THE PRIMROSE CHRONICLES

Send a text After another lengthy hiatus, Host & Narrator, Marty Young, is back with a recollection the events surrounding his last experience of the Indy 500, Memorial Day (+1), 1965.  Events with 3 of his best High School buddies in the hours preceding the “drop of the flag” to start the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” make this a telling of more than just another race.  It’s the third bite o...

Send a text Episode 305 of The Primrose Chronicles  introduces a new component to its story library - the first of several occasional tellings about “Things Only Baby Boomers Remember”. It’s a long way from today’s Smart Phones to Rotary Dial desk sets and land lines of yesteryear, including activities long past for placing and receiving calls.  With a smile, those long past experiences are recall...

Send a text Episode 304 of The Primrose Chronicles has finally dropped, with a tale about 1950’s & 60’s teen dances &  the brutal hesitance of gangly, awkward and  self-conscious boys to learn the seemingly dance du jour,  At least for one teen, it was a harrowing but necessary ordeal.  As you listen, I hope you find it humorous and just a bit memorable as well.  In any case, enjoy.  It wa...

Send a text A favorite TPC Episode of season two was the “Characters of the Chronicles” interview with Bob Basler, author of the  online literary work, 5 AM Stories.  He was one of The Chronicles creator& host’s closest childhood buddies from the Ol’ Neighborhood & is now a good friend after reconnecting over the last several years.  When he first joined the TPC mike back in May of 2023, h...

Send a text If you ask people who grew up in the 1950’s, 60’s about some their most vivid and treasured memories as children, the Saturday afternoon Kiddie  Matinee at the has to rank high. In Episode 302 in the TPC project , host & narrator, Marty Young, offers the details and atmosphere of that weekly event as experienced in two Northside Indianapolis movie theaters, the Uptown and the Vogue...

Send a text It’s been 5 months since the host & narrator of The Primrose Chronicles brought the curtain down on Season Two.  Questions surrounding the launch ofSeason 3 became multiple as new episodes were delayed & faithful listeners began to wonder if a return of the tales, yarns, stories & interviews might ever re-appear.  This is that long-awaited or, at least, slightly wondered ab...

Send a text It’s another Character of the Chronicles conversation. This time We hear from a someone who knew one of Rock & Roll Radio Royalty in Indianapolis — the eldest son of WIBC’s Bouncin’ Bill Baker, Art Baker.  Art shares stories & reflections of his father, not just the zany personality of his morning show, but also the hard work & long hours devoted, The result, I think, provi...

Send a text In response to inquiries by faithful fans,  Episode 226steps away from tales and talks about the Old Neighborhood & takes a deep dive into the numbers that comprise the TPC fan base, & the possible places & personalities behind them.  It’s a light-hearted, tongue-in-check consideration of what kind of folks might listen in week to week.  Some might even be surprised by the...

Send a text Episode 225 of The Primrose Chronicles takes the listener on a different kind of jaunt back to what some call “the Good Ol’ Days”.   Three ladies, life long friends, who gather together, around a figurative “kitchen table” to talk about those days and in the process reflect on what has kept them close over the years.  On the surface it’s girl talk, go a little deeper and you catch the...

Send a text Everyone these days from Coast to Coast has a thought about the oppressive heat so many have been experiencing, but doesn’t that just come with the summer months? TPC episode 222, “HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU?” Considers that thought, by recalling what those Dog dates were like watt back when, in times when A/C & Refrigeration units were the exception rather than the rule, and greater creat...

Send a text Fun & activities for Boomer kids were almost from sunrise to sunset and after.  Episode 223 takes focus on the games played after supper & in the front yards that entertained the many with their competition & strategy.  See if you don’t remember them by name and description, as well as your own participation in them.  Especially be quick about declaring, “NOT IT! But howeve...

Send a text A lot of fascinating information about the creation of a popular board game had to be cut from the TPC Episode 221 due to time constraints.  In this extended  and unedited copy of the full interview with Brian Hersch, CEO of Hersch Games & creator of the new Baby Boomer trivia product, BOOM AGAIN.  His insights into that unique generation & his passion for offering an entertain...

Send a text If music  of the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s was & is for Boomers the soundtrack of our lives, then games were our playground.   Episode 218, BOOMERS & BOARD GAMES, unpacks the period when Monopoly, Clue, Sorry and the like were rolled out regularly in homes & neighborhoods across the US.  TPC guest, Brian Hersch, creator of popular board games like Outburst, Taboo & Scatterg...

