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Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Sixteen of Twenty-One from 2011-10-11T21:00
Tue Oct 11, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Sixteen of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Fifteen of Twenty-One from 2011-10-10T21:00
Mon Oct 10, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Fifteen of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Fourteen of Twenty-One from 2011-10-09T21:00
Sun Oct 9, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Fourteen of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Thirteen of Twenty-One from 2011-10-08T21:00
Sat Oct 8, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Thirteen of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Twelve of Twenty-One from 2011-10-07T21:00
Fri Oct 7, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Twelve of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 18...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Eleven of Twenty-One from 2011-10-06T21:00
Thur Oct 6, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Eleven of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 1...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Ten of Twenty-One from 2011-10-05T21:00
Wed Oct 5, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Ten of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 1879 ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Nine of Twenty-One from 2011-10-04T21:00
Tue Oct 4, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Nine of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 1879...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Eight of Twenty-One from 2011-10-03T21:00
Mon Oct 3, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Eight of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 187...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Seven of Twenty-One from 2011-10-02T21:00
Sun Oct 2, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Seven of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 187...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Six of Twenty-One from 2011-10-01T21:00
Sat Oct 1, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Six of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 1879 ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Five of Twenty-One from 2011-09-30T21:00
Fri Sept 30, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Five of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 18...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Four of Twenty-One from 2011-09-29T21:00
Thur Sept 29, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Four of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 1...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 - Part Three of Twenty-One from 2011-09-28T21:00
Tue Sept 28, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Three of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 1...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Two of Twenty-One) from 2011-09-27T21:00
Tue Sept 27, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part Two of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 187...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part One of Twenty-One) from 2011-09-26T21:00
Mon Sept 26, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 2000 (Part One of Twenty-One)
In celebration of reaching 2000 Episodes, we will be presenting Max Adeler’s 187...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1999 from 2011-09-23T21:00
Fri Sept 23, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1999
Here is the last story before our 2000th Episode! Max Adeler describes a visit to an Editor by a crackpot invent...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1998 from 2011-09-22T21:00
Thur Sept 22, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1998
As we count down to our 2000th Episode, we are presenting a week of truly funny Max Adeler stories! For years, ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1997 from 2011-09-21T21:00
Wed Sept 21, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1997
As we count down to our 2000th Episode, we are presenting a week of truly funny Max Adeler stories! Today’s 1882...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1996 from 2011-09-20T21:00
Tue Sept 20, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1996
As we count down to our 2000th Episode, we are presenting a week of truly funny Max Adeler stories! Today we hea...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1995 from 2011-09-19T21:00
Mon, Sept 19, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1995
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wi...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1994 from 2011-09-15T21:00
Thur Sept 15, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1994
Charles Heber Clark was wildly popular as a humorist using the name Max Adeler. But before adopting that name, ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1993 from 2011-09-14T21:00
Wed Sept 14, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1993
Charles Heber Clark was wildly popular as a humorist using the name Max Adeler. But before adopting that name, h...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1992 from 2011-09-13T21:00
Tue Sept 13, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1992
Charles Heber Clark was wildly popular as a humorist using the name Max Adeler. But before adopting that name, h...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1991 from 2011-09-12T21:00
Mon, Sept 12, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1991
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wi...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1990 from 2011-09-01T21:00
Thur Sept 1, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1990
Sometimes we discover great, almost totally forgotten humorists here in The Basement. We have found some of the ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1989 from 2011-08-31T21:00
Wed Aug 31, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1989
Sometimes we discover great, almost totally forgotten humorists here in The Basement. We have found some of the f...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1988 from 2011-08-30T21:00
Tue Aug 30, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1988
Sometimes we discover great, almost totally forgotten humorists here in The Basement. We have found some of the f...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1987 from 2011-08-29T21:00
Mon, Aug 29, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1987
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Win...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1986 from 2011-08-26T21:00
Fri Aug 26, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1986
Sometimes we discover great, almost totally forgotten humorists here in The Basement. We have found some of the f...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1985 from 2011-08-25T21:00
Thur Aug 25, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1985
Sometimes we discover great, almost totally forgotten humoris...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1984 from 2011-08-24T21:00
Wed Aug 24, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1984
Sometimes we discover great, almost totally forgotten humorists here in The Basement. We have found some of the f...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1983 from 2011-08-23T21:00
Tue Aug 23, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1983
Sometimes we discover great, almost totally forgotten humorists here in The Basement. We have found some of the f...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1982 from 2011-08-22T21:00
Mon, Aug 22, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1982
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Win...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1981 from 2011-08-18T21:00
Thur Aug 18, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1981
We have dug up some more short and funny stories by Max Adeler. The Modern Hotel Clerk is the subject of ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1980 from 2011-08-17T21:00
Wed Aug 17, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1980
