This Gun in My Hand

著者: Robert Thomas Northrup
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  • Indomitable hero by virtue of the fact that he carries a gun, Falk Zildjian patrols the streets of Parabellum City in search of injustices to shoot. What would make anyone listen to an old time radio parody with a cast of one? This Gun in My Hand!
    © 2020 by Robert Thomas Northrup. Some rights reserved. Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives License.
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Indomitable hero by virtue of the fact that he carries a gun, Falk Zildjian patrols the streets of Parabellum City in search of injustices to shoot. What would make anyone listen to an old time radio parody with a cast of one? This Gun in My Hand!
© 2020 by Robert Thomas Northrup. Some rights reserved. Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives License.
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  • The Assassination of Yip Harburg by the Coward Fan Mail - Episode 115
    2024/11/08

    Can Falk prevent the murder of beloved songwriter E. Y. “Yip” Harburg? Why would a fan want to kill him? Will everyone come out of it with their childhood memories intact? Listen to find out!

    The Assassination of Yip Harburg by the Coward Fan Mail, episode 115 of This Gun in My Hand, was written, edited and a sung-a on the tongue-a by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What physical object represents my heart and brain and courage and love of home? This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. Watch excerpts from the 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon “I Love to Singa” starring Owl Jolson.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y6CNuffBi0

    2. Orson Welles produced a successful version of Macbeth with an all-Black cast in 1936.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_Macbeth

    3. Judy Garland led a revised cast in Lux Radio Theater’s one-hour radio adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, broadcast December 25, 1950.
    https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/drama/lux/lux-radio-theater-50-12-25-726-the-wizard-of-oz

    4. Wikipedia has an entry on Political interpretations of The Wizard of Oz. Wild stuff. I cribbed some of their ideas.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_interpretations_of_The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz

    Credits:
    The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Music Title: Theme to Kolchak: Night Stalker
    Composed by Gil Mellé
    Whistled by Rob
    Fair use excerpt, I hope.

    Sound Effect Title: S15-03 Good general walla with some dishes; cheer.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675070/

    Sound Effect Title: G28-27-Crowd Fast Walla Applause.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/438387/

    Sound Effect Title: R02-06-Medium Crowd Applause.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/480682/

    Sound Effect Title: Gun Fire
    By GoodSoundForYou
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

    Sound Effect Title: Real Colt 45 M1911 (shot)
    By Carmelomike
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/people/Carmelomike/sounds/255216/

    Sound Effect Title: House Front Door Inside 3.wav
    License: Public domain
    https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388027/#

    Sound Effect Title: R28-44-Women Screaming and Rapid Talking.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479894/

    Sound Effect Title: Footsteps Dress Shoes Wood Floor.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/allrealsound/sounds/161756/

    Sound Effect Title: S41-25 Car backfires; reverberant.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675723/

    Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/

    Sound Effect Title: Taurus G2c Dry Trigger Pull
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/NoonerBear/sounds/589848/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the back cover of the public domain comic book Dell Junior Treasury, Number 5 (July 1956), painted by Mel Crawford.

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  • The PunGent Cleans up - Episode 114
    2024/11/08

    The PunGent turns over a new leaf! The slug beneath that leaf slithers away from the smell as quickly as it can. Will he solve a murder? Will he detour beneath the Earth? How you gonna keep ‘em down on the farm? Listen to find out!

    The PunGent Cleans Up, episode 114 of This Gun in My Hand, was convoluted by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. How do I unravel convoluted tales? With This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. For previous appearances or mentions of The PunGent, Alan, CHUFFs, CHOUFs and Mole Men, see the subject index.
    https://thisguninmyhand.blogspot.com/2022/02/subject-index.html
    2. The charred ruins of Google claims that Brits pronounce “bons mots” as “baanz mahts,” which does not seem to reflect the consensus of dictionary websites.

    Credits:
    The opening and a later transitional music clip were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950); the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949); and a brief piece of music at the end of the last commercial is from The Scar (1948, aka Hollow Triumph), all films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: R12-43-Old Car Horns.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479995/

    Sound Effect Title: Car_motor_Sound.m4a
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/Blizzard123/sounds/504633/#

    Sound Effect Title: Car_Stop_Breaks_Screech_Engine-Rev_by-monnie101.mp4.WAV
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/monnie101/sounds/58150/

    Sound Effect Title: TUBE POP.wav
    By sandyrb
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    https://freesound.org/s/102540/

    Music Title from “Regrets” commercials: 'Le Regret, Op. 332’
    Composed by Charles Mayer.
    Incorrectly attributed to Chopin for many years under the title 'Valse mélancolique in F-sharp minor' A1/7.
    Performed by Olga Gurevich
    Composition and Performance License: Public Domain
    https://musopen.org/music/12481-valse-melancolique-le-regret-op-332/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of a public domain drawing by Duplessis, “Man in suit, Paris, France, 1900.”

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  • Don't Kid a Kidder - Episode 113
    2024/09/15

    For two bits per day plus expenses, you can hire Billy Narrator, boy detective to solve your mysteries. Where’s my missing cat? Does Georgia like me? Where’d that corpse come from? Listen to find out!

    Don’t Kid a Kidder, episode 113 of This Gun in My Hand, was popped off by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy Rob’s books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What’s the best toy in the backyard or the schoolyard? This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. The Clutching Hand was a 1936 cliffhanger serial. Band of the Hand was a 1986 action film executive produced by Michael Mann.
    https://archive.org/details/clutching_hand_ep1

    2. A few of Francis’ lines were shamelessly stolen from my memory of “Pinch Singer,” a 1936 Little Rascals short of which, sadly, I can’t find a free version on the web.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pinch_Singer

    Credits:
    The opening and middle transitional music clips were from public domain film The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950). Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: G39-09-Boxing Fight Bell.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/s/438626/

    Sound Effect Title: 22lr Caliber Rifle Shots and Reloading
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/s/717133/

    Sound Effect Title: Gun Fire
    By GoodSoundForYou
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

    Sound Effect Title: TUBE POP.wav
    By sandyrb
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    https://freesound.org/s/102540/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of an ad from Mechanix Illustrated, presumed to be public domain.

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