Mister Ron's Basement Ii

Fri July 1, 2011 Mister Ron's Basement No. 1954 We are reading some more of George Ade’s Turn-of-the-Century ‘Fables in Slang.’ Today we offer a re-reading of a George Ade tale we originally presented about six years ago. From 1899, here is Ade’s classic story - 'The Fable of the Base Ball Man Who Took the Only Known Cure.’ Time: approx four and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Index of George Ade stories is located at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html *There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded at a new URL as a free pdf file here.  *John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here. * Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or ju