so I looked around and found this old school looking radio that I can plug my MP3 player into.

Crosley Radio


Picked it up at Target for nowhere near the suggested retail price and listened to a few old time broadcasts on it last night. I got a kick out of it.

I think I am going to play the 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast of War of the Worlds over it on Halloween.

Now that is very cool !

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

Who needs a time machine. . . .you are LIVING THE DREAM BABY!!!!!!

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I think Jean Shepherd's TV stuff for PBS was hilarious. I wish those would come out on DVD.

Nice radio. Crosley makes some good stuff. I have the turntable that will dub directly to CD. I love it.