Norm Nathan's Vault of Silliness with Tony Nesbitt

Keep spreading the word about our little corner of the internet here in the Teen Canteen and let’s get to 50 subs (then 60. And 70. And…) The Vault of Silliness gives us the second part of a January weekend we started on the last episode. January 23 rd , 1993 With scratchy, transistor radio audio quality I present to you a DBG that features not one, not two, but THREE teenagers playing.   The Play...

Thank you for joining us again here at Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. This very special episode is broadcasting from the all-new, plush, but not overly ostentatious Norch Studios and FuzzyWuzzyProductions. What is a Norch, you ask? My wife and I were discussing what to call the facility. Is it a nook or a porch? And I said, “It’s a Norch!” And there you have it. Yes, the PUN never stops. Please...

Welcome back for Episode 25! Let us return to that weekend of February 10 th and 11 th back in 1996 with more caller clips! Don, who has taken copious notes on the program, provides quite the review. Glenn from Brighton who talks about Jack Harte’s “tertiary roads” expression. Louise reminisces about old time radio We talk with Joe from Winthrop. Or Lynn? Or is it Fall River? And then another clas...

Today we visit February 10 th , 1996. I’ll call this one the Norm & Tony Mix Tape. Ed Leclair is producing which allowed me to join Norm on the air and we discuss a variety of topics. Disperesed here and there are promos/commercial announcements that Norm wrote and I voiced. I don’t know how many of these we did together. Maybe they’ll turn up here in the Vault but I wish I had them all togeth...

Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness will soon to be broadcasting from some new digs but for now we’re still comfy and cozy in the old ones. Today I grabbed a cassette from October 9 th , 1994. Another version of the DBG where Norm had to dig into the week to play the game. Oct. 10 th , 11 th AND 12 th ! There was the thought one time where we should do a DBG with only dead people. “How old would they...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Personally, I am not on board with this “holiday.” BUT The Vault of Silliness is, and it shoots an arrow, hitting the mark and brings us a show from Valentine’s Day 1994! Emilio Marotta is Producing. We take a few calls and then it’s on to a short segment with Tim Walsh and TriBond. We hear from: A regular and entertaining caller from Harrisburg PA who’s voice I remember but...

Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness brings you a great variety of callers on this episode from February 13 th , 1994. Now try to keep up as they do cut in here and there. Keith Shields is Producing We hear from: David with a wince inducing topic. Chris, a hard-working sophomore at Pelham High in Pelham, NH Herb talking about Ted Williams Mary from Brockton Addie with a solution for the bitter cold an...

Episode 20! Let’s venture back to a frigid January 30 th , 1993. We begin with Norm waxing poetic, in an old Yankee accent, about wintertime and going to school back in the day and then an exciting traffic report from Jack Harte where Emily Barsh from the WBZ Programming Dept and her unwavering dedication to the station has made her Employee of the Month! Frank Murtaugh, from promotions was also h...

Welcome back for another exciting episode of Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. This time the vault has released one from January 24 th , 1993. We start with some details on a Boston Bruins win and I correct Norm on the pronunciation of one of the players’ names and he goes ‘all French’ on us.  The esteemed cast for today’s game is as follows: Charles from Waukegan, IL Hazel from Ontario, Canada Ma...

May 16 th , 1993 is our destination this week with another visit to the Vault of Silliness. A Dumb Birthday Game that features: Helen from Boston Al from Framingham Heather from Dorchester The lovely Jodie in Hudson, NH Tony in the studio And Bruce Connelly in Traffic   Birthdays: Debra Winger Olga Korbet George Gaines Pierce Brosnan Janet Jackson Lowell Weicker Gabriella Sabatini Studs Terkel And...

Here we are back for more of Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness! There were a couple of notes written on this cassette of the DBG from May 15 th , 1993: Funny and strange. It does get off to an ominous start. Norm, as he was with most shows, was at his best with comebacks and great wit. 1 st time Players: Connie from Salisbury Richard in Lynn Jim from Milton Rosemary in Everett I’m producing and joi...

Welcome back for another exciting raid into Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness! This time we set the way-back machine to January 25th, 1992 with a Dumb Birthday Game and then some additional unbridled lunacy after that! Our esteemed panel consists of: Scott from Peabody Rose Marie from Wellesley Multi-time player Mike in Marshfield Jay from Allston Jack Harte from high atop the Prudential Center in...

Happy New Year! I thought, “Why not think Spring right away on Jan. 1 st ?” We kick it off with a Dumb Birthday Game from April 24 th , 1994. Let me remind you here on the first day of the first month of the two thousand and twenty first year that the majority of these podcasts will be DBG’s. That is what my collection is mostly comprised of and also what my good friend Joan recorded as well. I th...

