The Marvelous Land of Oz

Title: The Marvelous Land of OzBy: L. Frank BaumRecording: By http://librivox.org/Usage: Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/Photo credit: Wikipedia/Public DomainDownloaded from: Archive.orgTip slipped away from the girls and followed swiftly after the Soilder with the Green Whiskers. The invading army entered the City more slowly, for they stopped to dig emaralds out of the walls and paving-stones with the points of their knitting-needles. So the soilder and the boy reached the palace before the news had spread that the City was conquered...

Intro by: Gail NoblesCover Art by: Gail NoblesStory by: Gail NoblesDo you remember the studio album Meco Plays the Wizard of Oz? It was released in 1978 by Meco. I remember the 45 record Over the Rainbow-We’re Off To See The Wizard disco medley. You could hear the voices of the record from the 1939 movie the Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland. You could hear the wicked witch and the cowardly lion.Witch: I'll get you my pretty!Lion: Put em up! Put em up!If any more Wizard of Oz movies are made, I think they should include Meco’s disco medley. The song could be used at the end. There are 14 Oz books written, and in my opinion, the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz is still the best. Someone with a great imagination could do lots more. L. Frank Baum wrote plenty of stories.Remember Meco has a whole studio album with songs from the Wizard of Oz that got transformed into a disco album. There are 15 tracks when I heard Meco’s Over The Rainbow-We're Off To See The Wizard disco medley, I thought he was a genius.I'm Gail Nobles. Today’s topic: Meco Wizard of Oz

Title: The Marvelous Land of OzBy: L. Frank BaumRecording: By http://librivox.org/Usage: Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/Photo credit: Wikipedia/Public DomainDownloaded from: Archive.org

Cover Art by: Gail NoblesStory by: Gail NoblesHello! I'm Gail Nobles, and I hope you're enjoying the story The Marvelous Labd of Oz by L Frank Baum. Todaay I want to talk to you about the witches & wizards. Get out from among the witches & wizards. The bad witches & wizards. Sometimes we fight forces in life, and we don't know where they come from. It may seem like no matter what you do in life, you have to fight. You may look around and see everybody else is making it but you. You might see that you can make it, but it doesn't happen. Sometimes you're being protected when there's a miss opportunity, and sometimes it's an evil force around you. It can hear and see through the eyes and ears of others that don't want you to make it. You’ve got to keep things a secret and get out from among the witches & wizards. When people see that you're trying to get somewhere, they will try to discourage you from getting there. They are always telling you that your plan won't work. They are always there to put you down and laugh at your ideas. You’ve got to break free from that bondage. I will say it again. Get out from among the witches & wizards. They have fear that you will make it and try to curse you. They try to put fear in you so you won't make it.

Title: The Marvelous Land of OzBy: L. Frank BaumRecording: By http://librivox.org/Usage: Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/Photo credit: Wikipedia/Public DomainDownloaded from: Archive.orgI suppose every reader of this book knows what a scarecrow is; but Jack Pumpkinhead, never having seen a creation, was more surprised at meeting the remarkable King of the Emerald City than by any other one experience of his brief life. ..

Title: The Marvelous Land of OzBy: L. Frank BaumRecording: By http://librivox.org/Usage: Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/Photo credit: Wikipedia/Public DomainDownloaded from: Archive.orgAt daybreak Tip was awakened by the Pumpkinhead. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, bathed in a little Brook, and then ate a portion of his bread and cheese. Having this prepared for a new day …..

The Marvelous Land of Ozby L. Frank Baum Public Domainlibrivox.orgPhoto usage: No restrictions The Saw-Horse finding himself alive, seemed even more astonished than Tip. He rolled his knotty eyes from side to side, taking a first wondering view of the world in which he had now so important an existence. ….

Song: The Tin ManSong by: AmericaPhoto credit: Public DomainPodcast vocals: Gail NoblesStory by: Gail NoblesKeyboard player: Gail NoblesToday’s topic is The Tin Man SongThe Tin Man was written by Dewey Bunnell. When I was listening to some of the songs like, “You Can Do Magic”, and 'The Tin Man”. I was wondering if the songs were inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Dewey Bunnell said that The Wizard of OZ was his favorite movie as a kid. The song "Tin Man" is a 1974 song and performed by the pop rock band America. It was written by band member Dewey and produced by George Martin, who also plays the piano part on the recorded version. When I listen to the song The Tin Man, it sounds like a song that is more than a song about the Wizard of Oz. The song sounds like a song with more meaning. The Tin man was a hit. Other ideas probably came to Dewey to write the lyrics.Back in the 70’s, when I first heard the song on the radio, The Wizard of Oz was the first thing that came to my mind not knowing anything about the group America. Today, since I’ve been doing the podcast "The Marvelous Land of Oz" and reading about the character Tip; making an experiment with magic, America’s song “You Can Do Magic” hit my mind. It led me to find out more about the Tin Man.

