Talk:Floyd Vivino

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)

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.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Comixsurfer (talk • contribs) 2006-08-06

links

Mugsy's site should not be called a "Fan site" this was Mugsy's own site that is now being maintained in his stead, in honor of his work.Centerone (talk) 18:32, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Performers

I have removed the list of performers until it can be referenced. 68.205.211.170 (talk) 15:42, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

The show did NOT appear after Saturday Night Live

The show would be shown after Second City Television, which itself aired after Saturday Night Live. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.156.102 (talk) 19:33, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Uncle Floyd Radio

Floyd Vivino has a new project called Uncle Floyd Radio. He takes calls, reads fan posts on Facebook, and talks about pretty much anything that interests him and his fans. The first show was on 1-13-13. Old shows are streamed through his website, www.UncleFloydRadio.com, and new shows happen (generally) on Saturdays from 1 pm to 4 pm Eastern Time also through the website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kane26510 (talk • contribs) 14:53, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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The Uncle Floyd show has a history all it's own aside from featuring Floyd Vivino. I feel that it is an injustice that there is no article about this historic television show. There should be an article about the Uncle Floyd show and it's history and cast members that DOES NOT REDIRECT to Floyd Vivino. The history of the show was written out by cast member Mugsy on his Captain Fork website. How it began with bicycle safty tips for kids and how it became an adult favorite amung senior citizens and punk rockers alike. Floyd Vivino is not the entire show,he is the man who brought the whole cast of charactors together.I hope some one out there agrees that the Uncle Flyd Show absolutly should have an article all it's own.

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