Gilbert Gnarley: Christmas Toys Through The Years ‎(CD, Comp).

From Gary Burbank's 2001 cd : Burbank 2001 A Space Oddity. Gilbert Gnarley Christmas List.

Gilbert Gnarley calls to compliment the manufacturer of Kentucky Jelly in this classic radio comedy phoner by Gary Burbank of WLW/Cincinnati. From the Retirement Home. The Orchard Music (от лица компании "Laughing Hyena").

Gary Burbank (born Billy Purser, July 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American radio personality. He was heard daily on WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio, from June 15, 1981 until December 21, 2007, when he signed off for the last time. Burbank began his radio career in his hometown at WMPS in the mid 1960s, where he was known on the air as Johnny Apollo. He continued to use that name in 1967 and early 1968 at WWUN (Jackson, Mississippi).

Gilbert Gnarley is a character developed and voiced by Gary Burbank of Cincinnati, Ohio, radio station 700 WLW. His comedy sketches involve prank phone calls to various businesses, organizations, and corporate headquarters, during which it becomes evident that Gilbert is very confused about something. Those who answer the calls may not initially realize that he is confused, but once they discover the source of his confusion, their reactions range from heartfelt compassion to annoyance to fits of laughter, all of which are used for comedic value. A telefacsimile machine supplier, to complain that a casino had refused to accept money sent by fax. Fireworks stores and toy stores before July 4 and Christmas, respectively, as a member of the Pisgah Decency League (PDL, pronounced "piddle") to make sure they do not carry any items on a list that PDL has determined to be "offensive".

He began with the small audience of his perplexed family, expanded through his schoolyard, the army, and then torched a round of undermanned radio outposts in the Deep South. In time, "the funniest man in America nobody knows about" became Gary Burbank, captivating one of the largest radio audiences in America. The Mouth That Ate America," he was called. the guy from college who ate bugs for money. All of it bears joyful testimony to Burbank's talent as an American original. I grew up near Louisville so spent several happy teen-age years listening to Gary on WAKY.

Gary Gilbert is the founder and president of Camelot Pictures, a motion picture production and financing company based in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert financed and produced the 2004 feature film Garden State (film) starring Zach Braff and Natalie Portman. Gilbert along with Braff won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Film in 2004. Gilbert is a co-owner of National Basketball Association team the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with Usher and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Quicken Loans. He received a business administration degree (BBA) from the University of Michigan.

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Longtime WLW-AM personality Gary Burbank reflects on his career in a four-part interview. He signed off for the last time in December 2007 after 26 years, during which he created such characters as Earl Pitts and Gilbert Gnarley. He's joined by former sidekick Kevin "Doc" Wolfe. The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Kiesewetter hosts.