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Tonight's journey will start with a man telling a tale of an experience he had on an oil rig in the 1930s. Oil drilling is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, so imagine what it was like almost 100 years ago, in the dead of night, isolated with only a couple of men working the crew?
This tale comes from the depths of the archive, an episode of Quiet Please from 1948. The show ran from 1947 to 1949 and has a history of inspiring famous authors, impressing history and literature professors, and horrifying listeners. Hosted by Ernest Chappel who occasionally starred in the show himself, he creates an impressive introduction and sense of dread on the listener.
Although the episode starts off a bit tedious, the slow build and factual nature of the main character end up adding to the experience. Nevertheless I won’t bore you any more. So sit back, maybe turn off the lights… are you alone? Why not have a few drinks? Take a nap even? Well, let's turn back 74 years to August 9th, 1948, and The Thing on the Fourble Board, but shhhh, Quiet, please.