We have dug up some more short and funny stories by Max Adeler. From 1872, we hear of a major problem invo...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1979 from 2011-08-16T21:00
Tue Aug 16, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1979
We have dug up some more short and funny stories by Max Adeler. Today we feature a situation that Adeler u...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1978 from 2011-08-15T21:00
Mon, Aug 15, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1978
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Win...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1977 from 2011-08-12T21:00
Fri Aug 12, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1977
We are wrapping up a week reading some extremely short, but quite funny stories by the incomparable Max Adeler. T...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1976 from 2011-08-11T21:00
Thur Aug 11, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1976
This week we are reading some extremely short, but quite funny stories by the incomparable Max Adeler. A nasty k...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1975 from 2011-08-10T21:00
Wed Aug 10, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1975
This week we are reading some extremely short, but quite funny stories by the incomparable Max Adeler. In today’s...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1974 from 2011-08-09T21:00
Tue Aug 9, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1974
This week we are reading some extremely short, but quite funny stories by the incomparable Max Adeler. We call tod...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1973 from 2011-08-08T21:00
Mon, Aug 8, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1973
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wind...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1972 from 2011-08-05T21:00
Fri Aug 5, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1972
A popular children’s magazine that often featured fun stories for all ages was ‘Robert Merry’s Museum,’ published ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1971 from 2011-08-04T21:00
Thur Aug 4, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1971
A popular children’s magazine that often featured fun stories for all ages was ‘Robert Merry’s Museum,’ published...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1970 from 2011-08-03T21:00
Wed Aug 3, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1970
A popular children’s magazine that often featured fun stories for all ages was ‘Robert Merry’s Museum,’ published ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1969 from 2011-08-02T21:00
Tue Aug 2, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1969
A popular children’s magazine that often featured fun stories for all ages was ‘Robert Merry’s Museum,’ published ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1968 from 2011-08-01T21:00
Mon, Aug 1, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1968
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wind...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1967 from 2011-07-27T21:00
Wed July 27, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1967
Just for the heck of it, we have selected four random funny stories from the old humorous ‘Life Magazine’ that w...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1966 from 2011-07-26T21:00
Tue July 26, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1966
Just for the heck of it, we have selected four random funny stories from the old humorous ‘Life Magazine’ that w...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1965 from 2011-07-25T21:00
Mon, July 25, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1965
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wi...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1964 from 2011-07-22T21:00
Fri July 22, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1964
Here’s one more from George Fitch’s 1916 collection of ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ about body parts. Today we real lowd...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1963 from 2011-07-21T21:00
Thur July 21, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1963
We have more from George Fitch’s 1916 collection of ‘Vest Po...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1962 from 2011-07-20T21:00
Wed July 20, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1962
We return to George Fitch’s 1916 collection of ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ with a collection of pieces about body parts...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1961 from 2011-07-19T21:00
Tue July 19, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1961
We return to George Fitch’s 1916 collection of ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ with a collection of pieces about body parts...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1960 from 2011-07-18T21:00
Mon, July 18, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1960
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wi...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1959 from 2011-07-15T21:00
Fri July 15, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1959
We have dug up some stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) this week.
Editing a newspaper and dealing wit...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1958 from 2011-07-14T21:00
Thur July 14, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1958
We have dug up some stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) this week.
From 1875, we present a truly funn...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1957 from 2011-07-13T21:00
Wed July 13, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1957
We have dug up some stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) this week.
Today, our author pays to have his ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1956 from 2011-07-12T21:00
Tue July 12, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1956
It has been a while since we’ve read stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis), so let’s dig some up this week.
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1955 from 2011-07-11T21:00
Mon, July 11, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1955
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England ...
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1954 from 2011-07-01T21:00
Fri July 1, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1954
We are reading some more of George Ade’s Turn-of-the-Century ‘Fables in Slang.’
Today we offer a re-...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1953 from 2011-06-30T21:00
Thur June 30, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1953
We are reading some more of George Ade’s Turn-of-the-Century ‘Fables in Slang.’
In today’s 1904 Fa...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1952 from 2011-06-29T21:00
Wed June 29, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1952
We are reading some more of George Ade’s Turn-of-the-Century ‘Fables in Slang.’
From 1903, we offer...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1951 from 2011-06-28T21:00
Tue June 28, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1951
This week will be presenting some more of George Ade’s Turn-of-the-Century ‘Fables in Slang.’
Today...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1950 from 2011-06-27T21:00
Mon, June 27, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1950
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wi...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1949 from 2011-06-16T21:00
Thur June 16, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1949
We have discovered some odd, almost forgotten Stephen Leacock pieces this week!
In the late 1890s,...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1948 from 2011-06-15T21:00
Wed June 15, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1948
We have discovered some odd, almost forgotten Stephen Leacock pieces this week!
What would it be li...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1947 from 2011-06-14T21:00
Tue June 14, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1947
We have discovered some odd, almost forgotten Stephen Leacock pieces this week!
