:04:04
That night, the Needlemans
returned home...
:04:06
and were shocked to find
a ransacked apartment...
:04:08
with $50
and some silverware missing.
:04:10
But the following morning,
a truck arrived.
:04:21
Let's all sing
like the birdies sing
:04:25
Tweet, tweet, tweet,
tweet, tweet
:04:27
Now, I love old radio stories.
:04:29
And I know a million of 'em.
:04:30
I've collected 'em down through
the years, like a hobby.
:04:33
Anecdotes and gossip...
:04:35
and inside stories
about the stars.
:04:37
Plus, I recall so many
personal experiences...
:04:40
from when I grew up and listened
to one show after another.
:04:43
This girl singing used to be
a favorite at my house...
:04:46
one of many.
:04:47
Now it's all gone...
:04:49
except for the memories.
:04:58
The scene is Rockaway.
The time is my childhood.
:05:02
It's my old neighborhood...
:05:04
and forgive me if I tend
to romanticize the past.
:05:07
I mean, it wasn't always as
stormy and rain-swept as this.
:05:11
But I remember it that way...
:05:12
because that was it
at its most beautiful.
:05:16
In those days, the radio was
constantly playing at our house.
:05:20
My mother, for instance, never
missed her favorite show...
:05:23
"Breakfast with Irene
and Roger."
:05:26
Good morning, darling.
:05:27
Pass the orange juice, please.
:05:29
Very well.
:05:30
That was quite
an opening night...
:05:32
we attended last night,
wasn't it?
:05:34
Yes, wasn't it divine?
:05:35
Everyone was there, from Rodgers
and Hart to Cole Porter.
:05:38
Yes, darling.
:05:39
There were two completely
different worlds.
:05:42
While my mother stood over
the dirty plates in Rockaway...
:05:45
Irene and Roger ate
their elegant breakfast...
:05:47
over the air from their
chic Manhattan townhouse...
:05:50
while they chatted charmingly...
:05:52
about people and places
we only dreamt of.
:05:54
You look marvelous, darling.
:05:55
Tomorrow morning, we'll be
telling you all about it.
:05:58
And also about
the new Moss Hart play...