Thanks for returning to Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness for Side B of our post-Christmas broadcast cassette. December 27 th , 1991 to be exact. 12/27 - My Mom, Gladys’ birthday! Happy Birthday Mom! We get right into the Dumb Birthday Game with: Jerry in Revere Helen in Dorchester Richard in Brockton Dominic from W. Warwick, RI Mike Epstein in the control room and on the phone Tony on the phone Ja...

I made a cursory inspection of the cassette stacks to try to find something as close to Christmas as possible. It would be ideal if I could organize the tapes by date and attempt to coordinate each podcast with the calendar. And maybe I will someday, but I’m making no promises! What happens now is when I do come across something dated near or on a holiday, I will try to save it and air it around t...

Surprise! It’s a bonus episode to honor what would have been Norm’s 94 th birthday! December 20 th, 1926…Happy Birthday, Big Guy! This time the Vault of Silliness has gifted us with a tape from October 7 th , 1990. It was simply labeled: “One Great Hour of Norm.” There are a couple of callers that mention how nice it was to have Norm back and how things are going for him at WBZ. If I recall, this...

Welcome back as we return to November 7 th , 1995. Ed LeClair is producing Tom Stanton, co-author of Rocket Man: The Encyclopedia of Elton John, is our guest. Making it even more entertaining are calls from: Dale Andrew from Lynn Dave in Dedham And Nate from Medway Saturday Night maybe All Right for Fighting but it’s much better to listen to the Vault of Silliness! Castos https://norm-nathans-vaul...

We open Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness and grab a recording from November 7 th , 1995. The exciting Ed LeClair is producing Our guest is Troy James Hurtubise, a man who, while panning for gold as a teenager, was attacked by a grizzly bear. The encounter intrigued him so much that he started researching them while in college and years later he’s nearing completion of his film: Project Grizzly. Ca...

A little something different here for Ep 10. The following are excerpts from a few different broadcasts that date from around mid-May, 1991.  It begins with a GREAT call: 16 year-old John in Boston who goes to East Boston High School and talks ALL about the Madonna Concert Film: Truth or Dare. He also writes stories and asks Norm how he got started in radio.  Back to back beauties from the WBZ Com...

We unlock and enter the Vault of Silliness today with a show from Thanksgiving week of 1993, November 21 st to be exact. My grandfather’s birthday. This is a 2-part cast – Part 1 features one of our ‘Game Guests’ where, if you were lucky enough to get through, had a chance to win the featured game! Part 2 is a Dumb Birthday Game (DBG). Our guest this time is Tim Walsh, creator of TriBond. Please f...

Thank you for joining us as we turn back the clock to June 23, 1991 and play the Dumb Birthday Game. Now this was before we had our own theme and I played the ‘Olympics’ music to open the show. We have SEVEN participants in this one: Joe the Baker Judy from Needham Mike from Marshfield Scott for Peabody Mike Epstein on the phone I’m in studio And Charlie Sherman from traffic who’s playing for the...

We continue with The Swell Music Quiz (SMQ) here on Ep 7. More fun with the callers: Jim from Sharon. Or is it Quincy? John in VT, Andrew in Milton, MA and David in CT keep the Pink Floyd discussion going. Fred from Yarmouth, ME heard us and had to get up to call Mary in Taunton who called just to flirt with Norm Russ on a ‘car phone’ Norm has shocking info about the ‘hipsters’ in WBZ management....

Thanks for returning to Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness. Today we venture back to June 21 st , 1994 for a broadcast of the Swell Music Quiz! The panel: Ed Mullen with his ridiculous knowledge of pop music Tony in studio Jack who’s working on a very special Xmas album Some guy named Norm And the producer is Mike Epstein and his Orchestra Among others, players include: Joel, Barry, Fred, Marty and...

Episode 5, The Normala Strikes Back. We return to October 17 th , 1993. This time it’s the 2-3am hour. Sid Whittaker is producing and Fred Jendren on traffic. Callers featured are: Marty in Rockland, Ted from Bsoton, Frank in Millville, MA, Brad of Quebec and Bob in Andover, MA. Marazine and Ovaltine are just two of the commercials you'll hear. Let's get this started!

This 4 th installment of Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness takes us back to October 17 th , 1993. I’ll call this Part 1 which is the 1 – 2 am hour. Part 2 which will air separately, is the 2-3am hour. We have Sid Whittaker producing and Fred Jendren doing the traffic reports plus lots of great callers. Classic commercials from Goldbond and the MBTA Keep liking, subscribing, sharing and hitting the...