With thanks to Jack Jaffee from the long missed 12 Volt Theater podcast and his novel Down the Road we get this story from NPR about the incredible work of Tom Lopez and ZBS. I’ve really enjoyed the zany and rich works of Tom from Jack Flanders but there are so many more tales that Lopez has told through the decades. Go have a look at John Kalish’s tale of a hero of the medium!
Tag: ZBS
This article on Geekscape was floating around the Internets, and we’re a little upset we didn’t see it sooner.
The author, Witney, provides a list of the top ten old time radio dramas along with links. The shows selected are in order…
10. Brave New World
9. Superman
8. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
7. Escape “Three Skeleton Key”
6. The Knox Riots
5. Ruby 4(ZBS)
4. War of the Worlds (Mercury Theatre)
3. Johnny Got His Gun
2. Moon Over Morocco (ZBS)
1. Sorry Wrong Number
So what do you think? Agree? Disagree? Write your own list in the comments! Goodness knows we have a few that would have included!
ZBS and Tim Clark present a full recreated Ruby The Adventures of the Galactic Gumshoe.
Download this amazing eighties series. ZBS’s website clarifies the release which has just gone nuts on BOING BOING.
ZBS:
Tim didn’t actually change the music, he enhanced it. When Ruby was produced in 1981, we had synthesizers but not computers, not the marvelous musical instruments that can be called forth whenever one desires. Tim kept the original Ruby music and added to it, gave it more zip, more zap, more punch, more pizzazz. He gave Ruby a new life.