Today we offer the ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1946 from 2011-06-13T21:00
Mon, June 13, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1946
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Wi...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1945 from 2011-06-10T21:00
Fri June 10, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1945
We have one last short ‘Prose Poem’ from Walt Mason’s 1914 collection, ‘Rippling Rhymes to Suit the Times.’
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1944 from 2011-06-09T21:00
Thur June 9, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1944
Here’s another ‘Prose Poem’ from Walt Mason’s 1914 collection, ‘Rippling Rhymes to Suit the Times.’
...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1943 from 2011-06-08T21:00
Wed June 8, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1943
We have found some more fun ‘Prose Poems’ from Walt Mason’s 1914 collection, ‘Rippling Rhymes to Suit the Times.’...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1942 from 2011-06-07T21:00
Tue June 7, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1942
This week, we will be reading some more fun ‘Prose Poems’ from Walt Mason’s 1914 collection, ‘Rippling Rhymes to ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1941 from 2011-06-06T21:00
Mon, June 6, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1941
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Win...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1940 from 2011-05-19T21:00
Thur May 19, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1940
We are reading some early funny stories taken from W. L. Alden’s 1878 book ‘Shooting Stars.’
Back i...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1939 from 2011-05-18T21:00
Wed May 18, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1939
This week, we have found funny stories taken from W. L. Alden’s early humor column work for the New York Times, a...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1938 from 2011-05-17T21:00
Tue May 17, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1938
This week, we have dug out some funny stories taken from W. L. Alden’s early humor column work for the New York T...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1937 from 2011-05-16T21:00
Mon, May 16, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1937
Our Monday Novel Serialization is the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘England from A Back-Win...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1936 from 2011-05-13T21:00
Fri May 13, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1936
Our last tale for the week from James M. Bailey’s 1873 book, ‘Life in Danbury’ concerns breaking in new footwear....
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1935 from 2011-05-12T21:00
Thur May 12, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1935
Here’s yet another chicken story from James M. Bailey’s 1873 book, ‘Life in Danbury.’ It is entitled ‘Dri...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1934 from 2011-05-11T21:00
Wed May 11, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1934
We’ve dug up some short stories from James M. Bailey’s 1873 bo...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1933 from 2011-05-10T21:00
Tue May 10, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1933
Continuing to dig up some odd stories from James M. Bailey, we have an extremely short, but fun piece from 1873 e...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1932 from 2011-05-09T21:00
Mon, May 9, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1932
This week we begin a NEW Monday Novel Serialization - the 1878 Journey of Danbury Newsman James M. Bailey - ‘Engl...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1931 from 2011-05-07T21:00
Sat May 07, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1931
We are back after a week’s break!
In the past, we have featured fun stories from James M. Bai...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1930 from 2011-04-28T21:00
Thur Apr 28, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1930
In 1914, George Fitch published a collection of ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ about the various United States, calle...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1929 from 2011-04-27T21:00
Wed Apr 27, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1929
In 1914, George Fitch published a collection of ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ about the United States, It is called ‘...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1928 from 2011-04-26T21:00
Tue Apr 26, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1928
In 1914, George Fitch published a collection of ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ about the United States, It is called ‘...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1927 from 2011-04-25T21:00
Mon, Apr 25, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1927
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
Th...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1926 from 2011-04-22T21:00
Fri Apr 22, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1926
Our last Ellis Parker Butler story for this week involves a Newspaper Editor sick and unawares in bed, and h...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1925 from 2011-04-21T21:00
Thur Apr 21, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1925
While definitely of his time, Ellis Parker Butler’s stories are still witty today.
From...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1924 from 2011-04-20T21:00
Wed Apr 20, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1924
The works of Ellis Parker Butler are still hilarious even in the 21st Century!
We offer another...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1923 from 2011-04-19T21:00
Tue Apr 19, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1923
The works of Ellis Parker Butler still remain laugh-out-loud funny today!
Today’s 1911 Butler p...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1922 from 2011-04-18T21:00
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1922
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
Th...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1921 from 2011-04-15T21:00
Fri Apr 15, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1921
This week, we have dug out some more truly rare Bill Nye stories, always a treat to read and t...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1920 from 2011-04-14T21:00
Thur Apr 14, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1920
This week, we have dug out some more truly rare Bill Nye stories, always a treat to read and ...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1919 from 2011-04-13T21:00
Wed Apr 13, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1919
This week, we have dug out some more truly rare Bill Nye stories, always a treat to read and t...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1918 from 2011-04-12T21:00
Tue Apr 12, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1918
This week, we have dug out some more truly rare Bill Nye stories, always a treat to read and t...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1917 from 2011-04-11T21:30
Mon, Apr 11, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1917
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1916 from 2011-04-09T21:00
Sat Apr 9, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1916
Our Saturday Night Special story is by Palmer Cox, from an 1889 collection of his pre-Brownies ‘Frontier...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1915 from 2011-04-07T21:00
Thur Apr 7, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1915
This week, we have dug out some truly rare Bill Nye stories, always
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1914 from 2011-04-06T21:00
Wed Apr 6, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1914
This week, we will be digging out some scarce Bill Nye stories, always...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1913 from 2011-04-05T21:00
Tue Apr 5, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1913
This week, we will be digging out some scarce Bill Nye stories, always...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1912 from 2011-04-04T21:00
Mon, Apr 4, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1912
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1911 from 2011-04-02T21:00
Sat Apr 2, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1911
Our Saturday Night Special story was written by Madeline Orvis back in 189...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1910 from 2011-04-01T21:00
Fri Apr 1, 2011
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1910
Welcome to Gorilla Week in The Basement!
