Norm Nathan's Vault of Silliness with Tony Nesbitt

Episode 75! And you’re in for a treat. It’s a DBG from February 28 th , 1993. Norm is oxygen deprived and possibly tipsy on lozenges.  He does many impressions in what very well, could be his last show as he may pass away during a fit of coughing, live on the air. And because of all this, bringing the possible, literal meaning to ‘dead air’ - Episode 75 is titled: PNormonia Players : Dan in Melros...

Man, it’s slim pickins in the February deposit drawer here at Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. With that being said, this episode and next weeks are money in the bank. Norm, who was sick as a dog the week before may just relapse during this game. Heck, my reflux was kicking up producing this one. After we start the game, I’m going to have myself a nice tall glass of Brioschi. The title of this be...

I see you’ve returned to the plush but not overly ostentatious Norm Nathan Vault of Silliness. Thank you just so darn much for doing so. This episode hails from February 11 th , 1995 and, because it’s Valentine’s Day Weekend I have titled it: Norman’s Assorted Radio Sampler.   We begin with a Ken Neuman traffic report which is sponsored by Powder Mills Sports Center in Maynard Then a promo for the...

Thanks for joining us again for Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. I hope our YouTube issues have been revolved and this episode is showing up on time. As the month of February is short so is our supply of February dates in the Vault. On tap today is a DBG from February 6 th , 1993. I have titled this one: Your Cheating Harte? It starts off with that infectious Norm chortle as he briefly loses it a...

Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness brings the final weekend of my least favorite month of the year, January, to a close with an auditory gem from January 28 th & 30 th , 1996. The title of this one will be: A Winter Garden of Glorious Guests! We begin with a Show Open and Norm asks news anchor, Bob Ames, about the Superbowl. We move on to some excellent guests booked by yours truly. Guest #1 Har...

Welcome back for another episode of Norm Nathan’s VoS. Number 70 to be exact. A DBG from January 20 th , 1996 is on tap today. Let’s call this one: Jovial Jocular January Jesters   It begins with some entertaining banter between Norm, producer Ed LeClair and Jack Harte. Subjects include: Angry radio hosts, Norm’s contract/job description, Seasonal Affective Disorder, rickets and the mummified rema...

We return this week with a DBG from January 11 th , 1992. This one will be titled: Pun for the Hills! If you’re playing the home version, make sure your pencils are sharpened as there are a lot of them to keep up with! The show is off to an auspicious start as Norm forgets to do something very important but then, thankfully, rights that wrong and avoids what could have been…crushing disappointment...

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Hello and Happy New Year to all of you. Before I give you the details of today’s broadcast let me take a moment to wish Norm a belated Happy Birthday. He would have turned 95 back on December 20 th . Thank you for your patience as I convalesced from the Covidronacroninator. I’m feeling much better and Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness is ready to kick off 2022 with…the episode I was in the middle o...

Hello listeners, subscribers, fans and everybody in the Teen Canteen. I apologize for not reaching out sooner but, in the immortal words from the band Disturbed, I was, “Down with the Sickness.” That’s right. I had the thing. Now I don’t know if it was the Omni Magazine, JetBlue, Lambda Lambda Lambda (Tri-Lambs) or the original, rich, chocolatey CocoRona version. What I do know is it knocked me on...

The Vault of Silliness has offered forth show highlights from December 10 th and 11 th , 1994. This episode is titled “Where’s the Beef?" And you’ll know why when I tell you about the guests.   It starts off with a caller talking to Norm about weather reports. Norm goes off on a rant and has a particular place where TV anchors with poor adlibs can go. We then enjoy a Norm Show Open. Let me take a...

Here we are for the first episode of the last month of 2021. Oh, mighty Vault of Silliness, what have you for us today? It’s a DBG from December 5th, 1992. The title of this bit of radio insanity is “Assumed Names.” More on that later. Norm gives a great intro to the game informing us of its worldwide appeal. In addition to visits from Arthur Godfrey and Lionel Barrymore we are treated to a couple...

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend from all of us here in Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness and the Teen Canteen.  A Thanksgiving staple is on tap for our episode today... The Swell Music Quiz (aka ‘Music with Turkeys’). This one, from November 24, 1995.  Mike Epstein is producing We begin with a declaration from Norm and then it’s on to the game. Ed Mullen in studio Jack Harte in traffic drinking his ‘rad...

