Has it really been a year

I lost my Dad one year ago today. This picture was one I took for him the day he bought his new camera; My Mom passed away in 2001. It's one of my favorite pictures of them. Their house was paid off, he had just retired, and everything was good. Very, very good. These were two wonderful people.

TWO NEW FATHER BROWN EPISODES RELEASED

We have two brand new episodes of The Father Brown Mysteries available! The first, is Episode 9, The Oracle of the Dog, and the second is Episode 10, The Miracle of Moon Crescent.
These shows are being released on a new download site, Lulu.Com. After a week or two, we'll release them to our other sites, such as Spoken Network. The sound quality on Lulu is great - just like the original masters! Actually, episode 9 has been out for a few weeks and will debut on Spoken Net either later today or tomorrow.
For now,
check out

EPISODE 9 THE ORACLE OF THE DOG.Father Brown is staying as the guest of a retired colonel when his host is found dead, stabbed with a narrow blade, but no murder weapon. The police inspector gathers all the suspects together, but Father Brown has the answer.


Episode 10 THE MIRACLE OF MOON CRESCENT.A man is found hanged from a courtyard tree, despite no one ever seeing him leave his high-rise office.

CRT GIFT STORE ON CAFE PRESS

Yes, we have finally got our act together and opened a store at Cafe Press! We will be adding more as we go, but for right now, you can order some really cool Christmas gifts for the Powder River fan in your life (or just an every day gift to yourself!); caps, mugs, tee shirts, sweatshirts, bumper stickers, notebooks, Christmas Tree ornaments - tons of stuff! Millie's General Store was never stocked better! All the items are high quality. Here IS THE LINK

STILL RENOVATING

Very busy few weeks here as I am renovating the studio space, another room as well, and all the trappings that go with it. Last weekend was spent painting, painting, and more painting. Finally finished painting last night. We are set to record our next show in October, our one hour Christmas Special for XM (and we will have it on download as well), and our new series TICONDEROGA (yikes, I gotta get going on the scripts). So, that's the update, short and unexciting as it is.

JOIN THE CLUB!

For those of you who check this blog on a regular basis (I know you're out there!), why not consider joining the CRT Fan Club site in Yahoo Groups? It's a little over 4 years old now, and there are often lively discussions from the members, sound files (including some bloopers) and some other fun stuff, including advance info on upcoming releases and production news. You can join it HERE.

POWDER RIVER NOW STREAMING

No, the Powder River has not been reduced to a stream, but it has on the Jim French website! The first Sunday of each month, Jim runs an episode from our series on his show IMAGINATION THEATER. You can hear this months episode for FREE - for the next two weeks only. The episode deals with cattle rustlers, and it's called MORGANS TOWN, Part 2. You can check it out HERE, thru Sept. 28th. And be sure you vote in their poll, after you hear the show!

HALLOWEEN COMES EARLY

CRT's production of Ray Bradbury's THE HALLOWEEN TREE is currently ON
SALE at Amazon, for only $10.17!! This program will NOT be broadcast on
our XM show due to contractual arrangements, so I hope you order it and
give it a listen - we here at CRT think it's our best work to date (so
do the folks at Blackstone), and it is also the first production to
feature our brand new music software - the best on the market!! Be sure
to review it if you hear it!! The photo on the amazon site (as well
as the older reviews) is from the book. For some reason Amazon thinks
our shows are books. Oh well!

For double your Halloween fun, check out our Award Winning production of Rays Bradbury's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.

JERRY AND THE PIRATES wraps tonight!

We had our first recording session on May 29th, and tonight, Sept.8th, we have our last session - completing 24 episodes! They start airing on XM Radio, Sonic Theatre, Fri. Sept. 19th, in our usual daily time slots - so, Mon-Thurs. will be various CRT programming, but every Friday, it's JERRY AND THR PIRATES.

I play Jerry Davenport, a Hollywood screenwriter who has left CA to live in the quiet coastal town of Marblehead, MA. Peace is soon shattered with the arrival of his three nephews - Paul (Rob Cattell), Richie (Connor Doherty), and Preston (Ricky MacDonald). Rounding out the cast are Diane Capen as Jerry's girlfriend, Tracy Kirkbride, Lincoln Clark as his agent, Mr. Cranker, Marcia Friedman as the housekeeper, Mrs. Thorn, and J.T. Turner as the nosey next door neighbor, Mayor Quigley.

The show is our homage to the TV sit-coms of the 60's and 70's, complete with laugh tracks and goofy music (supplied by CRT Music Master Jeff Gage).

