"Mr. Parkin is Funny, But Doesn't Know It"

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 27, 11 January 1935, Page 6

"Mr. Parkin is Funny, But Doesn't Know It"

To the Editor Sir-How Mr. Parkin does wander on in his long, meandering paragraph on "Healthy Minded." Did I not know that "J. D, Parkin" was a man I’d think Timaru had been blessed with its own special Gracie Allen. But then she is intentionally humorous, whereas Mr. Parkin is funny. but doesn’t seem to know it. Of course there is no evil in music, If one thinks evil thoughts when listening to a piece of music there must be words attached thereto which have created the picture. And what purpose would it serve if Mr. Parkin knew who "Healthy Minded" were? Only to give him another shock, and with all this jazz on the air I’m’ sure he has enough to bear, poor man. The best thing he can do is to buy a gramophone, and a stack of classical records (I don’t mind donating him some old ‘‘releases"), and enjoy himself unintérruptedly, free from. the possibility of one of those horrid jazz records being sprung on him. We dance-music lovers are the patient, long-suffering ones. Look how our dance session is broken into to put on _Iectures after 10 p.m. . Ye gods! Think of it, lectures at that hour! Why not at 7.30 p.m. or at 9? Why make us suffer? [ll say nothing about talks or how long they are if the dance sessions are let alone. ‘They are short enough as it is. And if the.dance session is timed for 9.20 let it be 9.20, and not 9.80 or later. I tune in hopefully at 9.20 expecting to hear a "good-night," but no, the talker is still going strong, 9.2% ditto, 9.30; and the talk may end if we’re lucky. 'There’s a time and place for. everything, and the time for talks on dry, ancient, local history, which can hardly rank as entertain-

ment, should be during the afternoon session when our elderly relatives are needing a little help in order to drop off: into their customary forty winks. Then like a good scout who has done his daily meritorious deed’*the lecturer, with an excusable glow of satisfaction, could leave the mike.--I am, etc.,

HEALTHY

MINDED

‘Limaru.