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An Exploration of the DC Comics character, the Vigilante, first published in Action Comics 42, in September 1941. Greg Sanders, the Prairie Troubador, leads a double life as the Vigilante, a crime fighter who uses the tactics and weapons of his Wyoming upbringing against a plethora of super-villains and criminals.
Episodes
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Following Vig's chronology and his very brief role in the last regular story arc of the All-Star Squadron - and the mystery of Mekanique
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Ep 41 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 7 of 7, The Seven Soldiers of Victory, “Seven Steps To Conquest,” (Conclusion)
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Chapter 7 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942; with examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Mr. Roboto” – Styx
- “It’s A Living Thing – ELO
- “Bumble Boogie” – Jools Holland
- “Showdown” -ELO
- “Magnificent Seven” – 2016 remake version – James Horner and Simon Franglen
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Ep 40 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 6 of 7, The Green Arrow, “The Man with the Miracle Eyes”
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Chapter 6 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942; with examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
Feedback for Prairie Justice can be left on:
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Twitter: @ToltonGord
Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “These Eyes” – The Guess Who
- “The Show Must Go On” – Three Dog Night
- “Anothdr One Bites the Dust” – Queen
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Bette Davis Eyes” – Kim Carnes
- “Arrow Theme” – Blake Neely
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Ep 39 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 5 of 7, The Vigilante, “The Man Who Was Afraid To Eat”
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Chapter 5 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942; with examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
Feedback for Prairie Justice can be left on:
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email: vigilantecast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ToltonGord
Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Constant Craving” – k.d. lang
- Ba Dum Da Dum – A&W Rootbear Commercial
- “Country Corn Flakes” Commercial
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Ep 38 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 4 of 7, The Star Spangled Kid, “The Man Who Followed His Nose”
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Chapter 4 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942; with examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
Feedback for Prairie Justice can be left on:
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email: vigilantecast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ToltonGord
Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Love Stinks” – J. Geils Band
- “Sailor’s Hornpipe – Carlos Núñez y Popeye
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Ep 37 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 3 of 7, The Shining Knight, “Don Quixote Rides Again”. RETRY
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Chapter 3 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942; with examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
Feedback for Prairie Justice can be left on:
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email: vigilantecast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ToltonGord
Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “After the Gold Rush” – Prelude
- Medieval Fair – Renaissance Music
- “Don Quixote” – Gordon Lightfoot
- “All Touch” – Carole Pope and Rough Trade
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Ep 36 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 2 of 7, The Crimson Avenger, “Music Soothes the Savage Beast”
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Chapter 2 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942; with examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
Feedback for Prairie Justice can be left on:
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email: vigilantecast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ToltonGord
Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger – “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
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- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Honky-Tonk Train Blues” – Michael Kaeshammer
- “Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 "Pathétique" II. Adagio cantabile (Ashkenazy)” – Beethoven
- “Same Old Blues” – Michael Kaeshammer
- “Swanee River” – Michael Kaeshammer
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Ep 35 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 1 of 7, The Seven Soldiers of Victory, “Seven Steps To Conquest” (Introduction)
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Part 1 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942;
Examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
Feedback for Prairie Justice can be left on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vigilante41
email: vigilantecast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ToltonGord
Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
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- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Ray’s Bar and Grill” – Ray Griff
- “Eye in the Sky” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Cheer March” – National Symphonic Band
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Ep 34 – Action Comics #54, “The Rookie Who Fought A Ghost” - November 1942
Introduction
Discussion and Original Radio Play adaptation of Vigilante feature appearing in Action Comics #54, November 1942
Greg Sanders Radio Rodeo
Notes
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “The Night Chicago Died” - Paper Lace
- “Theme from the Untouchables” -Ennio Morricone
- “Old Corrals and Sagebrush” - Ian Tyson
- “Switchblade” – Link Wray
“Fingers on Fire” – Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith - “What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor” – Captain Tractor
- “Theme from Police Story” – Ray Conniff
“Turn Me Round” – k.d. lang - Closing Stinger – “Four Strong Winds” Marshall Tucker Band - Ian Tyson
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Ep 33 – Bonus New Year’s Eve 2023 and a Brief Tribute to Ian Tyson
A Potpourri of Odds and Songs from and for winter’s night.
But a day before publication, we learned of the passing of a hero of this podcast.
This episode is dedicated to the memory and rich musical legacy of Ian Tyson.
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Lone Star and Coors” - Ian Tyson
- “Alberta’s Child” - Ian Tyson
- “Waiting for a Chinook” Wilf Carter
- “Let the Good Bus Win” – Murray McLaughlin, Paul Hyde and Tom Cochrane
- Closing – “Four Strong Winds” Marshall Tucker Band - Ian Tyson