The National Lum & Abner Society Store
The National Lum and Abner Society is authorized to offer the following items
for sale. (The NLAS is not permitted to sell copies of the L&A radio
programs via the internet; those rights belong to Radio Spirits. You may
contact them at http://www.RadioSpirits.com/ for more information.) The
profit from all items sold by the NLAS is utilized in meeting our expenses
for printing The Jot 'Em Down Journal, future editions of The Lum and Abner
Scripts, our annual NLAS Conventions, and other aspects of financing our
organization. No individual connected with the NLAS profits monetarily from
these sales.
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ITEMS FOR SALE
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LUM & ABNER SCRIPT REPRINT BOOKS
The NLAS publishes a series of books which contain the text of
the original radio scripts from the 1930s that are NOT available
in recorded form. Numerous editions have been published, but
these sell out QUICKLY! The following volumes are currently
available. The price is $7 per volume, which includes postage
and handling. Each volume contains one month of scripts, with
an illustrated cover and introductory notes. These scripts were
written by Chet Lauck and Tuffy Goff, Lum and Abner themselves!
June 1937, "COURTIN' DISASTER!"
July 1937, "THE COURTSHIP OF SPUD GANDEL"
August 1937, "WEDDING BELL BLUES"
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The NLAS Scripts
(This is a collection of "new" scripts, produced between
1986 and 2001, written especially for the NLAS Conventions, and designed to
showcase our many wonderful guest stars. This is being sold at a higher
price as a special fund-raiser for the NLAS Convention, and also because each
copy is produced per order. The cover artwork depicts each guest star, and
an optional full color version is available at an increased price.) REGULAR
EDITION: $10.00,
COLOR COVER EDITION: #15.00
(For more information regarding the exact contents, e-mail
DLPitch606@aol.com!)
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NLAS VIDEOTAPES:
The NLAS offers two-hour VHS videotapes containing highlights of our annual
conventions. (The NLAS cannot sell copies of the seven Lum and Abner motion
pictures, but you can log on to for more information.) Each NLAS Convention
videotape sells for $15, which includes postage and handling. We currently
have 1985-1996 available, with 1997 (and hopefully 1998!) to be released this
year. (NOTE: The production values become more sophisticated as this series
progresses. E-mail DLPitch606@aol.com for more information on specific
volumes.)
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NLAS CONVENTION VIDEOTAPES, PRICE $15 EACH:
(1) 1985 (Guest stars: L&A writer Roz Rogers, L&A supporting actor
Clarence Hartzell)
(2) 1986 (Guest stars: L&A Museum curator Kathy Stucker, Dick Huddleston's
daughter Ethel Huddleston Ball)
(3) 1987 (Guest star: L&A supporting actor Jerry Hausner - includes
original documentary on his career)
(4) 1988 (Guest stars: L&A supporting actors Elmore Vincent and Jerry
Hausner)
(5) 1989 (Guest star: L&A announcer Wendell Niles - includes documentary
on five-year history of the NLAS.)
(6) 1990 (Guest star: L&A movie actor, Rev. Bobs Watson.)
(7) 1991 (Guest star: Radio Hall of Fame's Les Tremayne, who once
performed in commercials for L&A, who here narrates our original production,
"The Wonderful World of Lum and Abner," a multimedia celebration of their
60th anniversary.)
(8) 1992 (Guest star: L&A movie actress Louise Currie, with added
entertainment from children's TV magician "Cousin Cliff" Holman.)
(9) 1993 (Guest star: L&A supporting actor, Willard "The Great
Gildersleeve" Waterman.)
(10) 1994 (Guest star: Shirley Lauck Babcock, daughter of Chet "Lum"
Lauck. Includes our documentary on the 10th anniversary of the NLAS.)
(11) 1995 (Guest star: L&A supporting actor Parley Baer, best known as
radio's "Chester" from Gunsmoke.)
(12) 1996 (Guest stars: L&A producer Forrest Owen, L&A associates Harlan
Hobbs and Ben Combs, actress Cathy Lee Crosby and sister Linda Lou Crosby
(daughters of longtime L&A announcer Lou Crosby)
(13) 1997 (Guest star: Mary Lee Robb, who began her radio career as Abner's
daughter "Little Pearl" and is well-remembered as "Marjorie," niece of "The
Great Gildersleeve.")
(14) 1998 (Guest stars: Radio historian and actor Frank Bresee, and
actress-writer-educator Kate Phillips, better known to L&A fans as Kay Linaker,
the "bad girl" in "Two Weeks to Live.")
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NLAS "SPECIAL RELEASE" CASSETTES
These contain rare material generally not found int the "regular"
NLAS Tape Catalog
(1) THANKSGIVING IN PINE RIDGE - A special 1 hour broadcast from 1953
(2) THE ALKA-SELTZER SPECIALS - Assorted special productions from the
1941-48 period.
(3) BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LUM & ABNER - Rehearsal, audition, and
what not
(4) LUM & ABNER'S JUKEBOX JAMBOREE - An unsold 1951 autition for a
new L&A format
(5) TOTALLY HIDDEN LUM & ABNER - More unusual and scarce recordings,
including the 1936 ceremony that changed Water, Arkansas into
Pine Ridge.
(6) THE MUSIC OF LUM & ABNER - Musical highlights from the world of
Pine Ridge
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BACK ISSUES OF THE JOT 'EM DOWN JOURNAL
All issues from August 1984 to current issue now available for
$2.00 each
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NEW L&A CD RELEASES<
First Generation Radio Archives has released a new 5 cd collection
of RESTORED Lum and Abner episodes on cd to go along with the
10-volume that they previously released. These 5 cds contain 20
L&A episodes covering June 21 to July 25, 1944. The cost for this
5 cd collection is $25 plus $2.50 postage. The previous 10-volume
set is still available for $50 plus $2.50 postage. Both of these
great sets are availible through the NLAS.
Send all orders to NLAS c/o Tim Hollis, #81 Sharon Blvd., Dora, AL 35062.
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