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Steam Heat - Music to my ears

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dabrakeman
dabrakeman Member Posts: 1,017
in Strictly Steam

For most members here this is old news but for some of us younger whippersnappers we may not have been aware of these. At the inevitable moment in any conversation with friends these days where steam heat comes up one of my friends last night (one that has more of a musical artsy background than myself) immediately mentioned "Steam Heat" from the 1954 Broadway musical Pajama Game and sent me a link. Other than there pressure needing a little reduction I found it quite entertaining.

(I did do a search and noticed that credit is due to Patrick McGrath in Dec 2009 for introducing this to the forum, 5 yrs before my time here)

The 1954 Broadway and the 1957 musical version links below: Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAKQauAfcZU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0szHqIXQ2R8
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  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,868

    I always assumed this is where Dan got the name for his book.

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 8,564
    edited April 2025

    Classic wholesome Americana....love it..thanks for putting it up. Was that Jayne Mansfield? Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • Long Beach Ed
    Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,843

    @"Mad Dog_2"

    "Cclassic wholesome Americana."

    Isn't that a political statement? Be careful!

    old_diy_guy
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 3,033
    edited April 2025

    Local 343 on the banner at the back of the stage. I looked them up. They're in California.

    The two women, when they got up at the beginning? Has anyone been at a union meeting when only two people got up to yell? 😉🤔

    PC7060
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 8,564

    Garment Workers Local. Manhattan's is very old. Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • dabrakeman
    dabrakeman Member Posts: 1,017
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1853740#Comment_1853740

    Carol Haney. Was already sick and hospitalized during the subsequent 1957 film version and later died of cancer in 1963. Aficionados mention her dancing was already showing the strain in '57 vs the original '54 live Broadway version.

  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 8,564

    I think you are referring to the dancer in the middle, hoofin it. I meant the Blonde in the audience that jumped up and shouted..Mad Dog

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  • dabrakeman
    dabrakeman Member Posts: 1,017

    Oh, I don't know, but I don't think she shouted Mad Dog:)

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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 8,564

    That's what I heard!! Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    dabrakeman
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,736

    Speaking of Jayne Mansfield, I'm sure everyone knows the story about the Mansfield Bar on trailers.

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    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 16,895

    didn't that come in like 30 years after that accident?

  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,736

    The accident happened in 1967; the law mandated in 1968; further refined and fully implemented in 1998.

    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 3,033

    If I'm not mistaken, because there wasn't a bar there, she may have been decapitated and died instantly. Very sad. Her very young daughter survived the crash. That daughter is Mariska Hargitay. She plays a detective on the TV show Law and Order. Lt. or a Capt. now. Olivia Benson. I haven't seen the show for a while. I wonder how many lives have been saved since the "Mansfield bar" has been installed.

    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 8,564

    Mariska's dad was Mickey Hartigay an early California Body Builder. Mad Dog

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    Intplm.

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