Song title: You Can Do MagicSong by: AmericaPhoto credit: By User:Reverend Mick man34Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34599387Podcast vocals: Gail NoblesKeyboard player: Gail NoblesI hope that you're enjoying The Marvelous Land of Oz: Tip Makes An Experiment In Magic. He sprinkled some magic Powder of Life upon the body of a saw-horse. The saw-horse moved. It stretched it's legs. It came alive. (Singing)You can do magicYou can have anything that you desireMagic, and you knowYou're the one who can put out the fire.You remember the song, "You Can Do Magic" by the folk rock duo group America. The song was recorded as a 1982 single from their album, "View From The Ground". As I read about Tip and his magic powder, I think of the song, "You Can Do Magic". And you can do magic. If you believe a good thing with a good heart and it happens, that's magic. "You Can Do Magic" is an unforgettable song that fits the storybook of The Marvelous Land of Oz. The song can fit any storybook about Magic. And it's perfect for the Marvelous Land of Oz. I'm Gail Nobles. The Marvelous Land of Oz podcast will continue .....

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The Marvelous Land of OzTitle: Chapter 4 The Flight of the FugitiveBy: L.Frank BaumRecording: Librivoxhttps://archive.org/details/marvelous_land_of_oz_librivox/marvelous_land_of_oz_03_baum.mp3Usage: Public Domain

Story by: Gail NoblesKeyboard music by: Gail NoblesArt by: Gail NoblesFarm effects: Public Domain - Soundbible.comCrows calling: Jim Crow - Attribution 3.0 Soundbible.com(Singing)I often find myself singing with Dorothy watching The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy Gale returned to Kansas from The Land of Oz. We know that she had to return to Oz. Dorothy had friends there. There was the scarecrow, tin man, the lion, and later, Jack Pumpkin Head. Oh, and Toto. Now in Kansas, she lived with her Uncle Henry who was a farmer, and Aunt Em who was the farmer's wife. It's funny how the pumpkin became a part of her life from Oz. He was also a farmer according to the book, "The Road To Oz". Jack lived in a pumpkin field in a monstrous, big; hollow pumpkin which had a door and windows cut through the rind. The funny thing about Jack was he always had to get a new head for himself. The heads he wore would spoil. Once Jack had a dreadful time to find another pumpkin as they were out of season. So he got himself a field to grow them. Reading between the lines, I'm thinking Dorothy always had something to grow on the farm in Kansas because she had a prosperous friend. Jack Pumpkinhead had seeds to sow.Dorthy was in the dark one day, and the winds howled and terribly surrounded her. It shook her home. Dorothy found herself in another world. To get back home, she clapped the heels of her shoes together 3 times. Dorothy's shoes had power. They could carry her any place in the world, but I believe Oz was a world deep down in her mind and soul and within her all along. I believe Dorothy's shoes were simply her shoes all along, and she traveled seeing the world a different way.Dorothy and her friends were all needing something. A brain, a heart, courage, and home. They were already deeply rooted within them. Dorothy met Jack Pumpkinhead. The seeds they had were already sown. I'm Gail Nobles. Have a wonderful day.

Words and Illustration by: Gail NoblesIt is said that a man without a heart is a wonder. The Tin Man was a wonder. He was made of tin and showed that he cared for Dorothy in the fairy tale, The Wizard of Oz. Yet, he didn't have a heart.It is also said that a man with two hearts is a monster. He can have a heart to love and have a heart to hate. This kind of man has a double heart. He can say one thing and do another.The Tin Man had one thing on his mind. He swung his axe at the castle door of the wicked witch to save Dorothy. He had one heart for her filled with nothing but love. When Dorothy was locked up in the castle of the wicked witch, the Tin Man said to the Scarecrow and Lion that he hated to think of her in there and that they had to get her out. And that's what the Tin Man did with the Lion and the Scarecrow. The one that had no heart was the one that did.I'm Gail Nobles, and today's topic: The Tin Man

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Recording by: Gail L. NoblesCover art by: Gail L. NoblesFilm Projector sound: http://www.freesfx.co.ukHi! I hope you are enjoying the Marvelous Land of Oz, but I would like to talk about Jack Pumpkinhead. The 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz" was a great film. It is still better than all of the other Wizard of Oz films that has been made in my opinion. There is just one thing. When I saw the lion, the tin man, and the scarecrow, I often would wonder where the pumpkin head was. The pumpkin's name was Jack Pumpkinhead because he is a Jack-O-Lantern. When I saw the 1939 film, I saw the scarecrow dance and a pumpkin roll in the extended scene. That particular scene made me wonder what Jack Pumpkinhead would have looked like in the movie, but the pumpkinhead is in the story, "The Marvelous Land of Oz". It is the sequel to "Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

Title: The Marvelous Land of OzChapter 1: Tip Manufactures a PumpkinheadBy: L. Frank BaumRecording: By http://librivox.org/Usage: Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/Photo credit: WikipediaDownloaded from: https://flic.kr/p/otuhcuDownloaded from: Archive.orgIn the Country of the Gillikins, which is at the North side of the Land of Oz, lived a youth called Tip. There was more to his name than that, for old Mombi often declared that his whole name was Tippetarius, but no one was expected to say such a long word when “Tip” would do hust as well.

Title: The Marvelous Land of OzBy: L. Frank BaumRecording: By http://librivox.org/Usage: Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/Photo credit: Wikipedia/Public DomainDownloaded from: Archive.orgThe Marvelous Land of Oz is the second of the Oz books. It follows the adventures of the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and Tip. The Emerald City has been taken over by the Army of Revolt, and our adventurous friends need the help of Glinda the Good to return it to its rightful ruler.(Summary by Paul Harvey)Read by Paul Harvey.