Dr. Thomas Lamar, your podcast chiropractor
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SHOW NOTES
Title: Station WOC of Davenport, “Where the West Begins!”
Episode Number: 105
Host: Dr. Thomas Lamar
Show Date: 12/25/11
Run Time: 36:56
Description: Merry Christmas from Spinal Column Radio! On this special Christmas Day Episode, Dr. Lamar places a gift under the chiropractic profession’s tree — a gift that unearths a bit of chiropractic radio history that, had it not been for our beloved Chiro-Picker, may never have seen the light of day again. Join us as we take you back in time to the earliest days of radio when BJ would have been at the helm of the broadcasting boom of the 1920’s and breathe life back into a tremendous chiropractic radio treasure.
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Links:
Chiro-Picker’s ebay store for the sheet music
• Read Todd Water’s Chiro-Picker radio article: “Tuning In to Chiropractic’s Past”
• Get the backstory on this video: “BJ and Mabel ‘Listen In’ to Station WOC“
• More Chiropractic Radio History
– History of Radio Podcast: 05, 06
– BJ Palmer early health broadcasts:
– Ronald Reagan Connection: CD track 06
– DC Angle of Chiro-Picker’s Radio Article
– DC Angle of Chiro-Picker’s article on WOC song video.
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Ardis and Russell Swank breathe life into Nat Ozmon’s “Where the West Begins!”
Dr. Lamar interviews 97 year-old Leola Anderson (born in 1914) about her earliest memories of radio.
Professor Flint’s Hypnosis Show on the vaudeville circuit
— BJ Palmer’s employer in 1898 —
Credits
When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-bob-bobbin’ Along — Whispering Jack Smith, 1926.
Station WOC of Davenport: “Where the West Begins!” — Nat Ozmon, 1923.
Bleeding Hearted Blues — James P. Johnson, 1923.
Safe in the Arms of Jesus — Chimes, 1902.
Ronald Reagan addressing WHO 50th Anniversary, Des Moines, Iowa, 1974.
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Antique Collector, Todd Waters, is "The Chiro-Picker"
by Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio featured blogger
Tribute Song Brought Back to Life!
[A couple months back, our Chiro-Picker posted an article that showcased some of his coolest chiropractic radio finds from the days of old. One such find was the sheet music to a song written and composed for BJ Palmer’s radio station, WOC, by vaudeville singer-dancer Nat Ozmon. It was a tribute to both BJ and his wife, Mabel. It’s been some time since the notes of this 1923 piece have made their way to the keys of a piano — as such the Picker issued an invitation for someone to step up and bring it back to life. …Well, I just couldn’t resist. With my love for chiropractic history — especially its radio history — the sheet music beckoned me. And so, with the help of three willing participants from my church (Russ and Ardis Swank on vocals and Mary Stewart on piano), Nat’s song to the old W-O-C sprung back to life. And from that not only was an audio podcast, by yours truly, inspired (SCR episode 105), but another installment of BJ TV. What would BJ think??…. Well, you’ll just have to watch the video below to find out. And then, of course tune into the audio podcast to squeeze the nectar out of this one. My wife assures me that this is my best one yet! (She always says that). Below the video is an article from the Chiro-Picker which gives you some more of his thoughts on the song and some behind the scenes information related to this particular offering of BJ TV. Oh… and I’ll be back with some extra info in the DC Angle at the bottom. — dr. tom]
Station WOC of Davenport: “Where the West Begins!”
I was amazed to find an original copy of the sheet music “Station WOC of Davenport, Where the West Begins” from 1923.
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SHOW NOTES
Title: “America’s Most Successful Chiropractor,” Dr. Tom Potisk
Episode Number: 104
Host: Dr. Thomas Lamar
Show Date: 12/23/11
Run Time: 45:01
Description: Today on Spinal Column Radio Dr. Thomas Lamar welcomes the to the program Dr. Tom Potisk — a chiropractor that has been heralded by some as “America’s most successful chiropractor.” Others affectionately refer to him as the “Down to Earth Doctor.” In addition, he’s the creator of the Giant Spine Event and Parade Costume and the author of Reclaim the Joy of Practice: An Advanced Guide for Advancing Doctors.
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Links:
Tom Potisk, DC -- the "Down to Earth Doctor"
Check out his book!
• Learn more about Dr. Tom:
– Dr. Tom’s Facebook page
– Article: Chiropractor Commits Suicide – 10 tips for the Rest of Us
– Dr. Tom’s Giant Spine Parade and Event Costume:
• Other things talked about in this episode:
– Power of the Podcast article
– BJ TV
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Antique Collector, Todd Waters, is "The Chiro-Picker"
by Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio guest blogger
This time I feel I’ve come across a really special chiropractic antique!
It’s a student desk lamp from the Palmer School of Chiropractic.
The lamp was made by Robert Schwartz & Bro from New York City under the manufacture name SROBERT. It is heavy-duty cast iron and designed quite elegantly.
The first feature that caught my eye was the words “Science and Art,” with a carved owl between them. Up above the owl’s head is the Palmer PSC crest embossed in a beautifully detailed coin. I thought the owl might be the mascot of Palmer’s radio station WHO. But this seemed kind of odd since the WHO was located in Des Moines, while Palmer’s original station, the WOC, was located on the PSC campus in Davenport. Also, I had a feeling this lamp predated the station WHO which Palmer acquired in 1931. Then I just assumed the owl represented wisdom, enlightenment, and education.
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Antique Collector, Todd Waters, is “The Chiro-Picker”
by Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio guest blogger
Well, it’s Halloween time again!
“This year I chose to dress as BJ Palmer. I felt I could duplicate his look from the 1920’s but becoming ‘Depression Era BJ’ was not easy. You can’t exactly go into a costume shop and ask for their ‘Fountainhead of Chiropractic’ rental. This is a costume you have to build piece by piece….”
Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. Everything looks different for awhile. The leaves turn to bright colors and fall to the ground. Pumpkins and cornstalks decorate homes. And skeletons and ghosts walk the streets at night trick-or-treating or on their way to a party.
It’s a fun, unusual time! And it’s a creative time.
“You can become someone else for a day and be encouraged to ham it up.”
I actually still have nightmares that Halloween Night has arrived, and I haven’t a costume yet. Weird.
I wasn’t planning on writing a Picker article on my costume, but Dr Lamar made a point that my chiropractic collecting has transformed me into someone else… Well, it is Halloween after all. But he is correct that I had to use my picking skills to put together my BJ Palmer costume. To get the materials I went to my favorite picking haunts: The Salvation Army, church rummage sales, craft stores, and the World-Wide Web. Continue reading
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