I listened to and loved Barry Farber for decades. I listened to his show on WOR for several years before I joined the Air Force. But that didn't stop my listening. I managed to get assigned to McGuire AFB, New Jersey, where I could still listen to him on WOR. It was a good listening post ... I could also listen to Jean Shepherd, also on WOR. In 1975 I called in to Barry's office on some topic, and wound up on his show along with a couple of other people. Now THAT was an experience!
I'm sure you got the same e-mail today from Bibi, and another of the clips she included was Barry's appearance on "To Tell the Truth," in which he posed as a UFO expert. And that's interesting because, as I recall, when you were Barry's radio guest it was to discuss UFOs!
I have now seen the TV version of Barry. Really excellent. By the way in 1978 or 1979 I was flying to get somewhere. Don't know where. I was in Atlanta and was knocked off a flight, so they gave me a seat in first class. Who comes to sit down next to me? Julian Bond. He was a little surprised I knew his name. It gave me an opportunity to talk about the need for the B-1 bomber! I had written the article for National Review under the name of Maurice Robertson, since I was still in the USAF and didn't want to use my own name.
I listened to and loved Barry Farber for decades. I listened to his show on WOR for several years before I joined the Air Force. But that didn't stop my listening. I managed to get assigned to McGuire AFB, New Jersey, where I could still listen to him on WOR. It was a good listening post ... I could also listen to Jean Shepherd, also on WOR. In 1975 I called in to Barry's office on some topic, and wound up on his show along with a couple of other people. Now THAT was an experience!
I'm sure you got the same e-mail today from Bibi, and another of the clips she included was Barry's appearance on "To Tell the Truth," in which he posed as a UFO expert. And that's interesting because, as I recall, when you were Barry's radio guest it was to discuss UFOs!
Guess I'm not on their list. Yes, I think that was about UFOs. One of the others was named Berlitz and the other Spencer.
I have now seen the TV version of Barry. Really excellent. By the way in 1978 or 1979 I was flying to get somewhere. Don't know where. I was in Atlanta and was knocked off a flight, so they gave me a seat in first class. Who comes to sit down next to me? Julian Bond. He was a little surprised I knew his name. It gave me an opportunity to talk about the need for the B-1 bomber! I had written the article for National Review under the name of Maurice Robertson, since I was still in the USAF and didn't want to use my own name.
You’ve really had an interesting life!