Here is a list of the episodes, and their scheduled air premiere airdates;

JERRY and the PIRATES

Season 1. XM Radio, Ch. 163. 24 Episodes. Fridays, 4Am, 12pm, 6pm EST.

Fri. Sept. 19: Episode 01 SHIVER THE TIMBERS.
Jerry’s three nephews arrive unexpectedly.

Fri. Sept. 26: Episode 02 EVERYTHING’S COMING UP PETUNIAS
The kids write a speech for Mayor Quigley.

Fri. Oct. 3: Episode 03 THE HOUSEKEEPER COMETH
It’s Mrs. Thorns first day on the job, and she causes some ripples with her schedule.

Fri. Oct. 10: Episode 04: THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT.
Richie takes trombone lessons.

Fri. Oct. 17: Episode 05: BUILDING RAMPS
Richie builds several ramps in the back yard for his Quad.

Fri. Oct. 24: Episode 06: GUNFIGHT AT THE OKEY DOKEY CORRAL
Jerry continues to work on his western script.

Fri. Oct. 31: Episode 07: THE HALLOWEEN HORROR
While out trick-or-treating, the boys stumble upon Dracula’s castle.

Fri. Nov. 7: Episode 08: THE HISTORY LESSON
Paul is in a panic with his upcoming history test at school.

Fri. Nov. 14: Episode 09: THE STUCK UP BRIDGE
The Marblehead Bridge is stuck, and Preston is unable to get home.

Fri. Nov. 21: Episode 10: WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON HISTORY TEACHERS.
Paul is having trouble with his new history teacher – Mrs. Banecker … nicknamed Battle-ax Banecker.

Fri. Nov. 28: Episode 11: PASS THE STUFFING
Preston gets a role in the Thanksgiving show at school – a role he would rather not play.

Fri. Dec. 5: Episode 12: WHEN LOVELY AGATHA CAME TO TOWN
Mayor Quigley’s niece arrives for a visit, and has eyes for Paul.

Fri. Dec. 12: Episode 13: CRANKERS BIG DATE.
Jerry and Tracy plan a romantic evening at the exclusive Novak’s Restaurant, while Cranker is meeting a financier at the same place, same time. The boys hatch an elaborate plan to keep the two parties from seeing each other.

Fri. Dec. 19: Episode 14: PINOCCHIO PRESTON
The story of Pinocchio is retold – Pirates style.

Fri. Dec. 26: Episode 15: CHRISTMAS SHOW
Jerry goes on a last minute shopping spree with the Mayor, while the kids stay home and attempt to decorate the tree.

Fri. Jan. 2: Episode 16: EVERY ROSE HAS A THORN.
Mrs. Thorn is in a bad mood after loosing the Housekeeper Of The Year Award.

Fri. Jan. 9: Episode 17: THE DAVENPORT MELLER-DRAMMER
The boys stage an old fashioned Melodrama to raise money for their favorite charity – Paintball.

Fri. Jan. 16: Episode 18: PRESTON’S PET.
Preston finds a horse, and brings him home.

Fri. Jan. 23: Episode 19: POETRY BY RICHIE
Richie tries to impress a girl at school by writing a love poem. Jerry wants to help him, and writes one which mistakenly falls into the hands of Miss Banecker, who thinks Jerry wrote the poem for her.

Fri. Jan. 30: Episode 20: RICHIE THE SNOB.
Fame goes to Richie’s head after he wins the Soap Box Derby.

Fri. Feb. 6: Episode 21: THE BOY IN THE IRON VASE.
Richie gets his head stuck in an silver vase, once owned by Napoleon, and valued at $10,000.

Fri. Feb. 13: Episode 22: WHEN A WISH IS FROM A STAR.
Teen movie star, Brayden Flynn, arrives at the Davenport home to do some research for a new movie role – Jerry’s “The Continental Kid.”

Fri. Feb. 20: Episode 23: I CANNOT TELL A LIE …. HONEST.
While everyone gets ready for the movie to start shooting, Preston gets caught up in the action and dreams he is young George Washington.

Fri. Feb. 27: Episode 24: LIGHTS! CAMERA! ASPIRIN!
Hollywood arrives in Marblehead to film Jerry’s movie, “The Continental Kid.”

NEW FATHER BROWN release

Our 9th FATHER BROWN mystery is now available. THE ORACLE OF THE DOG is at Lulu.com
Lulu is our new download partner, and I encourage anyone who buys CRT downloads to give them a try. This episode will be released to our other download sites next week.