Jean Shepherd comments on the famed "General" from the Great Locomotive Chase. This show aired on Oct 11, 1973
Thought it would be appropriate to share on the Forum.
For those not familiar with Jean Shepherd, he was the man behind "A Christmas Story."
Shep wrote many short stories about his childhood/young adulthood (some which were made into movies like "A Christmas Story") and he had a radio show on WOR.
To my fellow fans of Jean Shepherd, "Excelsior you Fatheads!"
Bryce
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My wife and I visited the Southern museum of the civil war in Kennesaw, Georgia and saw "The General" nice museum well worth the trip. Thanks for the radio broadcast by Jean Shepherd he is a great storyteller.
@franktrain posted:My wife and I visited the Southern museum of the civil war in Kennesaw, Georgia and saw "The General" nice museum well worth the trip. Thanks for the radio broadcast by Jean Shepherd he is a great storyteller.
Fantastic photos franktrain. She sure is a beauty!
Bryce
...and here's what her original build looked like on the day of the chase (the scale model is a tad too blue but that was the best info about the color available at the time of manufacture).
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