Send a text As promised in Episode 219, here is the full conversation with 1960’s  & beyond Indianapolis Youth Leader, Derek Wallace. His providential journey from his homeland to Africa to Kentucky before reaching Indiana is shared as he affirms the Lord’s him to the capital city of Indiana.  Additional incidents and memorable folks he encountered along the way are also recounted.  This is an...

Send a text Many Teens living through the 1960’s were richly benefitted by those adults who gave of their time, talent and even some of their treasure, investing in programs & activities that could provide hope, offer purpose and create a vision for the future of youth in their charge.  In addition to, of course, parents, themselves examples of The Greatest Generation, Baby Boomers had coaches...

Send a text Do you remember the critters you took as pets growing up? Do you even recall their names & even their untimely demises? If so, Episode 218 of TPC may strike several familiar chords.  If you’re a little fuzzy on those in your care, perhaps the short vignettes that make up this Season 2 audio installment will stir some fresh remembrances.  Or maybe not & if that’s the case, take...

Send a text At the beginning of a 4-day weekend celebrating the birthday of the US of A, The Chronicles offers a revival of a 1st season recounting this national holiday with an episode, “A FOURTH OF JULY REDUX”. New intro, new closing, original material delivered through a new microphone & mixed by new software brings this narrative a fresh sound, though the same old racanteur.  Give it a lis...

Send a text Episode 216 of the Chronicles assumes the same role as the earlier TPC audio installment, 211.  That story, “Mabel, Mabel… “, gave the project’s host an opportunity to honor HIS Mother and by extension, Mom’s everywhere,  All that because Mother’s Day was right around the corner.  This Sunday is the masculine expression of a similar day, Father’s Day so this is a similar yarn.  To set...

Send a text A Fort-five minute episode was not enough to include all the stories, anecdotes & observations Dick Summer shared about his days in the Indianapolis Radio scene during the late 50’s & early 60’s. He had a lot to share about East Coast radio & how  radio changed since those early days.  So much you missed if you only listened to Episode 213, The  Voice From the Glass Booth o...

Send a text In an era known for its Rock & Roll music and performers, many Boomer teens were even more connected to the on air radio personalities who spun the platters on the top radio stations across the nation.  These “disc jockeys” had their faithful followings  who listened as much for their comments as the records they played.  Every decent-sized town had them, but for a few years in the...

Send a text With Memorial Day upon us, we turn the only way appropriate for a Hoosier storyteller- toward the Indy 500 & memories therein.  The discoveries of an 11year old as he takes in his first Greatest Spectacle in Racing, albeit as a lowly seller of newspapers in the infield before and during the race, are simple.  But the sights and sounds of the event come alive in the telling.  Enjoy!...

Send a text THE MOST ENTERTAINING CROSSOVER EVENT!! Okay, admittedly, that’s an exaggeration regarding this week’s TPC episode.  What is true is that two old friends come together and compare notes on their recollections of their shared neighborhood, 44th & Primrose Ave, NE side, Indianapolis, IN, growing up in the 50’s & 60’s  The compadres -  Bob BASLER, the creative author of 5 AM STORI...

Send a text This episode brings the TPC back around the kitchen table @ 4425 for a look at etiquette and manners deemed necessary by 50’s Moms to take a family out in public.  It’s a tongue in cheek account, but speaks to the very real efforts of parents during this era, to conduct themselves in a matter by which they can take their proper place in society albeit a buffet cafeteria.  Sounds mundan...

Send a text As promised, the full conversation with Phil & Paul Blowers, sons of Northside preacher, Russ Blowers, now appears as a bonus episode on TPC, complete & unedited, a 1st for The Primrose Chronicles podcast project.  Hopefully it offers a few more laughs & a lot more appreciation for the Old Neighborhood personalities.  Enjoy! Blessings! #indynostalgia, #60snostalgia, #50snos...

Send a text Episode 209 is this month’s TPC Interview offering a fresh perspective of the Old Neighborhood NE Side, Indianapolis .   Our guest(s) can certainly see The community around Primrose with a different type of nostalgia.  They are Phil and Paul Blowers, Preacher’s Kids, (PKs), sons of the minister at E 49th St Christian  Church, Russ and his wife, Marion.  How tough was life in a fishbowl...