Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang, Vol. III. No. 29, January, 1922: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang, Vol. III. No. 29, January, 1922, credited to W. H. Fawcett, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang, Vol. III. No. 29, January, 1922 by W. H. Fawcett. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. "Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packed with jokes, quips, and humorous bits of writing. Each year it grew in popularity, and Fawcett’s success lead to the formation of the well-known Fawcett Publications, which issued Whiz Comics and introduced Captain Marvel. The magazine was immortalized in a line in the song “Trouble” from Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man.” This issue has articles from,"Blistering Broadway," "That Waltz by The Georgia Cracker," "The Flesh Pots of Egypt by Rev. "Golightly" Morrill," and a special poem, "Lost" by James Whitcomb Riley. The usual departments are here such as, Drippings from the Fawcett, Smokehouse Poetry, and Pasture Pot Pourri. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang, Vol. III. No. 29, January, 1922
• Author credits: W. H. Fawcett
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 1:41:14

Catalogue topics

• satire
• poetry
• humor
• Americana
• wit
• laughter
• jokes
• jingles

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 2:36
2. 01 - Drippings From the Fawcett — 6:43
3. 02 - Blistering Broadway — 6:27
4. 03 - Short Quips — 5:04
5. 04 - Questions and Answers — 4:00
6. 05 - Short Stories, Part 1 — 6:08
7. 06 - Short Stories, Part 2 — 7:11
8. 07 - Hollywood Flirtations — 3:50
9. 08 - Whiz Bang Editorials — 4:25
10. 09 - Smokehouse Poetry, Part 1 — 6:34
11. 10 - Smokehouse Poetry, Part 2 — 9:04
12. 11 - The Flesh Pots of Egypt by Rev. "Golightly" Morrill — 8:26
13. 12 - Pasture Pot Pourri — 5:30
14. 13 - Movie Hot Stuff — 3:54
15. 14 - Lost by James Whitcomb Riley — 2:01
16. 15 - Short Quips — 5:04
17. 16 - Classified Ads — 6:00
18. 17 - That Waltz by The Georgia Cracker — 2:15
19. 18 - Our Rural Mail Box — 2:45
20. 19 - Whiz Bang City, Oklahoma / Our Winter Annual — 3:15

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