Category Archives: Administrivia

The Annual Fall Football Chopping Block

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

Every fall Harvard Football cuts into some Hillbilly shows.  The Pre-Game Show is usually a half-hour before game time (except for the Yale game, which is an hour).  This year HAH will be curtailed at 11:30 AM for a record … Continue reading →

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Done in by. . . a Spider?

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

Last Sunday, after a visit with two old friends on a sunny afternoon at Castle Island Park, we came home and I switched from shorts to jeans.  It was an ordinary evening, of catching up with email and the blogs/websites … Continue reading →

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Off Again—Pre-Recorded Saturday the 13th

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

UPDATE (19May17)—or maybe it’s a ‘Downdate’:  We’re back from Wisconsin, but I’m down with a nasty cold (are there other kinds?) that seems to be devolving into bronchitis.  So you’ll be treated to four full hours of pre-recorded HAH tomorrow.  … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Met Opry Schedule for 2016-7

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 3rd.  There are only four Saturdays (including the first one) with an earlier start (12:30 PM).  So HAH will be mostly curtailed by only about 15 minutes for David Elliott‘s Prelude to the … Continue reading →

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The 2016 Harvard Football Pregame Show Airtimes

Posted on August 21, 2016 by

Here’s the Harvard football schedule for 2016.  I list the Pregame show airtimes because that’s when WHRB’s invaluable coverage begins, and, in just five cases this year, when Hillbilly at Harvard will end.  We lose only half an hour on … Continue reading →

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Off to Virginia—Pre-recorded Show on the 12th

Posted on December 6, 2015 by

We’re off to visit daughter Sarah and family, taking Amtrak Northeast Regional No. 93 Monday morning, and returning Tuesday the 15th on NER No. 174.  This time I decided to try Business Class, for the alleged greater legroom between seats … Continue reading →

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Reminder: No Show Saturday, October 3rd

Posted on October 2, 2015 by

Hillbilly at Harvard is making room for WHRB’s 75th Anniversary celebrations tomorrow.  See HERE for details.  Get out and hear some live music—as Ol’ Sinc used to say, “You owe it to yourself!” (see the Country Calendar page). Back on … Continue reading →

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The Fall Football Chopping Block—and Pre-emption for the 75th Birthday of WHRB

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

Every fall Hillbilly at Harvard suffers some curtailment because of Harvard football.  This year there are three night games (two on Fridays), and two mid-afternoon games (including The Game at Yale!) so only five shows will be affected: see below.  … Continue reading →

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Off 29Aug and 5Sep, but We Have a Surprise—Ol’ Sinc!

Posted on August 10, 2015 by

Dr Janie and I have to go down to Maryland to help clear everything out of my parents’ home, now that both my father and mother are gone.  My mother survived only three months past her 101st birthday (see HERE … Continue reading →

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In Maryland This Week: Pre-recorded Show

Posted on July 3, 2015 by

FYI, I took Amtrak Northeast Regional No. 93 to DC on Wednesday, in order to help with the melancholy task of inventorying the decades of stuff in my parents’ home.  Won’t be back in time for the show Saturday, so … Continue reading →

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