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Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Ours is not to reason why" is a phrase from the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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And I am part of all I have met.

Tennyson

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NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula © Hubble

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Discourse, the sweeter

banquet of the mind.

Homer

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Character Actor

Max Gordon Showalter (June 2, 1917 – July 30, 2000), sometimes credited as Casey Adams,  Film, television, and stage actor, as well as a composer, pianist, and singer. He appeared on more than 1,000 television programs.

He first appeared on live television in the short-lived musical variety series The Swift Show (1948–49), also known as The Lanny Ross Show.

During the 1950s, Showalter appeared in television shows like The Loretta Young Show and Navy Log.

In 1957, billed as Casey Adams, he appeared as Ward Cleaver in It’s a Small World, the original pilot for the 1950s sitcom Leave It to Beaver. The pilot was broadcast as an episode of the Studio 57 anthology series. He was replaced by Hugh Beaumont for the television series. Casey Adams also appeared in one episode of The Andy Griffith Show as an antiques dealer. His name is Ralph Mason in the episode titled “The Horse Trader.”

In the 1960s, Showalter reclaimed his original name and continued to make appeareances in movies and on television.  He made six appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Carl Reynolds in the 1958 episode, “The Case of the Curious Bride,” murder victim Burt Stokes in “The Case of the Wandering Widow” in 1960, and murderer Talbot Sparr in the 1964 episode, “The Case of the Ugly Duckling.” He made appearances in other television series like The Twilight Zone (the iconic episode “It’s a Good Life”), The Lucy Show, Gunsmoke, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The New Phil Silvers Show, Bewitched, Dr. Kildare, Surfside 6, The Doris Day Show, Kojak, Police Story, The Bob Newhart Show. He was also a regular cast member in the short-lived 1980 TV series, The Stockard Channing Show.  (Wikipedia)

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no love for ned is back on the holiday train after ten years! tune into wlur at 8pm tonight for four hours of holiday hits. we’ll be rebroadcasting the 2012 holiday show at 8pm followed by two hours of new holiday hits at 10pm. if you miss it tonight, don’t fear as they’ll both re-air (in reverse order) next friday!

last week was the annual ‘best of twenty year ago’ show. over the course of four hours we heard from over sixty different records released in 2002. if you enjoyed the show, you can also check out the previous six retrospective shows spotlighting 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995.

no love for ned on wlur – december 9th, 2022 from 8pm-midnight

artist // track // album // label evil wiener // koo koo // evil wiener presents billy sugarfix’s lost gumdrop kingdom // smith level tullycraft // twee // beat surf fun // magic marker dressy bessy // there’s a girl // sound go round // kindercore luna // lovedust // romantica // jetset spoon // the way we get by // kill the moonlight // merge the guild league // jet set… go! // private transport // matinée the national splits // afternoon was tight // the national splits // kittridge dear nora // on to september // the new year ep // magic marker darren hanlon // hiccups // hello stranger // candle belle and sebastian // scooby driver // storytelling // matador bikeride // fakin’ amnesia // morning macumba // hidden agenda masters of the hemisphere // anything, anything // protest a dark anniversary // kindercore the sinking ships // out of key harmony // out of key harmony // darla track star // feet first // lion destroyed the whole world // better looking esg // it’s not me // step off // soul jazz yo la tengo // nuclear war (version two) // nuclear war ep // matador the blow // jet ski accidents // bonus album // k ugly casanova // things i don’t remember // sharpen your teeth // sub pop vermont // ballad of larry bird // calling albany // kindercore matt pond pa // measure three // the green fury // polyvinyl azure ray // the new year // burn and shiver // warm electronic aarktica // nostalgia = distortion // or you could just go through your whole life and be happy anyway (bliss out, volume eighteen) // darla sigur rós // vaka // ( ) // mca múm // green green grass of tunnel // finally we are no one // fat cat the notwist // one with the freaks // neon golden // domino family fodder // tender words // tender words ep // dark beloved cloud flin flon // chicoutimi // chicoutimi ep // teenbeat the capricorns // the new sound // in the zone // paroxysm the apples in stereo // rainfall // velocity of sound // spinart the flaming lips // fight test // yoshimi battles the pink robots // warner bros. of montreal // jennifer louise // aldhils arboretum // kindercore jason anderson // astronaut, astronaut! // something/everything! // k sleater-kinney // oh! // one beat // kill rock stars rhett miller // this is what i do // the instigator // elektra guided by voices // back to the lake // universal truths and cycles // matador elvis costello // forty-five // when i was cruel // island brendan benson // you’re quiet // lapalco // startime the arrogants // the distance between us // nobody’s cool ep // shelflife cinerama // careless // torino // manifesto saturday looks good to me // diary // love will find you // whistletap acid house kings // sunday morning // mondays are like tuesdays and tuesdays are like wednesdays // labrador the brunettes // holding hands, feeding ducks // holding hands, feeding ducks // lil’ chief mirah // cold cold water // advisory committee // k destroyer // this night // this night // merge june panic // see(ing) double // baby’s breadth // secretly canadian doleful lions // surfside motel // out like a lamb // parasol unbunny // swans are fainting // black strawberries // two-ton santa julie doiron // all their broken hearts // heart and crime // jagjaguwar jeffrey lewis // the chelsea hotel oral sex song // the last time i did acid i went insane // rough trade little wings // look at what the light did now // light green leaves // k lambchop // the daily growl // is a woman // merge beck // guess i’m doing fine // sea change // dgc johnny cash // hurt // american iv: the man comes around // american richard buckner // born into giving it up // impasse // overcoat songs: ohia // blue factory flame // didn’t it rain // secretly canadian the mendoza line // the triple bill of shame // lost in revelry // misra okkervil river // westfall // don’t fall in love with everyone you see // jagjaguwar the mountain goats // the best ever death metal band in denton // all hail west texas // emperor jones dqe // i’m your girl // i’m your girl // dark beloved cloud swearing at motorists // this flag signals goodbye // this flag signals goodbye // secretly canadian low // in the drugs // trust // kranky

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Fornax Cluster of Galaxies © Marcelo Rivera

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Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble

Credits: NASA, ESA, Hubble, License, Judy Schmidt

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Lake Bled, Slovenia 🇸🇮

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A secret place

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Night!

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Horsehead and Orion Nebulae

Credits: Dale J. Martin, Massapoag Pond Obs.

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Otis Redding  † December 10, 1967

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Did you hear stealthy footsteps on the stairs?