Bendy Straws and Raindrops
October 9th -- Happy Birthday to Joseph Friedman -- the man who invented the BENDY STRAW!
While sitting in his younger brother Albert's fountain parlor, the Varsity Sweet Shop in San Francisco (200 19th Avenue[4]), Friedman observed his young daughter Judith at the counter, struggling to drink out of a straight straw. He took a paper straight straw, inserted a screw and using dental floss, he wrapped the paper into the screw threads, creating corrugations. After removing the screw, the altered paper straw would bend conveniently over the edge of the glass, allowing small children to better reach their beverages. U.S. patent #2,094,268 was issued for this new invention under the title Drinking Tube, on September 28, 1937. Friedman would later file and be issued two additional U.S. patents and three foreign patents in the 1950s relating to its formation and construction. Friedman attempted to sell his straw patent to several existing straw manufacturers beginning in 1937 without success, so after completing his straw machine, he began to produce the straw himself.
yada yada yada. The rest is history.
Thanks for tuning in to Hoot 'N Howl today! Today's show is a mellow one, and I hope you like it.
- 5:01pm Stick Shift // Hoot N Howl Theme Song by The Duals on 45 (SUE)
- 5:02pm Rhythm of The Rain by The Cascades on Valient (45 - 1962)
- 5:04pm She'll Never Know by Brenda Lee on DECCA (45 - 1963)
- 5:07pm Buddy & Ella Johnson by Any Day Now on Mercury (1956)
- 5:09pm Coffee Date by Ella Mae Morse on Capitol (45 - 1956)
- 5:12pm Pretend by Keely Smith on DOT (45 - 1963)
- 5:15pm Invitation to the Blues by Julie London on About The Blues (LIBERTY 1956)
- 5:17pm Confidential by The Fleetwoods on DOLTON (45 - 1960)
- 5:23pm Nine Little Teardrops by Sue Thompson on Hickory (45 - 1961)
- 5:25pm Talking to Myself by The Lydells on LOST NITE (45 - 1961)
- 5:27pm I Am Lonely by The Silhouettes on EMBER (45 - 1957)
- 5:30pm I'm Just A Dancing Partner by The Platters on Mercury (45 - 1955)
- 5:34pm Daddy Cool by The Rays on Cameo (45 - 1957)
- 5:36pm The Beginning of Time by Ben E. King on ATCO (45 - 1963)
- 5:40pm All of My Life by Lesley Gore on Mercury (45 - 1965)
- 5:42pm Why Did You Go? by The Bobbi-Pins on MERCURY (45 - 1963)
- 5:44pm I'll Be A Liar by Betty Harris on JUBILEE (45 - 1963)
- 5:49pm Stranger Called The Blues by June Christy on Something Coll (CAPITOL)
- 5:54pm Without Love There Is Nothing by Ray Charles on ABC Paramount (45 - 1963)
- 5:58pm I Need You by Marv Johnson on UA (45 - 1960)