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1909 from 2011-03-31T21:00
Thur Mar 31, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1909
Welcome to Gorilla Week in The Basement!
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1908 from 2011-03-30T21:00
Wed Mar 30, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1908
Welcome to Gorilla Week in The Basement!
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1907 from 2011-03-29T21:00
Tue Mar 29, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1907
Welcome to Gorilla Week in The Basement!
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1906 from 2011-03-28T21:00
Mon Mar 28, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1906
Welcome to Gorilla Week in The Basement!
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Mister Ron's Basement No. 1905 from 2011-03-26T21:00
Sat Mar 26, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1905
Our Saturday Night Special story comes from the pen of the little-known M. B. Butler, from 1884. In this tal...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1904 from 2011-03-25T21:00
Fri Mar 25, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1904
We are wrapping up a week of short stories by the great Southern Writer, Opie P. Read.
Today w...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1903 from 2011-03-24T20:30
Thur Mar 24, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1903
This week, we have found some wonderful short stories by the great Southern Writer, Opie P. Read.
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1902 from 2011-03-23T21:00
Wed Mar 23, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1902
This week, we have found some wonderful short stories by the great Southern Writer, Opie P. Read.
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1901 from 2011-03-22T20:30
Tue Mar 22, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1901
This week, we have found some wonderful short stories by the great Southern Writer, Opie P. Read. Today’s 18...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1900 from 2011-03-21T20:30
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1900
Welcome to our 1900th Episode!
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s...
Mister Ron's Basement No. 1899 from 2011-03-19T21:00
Sat Mar 19, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1899
Our Satur...
Mister Ron's Basement #1898 from 2011-03-18T21:00
Fri Mar 18, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1898
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Cen...
Mister Ron's Basement #1897 from 2011-03-17T21:00
Thur Mar 17, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1897
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Ce...
Mister Ron's Basement #1896 from 2011-03-16T21:00
Wed Mar 16, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1896
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Cen...
Mister Ron's Basement #1895 from 2011-03-15T21:00
Tue Mar 15, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1895
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Cen...
Mister Ron's Basement #1894 from 2011-03-12T21:30
Sat Mar 12, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1894
After a week’s break, we return with our Saturday Night Special story — Celebrating Women’s History M...
Mister Ron's Basement #1893 from 2011-03-04T22:00
Fri Mar 4, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1893
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Cent...
Mister Ron's Basement #1892 from 2011-03-03T22:00
Thur Mar 3, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1892
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Cen...
Mister Ron's Basement #1891 from 2011-03-02T21:00
Wed Mar 2, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1891
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Cent...
Mister Ron's Basement #1890 from 2011-03-01T20:00
Tue Mar 1, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1890
March is Women’s History Month! In celebration, we are reading fun stories by 19th and early 20th Cent...
Mister Ron's Basement #1889 from 2011-02-28T22:00
Mon, Feb 28, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1889
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This...
Mister Ron's Basement #1888 from 2011-02-26T22:00
Sat Feb 26, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1888
Our Saturday Night Special story is from another famous (or infamous) Wisconsinite, Brick Pomeroy, from his 18...
Mister Ron's Basement #1887 from 2011-02-25T22:30
Fri Feb 25, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1887
With events in the State of Wisconsin in the news, we are devoting this week’s selection of stories to tho...
Mister Ron's Basement #1886 from 2011-02-24T22:00
Thur Feb 24, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1886
With events in the State of Wisconsin in the news, we are devoting this week's selection of stories to th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1885 from 2011-02-23T22:00
Wed Feb 23, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1885
With events in the State of Wisconsin in the news, we are devoting this week's selection of stories to tho...
Mister Ron's Basement #1884 from 2011-02-22T22:00
Tue Feb 22, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1884
With events in the State of Wisconsin in the news, we are devoting this week's selection of stories to tho...
Mister Ron's Basement #1883 from 2011-02-21T13:00
Mon, Feb 21, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1883
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This...
