Talk:Floyd Vivino
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Wasn't Captain Lou Albano on the show at least once? he was a bud of Cyndi Lauper; they may have been on together.
The Mister Frogers-Slot Machine Blooper
Does anybody else remember, in the early 80s, when he was doing "Mister Frogers" ("It's a beautiful day in the ghetto."), and he was trying to do a joke about how you can lose all your money in a slot machine...AND THE SLOT MACHINE HIT THE JACKPOT!
Slot machine hits jackpot
Looney Skip Rooney (already realizing the bit is lost): starts laughing
Uncle Floyd (angrily): "Damn machine. I WON!"
Everybody in the studio: laughs hystericaly
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[edit] Origins of The Uncle Floyd Show
As a minor correction The Uncle Floyd Show actually first aired on United Artists Columbia Cable of New Jersey on January 29, 1974 then on WBTB-TV starting in November 1974. WBTB-TV was the successor to WWRO which went dark when it's owner Walter Reade Outdoor group went out of business, It was then bought by Ike Blonder and Ben Tongue who revived the station as WBTB, Floyd was able to convince station manager Robert Leach to give him a time slot and the rest as they say was history. By the way as a note several sources including the websites of cast member Mugsy incorrectly identify the station as WBTV which is obviously incorrect and I did speak to Mugsy a few years ago asking him to correct that which he apparently never did and unfortunately with Mugsy's recent death from Cancer it probably will now never be properly corrected. Misterrick 06:57, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Paul Simon Did Appear on the Uncle Floyd Show
I remember seeing Paul Simon on the show around 1982/1983 when it was being syndicated in the Philadelphia/New Jersey area. Paul played an acoustic version of "Slip Sliding Away" (guitar only) that was very different from the original, and I actually learned how to play this arrangement by watching his hands during the performance. I also made a tape-recording of it that is probably long-gone.
On the website "History of the Uncle Floyd Show" (http://members.tripod.com/~mugsy11/synd.html) Mugsy mentioned Paul's appearance on the show, along with a description of his reserved nature as compared to Chubby Checker and Captain Lou Albano. There is also a video "Millennium Madness" (sold at http://members.tripod.com/~mugsy11/videos.html) that contains a clip of Paul in a "Billionaire" sketch".
Given the above information, I suggest that Paul's appearance on the show be added to the Floyd Vivino article. Although the account may be true that Paul was not taken seriously when he first called the show, wishing to appear, it is clear that he did indeed appear sometime afterward.
