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| We intended to present a 10th anniversary "flashback" to both the 1999 and 2000 NLAS Conventions on this website in 2009 and 2010 respectively, but other things seemed to get in the way. Soon I will try to remedy that oversight and get the 2000 NLAS Convention material posted. In memory of our friend Fred Foy, we are offering an online "reprint" of some of the material from the August 1999 issue of The Jot 'Em Down Journal. It says a lot about Mr. Foy's popularity with fans of radio when we noticed that issue was one of the first to sell out when we again started offering back issues for sale! The cover depicts the meeting of Fred Foy and Robert Cates. Robert is the son of the late Opie Cates, the incredibly gifted clarinetist who handled the music for the majority of the half-hour Lum and Abner series. Opie also played a character on the program. |
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| UPDATE! Tim Hollis located and supplied the color photos needed and I have replaced the black and white scans with them. In case you're wondering, the printed cover of the August 1999 issue was in black and white. Thank you for your patience!! |
| WHEN YOU SEE THIS IMAGE, CLICK IT TO "TURN THE PAGE." |
| Hi yo Silver! Here's an unusual shot we ran across while searching for images. This is a frame grab from a mini-DV tape. We were rehearsing our script with Mr. Foy in one of the Lime Tree Inn rooms prior to the 1999 NLAS Convention. At left, Sam Brown seems to be removing the staple from his script. On the table is the "phone ringer" sound effect device built by member Chuck Anders. In the middle is Fred Foy, and seated in the foreground is Tim Hollis. Both seem to be listening to Donnie Pitchford. Maybe someone should warn them! |