Mister Ron's Basement #1882 from 2011-02-19T21:00
Sat Feb 19, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1882
Our Saturday Night Special story is by frequent Puck Magazine contributor C. H. Augur, who published a collect...
Mister Ron's Basement #1881 from 2011-02-18T20:01
Fri Feb 18, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1881
From the 1885 ‘Third Annual St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million’ we r...
Mister Ron's Basement #1880 from 2011-02-17T22:00
Thur Feb 17, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1880
Digging into the ‘Third Annual St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million’ ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1879 from 2011-02-16T20:00
Wed Feb 16, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1879
From the 1885 ‘Third Annual St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million’ M. Q...
Mister Ron's Basement #1878 from 2011-02-15T22:00
Tue Feb 15, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1878
From the 1885 ‘Third Annual St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book of Health and Humor for the Million’ we o...
Mister Ron's Basement #1877 from 2011-02-14T21:30
Mon Feb 14, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1877
We are holding off on our Monday Novel Reading this week to bring a special story for Valentine’s Day...
Mister Ron's Basement #1876 from 2011-02-12T20:00
Sat Feb 12, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1876
Our Saturday Night Special Story is ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1875 from 2011-02-11T22:00
Fri Feb 11, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1875
One of our favorite authors, H. C. Bunner, completed a truly unique project back in 1893. He published a book ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1874 from 2011-02-10T22:00
Thur Feb 10, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1874
One of our favorite authors, H. C. Bunner, completed a truly unique project back in 1893. He published a book...
Mister Ron's Basement #1873 from 2011-02-09T22:00
Wed Feb 9, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1873
One of our favorite authors, H. C. Bunner, completed a truly unique project back in 1893. He published a book c...
Mister Ron's Basement #1872 from 2011-02-08T22:00
Tue Feb 8, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1872
One of our favorite authors, H. C. Bunner, completed a truly unique project back in 1893. He published a book c...
Mister Ron's Basement #1871 from 2011-02-07T21:00
Mon, Feb 7, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1871
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1870 from 2011-02-05T21:00
Sat Feb 5, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1870
Our Saturday Night Special story comes to us from M. Quad’s 1875 book ‘Quad’s Odds.” It shows a facet of city l...
Mister Ron's Basement #1869 from 2011-02-04T21:00
Fri Feb 4, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1869
May Isabel Fisk, totally forgotten today, wrote extremely popular and funny monologues around the turn of the l...
Mister Ron's Basement #1868 from 2011-02-03T22:00
Thur Feb 3, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1868
May Isabel Fisk, totally forgotten today, wrote extremely popular and funny monologues around the turn of the ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1867 from 2011-02-02T22:00
Wed Feb 2, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1867
May Isabel Fisk, totally forgotten today, wrote extremely popular and funny monologues around the turn of the l...
Mister Ron's Basement #1866 from 2011-02-01T22:00
Tue Feb 1, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1866
May Isabel Fisk, totally forgotten today, wrote extremely popular and funny monologues around the turn of the l...
Mister Ron's Basement #1865 from 2011-01-31T21:00
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1865
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This...
Mister Ron's Basement #1864 from 2011-01-29T21:00
Sat Jan 29, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1864
Our Saturday Night Special story is a 1908 speech from hotel keeper and orator Simeon Ford. It is called ‘Amen...
Mister Ron's Basement #1863 from 2011-01-28T18:00
Fri Jan 28, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1863
This week we are featuring odd, usually unsigned stories from Puck Magazine. From 1880, we are treat...
Mister Ron's Basement #1862 from 2011-01-27T16:00
Thur Jan 27, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1862
This week we are featuring odd, usually unsigned stories from Puck Magazine. From February, 1880, P...
Mister Ron's Basement #1861 from 2011-01-26T21:00
Wed Jan 26, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1861
This week we will be featuring odd, usually unsigned stories from Puck Magazine. From 1880, we exami...
Mister Ron's Basement #1860 from 2011-01-25T21:00
Tue Jan 25, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1860
This week we will be featuring odd, usually unsigned stories from Puck Magazine. Today’s 1880 piece ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1859 from 2011-01-24T21:00
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1859
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This...
Mister Ron's Basement #1858 from 2011-01-22T21:00
Sat Jan 22, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1858
Our Saturday Night Special story is a rare piece from George Ade from 1911, about an ambitious country boy who...
Mister Ron's Basement #1857 from 2011-01-21T21:00
Fri Jan 21, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1857
We are wrapping up a week of some extremely short and hilarious pieces by Max Adeler from the Saturday Evening...
Mister Ron's Basement #1856 from 2011-01-20T21:00
Thur Jan 20, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1856
Time for some extremely short and hilarious pieces by Max Adeler from the Saturday Evening Post of 1873.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1855 from 2011-01-19T21:00
Wed Jan 19, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1855
Time for some extremely short and extremely funny pieces by Max Adeler from the Saturday Evening Post of 1873....
