BoomerByte: December 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Cold War Museum Underway

I recently caught a podcast where the son of Gary Francis Powers (featured in episode 18 of BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation at http://boomerbyte.mypodcast.com) was interviewed regarding his involvement in the start up of the new Cold War Museum located in Virginia. The younger Powers provided the impetus for such an undertaking and the website can be visited at www.coldwarmuseum.org

Friday, December 12, 2008

BoomerByte Features "A Day Called X"

Listen To The Podcast at www.boomerbyte.mypodcast.com (Episode 16)

Episode 16:A Day Called 'X' was a dramatized CBS documentary set in Portland, Oregon in which the entire city is evacuated in anticipation of a nuclear air raid, after Soviet bombers had been detected by radar stations to the north; it details the activation of the city's civil defense protocols and leads up to the moment before the attack (the ending is left intentionally unknown). It was filmed in September 1957^[1] and aired December 8 of that year.^[2]^[3] It was presented by Glenn Ford.

Its local rebroadcast in 2004^[4] and appearance in the on-line Prelinger Archives attracted interest among local history buffs due to its extensive outside shots of the city, and the use of non-actor participants (local officials and broadcasters).^[5]^[6] Whenever one of these individuals is heard uttering warnings or statements regarding attack, the words "An attack is not actually taking place" are superimposed over the picture.^[2]

On September 27, 1955, Portland actually conducted an exercise evacuation of downtown called "Operation Greenlight,"^[7]^[8] and the film is often misattributed to that year. Ford's narration, however, does make direct reference to the 1955 exercise.

(source: Wikipedia)

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

BoomerByte Recommends Conelrad Site

http://conelrad.com/index.php

A great site for anyone interested in 1950s Nuke hysteria. Wonderful layout and dazzling images. Rich content as well.

400 Download Milestone Reached

BoomerByte records it 400th download on December 4, 2008 - 3 days earlier than the 2 month- since-inception mark. The podcast is averaging slightly better than 200 downloads per month. Thus far, Episode 3 has proven to be the most popular download. The established goal for January 7, 2008 is 650.