tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696823756979183528.post8346826306438831581..comments2021-03-05T17:58:07.494-05:00Comments on The 'Vic and Sade' Notebook: The effect of Barbara Schwarz and the Friends of Vic and SadeJimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727628684761174393noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696823756979183528.post-22291690642137204852016-11-11T11:52:34.237-05:002016-11-11T11:52:34.237-05:00And one last remark: Barbara assembled an archive ...And one last remark: Barbara assembled an archive filled with valuable information for followers of the show and OTR in general. It will certainly counteract some of the unfortunate impressions Bill Idelson was giving toward the end of his life. I can understand where he was coming from: he doubtless treasured his memories of when the show was a tight, 3-person ensemble. He probably resented the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823727317247321485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696823756979183528.post-48783638308478320292016-11-10T22:48:24.582-05:002016-11-10T22:48:24.582-05:00Something else Barbara Schwarz deserves much credi...Something else Barbara Schwarz deserves much credit for is walking the fine line with Vic & Sade's chief gatekeeper, Mary Frances Rhymer. There were two complications here, one of which is alluded to between the lines in Idelson's Vic & Sade book: Paul Rhymer had been very bitter about his show being dumped by the networks; we can assume he told his wife to play tough if NBC triedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823727317247321485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696823756979183528.post-53161083439912225972016-11-10T21:48:37.559-05:002016-11-10T21:48:37.559-05:00The mid-1970s was the peak of the nostalgia boom f...The mid-1970s was the peak of the nostalgia boom for a lot of "old time" media, including radio. The falling-off afterward is understandable, and it's remarkable that Barbara Schwarz was able to keep interest as high as she did after the "fad energy" faded. Even though her newsletters were sporadic, they were always packed with information, and benefited indirectly from Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823727317247321485noreply@blogger.com