Broadcast: July 4, 1964

Starring: Jean Shepherd

Added: Jul 04 2013

 

In this nostalgic episode of the Jean Shepherd Show Jean takes his audience on a journey through his childhood Fourth of July celebrations. In true Shepherd style you will be transported as you listen to anecdote after classic anecdote of firework fuelled chaos. Even those who will be far too young to remember those days will still be swept up with the vibrant imagery created by a master storyteller. One moment I was laughing and the next I was visited by ghosts from my own past I thought had gone forever. This one starts quietly but is a real slow-burner, (and it I'm sure you'll excuse the pun) as the tales of hectic celebrations that include the whole neighborhood, huge rockets that are seen as status-symbols and even misfiring Mt Vesuvuis's are all thrown into the unscripted mix.
If you want to take a moment to reminisc and perhaps remember what this time of year meant in all our yesteryears then spend an hour with Jean Shepherd and his Patriotism Firefowk Stories recorded in 1964... your heart will surely be warmer for it.