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Rah, Rah in Omaha

Burns and Allen · May 15, 1940 · 28 min · 3,893 words

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Hello, my friends, the Hind-Tunny Nommen Cream Program. The Hind-Tunny Greysie Allen, with Frank Barker, Raynalville, the Union Pacific Band, and Truman Bradley speaking. Thank you, Frank. Thank you, Frank. Thank you very much. Well, before we start, I want to tell our listeners that we're here in Omaha, Nebraska

for Gracie's Convention, which will be held Friday night. Right now we're broadcasting from the Exovin Coliseum in front of thousands of people. Oh yes, it's wonderful to stand up here and look out into those wide open faces.

I want to thank Omaha for its wonderful reception and that goes through all the towns and cities along the way. Oh yes, and we traveled on the Presidential Special and all what service on the Union Pacific and what a train.

Well, in honor of it, George has been wearing nothing but railroad ties. Gracie, aren't you, Phil? Everybody here in costume. Thousands of men wearing beard. Oh, yes, it's a hair-raising experience. You said it. I'm all in from Houring Beaver. Oh, there's one. Beaver!

Beaver? What's that? Well, it's a game everybody plays. If you see a man with a beard and you have a beard, five points. And if you see a man with a mustache, it's only three points.

Well, what would you get for a face like mine? A mask. Well, thank you. Oh, thank you. Say, George, one of those whiskey-rinos took me home last night. Did he make a fuzz over you?

Well, a hammer. I had a kiss and threw it straw. Well, muffset. And now, ladies and gentlemen, I want you to meet the members of our cast. First, I'll announce her, Truman Bradley. Well, Truman, what did you got to say?

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