Mister Ron's Basement #1854 from 2011-01-18T21:00
Tue Jan 18, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1854
Time for some extremely short and extremely funny pieces by Max Adeler from the Saturday Evening Post of 1873....
Mister Ron's Basement #1853 from 2011-01-17T21:00
Mon, Jan 17, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1853
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This...
Mister Ron's Basement #1852 from 2011-01-15T21:00
Sat Jan 15, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1852
Our Saturday Night Special story is from one of our old favorites, C. B. Lewis, better known as M. Quad, from ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1851 from 2011-01-14T22:00
Fri Jan 14, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1851
We have been reading Pre-Brownie stories from Palmer Cox this week!
One of the funniest s...
Mister Ron's Basement #1850 from 2011-01-13T22:00
Thur Jan 13, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1850
We are reading some more Pre-Brownie stories from Palmer Cox this week!
It has been said that if ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1849 from 2011-01-12T22:00
Wed Jan 12, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1849
We are reading some more Pre-Brownie stories from Palmer Cox this week!
Our 1889 story today conce...
Mister Ron's Basement #1848 from 2011-01-11T22:00
Tue Jan 11, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1848
We are reading some more Pre-Brownie stories from Palmer Cox this week!
Today we hear the story of...
Mister Ron's Basement #1847 from 2011-01-10T22:00
Mon, Jan 10, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1847
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This...
Mister Ron's Basement #1846 from 2011-01-08T22:00
Sat Jan 8, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1846
Our Saturday Night Special story for this week is a truly delightful tale from the pen of Charles Batt...
Mister Ron's Basement #1845 from 2011-01-07T22:00
Fri Jan 7, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1845
It appears we can really use some good laughs for the New Year, so we have been reading some more funny stories...
Mister Ron's Basement #1844 from 2011-01-06T22:00
Thur Jan 6, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1844
It appears we can really use some good laughs for the New Year, so we will be reading some more funny stories ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1843 from 2011-01-05T22:00
Wed Jan 5, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1843
It appears we can really use some good laughs for the New Year, so we will be reading some more funny stories f...
Mister Ron's Basement #1842 from 2011-01-04T22:00
Tue Jan 4, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1842
It appears we can really use some good laughs for the New Year, so we will be reading some more funny stori...
Mister Ron's Basement #1841 from 2011-01-03T22:00
Mon, Jan 3, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1841
Our current Monday Novel Serialization is W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe.’
This ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1840 from 2011-01-01T22:00
Sat Jan 1, 2011
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1840
Back at Christmas, 2006, we presented Robert J....
Mister Ron's Basement #1839 from 2010-12-31T15:00
Fri Dec 31, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1839
We have found some pretty funny stuff by Wisconsin humorist, publisher, and politician, George W. Peck, from h...
Mister Ron's Basement #1838 from 2010-12-30T12:00
Thur Dec 30, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1838
We have found some pretty funny stuff by Wisconsin Mayor and Governor George W. Peck from his 1884 collection...
Mister Ron's Basement #1837 from 2010-12-29T15:00
Wed Dec 29, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1837
We have found some pretty funny stuff by Wisconsin Newspaper Man George W. Peck from his 1884 collection ‘Peck...
Mister Ron's Basement #1836 from 2010-12-28T15:00
Tue Dec 28, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1836
We have found some pretty funny stuff by Wisconsin Bad Boy George W. Peck from his 1884 collection ‘Peck’s Bos...
Mister Ron's Basement #1835 from 2010-12-27T17:00
Mon, Dec 27, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1830
We are beginning a NEW Monday Novel Serialization today with W. L. Alden’s 1888 book, ‘A New Robinson Crusoe....
Mister Ron's Basement #1834 from 2010-12-24T21:00
Fri Dec 24, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1834
Once again we dip into the prodigous output of the remarkable W. L. Alden.
Our last Alde...
Mister Ron's Basement #1833 from 2010-12-23T21:00
Thur Dec 23, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1833
Once again we dip into the prodigous output of the remarkable W. L. Alden.
Back in the ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1832 from 2010-12-22T20:00
Wed Dec 22, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1832
Once again we dip into the prodigous output of the remarkable W. L. Alden.
Today’s piece...
Mister Ron's Basement #1831 from 2010-12-21T21:00
Tue Dec 21, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1831
Once again we dip into the prodigous output of the remarkable W. L. Alden.
Today’s piece...
Mister Ron's Basement #1830 from 2010-12-20T21:00
Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1830
We are concluding our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of the Pra...
Mister Ron's Basement #1829 from 2010-12-17T18:00
Fri Dec 17, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1829
We have featured some of George Fitch’s ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ in the Basement previously. Today we feature the ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1828 from 2010-12-16T16:30
Thur Dec 16, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1828
We have featured some of George Fitch’s ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ in the Basement previously. This week, we will p...
