Three ORT' s sent to Sound Archives by Jim Sullivan on November 1st, 2005
05/163/01 10" ORT
Twelve vignettes that recall experiences with Pie Carts for Sounds Historical's "As I remember" segment.
This tape begins with tone and contains id's before each vignette
1 Pie Cart Panic by Jean Williams, read by Maureen Garing dur 1'14"
2. Pie Cart bits by Elizabeth Suncknell, read by Maureen Garing dur 1'14"
3.Pie Carts -by Lindsay Walcott, read by Gavin McGinley dur 39"
4. Pie Carts by Ken Nichol, read by Gavin McGinley dur 39"
5. Story of the Pie Cart by Cliff Ross, read by Steve Danby
6. Pie Carts by Don Dunnet, read by David knowles dur 21"
7. Wellesley Pie Cart by Don Dunnet, read by David Knowles dur 14"
8. Pie Carts by Ian McGregor, read by David Knowles dur 37"
9. Pie cart by Roseanne Ford, read by Alison Lloyd Davies dur 39"
10. Pie carts by Jim Closs, read by Roger Smith dur 48"
11. The Pie Cart by Jan Freyer-Knowles, read by Liz Barry dur 2'35"
12. The Nelson Pie Cart by Elizabeth Suncknell, read by Carol Dee dur 10'08"
05/163/02 7" ORT
Pie Cart man - Raw interview.
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Jim Sullivan interviews 'Peter', the proprieter of the Gore Pie Cart. Peter had been in the Pie Cart for six years but changes to eating habbits and drinking laws have affected his business leading to its closure six weeks prior to the interview. There is no 'typical pie cart' customer, customers are from a range of professions and life-styles. Blue cod, steak, mushrooms, onions and mushrooms are a big favourite. "Pea Pie and 'Pud' [a dressed pie] had not been on the menu for some years. All meals are of a large size. Custom varies throughout the night, usually picking up between 1.30am to 4am. The cart can fit twelve diners snugly.Peter describes various experiences form his time as proprietor. Most of the clientel are regulars who co-operate to keep the peace. Some difficulites have been experienced with the Land Tansport Authority despite the Pie Cart having operated in a similar fashion since the end of World War two. Peter was able to stay in business due to the support of his family. Peter misses the comraderie he shared with his customers but is not sure if he will re-open the pie-cart.The pie-cart has a slogan "Where the elite meet to eat". duration 25'48"
05/163/03
Pie Cart 3 - the third of three programmes from Sounds Historical. 7" ORT
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Begins with Johnny Cooper's 1957 song, Pie Cart Rock and Roll . Jim Sullivan then interviews Johnny about how the song and its recording came about, and the 'free feeds' that resulted from the Wanganui pie cart that inspired the song.
Jim reads several letters from listeners regarding their experiences with pie carts.
An Australian story, "The elephant and the pie cart"is read by Jim. Next, Jim Geddes, Director from the Eastern Southland Gallery in Gore talks about the exhibition on Pie Carts he is curating.and how it was inspired by the then-recent demise of the Gore Pie cart. Jim then talks to artist Lyndsay Crooks, from Brighton, in Dunedin, as to how he has approached working on the Pie Cart exhibition. duration 23"17"