Hello, hello and thanks for checking in to Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. Please sit down and get comfortable as we bring you another 2-part show which I’ve titled ‘Two Pairs and a Bunch of Jokers.’ There’s a whole heck of a lot to tell you about so let’s get started. We begin with a DBG from November 20 th , 1993. After that we will mosey on to the post-game 4-5am hour and our regularly schedu...

Today’s episode, number 63 to be exact, is another Dumb Birthday Game. This time from November 13 th , 1994. Now this is an excellent example of Norm’s appeal to younger listeners as I've titled it: The DBG: College Bowl Edition! All our players are attending college in the Boston area. Well, to be truthful, I’m not sure about one but he’s still a younger caller. Our contestants: Scott from higher...

We begin Year 2 of Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness with a Dumb Birthday game from November 2 nd , 1991. I am calling this one The Rift since Norm is hating on me, right from the start. So much so that I stop talking to him and have Jack relay my answers to Norm. Besides the palpable displeasure with me there’s lots of good stuff in this one.   Players : Stacy from Boston Steve the Wrestler from M...

Today’s episode marks the One Year Anniversary of the start of this channel and podcast. It is also 25 years since Norm left us. I hope that you enjoy listening, share in the many laughs and smiles and maybe even a shed a tear or two. I know I have. I will continue to work hard to bring you content with some plans and ideas for this channel that I hope will entertain you as we begin year 2. Like,...

Episode 60 brings us a Dumb Birthday Game from October 21 st , 1995 I’ve titled this: Wild Abandon. Not only because of what Norm says but also because of one of the players. And listen closely as we get a couple of definitions of ‘wild abandon.’ We begin with Norm and Jack Harte talking about the tag line “Welcome to our world!” on the Air Canada commercial which leads to some voice lessons from...

This episode of Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness has a little something for everyone. It hails from October 16 th , 1996. Norm is in for Bob Raliegh for the Columbus Day holiday. I’m calling this episode: Radio Digressions We begin with a Dumb Birthday Game. The Players: I'm on the phone and opening mail Mike Epstein producing and in studio Jack Harte We were having so much fun talking before we f...

Buna Ziua, Romania! Welcome to Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness! I would also like to note that we have surpassed 70 subscribers on YouTube. Let’s keep it going and thank you just so darn much. A cassette from October 9 th , 1993 jumped off the shelves for our episode today which I have titled: Storytime with Uncle Norm as Norm adds some great details to some of our birthdays. However, before we g...

Hey there! It’s so great to have you back for another visit to Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. We return to 1996. October 5 th to be exact. I have titled this: Propositions, Poultry and a Performance It begins with a Darrell Gould intro to a Jack Harte traffic report and then we jump to Norm! Though the first call is upcut it’s a great one from Tom – who clearly gathers up a bunch of things, mak...

I have something a little different here for Episode 56. In September of 1996, WBZ was celebrating their 75 th Anniversary. The following are two segments from David Brudnoy’s show on September 19 th , 1996. After a retrospective open, David (who I will refer to here as ‘Bruds’ so as to keep the Dave/David name count manageable) joins us with his special guest, Dave Maynard. There’s talk of Dave’s...

Hello, Austria! Thank you for joining us here in leaving the world a little sillier. Today’s episode hails from September 17 th , 1995. I have titled it: The Night of Tertiary Talk! We begin with a Jack Harte traffic report. Then Norm talks about his rather busy day. He got off the air and went over to the WBZ Farm Stand. Later that day, before he came back to work the overnight, he attended an ev...

A while back I said we were approaching 10k views slash listens across all platforms. Well, we skipped right by that like an AM radio wave bouncing off the cloud cover and have now surpassed 12K! Thank you just so darn much. Keep liking and subscribing and sharing Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness so we can continue to spread the hilarity and leave this world a little sillier than we found it. We c...

Hola! Quiubo? Colombia! The latest country to appear in this shows analytics as we slowly inch towards conquering the world! And this episode should bring us about a centimeter closer. A DBG from three decades ago: September 8 th , 1991 Let’s call this one: Shower Radio. Players : Jim from Winthrop Roberta Bob from Arlington Glenn from Beverly I'm on the phone because I took the night off because....