There is an addiction waiting out there for you on the Internet. It could be a good addiction, if you like great actors performing great stories. They may be actors that you have not heard of before, and stories that you have only heard about. Orson Welles performs Captain Bligh from Mutiny on the Bounty. Carlton Hobbs analyses and uncovers the answer to the Speckled Band as Sherlock Holmes. Judy Garland sings her way into your heart in another old time radio show. These great actors and actresses make these classic stories come alive, and revive the art of storytelling for modern America. It is almost ironic to have an audio book in MP3 format revive the ancient art of storytelling, but the combination works very well. These old time radio shows in MP3 format are a treasure that you should take some time to enjoy.
This interest in these MP3 audio books can also spread to your family, and with a little influence may replace the influence of television. Not only are a number of old time radio shows done with better stories, but the whole idea of storytelling triggers the imagination. When the crew of the Bounty are not given enough food and are caught in a storm on the high seas, no movie director can make it as thrilling or real as your own imagination. Even if you listen to Sherlock Holmes in modern MP3 format in an audio book, you can be walking with him in a dark and fog shrouded London street with the sound of only one other person in the street, rapidly drawing closer to you. Driving on a modern interstate to work is much more interesting when Daniel Boone is making a trail through the forest from another old time radio show. These audio book programs can accompany you anywhere, and can make many tedious times more pleasant.
One really good use of these audio books are when travelling with the family. You may have a van or other vehicle that allows the kids to watch videos as they travel. The advantage of this is that the kids are generally quieter and fight less than if they were just left to themselves. The disadvantage is that the main things the kids remember are the videos, and not the parts of America that they drive through. Having a classic story in MP3 format, such as Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, allows the kids to look out the windows and still pay attention to the various towns and countryside that makes up that part of America. In this way, using an audio book program keeps one of the benefits of road trips intact - actually learning something firsthand about the country that we live in.
Search the Internet for old time radio show stories that would be of interest to your family. The stories are presented by good actors, and are a wonderful way to take a trip or spend an evening with your family. Order a few on audio books and MP3 format and set a new routine for your family. Perhaps they will forget there is a television in the living room.