Mister Ron's Basement #1827 from 2010-12-15T22:00
Wed Dec 15, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1827
We have featured some of George Fitch’s ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ in the Basement previously. This week, we will pr...
Mister Ron's Basement #1826 from 2010-12-14T22:00
Tue Dec 14, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1826
We have featured some of George Fitch’s ‘Vest Pocket Essays’ in the Basement previously. This week, we will pr...
Mister Ron's Basement #1825 from 2010-12-13T22:00
Mon, Dec 13, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1825
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1824 from 2010-12-10T22:00
Fri Dec 10, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1824
Robert J. Burdette managed to find gentle humor without an ounce of meanness in his writing. This week, we hav...
Mister Ron's Basement #1823 from 2010-12-09T22:00
Thur Dec 9, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1823
Robert J. Burdette managed to find gentle humor without an ounce of meanness in his writing. This week, we wil...
Mister Ron's Basement #1822 from 2010-12-08T22:00
Wed Dec 8, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1822
Robert J. Burdette managed to find gentle humor without an ounce of meanness in his writing. This week, we will...
Mister Ron's Basement #1821 from 2010-12-07T22:00
Tue Dec 7, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1821
Robert J. Burdette managed to find gentle humor without an ounce of meanness in his writing. This week, we will...
Mister Ron's Basement #1820 from 2010-12-06T22:00
Mon, Dec 6, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1820
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of the...
Mister Ron's Basement #1819 from 2010-12-03T22:00
Fri Dec 3, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1819
We have uncovered a cornucopia of short, funny stories from Thomas L. Masson.
Remember - - this hy...
Mister Ron's Basement #1818 from 2010-12-02T22:00
Thur Dec 2, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1818
We have uncovered a cornucopia of short, funny stories from Thomas L. Masson.
Some things in life...
Mister Ron's Basement #1817 from 2010-12-01T21:09
Wed Dec 1, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1817
We have uncovered a cornucopia of short, funny stories from Thomas L. Masson.
From 1910, we discov...
Mister Ron's Basement #1816 from 2010-11-30T22:00
Tue Nov 30, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1816
We have uncovered a cornucopia of short, funny stories from Thomas L. Masson.
Today’s 1908 tale c...
Mister Ron's Basement #1815 from 2010-11-29T22:00
Mon, Nov 29, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1815
After missing last week, we are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime No...
Mister Ron's Basement #1814 from 2010-11-26T22:00
Fri Nov 26, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1814
Back in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, Freak Shows at circuses and dime museums were all the rage...
Mister Ron's Basement #1813 from 2010-11-25T18:00
Thur Nov 25, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1813
Happy Thanksgiving!
Back in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, Freak Shows at ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1812 from 2010-11-24T22:00
Wed Nov 24, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1812
Back in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, Freak Shows at circuses and dime museums were all the rage...
Mister Ron's Basement #1811 from 2010-11-23T22:00
Tue Nov 23, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1811
Back in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, Freak Shows at circuses and dime museums were all the rage...
Mister Ron's Basement #1810 from 2010-11-19T22:00
Fri Nov 19, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1810
When it comes to good funny stories that make no pretension of being anything but, we always turn to ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1809 from 2010-11-18T22:00
Thur Nov 18, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1809
When it comes to good funny stories that make no pretension of being anything but, we always turn to...
Mister Ron's Basement #1808 from 2010-11-17T22:00
Wed Nov 17, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1808
When it comes to good funny stories that make no pretension of being anything but, we always turn to ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1807 from 2010-11-16T22:00
Tue Nov 16, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1807
When it comes to good funny stories that make no pretension of being anything but, we always turn to ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1806 from 2010-11-15T22:00
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1806
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of the...
Mister Ron's Basement #1805 from 2010-11-12T22:00
Fri Nov 12, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1805
At Mark Twain’s request, the first volume of his lengthy Autobiography has just recently been published, one h...
Mister Ron's Basement #1804 from 2010-11-11T22:00
Thur Nov 11, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1804
At Mark Twain’s request, the first volume of his lengthy Autobiography has just recently been published, one ...
Mister Ron's Basement #1803 from 2010-11-10T22:00
Wed Nov 10, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1803
At Mark Twain’s request, the first volume of his lengthy Autobiography has just recently been published, one h...
Mister Ron's Basement #1802 from 2010-11-09T22:00
Tue Nov 9, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1802
At Mark Twain’s request, the first volume of his lengthy Autobiography has just recently been published, one hu...
Mister Ron's Basement #1801 from 2010-11-08T22:00
Mon, Nov 8, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1801
Mister Ron’s Basement has returned after a week’s vacation!
We ar...
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Mister Ron's Basement #1800 from 2010-10-29T21:00
Fri Oct 29, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1800
Halloween is here, and in commemoration, we are presenting scary, but fun stories from Ambrose Bierce’s 1903 c...
Mister Ron's Basement #1799 from 2010-10-28T21:00
Thur Oct 28, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1799
Halloween is approaching, and in commemoration, we are presenting scary, but fun stories from Ambrose Bierce’...
Mister Ron's Basement #1798 from 2010-10-27T21:00
Wed Oct 27, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1798
Halloween is approaching, and in commemoration, we are presenting scary, but fun stories from Ambrose Bierce’s...
Mister Ron's Basement #1797 from 2010-10-26T21:00
Tue Oct 26, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1797
Halloween is approaching, and in commemoration, we are presenting scary, but fun stories from Ambrose Bierce’s...
Mister Ron's Basement #1796 from 2010-10-25T21:00
Mon, Oct 25, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1796
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1795 from 2010-10-21T21:00
Thur Oct 21, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1795
We have discovered an odd collection of fanta...
Mister Ron's Basement #1794 from 2010-10-20T21:00
Wed Oct 20, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1794
We have discovered an odd collection of fantastic tales from 1884 by Edward Eggleston called ‘Queer Storie...
Mister Ron's Basement #1793 from 2010-10-19T21:00
Tue Oct 19, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1793
We have discovered an odd collection of fantastic tales from 1884 by Edward Eggleston called ‘Queer Storie...
Mister Ron's Basement #1792 from 2010-10-18T21:00
Mon, Oct 18, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1792
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1791 from 2010-10-15T21:00
Fri Oct 15, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1791
Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was perhaps one of the most beloved humorists in America....
Mister Ron's Basement #1790 from 2010-10-14T21:00
Thur Oct 14, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1790
Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was perhaps one of the most beloved humorists in America...
Mister Ron's Basement #1789 from 2010-10-13T21:00
Wed Oct 13, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1789
Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was perhaps one of the most beloved humorists in America....
Mister Ron's Basement #1788 from 2010-10-12T21:00
Tue Oct 12, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1788
Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was perhaps one of the most beloved humorists in America....
Mister Ron's Basement #1787 from 2010-10-11T16:00
Mon, Oct 11, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1787
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1786 from 2010-10-08T21:00
Fri Oct 8, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1786
We are wrapping up a week of brilliant pieces by Gelett Burgess from his 1901 book ‘The Romance of the Comm...
Mister Ron's Basement #1785 from 2010-10-07T21:00
Thur Oct 7, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1785
This week, we will be reading some brilliant pieces by Gelett Burgess from his 1901 book ‘The Romance of t...
Mister Ron's Basement #1784 from 2010-10-06T21:00
Wed Oct 6, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1784
This week, we will be reading some brilliant pieces by Gelett Burgess from his 1901 book ‘The Romance of th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1783 from 2010-10-05T21:00
Tue Oct 5, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1783
This week, we will be reading some brilliant pieces by Gelett Burgess from his 1901 book ‘The Romance of th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1782 from 2010-10-04T21:00
Mon, Oct 04, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1782
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of th...
Mister Ron's Basement #1781 from 2010-10-01T21:00
Fri Oct 1, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1781
October 2, 2010 will be Groucho Marx’s 120th Birthday!
In celebration, we will be bringing...
Mister Ron's Basement #1779 from 2010-09-29T21:00
Wed, Sept 29, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1779
October 2, 2010 will be Groucho Marx’s 120th Birthday!
In celebration, we will be bring...
Mister Ron's Basement #1780 from 2010-09-29T21:00
Thur Sept 30, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1780
October 2, 2010 will be Groucho Marx’s 120th Birthday!
In celebration, we will be bring...
Mister Ron's Basement #1778 from 2010-09-28T21:00
Tue, Sept 28, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement #1778
October 2, 2010 will be Groucho Marx’s 120th Birthday!
In celebration, we will be bringi...
Mister Ron's Basement #1777 from 2010-09-27T21:00
Mon, Sept 27, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1777
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of t...
Mister Ron's Basement #1776 from 2010-09-24T20:00
Fri, Sept 24, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1776
We are wrapping up a week of Fishing stories with a magnificent (and fun) 1884 story by the talente...
Mister Ron's Basement #1775 from 2010-09-23T21:00
Thur, Sept 23, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1775
This week we have found some fun pieces concerning that great American sport, Fishing!
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Mister Ron's Basement #1774 from 2010-09-22T21:00
Wed, Sept 22, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1774
This week we have found some fun pieces concerning that great American sport, Fishing!
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Mister Ron's Basement #1773 from 2010-09-21T21:00
Tue, Sept 21, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1773
This week we have found some fun pieces concerning that great American sport, Fishing!
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Mister Ron's Basement #1772 from 2010-09-20T21:30
Mon, Sept 20, 2010
Mister Ron’s Basement # 1772
We are continuing with our Monday Book Serialization, Edward S. Ellis’s 1868 Dime Novel, ‘The Steam Man of t...